Shawmut Design and Construction has joined Draper and Wexford Science & Technology to break ground on the 111,000-square-foot Integrated Microelectronics Production & Advanced Chip Technology (IMPACT) Center in Lowell, Massachusetts.
New plans for a 13-story Hyatt Centric boutique hotel near Philadelphia’s Rittenhouse Square will be presented to city officials. The developer, Chancellor Hotel Associates, originally proposed a Hudson Hotel-branded property for the site. Read the Philly.com story here
Harrah’s Resort Atlantic City’s Bayview Tower is undergoing a $30 million renovation. The tower is near the city’s conference center. Read the Star Tribune story here
Dollar stores and off-price retailers are in the lead when it comes to adding new store space, according to a ranking from CoStar. Dollar General plans to open 900 new stores this year and 1,000 next year, and Family Dollar and Dollar Tree expect to
A partnership between California-based Naugles and franchising company Fransmart has led to a plan for 1,000 new franchise locations throughout the United States, beginning in Orange County. The chain hopes to open 100 new restaurants within six years, with a mix of company-owned and franchised
La Posada de Santa Fe Hotel & Spa Resort is becoming part of the Tribute Portfolio by Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide. The 157-room property invested $1.7 million to meet Starwood’s standards. Read the The Business Journals story here
Higher wages across society can mean more business for hospitality, but rising demand and more competition for staff will increase labor costs for the industry, attendees were told at the recent Hotel Data Conference. The past three years have seen a 3.5% increase in compensation,
Papa Murphy’s plans to open at least seven locations in Beaumont, Nederland, Groves, Lumberton, Vidor and Orange within the next four years, with the first hopefully opening within the next two. Read the Houston Chronicle story here
A post-Katrina revival of tourism and convention business and growth in the medical sector have fueled an unprecedented increase in hotel development in New Orleans. Some experts see a slowdown coming due to high construction costs, burdensome regulation and other factors. Read The Times-Picayune story
The Texas Live entertainment district in Arlington is doubling its originally discussed size, with construction to begin at the end of the baseball season. More work now will be tackled in the first, $250 million phase, including a 300-key hotel and a 35,000-square-foot convention center.
The Missner Group completes 14,000 square feet of new retail in Chicago suburbs The Missner Group is pleased to announce that the firm has completed the construction of two retail spaces, comprising 10,000 square feet at 29 E. Orland Square Drive in Orland Park, Ill.,
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