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| Now open: Candlewood Suites is second new hotel downtown in a year, "The old Tribune Building, former home of the Tribune-Star in downtown Terre Haute, opened Thursday as the new Candlewood Suites,..." Tribune Star, (October 9,
2008), by Howard Greninger |
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| , Total cost of project up to $5.4M from $4.8M "Foundation work is scheduled to begin in two weeks for the newly redesigned Terre Haute Children’s Museum, to include a “smart classroom 98-seat theater,..." Tribune Star, (March 26,
2008), by Howard Greninger |
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| IHG & Dora Brothers Hospitality Announce Opening of Hotel Indigo Fishers-Indy’s Uptown,“We are thrilled to bring two additional Hotel Indigo locations to Indiana with Dora Brothers Hospitality,” said Jim Anhut, senior vice president, Franchise Development, the Americas, IHG. “The flexibility of Hotel Indigo’s unique branded boutique concept allows us to retain the integrity of the suburban and downtown neighborhoods, while incorporating visual elements unique to each location and hallmarks exclusive to the Hotel Indigo brand....” TravelandTourismNews.com, (March 2, 2008) |
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| IHG Announces Hotel Indigo® First Opening in Indiana, $8 million property in downtown Columbus is 13th Hotel Indigo to open "one of the world's largest hotel groups by number of rooms, announced today that the Hotel Indigo Columbus Downtown has opened, marking the 13th opening for the industry's first branded boutique hotel chain and the first new hotel to open in downtown Columbus in more than 100 years...." Franchise.com, (February 6, 2008) |
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| , Children’s Museum, Dora expected to close sale on land soon "Work could begin as early as next week on the new Candlewood Suites extended-stay hotel in downtown Terre Haute..." Tribune Star, (November 5,
2007), by Arthur E. Foulkes |
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| Hilton Garden Inn prepares for opening, Dora Bros. officials pleased with excitement surrounding project "Workers are putting the final touches on the new Hilton Garden Inn – Terre Haute House in anticipation of opening for business in early October. “This is the fun part,” said Wendy Ray..." Tribune Star, (Sept. 24,
2007), by Arthur E. Foulkes |
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| Mayor Kevin Burke slated to be new Hilton Garden Inn’s first guest, New hotel could be open by mid-September "A squad of “star employees” from various hotels operated by Dora Brothers Hospitality Corp. will supervise the preparations of various departments of the Hilton Garden Inn-Terre Haute House..." Tribune Star, (Aug. 27,
2007), by Austin Arceo |
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| Can downtown really support 35 hotels?, As new players hope to cash in on city's hospitality business, some fear the hotel-room boom could oversaturate the market "Tim Dora, a principal of Dora Brothers Hospitality of Fishers, said he doubts all of the proposed projects would end up being financed. "Lenders are going to ask some questions . . . and start to wise up."..." Indianapolis Star, (Aug. 4,
2007), by Jeff Swiatek |
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| , Hilton likely to open in early October "The Hilton Garden Inn, where work officially began during a groundbreaking ceremony in late July 2006, likely will open on Oct. 1, said Tim Dora..." Tribune Star, (July 31,
2007), by Austin Arceo |
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, Work to begin on trendy Hotel Indigo late this year "Another
trendy and tech-oriented hotel is planned in Plainfield, where
the hospitality industry is booming.
Dora Hospitality is planning an 85-room, four-story Hotel Indigo
at the Ind. 267 interchange of I-70, just west of the entry to
the new terminal under construction at Indianapolis International
Airport..." Indianapolis Star, (June 26,
2007), by Bruce C. Smith |
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| , "Tim Dora, developer of the downtown Hilton Garden Inn, said
the hotel will provide an extremely important and great first
impression for prospective students and employees in Terre Haute.
"People are going to walk into the hotel and say 'Terre Haute's
pretty cool,'" Dora said...." Indiana
Statesman, By Sara Kuhlman, (Feb. 2, 2007) |
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| , "All the pieces of a new downtown Terre Haute are coming
together with the announcement of conctruction at the corner of
Eighth and Wabash that will mean a second new hotel for the city
and a downtown home for the new Terre Haute Children's Museum..." The Republic, By Harry McCawley, (Jan. 31, 2007) |
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| , All the pieces of a new downtown Terre Haute are coming together
with the announcement of conctruction at the corner of Eighth
and Wabash that will mean a second new hotel for the city and
a downtown home for the new Terre Haute Children's Museum..." Terre Haute Economic Development Corp. Release,
(Dec. 19, 2006) |
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| , InterContinental Hotels Group, (IHG) [LON: IHG, NYSE: IHG (ADRs)],
the world's largest hotel group by number of rooms announced today
that a new Candlewood Suites hotel in Indianapolis is expected
to open this month..." H&MM Week In
Review, (Jan. 19, 2007) |
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| , "A developer already investing in one downtown hotel
believes that the time is right for a new hotel right across the
street.....", The Tribune-Star,
December 19, 2006 |
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| , "Property taxes will be phased in over six years for
Columbus’ new Hotel Indigo under a controversial request
approved by Columbus City Council....", The Republic, Paul Minnis,
June 21, 2006 |
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| , "Mayor Fred Armstrong in a public announcement Thursday
hailed Hotel Indigo as the first major component of the Vision
20/20 initiative for downtown Columbus...", The Republic, Paul Minnis,
March. 31, 2006 |
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| , "The downtown
hotel operated by Dora Brothers Hospitality Corp. is unlikely
to be confused with the towering convention hotels that sit, literally,
on the other side of the tracks.....", IBJ, Tammy
Lieber, March.
6-12, 2006 |
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| , "As construction continues on the new Indiana Stadium,
so do plans for new development just west of the site....", WTHR, Mary Milz/Eyewitness News,
Indianapolis, Feb. 3, 2006 |
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"The GM Advisory Council has compiled a General Manager's
Daily Checklist, using a similar list initially developed by the
GMs of Dora Brothers Hospitality. The list is designed to assist
GMs in daily operations...", Owner,
IAHI's Source for News and Views, Second Qtr., 2005 |
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"Four more hotels are opening doors as demand continues
for 2nd year in a row...." The Indianapolis
Star, June 2, 2004 |
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"Three new hotels will increase Indianapolis' downtown hotel
room inventory by more than 500 rooms over the next few years,
according to the Indianapolis Convention and Visitors Association
and local developers...", Indianapolis Business Journal, April 14-20, 2003 |
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If every hotel developed by the Dora family were named the Dora
Inn, travelers in Indiana would find the name as familiar as other
famous chains, such as Holiday and Ramada..., The Indianapolis Star, May 30, 2002 |
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"It will be the nicest Best Western in the state by a long
shot.", The
Indianapolis Star, May 22, 2002 |
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..."We are delighted to bestow the Multi-Brand Developer
of the Year award on the Dora Brothers Hospitality Corporation
as a way of expressing our appreciation for their commitment to
our Hilton Family of Hotels,...", Hotel
Online Special Report, January 2002 |
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"...Each of our three focused-service brands is thrilled
to recognize their respective Developer of the Year as a way to
express appreciation for the franchisees' brand loyalty and overall
commitment to excellence, from the design stage to post-opening."..., Hospitality Net,
February 2002 |
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If you've already guessed that Tim and Bob Dora, partners in the
Indiana Hotel Corp. in Anderson, are nephews of James Dora Sr.
of General Hotel Corp., you know only part of the story..., Indiana Business Magazine |
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Dora Brothers Hospitality Corp. in Anderson was started in 1986
by Tim and Bob Dora, nephews of another Indiana hotelier, General
Hotels Corp.'s Jim Dora..., Indiana
Business Magazine,
December 2001 |
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Bob Dora remembers dragging suitcases bigger than he was to the
rooms of the Covered Wagon Lodge in Vincennes, when he was 9 years
old, hoping for a quarter tip..., Indianapolis Business Journal, July 31-Aug. 6, 1995 |
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"I interviewed at a downtown bank, high up in a tower. As
I walked through with the vice president, I saw row after row
of desks, and I said, 'No way.' It's so much more fun when you
interact with people....", Indiana Busines Magazine, December 1998 |
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When James Dora Sr. and his brother Bob entered the hotel business
in 1962, James never dreamed that 30 years later he'd be installing
computer ports and building suites to accommodate business travelers..., Indiana Business Magazine, December 1995 |
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