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Industry News Eye on MidAmerica
Top 5 Hospitality Trends Revealed for 2014

Radisson Plans Water Park Hotel in Ohio

Chicago Suburb Readies for Hotel Indigo

IMEX America Off to Roaring Start

Big Easy Loews Sells for $74.5 Million

Innovative Transformation for New Dallas Hotel

Boston Boutique Boosts Meeting Space and More

New Anaheim Hotel Showcases Local History

Phoenix Resort Unveils Snazzy Culinary Additions

MGM’s Dominguez Honored with Special Recognition

Revamps Wrapped for Pair of SoCal Properties

Toronto Meetings Hotel Readies for Launch

ACTIVE Network Unveils its Smart Events Cloud
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Southwest Michigan's varied off-site venues make for a world-class meetings experience

Gardens and sculptures, rare aircraft, unforgettable architecture, a Dutch windmill and a new performance hall where world-class musicians perform are among the wonderful backdrops available for memorable off-site group events in Southwest Michigan...
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St. Louis’ spirit shines in eclectic neighborhoodsNew Cleveland Convention Center brings group developmentsWestern Iowa brims
with laid-back locales
Meetings developments in Sioux Falls,
South Dakota


Saint Charles Convention Center
Logo The Saint Charles Convention Center in historic St. Charles, Missouri offers a central location just west of Saint Louis and a 10 minute drive from Lambert-St. Louis Airport.

The 154,000 square foot Convention Center offers flexible meeting and pre-function space in two exhibit halls, a grand ballroom, a junior ballroom and six additional meeting rooms. The flexibility allows for as many as 18 breakout rooms. The facility is attached to a John Q. Hammons Embassy Suites Hotel with 296 two-room suites.
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Gun totin’ at meetings:
Should it be allowed?

A colleague asked me if any clients allowed guns at their meetings and if they did or did not, did they have a written policy, stated in the registration information, about carrying arms at a meeting? It had never occurred to me that someone with an open-carried or concealed gun would attend a meeting not specifically related to law enforcement or for the gun/hunting industry with a gun...
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How Does 'Obamacare' Affect Meeting Employees & Contractors?
Obamacare–aka The Affordable Care Act–recently went into effect. Lost in the controversy over the federal budget and its implementation is an issue critically important to the meetings industry: using independent contractors instead...
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Chicago recognized as green meetings destination
Chicago is one of the first first top-tier convention cities to be named a sustainable meeting and events destination, aided in a major part by McCormick Place...
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Hotel renovations and new meeting spaces in MidAmerica October 2013
A $25 million waterpark development is proposed for Garden City, which will include a 96-room hotel and 7,000-square-foot restaurant in addition to...
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Past Issues
Benchmark Unveils New Leadership - 10/10/13
Lux New Meetings Hotel for Chicago - 10/3/13
Marriott COO Stepping Down After 38 Years with Company - 9/26/13
Top Dining Trends Revealed for 2013 - 9/12/13
Regal Revamp and Rebrand for Illinois Indie - 9/5/13
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Concierge Insights
Faith Czajkowski
JW Marriott Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
Can you recommend a good place to take a stroll?
I always recommend walking along Chicago’s lakefront, where you can find a number of the city’s top attractions. Heading north along Lake Michigan, you’ll find Lincoln Park Zoo, one of the country’s oldest free zoos. Heading south takes you through Millennium Park and past the iconic Cloud Gate (The Bean) and Pritzker Pavilion...
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