HILTON TO OPERATE CLEVELAND CONVENTION CENTER HOTEL

CLEVELAND, OHIO — Cuyahoga County has selected Hilton Worldwide to operate a 600-650 room convention center hotel that is currently under development in downtown Cleveland. The hotel will feature subterranean links to the Global Center for Health Innovation and the new convention center, which is also under development. The hotel will also feature approximately 55,000 square feet of meeting space, a full-service restaurant, lobby bar, an indoor pool and fitness center. The new convention center hotel is scheduled to open by 2016. Cuyahoga County is the owner of the hotel, which financed the project through a combination of tax-exempt bonds and other tax-revenue sources. VOA Associates and Atlanta-based Cooper Carry are the joint architectural firms involved in the project and New York City-based Andersen-Miller is managing the interior design.