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Travel Daily News
28-05-2025
- Business
- Travel Daily News
A-1 Hospitality breaks ground on AC Hotels by Marriott property in Kennewick, Washington
A-1 Hospitality breaks ground on 163-room AC Hotels by Marriott in Kennewick, boosting local economy and convention center offerings. KENNEWICK, WA – A-1 Hospitality Group, a family owned and operated hotel management and development company based in Kennewick, Washington announce the groundbreaking for the new 163-room AC Hotels by Marriott in Kennewick, Washington. Located at the Three Rivers Convention Center, the hotel will operate as a franchise owned by A-1 Three Rivers Hotel, LLC and managed by A-1 Hospitality Group. 'We are thrilled to bring the AC Hotels brand to the Three Rivers Convention Center Campus as part of a dynamic public-private partnership,' said Taran Patel, Managing Principal, A-1 Hospitality Group. 'This transformative project will serve as a catalyst for economic growth in our community. We are proud to collaborate with the city of Kennewick and Fowler General Construction to bring this vision to life.' The AC Hotels brand creates an atmosphere with European soul, Spanish roots and artfully crafted local touches. The signature AC Lounge offers expertly made cocktails, local craft beers, and an elevated wine program. Tapas-style small bites complete the food menu in a comfortable and elegant atmosphere. The open, light-filled AC Kitchen is open for breakfast daily, featuring freshly sliced prosciutto, specialty cheeses and croissants imported from France. The new five-story property will include such amenities as an indoor swimming pool, a well-equipped fitness center, a rooftop restaurant and bar and six meeting rooms with a combined 12,000 square feet of functional meeting space to accommodate functions of up to 450 people. A-1 Hospitality Group is a family owned and operated management company whose corporate headquarters is located in Tri-Cities, Washington. The company was founded in 1997 and has become a leading management company in the Northwest United States, the portfolio consists of 20 select-service, boutique, and extended-stay hotels located in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, New Mexico and Texas. AC Hotels includes over 225 hotels in 33 countries and territories. At AC Hotels, every moment has been designed, refined, crafted, and considered to create a seamless guest experience. Each AC Hotel features purposefully designed signature spaces that strike the perfect balance of form and function. Most notably, the AC Lounge invites guests and locals alike to collaborate during the day, or to enjoy signature cocktails and tapas in the evening. The AC Kitchen offers a European-inspired breakfast each morning. All AC guest rooms and public spaces evoke a particular sophistication, featuring sleek furnishings, curated artwork, and intuitive technology. The brand is dedicated to the details that matter most to guests during their travels with a mission to deliver The Perfectly Precise Hotel experience. AC Hotels is proud to participate in Marriott Bonvoy, the global travel program from Marriott International. The program offers members an extraordinary portfolio of global brands, exclusive experiences on Marriott Bonvoy Moments, and unparalleled benefits including free nights and Elite status recognition.
Yahoo
07-03-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Groff Elem. to be closed remainder of school year
Mar. 7—MOSES LAKE — Groff Elementary will be closed for the remainder of the school year, according to Moses Lake School District Superintendent Carol Lewis at the March 6 regular school board meeting. "What has been done is lots of testing, lots of repairs," Lewis said. "We first have to figure out exactly what the problem is and then make the proper repairs to the building." Groff students have been attending classes from home all week after an electrical problem caused an unidentified person to be shocked on campus. The school was originally planned to be closed March 3 through March 7. "The staff at Groff was amazing. Robbie (Mason, executive director of secondary education) has been supporting them a ton, along with a lot of other people who are not in this room and in this room, and our kids at Groff have been learning from home," Lewis said. "The teachers have gotten materials for them, and that's going as well as could be expected." Students will continue to work from home until a plan is finalized to shift them into other MLSD campuses. Students will be kept in the same grade level and class as that plan is developed, according to Lewis. "Currently, the teachers are working to do remote learning with the kids," Lewis said. "Then plans are being made to relocate classrooms of teachers and students, intact, to other locations around the buildings." The district released a statement saying the details are being finalized with an eye toward transportation, staffing, classroom placements, support services and overall student well-being in mind. The district will have more details in coming days, staff said. Last April, a similar situation happened. MLSD Communications Director Ryan Shannon said the electrical problems are related to contractual issues the district has been working on with the Groff general contractor, Richland-based Fowler General Construction. The nearly $27 million school was paid for by a voter approved bond in 2017. The school opened in September 2021. "We have had some challenges at Groff elementary with an electrical issue, and people probably recall that we had a similar challenge last year, and some fixes were put in place, and it was believed that those were enough to prevent the issues from reoccurring," Lewis said during the meeting. "Well, recently, we had some electrical issues reoccur, and we needed to, for the safety of staff and students, close the building to try to do some more tests to try to figure out what's going on," Lewis said the announcement may be sudden and jarring; however, she thinks it's the most stable option for the students. "It's what we need to do in order to not go through a chaotic cycle that where we would say we'll open it and then we'll need to close it again, and potentially, if issues come about, we're just not certain enough about the safety of that building to have kids in there," Lewis said. "We need to get the construction folks in there to figure out what's going on and to be able to fix it adequately so that we can use the building as intended."
