Provides the latest RSS feeds for Hospitality News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page industriesnews.net http://www.industriesnews.net/hospitality/&cid=29 en-us Tue, 21 May 2013 03:21:35 -0400 Tue, 21 May 2013 03:21:35 -0400 30 Work began on Monday on the development of a man-made island in Dubai, 500 metres directly opposite the Jumeirah Beach Residence complex. To be known as Bluewaters Island, the new development will house five star hotels and resorts, al fresco dining and entertainment zones, and residential apartments and villas. The focal point of the island city, which will cost $1.6 billion, will be a 688 ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214626776&cid=29 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:26:18 -0400 http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214626776 The Navajo Nation opened its first casino in the state Monday, the Twin Arrows Navajo Casino Resort, just off Interstate 40 near Flagstaff. According to AZFamily.com, the tribe hoping the casino will boost its economy and spur development in the ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214654881&cid=29 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:01:20 -0400 Business Journal http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214654881 Jason Rose Valley PR exec Jason Rose told Phoenix Business Journal reporter Hayley Ringle that his company and restaurant owners Amy and Samy Bouzaglo of Amys Baking Co. had differences in the five days they worked together so he parted ways with Scottsdale-based ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214654643&cid=29 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:43:02 -0400 Business Journal http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214654643 The move away from desktops towards smartphones and tablets is changing how the travel industry uses technology to connect with ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214652225&cid=29 Mon, 20 May 2013 22:43:51 -0400 4Hoteliers http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214652225 New York bartender Steve Schneider is the 2013 Star of the Bar. Not even the pointed barbs of chef, author and TV personality Anthony Bourdain could keep Steve Schneider from being crowned Star of the Bar Sunday at the 2013 National Restaurant Association trade show now underway at McCormick Place in Chicago. A former United States Marine, Steve Schneider, a bartender at Employees Only in New ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214651253&cid=29 Mon, 20 May 2013 21:02:01 -0400 Business Journal http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214651253 In a bid for more loyal customers, Marriott International is going after their stomachs.Starting June 22, Marriott Rewards Gold and Platinum Elite members plus a guest will get free continental breakfast ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214650153&cid=29 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:29:57 -0400 USA Today http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214650153 Fun Factory family entertainment center will open a new location at Windward Mall in Kaneohe this summer, when Koolau Pets moves to a new site within the mall. Fun Factory will take over the 6,580-square-foot lower-level space currently occupied by Koolau Pets, one of the malls original tenants. Fun Factory will be located be near Sports Authority and the malls indoor playground, as well as such ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214651267&cid=29 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:28:02 -0400 Business Journal http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214651267 The Good to Grill restaurant in Kapahulu has huddled together with former University of Hawaii football star Chad Owens to offer up a Power-Up menu designed to optimize workouts. The menu, which officially launches Wednesday, is made up of a variety of lean proteins for sustained energy and carbohydrates for fast-acting energy. Some say training on an empty stomach burns more fat, but the fact is ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214650168&cid=29 Mon, 20 May 2013 19:38:43 -0400 Business Journal http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214650168 The hotel has been adapted to the needs of demanding Chinese travellers and with the standards of a modern international hotel.Both companies continue to make progress in a partnership which will see the growth of ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214648966&cid=29 Mon, 20 May 2013 19:19:09 -0400 4Hoteliers http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214648966 ) told analysts that "the absolute economics in terms of the pricing of hotels and the competition makes it potentially more expensive" than other key global markets. But the pay off is that Asia Pacific markets are growing fast, more than compensating for the high costs borne by its two major regional ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214648965&cid=29 Mon, 20 May 2013 19:19:08 -0400 4Hoteliers http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214648965 With the summer travel season a couple of weeks away the menace of hidden fees gets more attention in the press leading to the somewhat misleading notion that the add-ons are merely a summer ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214648967&cid=29 Mon, 20 May 2013 19:19:08 -0400 4Hoteliers http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214648967 Surging InterContinental Hotels Group in China has suffered a big loss for the first time; on March 22, the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission Shanghai Branch made a final outcome of the InterContinental Shanghai Puxi arbitration.It states that: Intercontinental Group is to determine the compensation for the owner before InterContinental Shanghai Puxi developers ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214648968&cid=29 Mon, 20 May 2013 19:19:07 -0400 4Hoteliers http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214648968 Emirates has started to trial new shisha lounges aboard its A380 fleet.Last week the airline revealed that the lounges would be available to business and first class passengers on several of its long-haul routes flown using ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214648941&cid=29 Mon, 20 May 2013 19:19:06 -0400 4Hoteliers http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214648941 Mixed-use retail and office development Gateway Memorial City is nearing completion. Click through for more photos and renderings. Houston-based MetroNational Corp. released more details about its newest Memorial City retail and office project that fronts Interstate 10. The project, called Gateway Memorial City, will be a mixed-use, master-planned development, totaling about 90,000 square ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214649006&cid=29 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:25:31 -0400 Business Journal http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214649006 J.C. Penney re-elected its board of directors. J.C. Penney Co. Inc. shareholders officially re-elected the company's board of directors for another year, the company said Monday. The votes, which stockholders cast at the May 17 annual meeting, largely were in favor of the 10 returning board members. William Ackman, Colleen Barrett, Thomas Engibous, Kent Foster, Geraldine Laybourne, Leonard ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214642644&cid=29 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:54:57 -0400 Business Journal http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214642644 Taverna Rossa is scheduled to open in early July in Plano. The pizza pub is designed to be a sister location of McKinney's Cadillac Pizza. The owners of Cadillac Pizza in historic downtown McKinney are in the middle of bringing their pizza concept to Plano. "Taverna Rossa is definitely an extension of Cadillac Pizza," said Preston Lancaster, founder of {33} Restaurant Group. "But ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214642643&cid=29 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:44:38 -0400 Business Journal http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214642643 The horns. They were deafening. They started blaring while I was waiting in line at a food cart at Pioneer Courthouse Square today. A bunch of food trucks Id never seen began honking their horns. Whats that about? I asked Shelly Sorenson, purveyor of one of Portlands oldest food carts, Honkin Huge Burritos. (The city of Portland honored Shelly last summer for her carts longevity. We also attended ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214642561&cid=29 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:42:59 -0400 Business Journal http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214642561 Jim Boyer is the new president of The Parr Company and its subsidiaries, including Parr Lumber. Building supplies operation The Parr Company said Monday that veteran employee Jim Boyer is now president of the business and its subsidiaries, including Parr Lumber. Boyer, previously director of yard operations for the Hillsboro-based company, filled the new position on April 29. The appointment ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214642601&cid=29 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:30:02 -0400 Business Journal http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214642601 This is a concept of what downtown might look like with new development and an arena for the Sacramento Kings. The following is a compilation of coverage of the Sacramento Kings and planning for a new downtown arena. Stories have appeared online and in print; print stories are available only to subscribers for the first 30 days. Is it too early to talk naming rights for new arena? Giving downtown ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214642600&cid=29 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:17:20 -0400 Business Journal http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214642600 Published in conjunction with STR (Smith Travel Research) and endorsed by the Hotel Association of Canada. This publication summarizes weekly occupancy and average room rates from major cities in ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214641390&cid=29 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:52:22 -0400 Hospitality News Resource http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214641390 The Railway Exchange Building, which has housed Macy's and its predecessors since 1924. Developers of the Railway Exchange building in downtown St. Louis, which houses Macys, got approval for more than $27 million in public subsidies to overhaul the building, including a remodeling of Macys. The remodel, and a decision to downsize the department store in 2011, were part of an effort to keep ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214641392&cid=29 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:33:21 -0400 Business Journal http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214641392 Sanya is likely to see the highest rate of growth to date in its hospitality industry as its hotel expansion has been at a rate unprecedented in China. The city has attracted over 40 international hotel operators to open new hotels in the city. Compared with Yalong Bay, there is far more potential within the luxury hotel market in Haitang Bay. The first phase of the newly built Haitang Bay ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214639866&cid=29 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:18:07 -0400 whatsonsanya http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214639866 Williams-Sonoma is expanding its call center space in The Colony. San Francisco-based Williams-Sonoma Inc., a specialty home furnishings and gourmet cookware retailer, has expanded its call center in North Texas. The retailer has signed a lease for 6,653 square feet of office space at The Cascades in The Colony, expanding its space to 15,523 square feet. In 2011, an affiliate of Williams-Sonoma ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214641391&cid=29 Mon, 20 May 2013 15:05:47 -0400 Business Journal http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214641391 Staybridge Suites Hira Street will be located in central Jeddah just 7km from Jeddah’s King Abdulaziz International Airport. It will be developed on a 14,700sqm plot and will form part of Dyafah Al Mutahida LLC’s mixed-used development including retail outlets, healthcare facilities and a multi-purpose hall. IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group), the largest international hotel group in Saudi ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214639986&cid=29 Mon, 20 May 2013 14:44:57 -0400 Hospitality News Resource http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214639986 Embassy Suites Hotels and Kemmons Wilson, Inc. broke ground Monday on Embassy Suites Tuscaloosa Downtown, the first property in the area to feature Design Option III, the brand's latest design ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214639988&cid=29 Mon, 20 May 2013 14:44:57 -0400 Hospitality News Resource http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214639988 In this role, she will provide leadership to drive growth, oversee financial and business planning activities, and direct investor and banking relations. Jones Lang LaSalle (NYSE: JLL) has named Christie B. Kelly Chief Financial Officer, effective July 1, 2013. In this role, she will provide leadership to drive growth, oversee financial and business planning activities, and direct investor and ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214639985&cid=29 Mon, 20 May 2013 14:44:57 -0400 Hospitality News Resource http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214639985 Granite Properties announced the groundbreaking today for a speculative office tower and the four-star, 299-key Hilton Granite Park conference hotel. Both projects are designed by BOKA Powell architects and slated for completion in mid-2014. Granite Properties has engaged Woodbine Development Corporation as hotel development consultant. The two new structures are part of the existing 90- ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214639987&cid=29 Mon, 20 May 2013 14:44:56 -0400 Hospitality News Resource http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214639987 Seasonal hiring expectations this summer mark a continued improvement over the years immediately following the recession, according to CareerBuilder’s annual Summer Jobs Forecast. Nearly three in ten employers (29 percent) report they plan to hire seasonal workers this summer. While unchanged from 2012, the number is significantly up from an average of 21 percent from 2008 to 2011. The ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214639989&cid=29 Mon, 20 May 2013 14:44:56 -0400 Hospitality News Resource http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214639989 Restaurant operators have moved strongly into social media, but a survey of 166 restaurant managers finds a mixed picture in the way restaurants use social media. The study, ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214639990&cid=29 Mon, 20 May 2013 14:44:55 -0400 Hospitality News Resource http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214639990 Prateep Phanyajaroen, owner of Big Z Thai Corner Food Truck, at Houston Food Truck Fest on May 18 at Stereo Live. Click through the slideshow to see more images. From escargot (L'es-Car-Go) to all-natural popsicles (The Goodie Box), chicken and waffles (The Waffle Bus) to Pad Thai (Pho-Jita Fusion), food truck fans had plenty to choose from at the Houston Food Truck Fest over the weekend at ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214639880&cid=29 Mon, 20 May 2013 14:26:51 -0400 Business Journal http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214639880 The Portland Business Journal won 23 awards at the 2013 Society of Professional Journalists Oregon and Southwest Washington banquet. The Portland Business Journal captured 23 awards at the annual Society of Professional Journalists Oregon and Southwest Washington awards banquet Saturday night. The newspaper competed against large circulation non-daily newspapers from across the state. The ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214639878&cid=29 Mon, 20 May 2013 14:04:31 -0400 Business Journal http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214639878 Michael Kercheval The city of Denver loses 65 percent of its sales tax revenue for general merchandise sales, like the kind youd buy at a super center or warehouse store, to online retailers and surrounding suburban cities, according to a retail study conducted for the city by Dan Guimonds Economic & Planning Systems Inc. (EPS) Thats just huge leakage and certainly a weakness here, Guimond ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214639992&cid=29 Mon, 20 May 2013 14:00:52 -0400 Business Journal http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214639992 NAI Miami's Jeremy Larkin helped broker the $8.2 million sale of Dolphin Plaza in Miami Gardens. The 93,991 square foot Dolphin Plaza in Northwest Miami-Dade County has sold for $8.2 million. The Winn Dixie-anchored property at 17237 N.W. 27th Ave., features national retailers including Footlocker, Rainbow Fashion, Ashley Stewart, Rent-A-Center, MetroPCS, Little Caesars, Ace Cash Express and ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214639991&cid=29 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:56:51 -0400 Business Journal http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214639991 Macy's downtown store Citing low customer activity, Macys is closing its downtown St. Louis department store, the company announced Monday. First opened in 1924, Macys currently occupies 189,000 square feet in the Railway Exchange Building at 601 Olive St. The Cincinnati-based department store chain downsized its downtown St. Louis location in 2011 in an effort to keep the store ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214638647&cid=29 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:39:04 -0400 Business Journal http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214638647 Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) and NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NRG) on Friday announced a new global alliance to expand the use of renewable energy systems at Starwood properties. The alliance will begin with three properties, including the installation of a 1.3 megawatt (MW) solar array at the Westin St. John in theU.S. Virgin Islands where NRG will build, own and ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214637239&cid=29 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:24:52 -0400 Hospitality News Resource http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214637239 A study of global and local factors that drive changes in hotels’ revenue per available room (RevPAR) in eight major Asian cities found that the revenues for the hotels in these cities are strongly subject to global forces. The study, ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214637238&cid=29 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:24:52 -0400 Hospitality News Resource http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214637238 CSM Lodging, a division of CSM Corporation, has named Michael C. Coolidge senior vice president, real estate & lodging development for the company. Bill Upshaw, president of CSM Lodging, made the announcement. "It is a pleasure to welcome Michael to our company," said Mr. Upshaw. "He brings extensive experience, skill sets, and business relationships to this new role that ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214637241&cid=29 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:24:51 -0400 Hospitality News Resource http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214637241 Wyndham Hotel Group, the world’s largest hotel company with over 7,380 hotels and part of Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (NYSE: WYN), today announced the company’s entry into Singapore with the opening of two properties: Ramada Singapore at Zhongshan Park and Days Hotel Singapore at Zhongshan Park. Both hotels, now opened and managed by Wyndham Hotel Group, are located at Zhongshan Park, the ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214637240&cid=29 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:24:51 -0400 Hospitality News Resource http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214637240 Seattle's Best Coffee is opening 10 new drive-throughs today, including one off of Skillman St. Seattle's Best Coffee LLC is launching its new drive-through concept with Monday's opening of 10 locations across the Dallas area. The locations are the first Seattles Best Coffee shops in North Texas. The company, which is a featured brand of Starbucks Corp., has 65 caf-style locations ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214637311&cid=29 Mon, 20 May 2013 12:16:21 -0400 Business Journal http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214637311 Restaurant operators have moved strongly into social media, but a survey of 166 restaurant managers finds a mixed picture in the way restaurants use social media. The study, ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214635714&cid=29 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:45:25 -0400 Restaurant News Resource http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214635714 The Baltimore City Liquor Board will hold its weekly meeting on May 23. Baltimores liquor board is back in action after taking a week off from liquor license hearings. The Baltimore City Board of Liquor License Commissioners will hear two protests against renewing liquor licenses at its Thursday meeting one for a West Baltimore property and another for an East Baltimore establishment. The first ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214637206&cid=29 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:44:19 -0400 Business Journal http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214637206 Chicago-based GrubHub and New York-based Seamless North America have inked a definitive merger agreement. Two big names in the online takeout food ordering business are about to find out. Chicago-based GrubHub and New York-based Seamless North America said today they have signed a definitive agreement to merge the two takeout ordering services. In 2012, the combined operations of the two online ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214637242&cid=29 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:32:19 -0400 Business Journal http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214637242 Sean Casey, Church Brew Works. The Church Brew Works is working to distribute its beers outside Pennsylvania for the first time. After being named the Large Brewpub of the Year at the Great American Beer Festival in 2012, the Lawrenceville microbrewery has established a deal with suburban Cleveland-based Superior Beverage Group Ltd. to have its beers sold in the wholesalers 31-county ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214635786&cid=29 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:04:42 -0400 Business Journal http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214635786 Giant Food LLC is vying to open a Peapod grocery pickup facility at a former Sunoco gas station site on Connecticut Avenue in Chevy Chase, BethesdaNow.com reports. The facility at 8500 Connecticut Ave. would be for pick-up orders placed online and should be open in late summer or early ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214635781&cid=29 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:04:38 -0400 Business Journal http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214635781 The District awarded $1.7 billion in subsidies to 133 groups in the past decade, and more than a third of those subsidies went to 10 developers that donated the most campaign cash over that time, WAMU.org reports after conducting its own investigation. Only a fraction of the subsidies went to the citys poorest neighborhoods during that ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214635779&cid=29 Mon, 20 May 2013 11:01:05 -0400 Business Journal http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214635779 Pizza restaurant Piola holds a soft opening of its D.C. location Monday, Eater.com reports. The three-level affair on 14th Street near Florida Avenue will offer Piola's well-loved free pizza and discounted drinks happy ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214635731&cid=29 Mon, 20 May 2013 10:57:59 -0400 Business Journal http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214635731 The Raytown Plaza is located across Blue Ridge Boulevard from a proposed Walmart Neighborhood Market that will be debated during the May 21 meeting of the city's board of aldermen. Consideration of rezoning for a Walmart Neighborhood Market proposed for downtown Raytown is expected to attract dozens of opponents to the 7 p.m. meeting of the city's board of aldermen Tuesday at Raytown City ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214635730&cid=29 Mon, 20 May 2013 10:51:03 -0400 Business Journal http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214635730 It's too early to know if Sleep Train would be a contender for the naming rights on the new downtown arena, but the cost for such a deal would be significantly larger than the undisclosed amount that the mattress chain paid for its name to go atop the outdated arena. Thrilled is how The Sleep Train Inc. founder Dale Carlsen described his reaction to the news that the Sacramento Kings will ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214635729&cid=29 Mon, 20 May 2013 10:27:46 -0400 Business Journal http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214635729 Target on Friday unveiled its new technology office in San Francisco that will be its West Coast hub for development of mobile and online services, the Mercury News reports. The office will give the retailer a foothold in the Bay Area, where other companies including Walmart have set up tech centers to take advantage of local talent in developing online technology. Target has hired nearly 20 ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214635728&cid=29 Mon, 20 May 2013 10:26:27 -0400 Business Journal http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214635728 The Android app's new design, rethought Interface and simplified navigation let users perform searches geared to each situation, even if they momentarily lose signal. The Apps goal: to offer an enhanced experience allowing them to easily find and book rooms at one of the Group's hotels any ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214634347&cid=29 Mon, 20 May 2013 10:17:34 -0400 Hospitality News Resource http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214634347 As part of its asset management strategy, Accor announces the sale of the Sofitel Paris Le Faubourg in Paris, under a sale and management-back agreement, for a total value of €113m (€769,000 per room), including a €13m renovation program. Open in 1979 at the heart of Paris, a few steps away from the Champs-Elysees, the Louvre Museum and the Opera Garnier, this 147 rooms & suites ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214634344&cid=29 Mon, 20 May 2013 10:17:34 -0400 Hospitality News Resource http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214634344 Sonestas second hotel in this market, this full service hotel is located in the Atlanta suburb of Duluth, and was formerly known as the Atlanta Marriott Gwinnett Place. Sonesta International Hotels Corporation announced the opening of its newest hotel in the Atlanta area, the 426-room Sonesta Gwinnett Place. Its second hotel in this market, this full service hotel is located in the Atlanta ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214634345&cid=29 Mon, 20 May 2013 10:17:34 -0400 Hospitality News Resource http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214634345 LHRA is non-profit association dedicated to increasing Latino participation in the hospitality industry, to include ownership, leadership and commerce. The organization provides education, international and regional conferences and networking opportunities with leading hotel and restaurant companies in the world. Terry Sanders, senior vice president of development ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214634346&cid=29 Mon, 20 May 2013 10:17:33 -0400 Hospitality News Resource http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214634346 It was only a couple weeks ago that Hill Country Barbecue Market launched its "backyard barbecue" on the west lawn of the National Building Museum. D.C. can't get enough saucy grilled meat, it appears, because on Friday, Hill Country was issued a permit to host a fenced outdoor venue, with a tents for food and beverage sales and live music at 101 Tingey St. SE, a parking lot away from ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214634349&cid=29 Mon, 20 May 2013 09:54:17 -0400 Business Journal http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214634349 Pittsburgh Penguins center and team captain Sidney Crosby holds the Stanley Cup in June 2009 during the victory parade. Heartbreaking as the Penguins loss in overtime to the Ottawa Senators on Sunday may be, it assured the Stanley Cup semifinal series returns to Pittsburgh, and that means $3.6 million in visitor spending. The economic impact from the National Hockey League playoffs should be at ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214635727&cid=29 Mon, 20 May 2013 09:26:32 -0400 Business Journal http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214635727 Medical marijuana buds, or flowers as they are also known, are displayed for an arranged photograph. Should Illinois pass a medicinal-marijuana law, it will be the second-most-populous state to allow the drug's use. The Illinois state Senate has approved a bill that would allow medicinal use of marijuana, pending Governor Pat Quinn's signature. According to a report by the Chicago ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214633184&cid=29 Mon, 20 May 2013 08:40:16 -0400 Business Journal http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214633184 State Sen. Kevin Eltife, R-Tyler Several proposals that would loosen regulations for Texas craft breweries and beer makers received approval in the House last week. State Sen. Kevin Eltife's, R-Tyler, bills which had already moved through the Senate passed the House on May 17 without changes or amendments, the Austin American-Statesman reports. The proposals enable small beer makers to sell ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214633153&cid=29 Mon, 20 May 2013 08:38:21 -0400 Business Journal http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214633153 MIAMI - You know your backyard has really arrived when the new Philippe Starck-designed hotel and the hostel about 10 blocks north get serious national ink. The past couple months have seen the arrival of a new-to-Miami chain, Starwood's Aloft brand, which opened in Doral, as well as a totally new value-oriented brand, b2 in downtown Miami. But most of the action has been centered - where ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214632017&cid=29 Mon, 20 May 2013 08:36:31 -0400 Miami Herald http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214632017 A "parklet" fills parking spaces on Valencia Street in San Francisco. Boston has named three business districts where similar facilities will replace parking spaces. Parking spaces are set to become "parklets" in Allston, Jamaica Plain and Mission Hill three neighborhoods selected by City Hall for the installation of miniature parks. According to the City of Boston the portable ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214632065&cid=29 Mon, 20 May 2013 08:14:49 -0400 Business Journal http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214632065 Target Corp. has opened an office in San Francisco, where it plans to scout for tech talent to build its e-commerce and mobile technology efforts. Reuters reports that Target had hired David Newman to run its Technology Innovation Center, which will seek out other tech companies that can help Targets tech ventures, like speeding up its website or improve the shopping experience for ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214632064&cid=29 Mon, 20 May 2013 08:05:35 -0400 Business Journal http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214632064 Liquor law stalls in Senate. A much-debated bill to regulate the distribution of alcohol in Missouri didn't make it to a vote before the legislative session ended on Friday. The proposed legislation, which would have prevented alcohol suppliers from terminating wholesalers without "good cause," was blocked in the Senate, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. Missouris franchise law was ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214632021&cid=29 Mon, 20 May 2013 08:01:27 -0400 Business Journal http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214632021 You can call it moonshine or artisanal spirits, but its clear that the small-batch distilling movement has expanded in recent years. Louisville, of course, is well known in the spirits world, and one area business has come up with an idea to ensure that continues. As The New York Times reports, Moonshine University is the brainchild of David Dafoe, who runs Flavorman, the beverage consultancy ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214632020&cid=29 Mon, 20 May 2013 07:57:23 -0400 Business Journal http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214632020 Tom+Chee began with a Cincinnati couple selling grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup out of a tent. Now its full-fledged company with three brick-and-mortar stores in its home city plus a Louisville franchise that includes two stores and two more on the way. On Friday, company founders Trew Quackenbush and Corey Ward appeared on ABC-TVs Shark Tank, according to WHAS-TV, where they asked a ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214631968&cid=29 Mon, 20 May 2013 07:57:13 -0400 Business Journal http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214631968 Fan Outfitters, a Lexington-based chain of sports clothing stores that includes two Louisville locations, has been sold to an Indianapolis company for an undisclosed price. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports that Lids Sports Group, a subsidiary of Nashville, Tenn.-based Genesco Inc. that operates more than 1,000 retail stores in the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada, is the new owner. Fan ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214632019&cid=29 Mon, 20 May 2013 07:57:03 -0400 Business Journal http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214632019 Cincinnati steakhouse maven Jeff Ruby, who operates a restaurant in Louisville, is set to open a restaurant in Lexington. The Business Courier of Cincinnati, citing a tweet from Ruby, reports that the businessman appears close to having a deal to open in the new $150 million CentrePoint development in downtown Lexington. Ruby tweeted the breaking news on Friday, CBC reports, but company ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214632018&cid=29 Mon, 20 May 2013 07:56:55 -0400 Business Journal http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214632018 Oscar's Very Mexican Food at 3061 Freeport Blvd. will re-open its fully remodeled Sacramento location in June. Oscars Very Mexican Food at 3061 Freeport Blvd. will re-open its fully remodeled Sacramento location in June. The restaurant closed its Sacramento location in November as it did a complete renovation of the small stand into a restaurant. During the renovation, the kitchen crew has ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214632010&cid=29 Mon, 20 May 2013 07:45:09 -0400 Business Journal http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214632010 Chef Jason Baker (left) and Paul McCullough will team up at a new Saratoga Springs restaurant. Experimental chef Jason Baker and Paul McCullough, the former manager of Creo and McGuires, will open 15 Church in Saratoga Springs, NY. The restaurant is backed by developer Tom Burke of Malta-based Burke Cos. Burke paid $440,000 for the 1870s-era, three-story building and property at 15 Church St. The ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214630961&cid=29 Mon, 20 May 2013 06:59:58 -0400 Business Journal http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214630961 A subsidiary of Safeway Inc. plans to start construction on Hokulei Village, a new Safeway-anchored shopping center on 14.25 acres on Kauai, during the second half of this year. The Hokulei Village center will be anchored by a 56,000 square-foot Safeway Lifestyle store and will include a Walgreens (NYSE: WAG) pharmacy, a Petco pet supply store, a Jack in the Box (Nasdaq: JACK) restaurant and a ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214630960&cid=29 Mon, 20 May 2013 06:57:02 -0400 Business Journal http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214630960 McCraith Beverages, a beer and wine distributor in New York, is suing Anheuser-Busch for assigning new beers to a rival distributor. In the lawsuit, McCraith alleges it was granted exclusive distribution rights between 1994 and 2004 to distribute Rolling Rock, Stella Artois, Becks, Bass and other beers by Labatt USA, which was later bought by InBev USA, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. In ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214630959&cid=29 Mon, 20 May 2013 06:56:49 -0400 Business Journal http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214630959 After a heated approval process, the $250 million project that would give Prince George's County its first Whole Foods store appears to be moving forward, The Washington Post reported. The Prince Georges County Planning Board is expected to review key elements of the project on Thursday in one of the final steps before the developer can seek building permits and break ground at the 37-acre ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214630958&cid=29 Mon, 20 May 2013 06:47:31 -0400 Business Journal http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214630958 Rocky Gap Casino Resort is set to open Wednesday near Cumberland, the Hagerstown Herald-Mail reported. The casino will offer 558 slot machines and 10 table games in converted conference space, along with 250 additional jobs at the resort. Rocky Gap will be Maryland's fourth casino. In an interview earlier this month with the Baltimore Business Journal, Rocky Gap General Manager Scott Just ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214629330&cid=29 Mon, 20 May 2013 06:12:41 -0400 Business Journal http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214629330 : The Chinese hotel industry has started the steepest new hotel development curve the world has ever experienced. By 2039 China is expected to reach 9.1 million hotel rooms, four times its current number. Development on this scale generates specific dynamics and challenges. It will require proven project management approaches that are widely used in other industries to meet these challenges head ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214626099&cid=29 Mon, 20 May 2013 03:48:58 -0400 4Hoteliers http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214626099 Innovation Campus rendering First in Print highlights The Business Journal's subscriber-only print stories that are now being made available online for non-subscribers after 30 days. Be among the first to read them by subscribing here. High tech, high profile: Innovation Campus could draw $300M in new development Holes have already begun to appear on the Wauwatosa land where the University of ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214623337&cid=29 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400 Business Journal http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214623337