(Left to Right) Carol Dodson, Logan Coykendall, Senator Doug Overbey, Commissioner Susan Whitaker, Alex Davis, Gatlinburg Mayor Jerry Hays, Harold Patel, Denise Carpenter, City Manager Cindy Cameron Ogle, Billy Carroll, Vicki Simms, and Sashsi Patel gather for the ribbon cutting at Hilton Garden Inn on November 12
GATLIBURG, Tenn. November 18, 2009: The Hilton Garden Inn Gatlinburg hosted its official grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony on the evening of Thursday, November 12 at their River Road location. Hilton Worldwide – Vice President of Franchise Development for the Southeast Region Denise Carpenter, State Senator Doug Overbey, Tennessee Department of Tourist Development Commissioner Susan Whitaker, Gatlinburg Mayor Jerry Hays, and City Manager Cindy Cameron Ogle welcomed and congratulated the owners and investors on their achievement and foresight in bringing this project to Gatlinburg.
Commissioner Whitaker highlighted the importance of “green” efforts such as the proposed LEED certification of the Hilton Garden Inn and the Chamber’s Gatlinburg Goes Green program, as sustainable tourism is the future of the tourism industry in Tennessee and nationally in the years to come. Also on hand to congratulate Hilton Garden Inn stakeholders were City Commissioner Mark McCown and GSMNP Assistant Superintendent Kevin Fitzgerald.
Owners and investors for this site are Alex Davis, Shailesh Patel, Logan Coykendall, Shashi Patel, Howard Patel, Bobby Patel, Carol Dodson and Mehul Patel. Hospitality Management Solutions, D&S Builders, Trotter &Associates, Ross/Fowler, Bluepointe, SmartBank and Sevier County Bank have all played a major role in bringing Tennessee’s first proposed LEED-certified hotel to Gatlinburg, and is looking forward to the ongoing success of this establishment.
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