GRAVES HOSPITALITY TAKES OVER MANAGEMENT, REDEVELOPMENT OF TWO HOTELS

ST. PAUL, MINN. — The Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe has hired Graves Hospitality Corp. to take over management and redevelopment of two hotels in downtown St. Paul: the Crowne Plaza St. Paul Riverfront Hotel at 11 Kellogg Blvd.; and the DoubleTree St. Paul Downtown Hotel at 411 Minnesota St. The Mille Lacs Band acquired the hotels, which include nearly half of the hotel rooms in downtown St. Paul, in early March. The Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, a self-governing, federally recognized Indian tribe located in East Central Minnesota, purchased the hotels as part of an investment diversification strategy. The band has more than 4,300 enrolled members.