Minority Hotel Owner Celebrates Opening in Prince George's County's National Harbor
September 15 2008 - 10:30AM
PR Newswire (US)
Prince George's County Executive Jack Johnson and Marriott Chairman
and CEO Bill Marriott to Attend Ceremony BETHESDA, Md., Sept. 15
/PRNewswire/ -- WHAT: Prince George's County Executive Jack Johnson
joins Marriott Chairman and CEO Bill Marriott and minority hotel
owner Integrated Capital, LLC in the celebration of the opening of
the 162-room Residence Inn by Marriott. Integrated Capital, LLC is
an African-American real estate group and a shining example of
Marriott's Diversity Ownership Initiative. The hotel is the sixth
Marriott minority-owned hotel scheduled to open in Prince George's
County. Invited officials include: -- Prince George's County
Executive Jack Johnson -- Bill Marriott, Chairman and CEO, Marriott
International -- Kenneth Fearn, Managing Partner, Integrated
Capital, LLC -- Stewart Cushman, Partner, Integrated Capital, LLC
-- Thomas Moorehead, Investor and local businessman -- Norman
Jenkins, Senior Vice President, Lodging, Marriott International --
Jimmie Paschall, Global Diversity Officer, Marriott International
About National Harbor Project Located in Prince George's County,
cited as the most affluent African-American county in the U.S. by
Ebony magazine (Nov. 2006 issue), the National Harbor Project
offers over 350 acres of residential, commercial and retail space.
It is scheduled to debut in the summer of 2007. For more
information, visit http://www.nationalharbor.com/. WHY: Marriott
launched the Diversity Ownership Initiative to educate and provide
assistance to minorities with significant business experience and
an interest in hotel ownership. In 2005, Marriott made a pledge to
have 500 minority- and woman-owned hotels by 2010. Today, Marriott
has reached its goal ahead of schedule and currently boasts more
than 500 hotels that are open or under development. For more
information, visit http://www.marriott.com/. WHEN: Thursday, Sept.
18, 2008 @ 11:00 a.m. WHERE: Residence Inn National Harbor 192
Waterfront Street Oxon Hill, MD 20745 DATASOURCE: Marriott
International, Inc. CONTACT: Jeff Flaherty, +1-301-380-6954, or
cell, +1-301-370-2203, or Stephanie Hampton, +1-301-380-1217, or
cell, +1-301-370-6591, both of Marriott Communications Web site:
http://www.marriott.com/ http://www.nationalharbor.com/ Company
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