Village hotel development proposes changesThe developers of a proposed Mountain Village hotel that has taken the working name Mondrian say they need another 10 feet to add a floor of 40 hotel rooms to the top of their structure, already 79 feet high in some places and pushing Mountain Village zoning regulations.Old hotel site to house recovering addictsThe former site of a seedy hotel on University Avenue will soon be a haven for recovering addicts. A nonprofit organization, with help from the city, purchased the former North Park Inn last year and plans to open housing for homeless men battling addiction and mental illness.Hotel Damaged When Car Slams Into BuildingSEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. -- A Seminole County hotel got an unexpected guest when a driver crashed his car into the building. The car damaged several columns at the Days Inn near Interstate-4 in Altamonte Springs. The car did not go into a room but it took out a wall in a courtyard.The Village may get another hotelWhen the Mondrian was a flash in a developer’s eye, it was a 189-room condo hotel, one of many ambitious projects in Mountain Village two years ago.Spring break travelers face higher airfares, lower hotel ratesAverage airfares for spring break are up from last year but hotel rates are down, according to data from Bing Travel and Travelocity.Armed officers evacuate guests from Kendal hotelARMED police swooped on a Kendal town centre hotel after a member of the public reported seeing a man with a gun.Pair of surveys produce positivesBusinesses are reporting some optimism, according to two surveys:About 82 percent of U.S. executives surveyed said they are confident their companies will grow in the second quarter, and 4 percent expect to add professional staff in the next three months, according to the Robert Half Professional Employment Report. Robert Half surveys more than 4,000 executives for its quarterly report.Last ...Snow Expected to Impact Feb. Employment ReportWASHINGTON - The government's closely watched monthly employment report will be unusually hard to read this time. That's because the snowstorms that hammered the East Coast last month occurred on the same week that the government surveys businesses about their payrolls.Germans feel more accepted abroad, according to new surveyGermans reminisce most about the 1970s and more than half view their country as open-minded. A recent compilation of surveys gives new insights into what Germans think and how they view themselves and their country.Job surveys: Is the worst over for economy in Utah, the West?Two new surveys point to increasing optimism about economic conditions in Utah and the Intermountain West -- although both caution that risks to recovery still loom.RE-1 conducts budget surveysFaced with cutting its budget by 10 percent next year, Cripple Creek-Victor RE-1 School District Superintendent Sue Holmes is reaching out to the community for ideas.
