Vancouver Mall Holiday Inn wins Newcomer of the Year Award
The Holiday Inn Express & Suites, Vancouver Mall, has received the InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) 2010 Newcomer Award as one of the best properties to join the system within the last year as either a new development or a conversion property. IHG is the world’s largest hotel group by number of rooms.
As one of 35 hotels selected for the award, the Holiday Inn Express & Suites, Vancouver Mall, had to meet the highest standards of quality and customer service.
“We are extremely proud to have the Holiday Inn Express & Suites, Vancouver Mall, join our hotel system,” said Jim Abrahamson, president of the Americas region for IHG. “We look forward to strengthening our relationship with this Sonmar Management Group hotel, as they have made the guest experience a top priority when visiting this new property.”
Local design-build firm earns happiest employees certification
The Neenan Company earned national recognition this month as the first Choose People Company – a highly discerning and scientifically validated certification that identifies companies where employees feel good about coming to work.
“We’re thrilled to be the first company in the nation to earn the Choose People certification,” said Randy Myers, president of The Neenan Company. “We really strive to be an organization where our ethics, responsibility and integrity aren’t just mottos on the wall, but values that are reflected by our employees everyday with clients, coworkers and in the community.”
With offices in Vancouver and Fort Collins, Colorado, The Neenan Company is an integrated design-build firm that currently employs more than 200 people. The company said it dedicates hundreds of hours each year for employee training on building trust, conflict resolution and other communication skills.
City of Battle Ground receives WSDOT certification acceptance
The Washington State Department of Transportation has completed its project management review of Battle Ground’s North Parkway Improvement Project – Phase II and, based on a favorable review of the project, has granted the city full certification acceptance.
Certification acceptance allows the city to perform project design and contract administration on federally funded projects with reduced WSDOT involvement.
Battle Ground was granted nearly $500,000 in federal funds for Phase II of the North Parkway Improvement Project that was completed last May. The endeavor served as a pilot project for the city’s certification, saving over $100,000 in WSDOT oversight costs. The final certification acceptance from WSDOT allows the city to design and administer all future federally funded projects with minimal third-party oversight, creating further cost savings.
