Hammons' Embassy Suites Murfreesboro Opens Ahead of Schedule
SEPTEMBER 15, 2008. The new Embassy Suites(R) Murfreesboro, Hotel & Conference Center in Tennessee at 1200 Conference Center Boulevard is open to the public. One of the largest facilities of its kind in the area, the 10-story, 283-suite hotel and conference center offers 80,000 gross square feet of flexible meeting and event space.
Featuring a contemporary d'ecor, the hotel is owned by hotel legend Mr. John Q. Hammons and is managed by Springfield-Mo.-based John Q. Hammons Hotels & Resorts, the nation's leading independent builder, developer, owner and manager of upscale, full-service hotels, resorts and suites.
The hotel's first guest was C.M. Gatton, the original owner of the land that the hotel is now located upon. The Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce has scheduled a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 5 p.m. CDT on September 13.
An official grand opening event, 'An Elegant Evening,' is scheduled for November 1 and will benefit the Rutherford Books from Birth, reinforcing John Q. Hammons Hotels and Resorts' commitment to the communities in which it operates. Rutherford Books from Birth is a local non-profit sponsoring organization for Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, which mails a new, age-appropriate, hardcover book every month to registered children from birth until age 5, at no cost to the family and regardless of income. The event will feature fine dining, dancing and a program honoring Rep. John D. Hood, who in 2004 sponsored legislation establishing the Governor's Books from Birth Foundation in collaboration with the wives of the five Rutherford County mayors - Eagleville, LaVergne, Murfreesboro, Smyrna, and Rutherford County. Nissan North America is the presenting sponsor of the event and tickets start at $150, a portion of which is tax-deductible.
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