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W New York Wraps $15 Million Revamp

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Dramatic Makeover for Connecticut Lodging

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Regal Revamp at Lux Wisconsin Resort

Hoosier State Paves the Way for New Hotel

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Willamette Valley Wine Goes With The Flow

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Each time a tragedy strikes, we say we will do more to protect people. This story, where it is said we are in a 'new normal', has been written before. Our industry puts in place some plans for evacuation, for sheltering in place, for protecting people and property. Meeting planners and their employing or contracted organizations plan for "paper cuts" and believe they don't have the money or time to prepare for catastrophes...
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Twenty miles west of Boston, the Sheraton Framingham Hotel & Conference Center is completing a $20 million renovation of its 375 guest rooms and 22,000 square feet of meeting space, which includes an IACC-approved conference center...
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