New Hotel Goes Green - The many energy-efficient systems in The Hotel will save about $140,000 per year in energy costs. The Cedar Rapids Gazette, 4/25/10.

Exec Chef Hired for The Hotel at Kirkwood Center - Executive Chef Melanie Ewalt, a Kirkwood graduate and former assistant professor, takes the job as the top chef in the new hotel. Kirkwood Community College, 3/11/10.

Teaching Hotel will Ramp Up Job Prospects - The Hotel will better prepare students for work in the real world with the great on-the-job training students will get. Kirkwood Community College, 11/4/09.

New Hotel Will Fuel Corridor Jobs - Hotel managers expect to hire 75 new workers to staff the facility. Kirkwood Community College, 10/7/09.

Leadership Team Forms for New Hotel - A local industry veteran, Jean Rogers, is appointed director of sales. Kirkwood Community College, 9/8/09.