Q&A: Homewood Suites by Hilton Owners Talk Involvement in Creating Game-Changing New Prototype
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Homewood Suites recently unveiled Prototype 10.0 – a game-changing, all-new prototype that modernizes the brand for the future. Advertisements
Hilton tapped a select group of Homewood Suites owners and developers – including Ron Kendall of Buffalo Lodging, Nelson Knight of Apple Hospitality REIT, Richard Meseberg of Raymond Management Company and Chet Patel of Baywood Hotels – to collaborate on every step of the prototype creation, which was designed to offer added value and versatility for owners and guests alike. Prototype 10.0 yields a reduction in site size from 2.49 acres to 2.36 acres, reduces the building area by more than 3,350 square feet; increases the number of room keys from 121 suites to 131 suites; and enhances food and beverage options to generate additional revenue opportunities.
Herald Democrat
In a year when a virus curtailed many court proceedings throughout Texas and the nation, two that actually took place in Grayson County grabbed headlines.
One of the two involved a public official who had too much to drink and the other involved a drug deal that claimed the life of a child.
Grayson County Judge Bill Magers pleaded guilty in June to a driving while intoxicated 2nd offense charge that arose from a situation in February. He was sentenced to 365 days in the county jail probated for 12 months. Judge Carol Siebman set as conditions of that probation that Magers must pay a $4,000 fine, do 200 hours of community service work at an organization like Mothers Against Drunk Driving or Four Rivers Outreach, maintain an interlock device on his vehicle and continue with outpatient DWI treatment including taking a monthly shot that helps curb alcohol cravings and inhibits intoxication. She also said that he must serve some time in the county jail but did not spec