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Tee Center brings new hotel to Augusta, Ga.

Joan Drammeh — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:38:55 +0000

Construction will begin on a 200,000-sq.-ft. Tee Center in Augusta, Ga., in the spring of 2010, but the trade, exhibition and events center is already making an impact. Legacy Hospitality, LCC, began planning a $25 million hotel off the Augusta Common after the Tee Center was approved in December 2009.

“The Tee center was key,” says Mayor Deke Copenhaver. “They said all along that their business model was predicated on having the Tee Center across the street.”

Managing partner for the 139-room Hyatt hotel, Cortland Dusseau, says his company picked Augusta because the city is proving to be a source of economic strength and investment for companies.

Atlanta connecting with SkyTrain

Joan Drammeh — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:30:26 +0000

Atlanta is the only U.S. city with a convention center that’s directly connected to a major airport. The ATL SkyTrain now connects the Georgia International Convention Center (GICC) to the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and its new 67.5-acre car rental facility. A five-minute ride each way, the SkyTrain gives convention travelers streamlined access to fly-in meetings at the 16,000-sq.-ft. center. “This marks an exciting day for the GICC,” says GICC Executive Director Hugh Austin about the first stop on the SkyTrain, which opened December 8, 2009. “This convention center was strategically built in this location to capitalize on Hartsfield-Jackson’s new rental car center and specifically the accompanying people mover, the ATL SkyTrain. This new direct connection to Hartsfield-Jackson truly makes the GICC one of the most internationally accessible convention centers in the country.”

Atlanta hotel now a Marriott

Joan Drammeh — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:59:51 +0000

Following a multi-million dollar renovation, the former Sheraton Atlanta Hotel in Buckhead is now the Atlanta Marriott Buckhead Hotel & Conference Center. Located in the heart of Atlanta’s shopping, dining and entertainment district, the Atlanta Marriott Buckhead features 349 rooms and 25,000 square feet of meeting space. The conference center has three ballrooms, 18 meeting rooms and two business centers within walking distance of Lenox Square Mall, Phipps Plaza and MARTA-Lenox Station.

Dawsonville Attractions & Meeting Space

Joan Drammeh — Fri, 29 May 2009 19:01:52 +0000