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Interstate Hotels & Resorts Forms Joint Venture, Acquires Crowne Plaza Columbus North Hotel in Ohio
Interstate Hotels & Resorts, the largest U.S.-based global hotel management company, today announced that it has acquired the 300-room Crowne Plaza Columbus North hotel through a joint venture with Waramaug Hospitality, LLC and a private investment group.

City’s hotels were a little closer to full last year
More hotel rooms were occupied in Columbus last year than the year before, and although the average tab was a bit higher, room rates were below similar cities’, a new report shows.

Representatives Narrowly OK Going to Steubenville
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Gov. John Kasich's plan to move this year's State of the State address away from the Ohio Capitol received the Legislature's blessing on Tuesday, after some lawmakers in his own party balked at the idea.

News Minute: Here is the latest Ohio news from The Associated Press
The state is shutting down 19 homes near Columbus and Cleveland for troubled juveniles because of safety problems. According to The Columbus Dispatch, investigators found children had been bitten by fleas, a girl's leg...

Casino adviser’s bills cost $1.5M
A New Jersey consultant hired to help Ohio establish effective oversight of casinos billed the state more than $1.5 million last year, largely in fees topping out at $375 an hour.

Two major hotels on track to open in 2012
It’s hotel week, time to check in on the progress of two of the area’s new builds: the New Albany Courtyard by Marriott and the Hilton Columbus Downtown.

This Hour: Latest Ohio news, sports, business and entertainment
Ohioans, coming soon to a luncheon, dinner, rally or meeting near you: the Republican presidential race.

House narrowly OKs relocating Ohio gov's speech
ANN SANNER Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio The Ohio House has narrowly agreed to the governor's request to move this year's State of the State address from the Statehouse to an eastern Ohio elementary school. Lawmakers approved the relocation 52-41 on Tuesday, with several of Gov. John Kasich's (KAY'-sihks) fellow Republicans opposed. It would be the first time the speech has been given outside ...