Industry news for the week of August 17, 2009
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HIRINGS/PROMOTIONS:
Hilton Hotels Corp. has hired Aaron Radelet as its vice president, global communications and public relations.
HVS Global Hospitality Services has named Parris Jordan managing director of its Caribbean operations.
OPENINGS/RENOVATIONS/BRAND NEWS:
New Frontiers Capital LLC has acquired the Garland Resort in Lewiston, Mich., from the Otto family, which had owned the 3,000-acre destination for more than a half-century. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Crestline Hotels & Resorts Inc. has opened a 137-room Hilton Garden Inn in Blacksburg, Va.
Marshall Hotels & Resorts Inc. has been hired to manage the 250-room Inn at Pocono Manor in Pocono Manor, Pa.
JCS Holdings Inc. has changed its corporate name to Ignite Restaurant Group. Ignite is the parent company of the 113-unit Joe's Crab Shack chain and the new, three-unit Brick House Tavern + Tap restaurant unit.
A new 65-room Country Inn & Suites By Carlson has opened in Goodlettsville, Tenn.
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