Wednesday, Jun. 18, 2008

Olathe to get hotel, conference center

A national hotel magnate announced at Tuesday's Olathe City Council meeting plans to build a luxury Embassy Suites Hotel and adjacent conference center in the city.

The John Q. Hammons Hotels and Resorts proposal is for an 11-story, 315-suite hotel and conference center with 80,000 square feet of meeting space at Corporate Ridge office park, Kansas Highway 10 and Ridgeview Road. The Springfield, Mo.-based company plans to begin construction in the fall.

"As one of the fastest-growing cities in the Midwest, Olathe has a long-term vibrancy I can appreciate," Hammons said in a press release. "It is predicted that more than 100 companies will relocate to the general Olathe area in the next five to 10 years."

The Embassy Suites would be the company's fourth development in the Kansas City area.

Read Saturday's Olathe News for more in-depth coverage of this story.

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