Illinois
Chicago’s former Amalfi Hotel will reopen this month as the Kinzie Hotel, with updated meeting rooms. The 215-room property celebrates John Kinzie, one of the city’s first settlers.
iowa
The 417-room Des Moines Marriott Downtown completed a $2 million renovation. The hotel offers 25,000 square feet of event space and updated its restaurant and meeting rooms.
Missouri
A 90-room Fairfield Inn & Suites hotel opened in Wentzville, 30 miles from Lambert St. Louis International Airport.
North Dakota
An Element Hotel is in development in Fargo, slated to open in late 2015 near the Sanford Fargo Medical Center, which is also under construction. The “eco-wise” hotel will offer 130 guest rooms and a small meeting room.
Ohio
A 212-room Radisson Hotel opened on the University of Toledo Medical Campus. Hotel guests have access to the campus’ Morse Wellness Center, and the hotel offers 14,000 square feet of function space.
South Dakota
The Sheraton Sioux Falls Hotel completed a $6.5 million renovation, modernizing the 243-room property’s 97,400 square feet of meeting space.
Wisconsin
Osthoff Resort plans to construct 20,000 square feet of new event space before the 2014 summer season. The new facilities will be able to accommodate over 800 guests for dinner or1,400 in theater-style seating.