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Hospitality Net
15-05-2025
- Business
- Hospitality Net
Meyer Jabara Hotels Expands Third-Party Management Footprint Westward
Danbury, Conn. - Meyer Jabara Hotels has taken over management of the 84-room Holiday Inn Express & Suites Carson City, Nev., located at 4055 N. Carson Street. The deal marks the hotel ownership and third-party management company's second hotel in Nevada. MJH began its westward expansion in November 2024 with the acquisition of Griffin Hotel Management. Since that time, the company's portfolio has also grown into Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. It was a match made in heaven – and great timing, said Sonia Lee Sohn, co-general manager of Leeward Real Estate Investments, owner of the Holiday Inn Express & Suites Carson City. She explained that Leeward was seeking additional upside amid post-Covid market sluggishness, and the company already knew what Meyer Jabara Hotels could do. We've had first-hand experience with Meyer Jabara Hotels through its operation of a hotel we own near Syracuse, N.Y., Sohn said. It was through that partnership we first met Eric Churchill, Meyer Jabara Hotels chief operating officer. Leeward was very impressed with his specific operations know-how, along with the company's cut-to-the-chase problem-solving style. With a 48-year history of operating best-in-class hotels, Justin Jabara, president of Meyer Jabara Hotels, said the company prides itself on running third-party managed hotels as if it owns them. We've done quite well for the ownership group already, Jabara said, and we are pleased to assist them with this asset. It has allowed us to add another exceptional hotel to our portfolio and grow in the Nevada market. Great Location, Rates & Amenities The Holiday Inn Express & Suites Carson City stands just blocks away from Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center and less than 30 miles from Reno, Nevada, and the Jewel of the Sierras, Lake Tahoe. The property welcomes corporate and leisure travelers, offering free breakfast, well-equipped fitness and business centers, and complementary lobby coffee. Additionally, hotel guests can access exclusive rates through the Carson Tahoe Hospital. Among Meyer Jabara Hotels' first tasks was finding and hiring a proven general manager. Dustin Lambert was selected to oversee the hotel. From the onset of his appointment, the hotel saw immediate improvement in occupancy, staffing, and team culture adoption. In less than two months, Jabara said, the hotel began performing quite well, as we expected. Short-term, ownership has tasked MJH with increasing market share, RevPAR, and profitability. With new competition entering the Carson City market, Sohn said, we are relying heavily on Meyer Jabara Hotels to enable us to become a leading hotel in the area, building long-term relationships with corporate clients and the Nevada government. To help the property stand out, a soon-to-be completed interior renovation will be followed by an exterior 'glowup,' which is scheduled for completion by year's end. For more information on Meyer Jabara Hotels, visit About Meyer Jabara Hotels With headquarters in Danbury, Conn., and offices in West Palm Beach, Fla., Meyer Jabara Hotels is an award-winning hospitality company owning and operating 45 hotels and 36 food-and-beverage outlets in 20 states across the United States. The company was formed in 1977 through the partnership of William Meyer, a specialist in real property law, and Richard Jabara, a second-generation hotelier. Now under the direction of President Justin Jabara, the company has experience in all kinds of properties, from 16-room boutique properties to 508-room convention style hotels. The Meyer Jabara Hotels portfolio consists of hospitality's leading extended stay, boutique, select service, and full service brands under the Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt, IHG, Choice and Wyndham umbrellas, as well as several independents. Meyer Jabara Hotels is, and always will be, in the people business. The better the people, the better the business, and that philosophy extends to all key stakeholders: business partners, associates, and guests. The company strives to create success for all it serves. For more information on Meyer Jabara Hotels, visit Barb Worcester PRpro +1 440 930 5770 Meyer Jabara
Associated Press
25-02-2025
- Health
- Associated Press
MJH Life Sciences® recognized with 2024 Cigna Healthy Workforce Designation™
CRANBURY, N.J., Feb. 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cigna Healthcare has selected MJH Life Sciences® as a recipient of its 2024 gold level Healthy Workforce Designation for demonstrating a strong commitment to improving the health and vitality of its employees through a workplace well-being program. The MJH corporate wellness program is designed to support the holistic wellbeing of associates, fostering a culture where health and productivity go hand in hand. The company continuously invests in innovative ways to enhance workplace wellbeing through a comprehensive approach that includes on-site health initiatives, mental wellness resources, fitness challenges, preventive care programs and interactive wellness events. By empowering associates to prioritize their physical, mental and emotional health, MJH reinforces its commitment to creating an environment where employees feel supported, engaged and equipped to thrive professionally and personally. 'Prioritizing associate well-being isn't just the right thing to do — it's essential to building a thriving, high-performing organization,' said Shari Lundenberg, senior vice president of human resources. 'That's why wellness is woven into our culture at every level, ensuring our associates feel supported in their physical, mental and emotional health. Receiving the Cigna Healthy Workforce Designation reinforces our commitment to fostering an environment where employees can do their best work while also taking care of themselves. When our people are at their best, our company is at its best.' Vitality is defined as the capacity to pursue life with health, strength and energy. It is both a driver and an outcome of health and work/life engagement. 'Higher vitality is linked to a more motivated, connected and productive workforce,' said Kari Knight Stevens, executive vice president and chief human resources officer at The Cigna Group. 'Employers that foster vitality will fuel a healthier workplace and drive business and economic growth. That's why we're proud to recognize employers for their efforts to prioritize multiple dimensions of wellness, build a culture of health and boost employee engagement.' The Cigna Healthy Workforce Designation evaluates organizations based on the core components of their well-being program, including leadership and culture; program foundations and execution; policies and accommodations; and additional areas. Organizations recognized with this designation set the standard of excellence for organizational health and vitality. Cigna Healthcare is proud to honor MJH Life Sciences with the gold level designation for having made strong progress towards a healthy work culture by establishing and growing employee well-being and engagement program. About MJH Life Sciences MJH Life Sciences is the largest privately held, independent, full-service medical media company in North America dedicated to delivering trusted health care news across multiple channels, providing health care professionals with the information and resources they need to optimize patient outcomes. MJH combines the reach and influence of its powerful portfolio of digital and print product lines, live events, educational programs and market research with the customization capabilities of a boutique firm. Clients include world-leading pharmaceutical, medical device, diagnostic and biotech companies. For more information, please visit . Gary Hagestad
Khaleej Times
28-01-2025
- General
- Khaleej Times
'Tell the world': Holocaust survivors entrust memories to AI
Survivors of the Holocaust have entrusted their memories of the Nazi death camps to artificial intelligence to ensure that generations to come can access recollections of the genocide of six million Jews. The project at the Museum of Jewish Heritage (MJH) in New York saw 10 survivors undertake interviews on a range of topics to allow future visitors to question their virtual likenesses about their experiences. Artificial intelligence will be used to interpret questions from members of the public, who will be played a fixed set of pre-recorded responses to "answer" their questions. "Somebody will survive because we have to tell the world what happened — and maybe it's us," said Toby Levy, in her 90s, who was born in a region of Poland in 1933 that is now Ukraine. "I remembered (my father's) words, 'you will be the one who will have to tell the world.' Seventy-five years later, here I am in the United States." Levy looked at herself on a screen as the technology was demonstrated at the museum, located on Manhattan's southern tip, in view of Ellis Island where many Holocaust survivors first arrived in the United States by sea. She was among 200 Holocaust survivors who gathered on Monday to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz. They assembled to watch the live commemoration ceremony in front of the entrance to the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp in Poland, and several denounced the resurgence of anti-Semitic hatred around the world. "We all survived," said Levy, who arrived first in New Orleans before building a life in New York. "Let's do our share, what we have to do." The project will protect the memories of the survivors forever, said Mike Jones, the brains behind the project, a collaboration between the University of Southern California Libraries and the MJH. "There's a timelessness that it's always going to be important and urgent until the day that there's simply just peace on Earth," he said. The 10 survivors underwent extensive video interviews in the summer of 2024, touching on their childhoods prior to the Holocaust, survival in the camps, and their recollection of liberation and resettlement. Visitors to the museum or its website can then "converse" with them on screen, and the survivors respond interactively according to the pre-recorded answers. Alice Ginsburg, born in 1933 in what was then Czechoslovakia, now Hungary, recounted her deportation in 1944 to Auschwitz where she almost died from hunger and forced labour before the camp was liberated on January 27, 1945. She arrived in the United States two years later. "It's important to publicise it so it should never happen again," she said. "This is man's inhumanity to man." Eighty years on from the horrors of the Holocaust, Ginsburg said she worried about the increase "of Holocaust deniers, which is a form of anti-Semitism." Jerry Lindenstraus, who was born in Germany in the early 1930s and has lived in New York since 1953 after exile in Shanghai and South America, said he wanted to speak out "so that we never forget what happened". "I give talks here to high school students who have no idea what happened," he said.
Yahoo
28-01-2025
- General
- Yahoo
'Tell the world': Holocaust survivors entrust memories to AI
Survivors of the Holocaust have entrusted their memories of the Nazi death camps to artificial intelligence to ensure that generations to come can access recollections of the genocide of six million Jews. The project at the Museum of Jewish Heritage (MJH) in New York saw 10 survivors undertake interviews on a range of topics to allow future visitors to question their virtual likenesses about their experiences. Artificial intelligence will be used to interpret questions from members of the public, who will be played a fixed set of pre-recorded responses to "answer" their questions. "Somebody will survive because we have to tell the world what happened -- and maybe it's us," said Toby Levy, in her 90s, who was born in a region of Poland in 1933 that is now Ukraine. "I remembered (my father's) words, 'you will be the one who will have to tell the world.' Seventy-five years later, here I am in the United States." Levy looked at herself on a screen as the technology was demonstrated at the museum, located on Manhattan's southern tip, in view of Ellis Island where many Holocaust survivors first arrived in the United States by sea. She was among 200 Holocaust survivors who gathered Monday to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz. They assembled to watch the live commemoration ceremony in front of the entrance to the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp in Poland, and several denounced the resurgence of anti-Semitic hatred around the world. - 'Man's inhumanity to man' - "We all survived," said Levy, who arrived first in New Orleans before building a life in New York. "Let's do our share, what we have to do." The project will protect the memories of the survivors forever, said Mike Jones, the brains behind the project, a collaboration between the University of Southern California Libraries and the MJH. "There's a timelessness that it's always going to be important and urgent until the day that there's simply just peace on Earth," he said. The ten survivors underwent extensive video interviews in the summer of 2024, touching on their childhoods prior to the Holocaust, survival in the camps, and their recollection of liberation and resettlement. Visitors to the museum or its website can then "converse" with them on screen, and the survivors respond interactively according to the pre-recorded answers. Alice Ginsburg, born in 1933 in what was then Czechoslovakia, now Hungary, recounted her deportation in 1944 to Auschwitz where she almost died from hunger and forced labor before the camp was liberated on January 27, 1945. She arrived in the United States two years later. "It's important to publicize it so it should never happen again," she told AFP. "This is man's inhumanity to man." Eighty years on from the horrors of the Holocaust, Ginsburg said she worried about the increase "of Holocaust deniers, which is a form of anti-Semitism." Jerry Lindenstraus, who was born in Germany in the early 1930s and has lived in New York since 1953 after exile in Shanghai and South America, said he wanted to speak out "so that we never forget what happened." "I give talks here to high school students who have no idea what happened," he said. nr-gw/jgc
