2008 Press Release: Groundbreaking Ceremony Held at Construction Site for Two Hotels

For immediate release
April 8, 2008

A groundbreaking ceremony was recently held to mark the onset of the construction of two hotels at Mannheim Road and Pratt Avenue on Des Plaines’ south side. The hotels, the Marriott Fairfield Inn & Suites and the Town Place Suites, will comprise approximately 353 rooms. City Officials, along with representatives of the developer groups and franchises, gathered to break ground last week.

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Graham Hershman, Portfolio Hotels & Resorts, David Kil, The Harp Group, Cynthia MacLeod, Mid-America Development Services, LLC, Scott Gold, Marriott, Rick Golab, Mid-America Development Partners, LLC, Tim Franzen, the Harp Group, Mayor Tony Arredia, Adam Firsel, Mid-American Development Partners, LLC, Anthony Garippo, Mid-American Development Services, LLC, Eric Nolan, The Harp Group, Evan Pohaski, The Harp Group, and Helmut Horn, Portfolio Hotels & Resorts pose for a photograph at the site of the hotel groundbreaking.

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Jennifer Ganser, Des Plaines Economic Development Coordinator, Jean Higgason, 4th Ward Alderman, Marty Moylan, 2nd Ward Alderman, Mark Walsten, 6th Ward Alderman, Mayor Tony Arredia, Laura Murphy, 3rd Ward Alderman, City Manager Jason Bajor, City Engineer Tim Oakley and Community Development Director Mike Conlan pose for a photograph at the groundbreaking ceremony.

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