Company Awards

2012 Awards

  • Homewood Suites New Brighton – Hilton’s Engineering Team of the Year merit honoree
  • Torgerson Properties – Voted as one of the Top 10 Places to Work in Minnesota by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal
  • Holiday Inn Arbor Lakes – TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence
  • Fairmont properties – Arc Minnesota Employer of the Year
  • Country Inn & Suites – Carlson President’s Award
  • Mitch Peterson, President – Minnesota Hospitality Hall of Fame
  • Staybridge Suites Arbor Lakes – Staybridge top regional revenue growth
  • Staybridge Suites Bloomington – Staybridge top regional Heartbeat score
  • Perkins Austin – Perkins Corporate Top Performer award
  • Courtyard Rochester – Marriott’s Silver Circle Award
  • Staybridge Suites Naples – IHG’s Region’s Top Heartbeat Score award
  • Staybridge Suites Naples – IHG’s Region’s Most Improved RevPar award

2011 Awards

  • Country Inn & Suites Willmar – Carlson’s Presidents Award
  • Homewood Suites New Brighton – Hilton’s Top New Hotel merit honoree
  • Homewood Suites New Brighton – Hilton’s Suitekeeping Team of the Year merit honoree
  • Tara Halen, Homewood Suites St. Louis Park – Hilton’s Director of Sales of the year merit honoree (Top 10 Directors of Sales)
  • Todd Roy, Homewood Suites New Brighton – Hilton’s General Manager of the year merit honoree (Top 10 General Managers)
  • Homewood Suites New Brighton – Hilton’s Connie Pride Award – Hotel of the Year merit honoree
  • Angie Buchholz, Hampton Inn Arbor Lakes – Hilton’s Hampton Inn Spirit of Pride award winner
  • Holiday Inn/Otto’s New Ulm – Minnesota Lodging Association’s Property of the Year
  • Perkins Austin – Perkins Corporate Gold Flag Award
  • Staybridge Suites Naples – Celebration Media US Talk of the Town Award for Excellence in Customer Satisfaction
  • Torgerson Properties – Voted as one of the Top 10 Places to Work in Minnesota by the Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal
  • Hampton Inn Fairmont – Hilton’s Hampton Inn Wall of Fame award
  • Holiday Inn Arbor Lakes – TripAdvisor’s Certificate of Excellence award winner
  • Staybridge Suites Naples, FL – TripAdvisor’s Certificate of Excellence award winner
  • Hilton Garden Inn Bloomington – TripAdvisor’s Certificate of Excellence award winner
  • Courtyard Arbor Lakes – Marriott’s Silver Circle Award
  • Courtyard Rochester – Marriott’s Silver Circle Award
  • Lisa Giaimo, Vice President of Sales & Marketing – Chosen by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal as one of the Twin Cities’ 40 sharpest, most successful professionals under 40 years old.
  • Homewood Suites St. Louis Park – Homewood Suites New Hotel Opening Performance of the Year

2010 Awards

  • Holiday Inn/Otto’s New Ulm – Recognized by USA Today as one of the top 10 Oktoberfest celebrations in North America
  • Torgerson Properties – Voted as one of the Top 5 Places to Work in Minnesota by the Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal
  • Staybridge Suites Bloomington – Expedia’s Top 10 Insiders’ Select program
  • Hampton Inn/Green Mill Shoreview – Best Wedding Reception Site by ‘The Knot’
  • Perkins Austin – Gold Flag Award from Perkins Corporate
  • Staybridge Suites Bloomington – Samantha Nelson:  Diamond Service Award winner
  • Hilton Garden Inn Shoreview – Tou Xiong:  Spirit of Pride
  • Staybridge Suites Arbor Lakes – Quality of Excellence Award

2009 Awards

  • Staybridge Suites Arbor Lakes – Quality of Excellence Award
  • Hilton Garden Inn Bloomington – Dave Brott:  Hotelier of the Year from Minnesota Lodging Association
  • Perkins Austin – Best Restaurant in Mower County
  • Torgerson Properties – Hilton Worldwide-Hilton Development Achievement Award
  • Perkins Austin – General Manager Larry Eisenberg, Best Boss Award from Perkins Corporate
  • Homewood Suites St Louis Park – Finance & Commerce, Minnesota’s Daily Business Journal, top development honorees as a gateway to The Shops at West End
  • Perkins Austin – Gold Flag Award from Perkins Corporate
  • Courtyard Rochester – Marriott Gold Award
  • Courtyard Arbor Lakes – Marriott Gold Circle Award

2008 Awards

  • Country Inn & Suites Willmar – Carlson Presidents Award
  • Perkins Austin – Best Restaurant in Mower County
  • Courtyard Rochester – Gold Award
  • Perkins Austin – Gold Flag Award from Perkins Corporate
  • Staybridge Suites Arbor Lakes – Quality of Excellence Award
  • Hampton Inn Shoreview – Deb Duffield:  Spirit of Hampton
  • Hampton Inn Shoreview – Betty Manlet:  Spirit of Hampton
  • Hampton Inn Shoreview – Kory Lesnick:  Ultimate Sales Professional Hilton Hotels

2007 Awards

  • Staybridge Suites Eagan – Quality of Excellence Award
  • Courtyard Rochester – Marriott Gold Award
  • Country Inn & Suites Willmar – Aspire Award
  • Perkins Austin – Gold Flag Award from Perkins Corporate
  • Super 8 Fairmont – Pride of Super 8 Award
  • Green Mill Willmar – Gold Star Award
  • Hilton Garden Inn Bloomington – Kendra Evanson: Diamond Service Award winner
  • Hilton Garden Inn Bloomington – Sonia Cabrera: Diamond Service Award winner
  • Hilton Garden Inn Bloomington – Loretta Halverson: Diamond Service Award winner
  • Hilton Garden Inn Bloomington – Dan Alfonso: Spirit of Hilton Award winner
  • Hampton Inn Shoreview – Julie Fuller: Hotelier of the Year Award winner
  • Hampton Inn Shoreview – Renata Janke: Spirit of Hampton Award winner
  • Hampton Inn Shoreview – Eneida Riano: Spirit of Pride Award winner
  • Holiday Inn/Otto’s New Ulm – Business of the Year Award
  • Hilton Garden Inn Eagan – Business Excellence Award
  • Comfort Inn Fairmont – Gold Flag Award
  • Staybridge Suites Bloomington – Ryan Gregory: Staybridge Suites Sales Story of the Year winner

2006 Awards

  • Courtyard Rochester – Gold Award
  • Super 8 Fairmont – Pride of Super 8 Award
  • Comfort Inn Fairmont – Gold Flag Award
  • Green Mill Willmar – Gold Star Award
  • Perkins Austin – Best Family Restaurant in Mower County
  • Hilton Garden Inn Bloomington – Kendra Evanson: Spirit of Hilton Award winner
  • Hilton Garden Inn Bloomington – Sue Lawson: Spirit of Hilton Award winner
  • Hilton Garden Inn Bloomington – Emily Enriquez: Diamond Service Award winner
  • Perkins Austin – Perkins Gold Flag Award
  • Hampton Inn Shoreview – Julie Fuller: Spirit of Hampton Award winner
  • Hampton Inn Shoreview – “Great Places to Work” Award
  • Courtyard Rochester – Chef Patricia Friederich: Grand Champion,  Chef’s Challenge
  • Courtyard Rochester – Chef Patricia Friederich: People’s Choice Award winner,  Chef’s Challenge

2005 Awards

  • Country Inn & Suites Willmar – Standards of Excellence Award
  • Perkins Austin – Business of the Year
  • Otto’s New Ulm – Best Ribs in Southern Minnesota by ‘Applause Magazine’
  • Hilton Garden Inn Bloomington – John Brandel: Spirit of Hilton Award winner
  • Hampton Inn Shoreview – Dona Jungwirth: Hilton Spirit of Pride Award winner

2004 Awards

  • Green Mill Willmar – Gold Star Award
  • Country Inn & Suites Willmar – New Property of the Year Award