NORMAN, Okla. --
Hotel developer John Q. Hammons Hotels & Resorts announced
plans to build a $50 million, 240-room Embassy Suite property and
65,000-square-foot conference center as part of University North
Park, a 585-acre, mixed-use development here.
John Q. Hammons and
city representatives unveiled the plans at a press conference
Wednesday morning.
The city will own
the $15 million conference center, which will be managed by John Q.
Hammons Hotels & Resorts.
Plans call for
construction on both the hotel and conference center to begin in
March 2007.
John Q. Hammons
Hotels & Resorts operates more than 60 U.S. hotel and resort
properties.
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