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True North Hotel Group Opens AC Hotels by Marriott in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
True North Hotel Group | June 9, 2021
OVERLAND PARK, KAN. – June 9, 2021 – True North Hotel Group has opened its first AC Hotels by Marriott, Marriott International’s design-driven lifestyle brand, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama’s revitalized downtown. The five-story hotel integrates elements of the AC Hotel brand’s contemporary, sophisticated design with inspired local inflections that balance the rhythm of downtown Tuscaloosa’s energetic vibe. Its 120 guestrooms have been purposefully designed and its collaborative, flexible public spaces provide an inviting ambiance well-matched with those who particularly appreciate the hotel’s proximity to Tuscaloosa’s most popul...
True North Hotel Group Appoints GM and DOS for AC Hotel by Marriott in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
AC Hotels | April 16, 2021
Overland Park, KS – April 16, 2021 – True North Hotel Group today announced that Karen Steiger and Darren Segura have been named general manager and director of sales, respectively, for the company’s first managed AC Hotel by Marriott, opening late spring in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, at 2585 6th Street. The pair will oversee the launch of the five-story, 120-room hotel located in Tuscaloosa’s vibrant, revitalized downtown, just minutes from popular attractions like the Black Warrior River, the Riverwalk, the Amphitheater, and the University of Alabama’s Bryant-Denny Stadium. Taking maximum advantage of its sweeping views and energeti...
True North Hotel Group Opens Four Hotels With Fifth on Track for 1Q 2021
True North Hotel Group | October 21, 2020
Overland Park, Kan. – Oct. 21, 2020 – True North Hotel Group today announced that it is opening four new hotels within a month with an additional fifth on track to open in the first quarter of 2021. A dual-branded SpringHill Suites and TownePlace Suites by Marriott will open next week in Wrentham/Plainview, Mass., between Boston and Providence, serving as a prime access point to all of New England. The properties anchor RAVentures’ new Ledgeview Way mixed-used development located at the prime intersection of Interstate 495 and Route 1. Along with the two hotels’ 160 rooms, the development also includes retail, restaurants, an assis...
True North Hotel Group Announces Leadership Title Changes
January 30, 2020
Overland Park, Kan. – Jan. 30, 2020 – The board of directors of True North Hotel Group today announced the following leadership title changes, effective January 1: Lewis (Lew) Wiens has shifted from chairman and CEO to chairman; Richard (Dick) Merkel, formerly president and chief operating officer, is now CEO; and Bradley (Brad) Wiens, formerly executive vice president and chief development officer, is now president and chief development officer of the hotel management and development company that was originally established as a construction company by Lew Wiens in 1996. Citing the title changes as “a step in the evolving management ...
Ferguson Hotel Development and True North Hotel Group Open TownePlace Suites by Marriott in Hays, Kansas
TownePlace Suites by Marriott | March 26, 2018
Hays, KS – March 26, 2018 – Get ready to be real and be you on long stays. Marriott International's TownePlace Suites by Marriott Hays has opened in Kansas. On average, a TownePlace Suites opens every six days. Built for travelers looking for a simple and friendly place where they can settle-in, keep their routine, and easily connect to the Hays area. The new TownePlace Suites located at 4001 General Hays Road, continues to exemplify the brand's rapid growth. The new hotel will operate as a Marriott franchise, developed by Ferguson Hotel Development of Liberty, Missouri and managed by True North Hotel Group of Overland P...
True North Hotel Group Opens Two Hotels in the Apex Center of New England
Hyatt Place Marlborough/Apex Center | November 8, 2017
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – (November 8, 2017) – True North Hotel Group announces the opening of two neighboring hotels: the 137-room Hyatt Place Marlborough/Apex Center and 108-room Fairfield Inn & Suites Boston Marlborough/Apex Center, which are both located within the Apex Center of New England, a new 43-acre custom-designed destination with multiple state-of-the-art hospitality, business and entertainment experiences located in Marlborough, Mass. Hyatt Place Marlborough/Apex Center and Fairfield Inn & Suites Boston Marlborough/Apex Center were both co-developed by True North Hotel Group and RAVentures, Inc., developer ...
Managed by True North Hotel Group, Residence Inn by Marriott Opens in Downtown Jersey City, New Jersey
Ironstate Development Company | April 13, 2017
JERSEY CITY, NJ – With the cut of a ceremonial ribbon, the 152-suite Residence Inn by Marriott® officially opened on Monday, April 10th, in downtown Jersey City, New Jersey. The all-suite Residence Inn Jersey City will operate as a Marriott franchise and is owned by Columbus Hotel Urban Renewal, a joint venture entity of Ironstate Development Company of Hoboken, New Jersey and Panepinto Properties of Jersey City. The hotel is managed by True North Hotel Group of Overland Park, Kansas. Located at 80 Christopher Columbus Drive in the heart of this vibrant urban destination and just minutes from Manhattan via the adjacent Grove S...
Residence Inn by Marriott Set for March Opening in Jersey City, New Jersey with General Manager Darren Piercey at the Helm
Residence Inn by Marriott | January 26, 2017
Jersey City, NJ – January 26, 2017 – The 152-suite Residence Inn by Marriott in Jersey City, New Jersey is scheduled to open on March 1, 2017. Located at 80 Christopher Columbus Drive, the all-suite Residence Inn Jersey City will operate as a Marriott franchise, owned by Columbus Hotel Urban Renewal of Hoboken, NJ and managed by True North Hotel Group of Overland Park, Kansas. Located in the heart of downtown Jersey City, just ten miles from Newark International Airport and 15 miles from LaGuardia Airport, the Residence Inn Jersey City offers its guests easy access to Liberty State Park, Liberty Science Center, the 9/11 Memo...
