HEI Hospitality, based here, acquired the Marriott Austin [Texas] for an undisclosed amount and reflagged it the Sheraton Austin Hotel Jan. 27.

In an effort to provide meeting planners with a single point of contact when working with New Orleans-based Marriott hotels, Marriott International

Mary Ridderman, director of sales for the Kalamazoo County CVB, was named the bureau’s new interim executive director. Ridderman is

W.P. Carey & Co. acquired the soon-to-be-built Hilton hotel in Bloomington, Minn., for $49 million. The hotel is currently under construction

The New Orleans Metropolitan CVB (NOMCVB) released a “State of the City” report that paints a positive picture of its meetings and

After closing for a facility-wide renovation, the Hyatt Regency O’Hare, located in Rosemont, Ill., reopened its doors Feb. 1. The hotel

Broadreach Capital Partners purchased the Four Seasons Resort Aviara, North San Diego, located here, for an undisclosed amount. The 329-room

Lowe Enterprises Investors acquired The Shores Resort & Spa, located here, for $39.8 million. The 11-story resort contains 212 guest rooms and

The Association for Convention Operations Management (ACOM) named its new board of directors at its annual conference in January. Norman Ford was

Construction is under way on the new InterContinental San Francisco, with an opening date set for January 2008. The 32-story hotel, located

Experient, a meeting management company based here, appointed Marcia Bradley as its new vice president, based in Chicago. Bradley comes to her

The Boston Marriott Copley Place finished the second phase of its meeting space renovation. Upgrades were applied to 24 of the property’s

Marcus Hotels and Resorts signed on to manage the Sheraton Clayton Plaza Hotel St. Louis and plans to initiate a multimillion-dollar property

The Malibu Beach Inn plans to reopen its doors in May after a multimillion-dollar renovation. The facelift was initiated last October and includes

The Kalahari Resort-Sandusky plans to expand its indoor water park to 173,000 square feet. The project is slated to finish in December, and

Katie Callahan-Giobbi is leaving LA Inc. the Los Angeles Convention and Visitors Bureau to join MPI as its new executive vice president, MPI

The Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center, located here, is entertaining the possibility of expanding its property to include more meeting

MPI’s new president and CEO, Bruce M. MacMillan, fired five of his top employees Feb. 15. The employees include Dallas-based Paula Nourse,

Bruce Bustamante, president of the Anchorage CVB, resigned. Following his departure, Bustamante plans to work for Seattle-based cruise company

Eden Roc, A Renaissance Resort & Spa, located here, plans to close its doors April 17 for an upgrade. The project, scheduled to finish in