Press Release
HURRICANE GRILL & WINGS TO LAND 1ST FRANCHISE IN MINNESOTA
Minneapolis, MN – February 1st, 2012 - Willmar-based Torgerson Properties, which owns several restaurants and hotels in Minnesota, plans to open at least 12 Hurricane Grill outlets in the Twin Cities area over the next five to seven years
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HOT PROPERTY MINNETONKA HAMPTON INN
Willmar, MN – December, 2011 - Minnesota-based Torgerson Properties, which owns 25 hotels and 10 restaurants in Minnesota and Florida, is seeking approvals for its proposed new hotel. If built, the hotel would be one of only a few new lodging properties to come on line in the past few years as the travel industry slowly recovers from recession.
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MINI MUNICH
NEW ULM - October, 2011 - In New Ulm, bars sell bier, not beer. Polka music serenades downtown shoppers. And up until World War II, people chatted in German as much as English. Nestled between river valleys and farmland, the town of 13,500 is a little slice of Deutschland right here in Minnesota. New Ulm doesn't go overboard in parading its heritage, though. Sure, there's a 47-foot-tall Glockenspiel, but as far as bartenders wearing lederhosen? Not so much—unless it's Oktoberfest.
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ST. PAUL SAINTS TEAMING UP TO HELP MILITARY VETERANS
GOLDEN VALLEY - May 16, 2011 - Local businesses are teaming up to help raise funds for Minnesota Military Veterans in need. Every year, more than 10,000 veterans contact the Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans with questions or looking for support.
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HOSPITALITY MINNESOTA EDUCATION FOUNDATION AWARDS $48,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS TO 23 STUDENTS
May 13, 2011 - The Hospitality Minnesota Education Foundation annually awards scholarships to students pursuing post-secondary education for careers in foodservice or hospitality management. For the 2011-2012 school year, HMEF has awarded $48,000 in scholarships to 23 students.
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HOSPITALITY REMAINS VALUED SERVICE
FAIRMONT - May 8th, 2011 - As director of the Fairmont Convention and Visitors Bureau, I sat down with Nadine Gatewood from Fairmont and asked her some questions about her contribution to the hospitality industry in Fairmont.
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TORGERSON PLANS MINNETONKA DEVELOPMENT IN 2013
FINANCE & COMMERCE – March 24, 2011 - Torgerson Properties is doing a little cycle-busting this winter/spring. The Willmar-based hotel developer and operator will meet April 7 with Minnetonka's Planning Commission, seeking approval to build a 100-room Hampton Inn & Suites at 10600 Wayzata Blvd., just north of Interstate 394.
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HOMEWOOD SUITES ST. LOUIS PARK AT THE WEST END WINS OPENING HOTEL OF THE YEAR FOR HOMEWOOD BRAND
MINNEAPOLIS – March 22, 2011 –Homewood Suites by HiltonÒ Minneapolis/St. Louis Park at the West End today announced it was recently honored with the Opening Hotel of Year award at the brand's annual conference. Awards were announced during a national brand meeting in Las Vegas. The Homewood Suites St. Louis Park earned the Opening Hotel of the Year award for top performance of a new hotel in the areas of sales, quality, and guest satisfaction.
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NEW HOTEL TO OPEN IN MINNETONKA
Minnetonka may be home to a new Hampton Inn and Suites, slated to open in summer 2013. The proposed hotel would be built on the same land where the Stuart Anderson Cattle Company restaurant once stood, just north of Interstate 394.
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NEW ULM HOLIDAY INN HONORED
Torgerson Properties, Inc., of Willmar, owner of the Holiday Inn New Ulm and other hotel and restaurant properties, has recognized the Holiday Inn New Ulm as its hotel Property of the Year.
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REGION'S HOTEL MARKET REPORTING RAPID GROWTH
During the first nine months of 2010, the Twin Cities hotel market posted a growth rate faster than almost any other region in the country, as the recovery of several top local employers and the new Minnesota Twins ballpark helped fill rooms.
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NEW ULM OKTOBERFEST NAMED AS ONE OF THE "GREAT PLACES TO CELEBRATE OKTOBERFEST" BY USA TODAY
USA Today - September 9, 2010 - Perhaps the best of the small Oktoberfests, Dunn says, New Ulm's is held at a Holiday Inn and throughout downtown (Oct. 1-2 and 8-9), with two stages featuring German music. It is a decades-long tradition in a part of Minnesota influenced by German immigrants.
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STATE SHOWING SIGNS OF REVIVAL
Star Tribune - September 8, 2010 - While the nation's job market struggles to shake off the long-running recession, Minnesota is moving toward recovery much more quickly.
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STAYBRIDGE SUITES BLOOMINGTON RAISES
OVER $1345 FOR GIVE KIDS THE WORLD
Bloomington, MN - August 2, 2010 - Staybridge
Suites Bloomington held a successful local funraising initiative
which benefited Give Kids The World
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HOLIDAY INN AUSTIN RENOVATES
Austin - June 30, 2010 - Holiday Inn Austin and
Convention Center are undergoing outside renovations and will
eventually include Torge's Live later this summer.
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Post-Bulletin News Article
TORGERSON PROPERTIES ANNOUNCES
OPENING OF TWO HOMEWOOD SUITES BY HILTON
Minneapolis - January 12, 2009 - Torgerson
Properties announced today the opening of two upscale, extended
stay Homewood Suites by Hilton hotels in the Minneapolis metro
area. The largest hotel operator in the state, Torgerson
Properties has grown to a total of 28 hotels with the additional
locations in St Louis Park and New Brighton, MN
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COURTYARD ROCHESTER -
SAINTS ON 2ND
Saints on 2nd Bar and Grill Restaurant Review
on page 46 of RW Magazine.
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COURTYARD ROCHESTER -
SAINTS ON 2ND
Pat Reding's seasonal menu is a
local favorite plus she creates new dishes with southwest or
Caribbean flavor profiles. Saints on 2nd are open 6:30am
to 10pm weekdays and 7am to 10 pm weekends. Free parking
for Saints on 2nd guests in the hotel's parking ramp.
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HAMPTON INN FAIRMONT RIBBON CUTTING EVENT INCLUDED FOOD DRIVE FOR THE SALVATION ARMY
FAIRMONT – July 7, 2009 – Torgerson Properties announces newest hotel, Hampton Inn Fairmont, MN (www.HamptonFairmont.com) held a food drive in conjunction with the Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting event.
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HAMPTON INN FAIRMONT AND TECH BUILDERS VOLUNTEER AT HABITAT FOR HUMANITY COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT
The Hampton Inn Fairmont and Tech Builders sponsored two work days at the Habitat for Humanity house in Fairmont, MN, helping to clean and complete miscellaneous small projects at the house. Dedicated this past Sunday, the Habitat for Humanity home was landscaped by the Hampton Inn and Tech Builders crews.
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TORGERSON PROPERTIES OPENS HAMPTON INN IN FAIRMONT, MINNESOTA
Torgerson Properties opens the company's 26th hotel.
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Torgerson Properties Wins Homewood Suites 2008 Outstanding Achievement Award
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A new wave of vacations close to home
Yes, Minnesota travelers are letting the economy splash cold water on their spring break plans. And they're having a blast.
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Hilton Hotels Corporation Announces Top Developers and Hotels Among Focused-Service Brands
Hilton Hotels Corporation announced today the top developers and hotels among owners of its focused service brands, including Hampton Inn(R), Hampton Inn & Suites(R), Hilton Garden Inn(R) and Homewood Suites by Hilton(R).
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Hotel financing
The burst in hotel construction has sputtered out amidst the credit crunch and economic slowdown, but a limited number of projects have found some financing.
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Hotel Travelers Choose Next President of United States
Torgerson Properties, a Minnesota-based developer, owner and operator of hotels and restaurants, offers travelers great savings while also recording their “vote” for the next President of the United States. The company’s website, www.HotHotelDeals.com, recently launched Presidential Election specials designed to offer travelers savings and a choice.
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The Hospitality Minnesota Education Foundation Gives Out $24,000 in Scholarships
ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA - May 24, 2008 - The first-ever Hospitality Minnesota Education Foundation (HMEF) Scholarship Luncheon occurred Wednesday, May 21, at Pittsburgh Blue restaurant in Maple Grove. The event was held to give out some $24,000 in scholarship funds to students pursuing higher education in the field of hospitality. In addition, the foundation recognized eight Minnesota ProStart students from the two winning teams of the state competition. Both teams represented Minnesota at the national competition held in San Diego, one in the area of management skills and the other in the area of culinary skills. Lastly, the luncheon recognized the ProStart teacher of the year.
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Torgerson to use green vendors, conserve energy in hotels Willmar-based Torgerson Properties Inc. has drafted an environmental mission statement and laid out steps toward becoming greener, including a preferred-vendor program and new policies aimed at conservation, waste reduction and recycling.
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COUNTRY INN & SUITES WILLMAR RECEIVES CARLSON’S PRESIDENT’S AWARD
Willmar – April 24, 2008 – The Country Inn & Suites Willmar was recently recognized by Carlson Companies as a President’s Award Winner.
The President’s Award from Carlson recognizes those hotels that have consistently provided exceptional guest satisfaction and brand engagement.
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Waterparks offer guests a winter retreat.
Franchise Times - March 26 2008 - More hotels are being built with water parks, which keep guests on the property longer and for higher rates. being built with water parks, which keep guests on the property longer and for higher rates. There's something altogether odd about seeing a hotel with a tube sticking out of it. What's wrong? Is it sick?
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COURTYARD ROCHESTER/ SAINT MARYS RECEIVES SECOND CONSECUTIVE MARRIOTT GOLD CIRCLE AWARD
ROCHESTER – March 18, 2008 – The Courtyard by Marriott Rochester/Saint Marys (www.marriott.com/rstcy) was awarded Marriott’s Gold Circle Award for the second consecutive year. The Gold Circle Award is given to top performing hotels with outstanding overall satisfaction scores.
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Torgerson planning Hampton Inn in Fairmont
Fairmont - Togerson Properties has announced plans to build a Hampton Inn in Fairmont. Togerson already owns and operates a Holiday Inn. Comfort Inn and Super 8 Motel in town.
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TORGERSON PROPERTIES ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR A NEW HAMPTON INN IN FAIRMONT, MINNESOTA
MINNEAPOLIS – March 14, 2008 – Torgerson Properties announces plans to build a new Hampton Inn in Fairmont, Minn. The largest hotel operator in the state, Torgerson Properties already owns and operates a Holiday Inn, Comfort Inn and Super 8 Motel in Fairmont.
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Maple Grove Courtyard by Marriott Opens Doors
January 18, 2008 –Torgerson Properties has opened the doors of its 115-room Courtyard by Marriott Maple Grove/Arbor Lakes, which it describes as “state-of-the-art” in terms of design and technology, featuring upscale furnishings, flat screen TVs and ergonomic work spaces with complimentary wireless internet access. "We are thrilled to bring the Marriott brand to Maple Grove," says Torgerson Properties President Mitch Peterson.
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Holiday Inn Honored
New Ulm - Brian Filzen emcee at the New Ulm Area Chamber of Commerce's Industry Appreciation lunch, may have put his finger on the contributions of the Holiday Inn to New Ulm.
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Holiday Inn makes a big splash
It may be spring according to the calendar, but many of us are still dealing with muck, mud and Old Man Winter. So, what's a beach-loving family to do? Pack up the kids and head to a Holiday Inn in the Midwest. Huh?.
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Torgerson Properties Names Joe Kohaut as
Vice President of Food and Beverage
MINNEAPOLIS – October 4, 2007 – Torgerson Properties, a Minnesota-based developer, owner and operator of hotels and restaurants, announces that Joe Kohaut has joined Torgerson Properties as vice president of food and beverage.
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Torgerson Properties Appoints Lisa Giaimo as Vice President of Sales
and Marketing and Bob Smith Vice President of
Facilities Maintenance
MINNEAPOLIS, MI, July 26, 2007. Torgerson Properties, a Minnesota-based developer, owner and operator of hotels and restaurants, announces two executive appointments in the areas of sales and marketing and facilities maintenance. Lisa Giaimo has joined Torgerson Properties as vice president of sales and marketing and Bob Smith has been promoted to vice president of facilities maintenance. Both are newly created positions for Torgerson Properties.
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Extended-stay hotel planned along I-394 in St. Louis Park
A Willmar, Minn.-based hotel developer has announced plans to construct and operate a 120-room, seven-story extended-stay hotel along Interstate 394.
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Hotel empire grows in Maple Grove
A Willmar-based hotel developer is building two hotels in Maple Grove -- his third and fourth there -- and intends to redefine the northwestern Twin Cities suburb as a destination for families and business travelers.
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Holiday Inn makes splash with new indoor waterpark addition
ATLANTA - InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) [LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)], the world's largest hotel group by number of rooms, announces the January 30 opening of the Holiday Inn Hotels & Suites-Maple Grove, Minn. The $20 million hotel is the 12th Holiday Inn Indoor Waterpark in the brand's portfolio, with several more in the pipeline.
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I-494 strip gets two new hotels
Two hotels, with a total of 235 rooms, will open in Bloomington next year, fueling competition among established hotels along the Interstate 494 strip.
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Arbor Lakes' Fountains aims for big retail splash
Opus Northwest is getting ready to add to its ambitious Arbor Lakes project with a stylized 90-acre retail center -- Fountains at Arbor Lakes. When phase three is complete, the Maple Grove shopping complex will be the third-largest in the state.
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Staybridge rolls into area
Holiday Inn has booked the Twin Cities for the rollout of its new extended-stay hotel concept, as the hotel chain looks to push its way into a market segment that's quickly filling up.
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