Iowa
The Radisson Hotel & Conference Center Coralville opened and its 95 guest rooms are undergoing a full renovation. The 6,500 square feet of meeting space was recently renovated, including the 4,400-square-foot Kinnick Ballroom, which can be divided into five separate spaces and accommodate 400 guests.
Indiana
The Courtyard by Marriott Muncie at Horizon Convention Center, connected to the convention center via a covered walkway, has opened. The hotel will house the Erskine Green Training Institute and serve as a teaching hotel for people with disabilities. With 150 guest rooms, the hotel features two meeting rooms with an additional 47,000 square feet of meeting space at the adjacent convention center.
Illinois
The 386-room Hilton Chicago/Oak Brook Hills Resort & Conference Center completed phase one and began phase two of a property-wide renovation. The property features 42,000 square feet of meeting space that includes 36 meeting rooms and a 13,000-square-foot Grand Ballroom. Phase one included an updated lower level meeting space with new breakout stations and prefunction areas as well as a tiered amphitheater. Phase two renovations, which are expected to be completed by spring 2016, focus on a redesign of all main floor public spaces, including the grand ballroom.
Kansas
The 200-suite Embassy Suites by Hilton Kansas City Olathe opened in January. The newly built hotel offers 15,000 square feet of meeting space, including a 13,000-square-foot ballroom that can accommodate 1,500 guests, nine meeting rooms, an executive boardroom, an outdoor terrace and a private dining room.