Checking Out - MidAmerica November/December 2009

Just over two decades ago, when Charlie Trotter was first stepping into Chicago’s culinary limelight with his Charlie Trotter’s

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Career Forum

Consider this scenario: The director of meetings position at a large high-tech company includes managing the company’s participation in

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Illinois Aloft Bolingbrook

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Checking In - MidAmericaNovember/December 2009

While there are some positive economic signs sprouting—a report from Moody’s Economy.com reported that one in five metro areas have went

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Fourth Vegas CityCenter Project Gets the Gold

Crystals, CityCenter’s 500,000-square foot retail, dining and entertainment district, became the project’s fourth location to receive

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Doubletree Hotel Opens in Dallas Suburb

The 296-room Doubletree Hotel Dallas/Richardson opened its doors here, approximately 15 miles north of downtown Dallas.The hotel offers more than 11,

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Hilton Worldwide Announces Meeting Perks

Hilton Worldwide launched a new meetings savings program.When planners book 50 paid group room nights or more, they will receive 25 percent allowable

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W Hotel Planned for Downtown Austin

The 252-room W Austin is slated to open here in December 2010.The property will include 18,000 square feet of retail space and restaurants, event

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Event Currents - WOW! Twin Cities

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NBTA Predicts Business Travel Uptick in 2010

The National Business Travel Association (NBTA) predicts an increase in U.S. business travel next year, according to its 2010 Buyers’ Cost

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Sky Bridge Planned to Connect Atlanta Hotels

Plans are in the works to build a pedestrian sky bridge to connect the Hyatt Regency Atlanta and the Atlanta Marriott Marquis.The Hilton Atlanta is

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Outta Site - WOW! Twin Cities

Central Branch of the Hennepin County Library Minneapolis’s Cesar Pelli-designed main library building sports a

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WOW! Twin Cities

To get the “official” view on what makes Minnesota’s Twin Cities a “wow,” Meetings MidAmerica recently took it to the

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Sun Meets Fun

Nobody comes to the Sunshine State to stay indoors. True, the meeting and convention attendee by necessity spends a certain amount of time surrounded

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New Hotel Plan Approved in Toronto

The Board of Governors of Exhibition Place approved an agreement to build a 320-room hotel.The 26-story property will be located south of Direct

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Coast Coal Harbour Hotel Opening in Vancouver

The 220-room Coast Coal Harbour Hotel is slated to open in January 2010.The hotel offers a restaurant and a bar and lounge. The property also

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Holiday Inn Debuts in Downtown Baltimore

The Holiday Inn Express Baltimore-Downtown opened here in a historic building that dates to the 1920s.The 68-room hotel features an upgraded lobby, a

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Fairmont Pacific Rim Set to Debut in Vancouver

The Fairmont Pacific Rim is set to open in January 2010.The 400-room hotel includes an upscale restaurant with a focus on Pacific Rim cuisine, an

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CVB Contacts - Full Speed Ahead

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Full Speed Ahead

Your meeting called. It wants to go to Florida. Between the beaches, the attractions, the golf and the warmth—weather and people—who

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