Star Mesa Capital Buys Ocean Point Inn in East Boothbay, Maine
JLL arranged the sale of the 61-room Ocean Point Inn in East Boothbay, Maine, to Star Mesa Capital. Lark stays on as operator, and the release gives no price.
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CANVAS 2026 Sells a $1,400 Recruiting Table to 1,000 Graduate Students
The agronomy meeting funds student travel in July, coaches delegates on personal branding and emotional intelligence, then seats them with employers in Halls A1-B-C.
Centara puts its growth on deals with large property investors
Centara runs 52 hotels, 23 owned and operated and 29 under management agreements. COO Michael Henssler tells Skift the 41-property pipeline grows on partnerships with large investors.
Fairmont Empress Names Demian Fuentes Food and Beverage Director
Fairmont Empress in Victoria, British Columbia, has appointed Demian Fuentes as director of food and beverage, with Tea at the Empress, Q at the Empress, The Bengal and DASH in the portfolio.
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IHCL signs a 215-key Gateway in Lucknow
IHCL signed a 215-key Gateway in Lucknow's Gomti Nagar with Kripanidhi Hospitality on 15 October, and its Uttar Pradesh total still reads 64 hotels with 27 under development.
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Minor Hotels Signs a 70-Key Anantara Retreat in the Darjeeling Hills
Minor Hotels takes a management agreement on a 70-key Anantara Retreat inside the 849-acre Tindharia Tea Estate in West Bengal, with a 110 crore rupee project and a 2031 opening.
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Kempinski Loses Its Group CEO and Four C-Suite Colleagues
Barbara Muckermann has left the group chief executive role after nearly two and a half years, with the CFO, CHRO, chief development officer and chief brand officer also gone. Sources told Skift the owners have sought a financial buyer.
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Fifteen Contact Hours Ship With Every Portland LEARN Ticket
LEARN Portland carries up to 15 contact hours with registration, two core days hold 10 programmed hours, and a $245 Tuesday forum closes the gap. Three states need separate approval.
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Focus and Gensler Take 39 Stories Into Brickell Ground
Focus and Group Fox Management broke ground in January on a 39-story, 517-unit tower at 128 Southwest 7th Street. Gensler designed it and no delivery date is published.
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Dreamscape Counts Patenaude's Tenure at Two and a Half Years
Dreamscape Hospitality promoted Adam Patenaude to president and chief executive officer, and the release's two-and-a-half-year count sits against Hotel Dive's two.
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