Congratulations to the Carpenter Street Hotel for winning the award for Best Renovation of the Year at the annual Downtown Springfield, Inc dinner last week!  The event was held at the Hilton and was attended by approximately 500 people.  On hand to accept the award were Rick McGraw and Jenna McGraw of Hotel Ventures Management, and Rick Walbert of Hospital Sisters Health System. The hotel is very appreciative to DSI for this wonderful honor!

The Hampton Inn of Lincoln, IL has earned an "Outstanding" rating on last week's Quality Assurance inspection.  Their overall score of 95.6% is comprised of three main categories:  Cleanliness 100%, Brand Standards 96.6%, and Condition 90%.  Congrats to Julie and her team for such a great job!!  The staff was treated to an awards lunch yesterday at the hotel.  Keep up the great work!