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JACKSONVILLE'S NEWEST PLACE TO MEET RECEIVES QUALITY MEETINGS PERFORMANCE DESIGNATION
August 5, 2010 | Posted by: Crowne Plaza Jacksonville Airport
Jacksonville, Fla. – Intercontinental Hotels Group recently awarded the new Crowne Plaza Jacksonville Airport with a “Meeting Service Excellence” designation for achieving impressive ratings from meeting planners based on property condition, quality of meeting services and overall satisfaction.
MMI WELCOMES WILLIAM CAREY UNIVERSITY TO THE FAMILY
May 17, 2010
MMI Dining Systems is honored to welcome a new addition to the family of properties served by our associates. William Carey University, a private college located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, will begin receiving MMI's hospitality on July 1, 2010. The addition of this account is the result of the sincere service we have been invited to provide at comparable colleges. A large congratulations goes to Cynde Houston, specifically, for her commitment to the MMI Dining Systems family as she delivers on our promises to our partners. We know that William Carey will have the same support.
MMI ANNOUNCES EMPLOYEES PROMOTIONS AND HIRE
March 9, 2010 | Posted by: Scott Sledge, Regional Director of Operations
Jackson, Miss. – Lindsay Hamm was named the area director of sales for Mississippi Management Incorporated (MMI) Hotel Group and represents the Hilton Garden Inn Madison in Madison, the Cabot Lodge-Jackson North in Ridgeland and the Cabot Lodge Millsaps in Jackson near Millsaps College. Hamm is in charge of all external sales efforts for these Jackson area facilities. Hamm’s primary responsibilities for all three properties include increasing hotel revenues by meeting with corporate accounts, individuals or other markets in a defined area to develop and establish new accounts. Hamm also maintains existing accounts in order to promote the hotel and secure additional sales.
KING AND PRINCE RENOVATES HAMPTON CLUB
March 2010 | Published by: FOREGeorgia Magazine (www.georgiapga.com)
HISTORIC KING AND PRINCE BEACH & GOLF RESORT TURNS 75
January 13, 2010 | Posted by: PRWeb
+ External Link: http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/01/prweb3440164.htm
MMI HOTEL GROUP COMPLETES $11 MILLION COVERSION OF THE 317-ROOM HOLIDAY INN JACKSONVILLE AIRPORT HOTEL TO THE CROWNE PLAZA BRAND
January 15, 2010 | Posted by: Hotel Online
+ External Link: http://www.hotel-online.com/News/PR2010_1st/Jan10_CrowneJAX.html
CROWNE PLAZA JACKSONVILLE AIRPORT OPENS AFTER RENOVATION
January 14, 2010 | InterContinental Hotels Group
Atlanta, GA – InterContinental Hotels Group today announced that the Crowne Plaza Jacksonville Airport has opened after undergoing a recent renovation. The 317-room property is the larger of only two full-service hotels in the Jacksonville airport area.
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HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS HOTEL & SUITES JACKSON-FLOWOOD WINS IHG 2009 TORCHBEARER AWARD
November 20, 2009 | Posted by: Micajah Sturdivant, MMI Hotel Group and Celeste Edwards, IHG
Atlanta, GA – The Holiday Inn Express Hotel and Suites Jackson-Flowood has
received the IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) [LON: IHG, NYSE: IHG (ADRs)] 2009 Torchbearer
Award, the company's most prestigious award. IHG is the world’s largest hotel group by number of
rooms.
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A Course Takes a Brillian Step Backwards
November 2009 | Article from Elegant Island Living
STONE CREEK LODGING ANNOUNCES OPENING OF CANDLEWOOD SUITES FLOWOOD
October 9, 2009 | Posted by: Scott Sledge, Regional Director of Operations
Atlanta, GA – IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) [LON: IHG; NYSE: IHG (ADRs)], the world’s largest hotel group by number of rooms announced today that the 113-room Candlewood Suites Flowood is now open. The hotel features the brand’s new prototype design, offering a comfortable residential look and feel incorporating a new exterior and paint scheme, an expanded lobby and environmentally-friendly amenities.
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CANDLEWOOD SUITES HIRES DIRECTOR OF SALES
August 17, 2009 | Posted by: Scott Sledge, Regional Director of Operations
Flowood, Miss. – Shannon Bevill has been named the director of sales for the Candlewood Suites in Flowood, Mississippi. Ms. Bevill will be in charge of all outside sales efforts and her primary responsibilities will be to devise marketing and action plans to achieve sales goals and to develop and maintain accounts.
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GERMANTOWN, TENNESSEE’S FIRST HYATT PLACE® HOTEL
CELEBRATES GRAND OPENING
August 4, 2009 | Posted by: Amy Patti - Hyatt Hotels & Resorts
Germantown, TN – August 4, 2009 – Hyatt Hotel, The MMI Hotel Group and Silver Companies today announce the opening of Hyatt Place Germantown, conveniently located on Winchester at Forest Hill Irene Road.
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MMI HOTEL GROUP HIRES NEW AREA DIRECTOR OF SALES
July 24, 2009 | Posted by: Scott Sledge, Regional Director of Operations
Jackson, Miss. – Kristin Palmer has been named the area director of sales for MMI Hotel Group and will be representing the Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites in Flowood and Sleep Inn Flowood. Ms. Palmer will be in charge of all outside sales efforts for these Jackson, Miss. Area facilities. In addition, she will also serve as the director of sales for the River Room Conference Center also in Flowood. Palmer’s primary responsibilities for all three properties will be to devise marketing and action plans to achieve sales goals, develop and maintain accounts and coordinate group sales.
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METRO-AREA HOTELS FOCUS ON MAKEOVERS
Cabot spends big bucks
July 9, 2009 | Posted by: Clarion-Ledger
+ External Link: http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20090709/BIZ/907090337/1005/Metro-area+hotels+focus+on+makeovers
CABOT LODGE JACKSON NORTH CELEBRATES END OF RENOVATIONS
June 2, 2009 | Posted by: Scott May, General Manager
JACKSON - The partners and staff of MMI Hotel Group will celebrate the completion of eco-friendly renovations to the Cabot Lodge Jackson North property with a grand re-opening June 23, and a month-long Summer Arts Series showcasing work from Mississippi artists.
CANDLEWOOD SUITES HIRES GENERAL MANAGER
May 20, 2009 | Posted by: Scott Sledge, Regional Director of Operations
JACKSON - David Christopher has been named general manager for the Candlewood Suites in Flowood, Miss., a property owned by Stone Creek Lodging and managed by MMI Hotel Group. Christopher’s primary responsibilities will be to manage the daily hotel operations to achieve planned goals and maintain company standards to achieve guest satisfaction, associate satisfaction, quality assurance, and asset protection.
HYATT PLACE HIRES DIRECTO OF SALES FOR NEW PROPERTY IN GERMANTOWN
May 19, 2009 | Posted by: Scott Sledge, Regional Director of Operations
JACKSON - Catherine Chamberlain has been named director of sales for the Hyatt Place in Germantown, Tenn., a property owned by Silver Companies and managed by MMI Hotel Group, which is scheduled to open in August. Chamberlain’s primary responsibilities will be to devise marketing and action plans to achieve sales goals, develop and maintain accounts and coordinate group sales.
HYATT PLACE HIRES GENERAL MANAGER FOR NEW PROPERTY IN GERMANTOWN
April 20, 2009 | Posted by: Scott Sledge, Regional Director of Operations
JACKSON - Jerry Roach has been named general manager for the Hyatt Place in Germantown, Tenn., a property owned by MMI Hotel Group, which is scheduled to open in August. Roach’s primary responsibilities will be to manage the daily hotel operations to achieve planned goals and maintain company standards to achieve guest satisfaction, associate satisfaction, quality assurance, and asset protection.
HYATT PLACE JACKSONVILLE AIRPORT CELEBRATES GRAND OPENING
January 19, 2009 | Posted by: Amy Patti, Hyatt Corporation
JACKSONVILLE, FL– Hyatt Hotels & Resorts and a joint venture between Silver Company and MMI Hotel Group today announce the opening of Hyatt Place Jacksonville Airport, conveniently located near the Jacksonville International Airport, of I-95 and Airport Road.
THE HAMPTON CLUB COURSE RESTORATION PROJECT
December 2008 | Posted by: Rick Mattox, General Manager, The Hampton Club
ST. SIMONS ISLAND, GA - JACKSONVILLE, FL– As most of you know, the 20th anniversary of The Hampton Club will be celebrated in an extraordinary way: the complete restoration of the course designed by the late Joe Lee. This project will be the latest and most dramatic deomonstration of the commitment by the Club's owners and management to providing a premier golf experience for you, our valued members.
CABOT LODGE INSTALLS NEW SIGN TO SHOW "HOSPITALITY COMES NATURALLY"
November 2009 | Posted by: Micajah Sturdivant, Director of Asset Management
JACKSON - Launched in 1984 by MMI Hotel Group as its own brand, Cabot Lodge features a warm, homelike atmosphere which has developed fierce customer loyalty over the years. Keeping the natural outdoor lodge feel that it's known for, the Cabot Lodge Millsaps, located at 2375 North State Street in Jackson, Miss., has recently undergone a major renovation totaling nearly $3 million. Everything from the design of the rooms to the design of the employee uniforms has been refreshed and updated to appeal to today's customer and to reflect their unique brand in the marketplace.
MMI DINING SYSTEMS TO SERVE SOUTHE POINTE BUSINESS PARK
October 31, 2008
JACKSON – Ronnie Cockayne, president of MMI Dining Systems, announced
today MMI’s recent partnership with Duckworth Realty to manage food service for the
South Pointe Business Park in Clinton.
82-YEAR OLD STILL LEADING BY EXAMPLE
May 4, 2008
JACKSON — After 52 years heading his hotel management business, Earle Jones still arrives at his Flowood office every day because he finds work stimulating and the industry interesting. But talk to him a few minutes and another equally important reason comes flooding out as to why at 82 he hasn't retired. He cares deeply about people.
WORK STARTING ON HYATT PLACE GERMANTOWN
THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL
Bids to be let next week on 127-room hotel with full service
November 11, 2007
GERMANTOWN, TN. - The earth moving and concrete pouring in Germantown at Forest Hill- Irene and Winchester are sure signs that a four-story hotel is slated to open there in the spring of 2009.
NEWCOMEN AWARD
May 23, 2007
JACKSON — The Newcomen Society (NS) has selected Mississippi Management Inc. (MMI) as a 2007 Newcomen Award winner. Earle Jones, co-chairman of MMI Hotel Group board of directors, said, "Since its inception 50 years ago, MMI has based our business on the founding principal of excellence among all facets of operation. Winning this award is a tribute to our entire staff, and we recognize them first as this wouldn't be possible without their dedication and commitment to a job well done."
GLOBAL HYATT'S NEW BRAND - HYATT PLACE - COMING TO JACKSONVILLE, FL
Silver Companies' Latest Hotel is a Next-Generation Brand Combining the Hyatt Touch® with Revolutionary Design
May 7, 2007
JACKSONVILLE, FL — Hyatt Place™ today announced the groundbreaking of Hyatt Place™ Jacksonville Airport. Hyatt Place™, a new kind of hotel that complements Hyatt's full service brands, combines contemporary design with innovative services and amenities to create an atmosphere of casual hospitality.
SILVER COMPANIES BREAKS GROUND ON TENNESSEE'S FIRST NEW-BUILD HYATT PLACE
Silver Companies Among First to Develop New-Build Hyatt Place™ Hotels - First Three Slated to Be Built in Virginia, Florida and Tennessee.
May 6, 2007
GERMANTOWN, TN. - Silver Companies today announced the groundbreaking of Hyatt Place Germantown — Tennessee's first new-build Hyatt Place hotel. The hotel is part of a 10-acre Silver Companies project that will feature lodging, dining and retail at the corner of Winchester and Forest Hill Irene Roads in Germantown, Tenn. Located down the street from FedEx World Headquarters and in close proximity to Crew International Training and ServiceMaster, Hyatt Place Germantown will offer free Wi-Fi, a 42" flat-panel HDTV in every room, complimentary breakfast and freshly prepared food available 24/7.
SILVER COMPANIES AWARDED THREE HYATT PLACE FRANCHISES
Silver Companies Among First to Develop New-Build Hyatt Place™ Hotels - First Three Slated to Be Built in Virginia, Florida and Tennessee.
March 5, 2007
METRO WASHINGTON D.C. / BOCA RATON, FL — — Silver Companies announced today that it has secured the rights to develop three Hyatt PlaceTM hotels for three different markets — Fredericksburg, Va., Jacksonville, Fla. and Germantown, Tenn. Silver Companies will new-build each of its three Hyatt Place™ hotels, and will be one of the first to do so in each of the three states. Each Hyatt Place™ will be master-planned by Silver Companies and jointly developed with the MMI Hotel Group.
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