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AWH Partners Acquires 100-Acre Topnotch Resort and Spa in Stowe, Vermont
AWH Partners, LLC | January 28, 2019
NEW YORK (Jan. 28, 2019) – AWH Partners, LLC, a privately held real estate investment, development and management firm, announces the acquisition of the celebrated Topnotch Resort and Spa establishing the ownership group's presence in the emerging 'East Coast Capital of Skiing.' Spire Hospitality, AWH's full-service hospitality management company, is now managing the resort and will immediately implement its repositioning strategy, leveraging Spire's experience at AWH's similarly-situated High Peaks Resort (Lake Placid, NY) to drive stronger operating revenues and profit margins. "With Vail Resorts now running the Stowe Mountain s...
Eli Fortney Named New Executive Chef of Topnotch Resort in Stowe, Vermont
Topnotch Resort | October 5, 2016
Stowe, VT (October 5, 2016) — Eli Fortney, CEC, CCA, has joined the Topnotch Resort team as executive chef of Stowe's only luxury boutique resort. Fortney will oversee the menus and daily operations of the resort's two on-site restaurants, Flannel and The Roost. As executive chef, Fortney will work closely with newly appointed General Manager Ryan Krukar and Director of Food & Beverage Cortney Quinn on all food and beverage related decisions and development. Fortney joins the Topnotch Resort team from the Duke University Hilton Garden Inn, at which his team earned the title of number one Hilton Garden Inn hotel out of more tha...
Devin Gleason Named Director of Sales & Marketing for Vermont’s Topnotch Resort & Spa
Topnotch Resort | August 16, 2016
Stowe, VT (Aug. 16, 2016)— Ryan Krukar, general manager of Topnotch Resort & Spa, announces that Devin Gleason has joined the team as the new director of sales and marketing for the award-winning resort. Gleason will work closely with Krukar to determine sales and marketing strategies and will lead all marketing and sales team efforts for Topnotch Resort & Spa. With a background in full-service resorts and IACC certified Conference Centers in New England and Miami, Gleason brings well-rounded sales leadership and business development expertise. Gleason joins the Topnotch Resort & Spa team from The Stoweflake Mountain R...
Gemstone Hotel & Resorts Names Ryan Krukar General Manager of Topnotch Resort & Spa
Topnotch Resort | July 6, 2016
Stowe, VT (July 6, 2016)—Gemstone Hotel & Resorts, LLC. announces that Ryan Krukar has taken the helm as the new general manager of Topnotch Resort & Spa. In this position, Krukar will manage the resort operating teams, oversee all sales and marketing for the resort, as well as provide operational leadership for the 68-room luxury boutique resort. Krukar also will interface with the three other Gemstone New England properties and coordinate the resulting synergistic opportunities. Krukar joins Topnotch Resort & Spa from the Trapp Family Lodge in Stowe, VT. With a decade of experience in New England hospitality, he has ...
