Meetings in a Minute

CHICAGOThe International Special Events Society (ISES) has elected Brian Acheson CSEP, as its new International President for the 2013-14 year.

LINCOLN, Neb. Hilton Garden Inn has announced the opening of the 104-room Hilton Garden Inn Lincoln Downtown/Haymarket, representing an addition to

MINNEAPOLISThe new Courtyard Minneapolis Downtown is set to open on Sunday, Sept. 1, 2013. Located at 1500 Washington Avenue South, the 265-room

OKLAHOMA CITY, Ok. Hilton Worldwide announced the recent groundbreaking for an Embassy Suites Hotels in Oklahoma City, slated to open its doors

ORLANDOHyatt Hotels Corporation has announced plans to purchase the 1,641-room Peabody Orlando hotel for $717 million from UST Hotel Joint Venture,

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CHICAGO This summer, Fairmont Chicago, Millennium Park debuts a $2.5 million renovation of the hotel’s 63,000 square feet of meeting space,

DETROITMore change and investment is coming to Detroit’s riverfront as the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center announced that it will

SCHERERVILLE, Ind.Vision Hospitality Group has announced the opening of the Hampton Inn & Suites – Schererville, Ind. Located in central

Charleston native Tracy W. Mitchell joined the team at JMC Charleston as director of sales and marketing, after nine years with Charleston Harbor

Travel Portland hired Tamara Kennedy-Hill as the director of community relations and Billie Moser as vice president of tourism sales. Kennedy-Hill

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Janine Chicourrat, general manager of the Portola Hotel & Spa, in Monterey, Calif., was appointed chair of the Monterey County CVB. She

WINTER PARK, Fla.The Alfond Inn, a new boutique hotel in Winter Park, Fla., with a philanthropic mission, is now welcoming guests. A Preferred