PORTLAND, Ore.
Hyatt Hotels Corp. has expressed strong interest in managing a hotel adjacent to the Oregon Convention Center, according to OregonLive.com.
"Portland has always been one of the most requested cities out there where we don't have a presence," said David Tarr, Hyatt’s senior vice president for real estate development. "It's always been a high priority for us."
The company hopes to remedy that problem with a 500-plus-room convention center hotel that could be launched as early as 2013. Hyatt was one of two responders to the city’s request for proposal for a hotel built adjacent to the Oregon Convention Center.
The sole other entrant in the convention center hotel sweepstakes is a team of Starwood/Sheraton Hotels,
