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HIRINGS/PROMOTIONS/CERTIFICATIONS:
Hilton Hotels Corp. has hired Chuck Sullivan for the newly created post of senior vice president, global online services.
Prestige Cruise Holdings, the parent corporation of Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises, has hired Kunal Kamlani as its chief financial officer.
Best Western International has hired Lawrence Cuculic as vice president, general counsel, and promoted Mike Durazo to director, online client solutions.
Delaware North Cos. Parks & Resorts has promoted Scott Socha to vice president of new business development.
Judith Sisler Johnston, president of Sisler Johnston Interior Design, has earned the Certified Green Professional (CGP) designation.
At KKE Architects, Nathan Burt, Michelle Piontek and Tim Powers have become LEED Accredited Professionals.
The Marriott Foundation has named Therese Lyons director of its Los Angeles office and leader of the "Bridges. . . from School to Work" initiative that transitions youth ages 17-22 with developmental or physical disabilities into jobs with local employers.
Sealy Global Hospitality, a bedding manufacturer, has hired Linda Bordner as its north regional sales manager.
OPENINGS/RENOVATIONS/BRAND NEWS
The 300-plus room Sheraton Incheon Hotel has opened in Songdo City, a $35 billion "city-within-a- city" development near Seoul, South Korea.
A Hard Rock Hotel & Casino has opened in Tulsa, Okla., following a $155 million conversion of the former Cherokee Casino Resort. The 350-room property is owned by the Cherokee Nation and operated by its entertainment arm.
Seasons 52, a unit of Darden Restaurants Inc., announced it will open its 11th unit next year, in Schaumburg, Ill.
Choice Hotels International has opened a 129-room Cambria Suites hotel in Maple Grove, Minn. The property is owned and operated by Grove Hospitality, LLC.
BUSINESS BRIEFS:
Cubellis has been selected by Mohegan Sun to manage the design/build of two new Bobby Flay restaurants -- Bar Americain and Bobby's Burger Palace -- and a food court at the casino resort in Uncasville, Conn.
Sunstone Hospitality Management, a division of Interstate Hotels & Resorts, announced it will manage the 149-room, full-service Doubletree Hotel Austin-University Area in Austin, Texas. The property is owned by San Diego-based Pinnacle Hotels USA.
The Emerald Monkey Eco-Luxe Resort has joined the Preferred Hotels & Resorts consortium. The 76-villa resort is located on Isla Pastor (Shepherd Island) in the Caribbean Sea of Panama.
Canyon Capital Realty Advisors has hired CB Richard Ellis's Global Gaming Group and Hotel Group to market and sell the Cal Neva Resort, Spa and Casino in Lake Tahoe, Calif.
VENDOR NEWS:
Wireless Ronin Technologies Inc., a digital signage provider, announced that NEC Display Solutions of America Inc. has become an authorized reseller of its RoninCast software.
ScentAir Technologies Inc., a provider of scent delivery solutions for businesses, has teamed with The Yankee Candle Co. Inc. to create a branded fragrance for the 120-plus Four Points by Sheraton Hotels worldwide.
WAC Lighting co-founder Tai Wang will co-chair "Celebrate Suburban Diversity" with The National Center for Suburban Studies (NCSS), at a major academic conference at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York, this fall.
AWARDS/COMPETITIONS:
The Refinishing Touch, a provider of on-site environmentally safe, furniture refinishing and reupholstery services, has launched an awards program to honor and recognize sustainability within the hospitality industry. To qualify for the awards, hospitality organizations need to demonstrate a commitment to implementing environmentally-friendly practices that reduce their carbon footprint, and minimize landfill waste. For more information, go to www.therefinishingtouch.com.
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