City of San Marcos, Texas, and John Q. Hammons Hotels & Resorts, LLC Break Ground on Embassy Suites(R) Hotel and Conference Center.SAN MARCOS, Texas San Marcos is a city in Texas, USA. The population was 34,733 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Hays County.GR6 Texas State University-San Marcos (formerly Southwest Texas State University) is located in the city. & SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The City of San Marcos San Marcos (săn mär`kəs). 1 City (1990 pop. 38,974), San Diego co., S Calif., a northern suburb of San Diego; settled 1880s, inc. 1963. and John Q. Hammons John Q. Hammons (born James Quentin Hammons on February 24, 1919) is an American businessman and one of the nation's premier developers of upscale luxury hotels and resorts. With over 50 years of experience in the hotel industry, John Q. Hotels & Resorts, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control broke ground today on a new $21 million city conference center and $50 million Embassy Suites Hotel([R]) at I-35 and McCarty Lane. The hotel will be owned by Mr. John Q. Hammons and managed by Springfield, Mo.-based John Q. Hammons Hotels & Resorts, LLC, the nation's leading independent builder, developer, owner and manager of upscale, full-service hotels, resorts and suites. The conference center will be owned by the city and managed by the company (www.jqhhotels.com). With an anticipated opening in October 2008, the 10-story, upscale, full-service hotel and 77,300-gross-square-foot conference center will be the first of their kind in San Marcos. The facilities will accommodate a wide range of conferences--from auto and boat shows to high tech exhibitions, graduations, special events, and business meetings of all sizes. The hotel and conference center will also be easily accessible from Texas State University, which boasts a student population of 27,500. The university's growth and stability as an economic engine for the area is what first attracted Mr. Hammons to the San Marcos community. "The conference center-hotel will fast become the gathering place at the epicenter of the I-35 corridor The I-35 Corridor is a megalopolis in the southern plains region of the United States. It runs from San Antonio, Texas to Kansas City, Missouri along Interstate 35. The corridor includes the cities of Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, Oklahoma City, Tulsa, and Wichita. ," said San Marcos Mayor Susan Narvaiz. "San Marcos is the third most popular tourist destination A tourist destination is a city, town or other area the economy of which is dependent to a significant extent on the revenues accruing from tourism. It may contain one or more tourist attractions or visitor attractions and possibly some "tourist traps". in Texas due to the success of our outlet malls. This project will advance our economic tourism strategy and will bring many people to San Marcos. The Embassy Suites Hotel and our Conference Center will have a phenomenal impact on our city and this region." "We're proud to announce the addition of an upscale hotel and conference center to the burgeoning city of San Marcos. The exceptional facilities will complement the state's major attractions to draw even more business and leisure travelers," said Mr. Robert Fugazi, regional vice president of John Q. Hammons Hotels & Resorts, LLC. Speakers at the event included City Manager Dan O'Leary Daniel O'Leary (October 22, 1856 - June 24, 1922) was a 19th century major league baseball player from Detroit, Michigan. "Hustlin' Dan" played in the outfield sparingly for five seasons with five different teams from 1879 through 1884. , Mayor Susan Narvaiz, Mr. Fugazi, and John Martin, vice president of Flintco, General Contractor A general contractor is an organization or individual that contracts with another organization or individual (the owner) for the construction of a building, road or any other execution of work or facility. . Project Highlights * Developer: Mr. John Q. Hammons * Architect: Lohmeyer-Russell Architects, P.C. * Program Manager: Broaddus and Associates * General Contractor: Flintco, Inc. Amenities of the Embassy Suites Hotel will include: * 283 suites, including two presidential suites and two hospitality suites * Fully staffed resort-style spa with massage and treatment rooms * Fitness rooms * Heated outdoor pool and heated spa * Full-service restaurant, coffee shop and atrium bar * Business center * 10-story, open atrium with skylight skylight Roof opening covered with translucent or transparent glass or plastic designed to admit daylight. Skylights have found wide application admitting steady, even light in industrial, commercial, and residential buildings, especially those with a northern orientation. , dramatic water feature and extensive interior plantscaping * Glass-backed elevators overlooking atrium and water feature * Complimentary breakfast and daily manager's afternoon reception for hotel guests Conference Center Amenities include: * 77,300 gross square feet and 40,000 square feet net meeting space with flexible configurations to range from a 28,000-square-foot grand ballroom and 7,000-square-foot junior ballroom to 19 meeting rooms * Junior ballroom accesses a 4,000-square-foot outdoor veranda * Kitchen and catering center * State-of-the-art, high-tech capacity to accommodate high-end audiovisual needs * Main ballroom floor layout accommodates electrical needs of tradeshow booths * Power accommodations provided on northeast corner of facility to accommodate outdoor needs such as concerts, expos and conference mobile displays * Custom-designed chandeliers throughout facility * Main ballroom features higher than average, 26-foot ceilings About John Q. Hammons Hotels & Resorts, LLC Springfield, Mo.-based John Q. Hammons Hotels & Resorts, LLC is the nation's leading independent builder, developer, owner and manager of upscale, full-service hotels, resorts and suites, including: Embassy Suites Hotels Embassy Suites Hotels is a chain of hotels, which specializes in suite-style rooms that is owned by Hilton Hotels Corporation. Embassy Suites is an upscale chain of all-suite hotels. All guest rooms of this chain feature a separate living area as well as a sleeping area. , Renaissance, Marriott, Radisson, Residence Inn, Homewood Suites by Hilton, Holiday Inn and Courtyard by Marriott Courtyard by Marriott is a brand of hotels owned by Marriott International. They have over 2,800 hotels worldwide, as of June 2007. Courtyard by Marriott is designed for business travelers. brands. With 72 hotels strategically located near demand generators, such as state capitals, universities, airports, corporate headquarters or office parks in secondary and tertiary markets, John Q. Hammons Hotels & Resorts' properties are dominant in their markets. Over the course of his impressive career in the hotel business, Mr. Hammons has developed 184 hotels. For more information about John Q. Hammons Hotels & Resorts, LLC, please visit the company's Web site at www.jqhhotels.com. Editor's note Editor's Note (foaled in 1993 in Kentucky) is an American thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. He was sired by 1992 U.S. Champion 2 YO Colt Forty Niner, who in turn was a son of Champion sire Mr. Prospector and out of the mare, Beware Of The Cat. Trained by D. : Project fact sheets and rendering available on request. |
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