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Details of motel announced
Details of a new $900,000 motel northwest of the intersection of US-12, US-127 and M-50 was announced. A completion date in the early spring was planned for the 108-unit motel with a swimming pool, dining facilities, conference room and a proposed cocktail lounge. -
Plans for a 52-unit motel expansion announced
Plans for a 52-unit motel expansion and other improvements of the Holiday Inn were announced by Northwest Motels, Inc. The two-structure addition, part of a $400,000 expansion project, will form an L-shaped wing. -
Holiday Inn expands lobby and builds corridor
The Holiday Inn, 2000 Clinton Road, expanded its lobby and built a corridor from the lobby to the meeting rooms. The 4,000-square foot addition cost $100,000, said innkeeper Gary Pratt. -
Holiday Inn expansion plans approved by Blackman Township Board
Plans for a $1.2 million racquet ball building to be build by Sports Illustrated Courts of America Inc. and Holiday Inn’s expansion plans were approved by the Blackman Township Board. Holiday Inn’s expansion plans included a 4 or 5-story addition that would add 50-60 rooms with a total floor area of 25,000 square feet. -
$1.5 million construction project taking shape at Holiday Inn
A $1.5 million continuing construction project is taking noticeable shape at the Jackson Holiday Inn. Called the Holidome, the project primarily consists of a 29,000 square foot, two-story enclosure giving the Holiday Inn the latest in “atrium design.” The project was conceived about a year-and-a-half ago. -
Economic Development Corp. of Jackson County approves resolution
The Economic Development Corp. of Jackson County approved a resolution that will permit the operators of the Holiday Inn, 2000 Holiday Inn Dr., to spend about $450,000 to refurbish rooms. (Pictures, owner Radcliffe F. North) -
Fire removes guests from their rooms
Some guests were removed from their rooms at the Holiday Inn in Blackman Township because of a fire. No one was injured in the fire. James Crawford, deputy director of the Blackman Township Public Safety Department, estimates damages from the fire at $50,000. -
$1 million rennovation project launched
Owners of the Holiday Inn of Jackson launched a $1 million renovation project. Radcliffe F. North, president of Northwest Inc., the owner of the Blackman Township property, said the aim is to modernize the motel and bring it up to the design standards of the 1990s and on through the year 2000. It will be the third major renovation project since the facility opened in 1960. -
Logo at Jackson's Holiday Inn remains the same despite corporate decision
Despite a corporate decision to spruce up the international hospitality chain’s image and change the name, the logo at Jackson’s Holiday Inn will remain the same. Holiday Inn Worldwide announced it was changing its name to Holiday Hospitality Corp. -
North family sells hotel
North family sells hotel and property to Mantiff Management for $2.5 million. Mantiff had hoped to keep the hotel as a Holiday Inn. -
Plans ditched to keep Holiday Inn franchise
Mantiff Management, the hotel’s owners, ditch plans to keep the Holiday Inn franchise, and announce plans to reopen it as a Clarion Hotel. -
Jackson Holiday Inn scheduled to receive $2.4 million in renovations.
The Jackson Holiday Inn was scheduled to receive $2.4 million in renovations, including a pirate-themed water park and a new name. The hotel at 2000 Holiday Inn Drive was supposed to be known as the Clarion Hotel & Suites. -
Officials at the Jackson Holiday Inn announced they would spend half-million dollars more than budgeted
Officials at the Jackson Holiday Inn announced they would spend a half-million dollars more than budgeted for renovations to the hotel. The name of the hotel was slated to change to the Clarion Hotel & Suites by Oct. 18, but the name change may not take place until late spring or summer. -
Efforts fail to secure Clarion Hotel franchise
Efforts to secure the Clarion Hotel franchise apparently fall through, and Mantiff files paperwork with the state to rename the facility the Jackson Hotel and Conference Center -
Hotel managers unable to get a loan to finish work
Hotel repairs creep along. Hotel managers said the hotel was going to become a Clarion Hotel & Suites or part of another chain. Blackman Township Supervisor Raymond Snell said hotel managers told him they were unable to get a loan to finish the work they’ve started. Clerks at the facility answered the phone as Jackson Hotel and Conference Center. It is unclear if the hotel became Clarion Hotel & Suites before becoming Avalon Hotel and Conference Cente -
Hotel sold and becomes the Avalon Hotel
A to Z Hospitality Management buys the hotel from Mantiff and renames it the Avalon Hotel. -
Township seeking to issue $3.5 million in economic development bonds to buy about 28 acres north of I-94 and west of U.S. 127.
Blackman Township officials move ahead with plans to bring businesses to their downtown. The township is seeking to issue $3.5 million in economic development bonds to buy about 28 acres north of I-94 and west of U.S. 127. The township has been trying to buy the land from the North family and went to Circuit Court to determine its value. The North family owned what was the Holiday Inn of Jackson. The hotel is now the Avalon Hotel and Conference Center. -
Fire at Avalon Hotel
Guests evacuated because of fire. Guests were evacuated at the Avalon Hotel because of a fire that appeared to have started in a trash bin near the hotel. The fire spread to a pillar on the outside of the hotel. Hotel residents and staff attempted to put the fire out themselves, but the extinguishers were expired. -
Hotel forfeited to county
Avalon Hotel was forfeited to Jackson County for nonpayment of property taxes. -
Hotel owners pay back taxes
A to Z Hospitality paid $66,679 in back taxes to redeem the parcel -
At least 45 people to be evicted at the Avalon Hotel
At least 45 to be evicted. The soon-to-be owner of the Avalon Hotel has asked that all residents of the hotel be off the property by Friday, Dec. 20, the hotel manager said.
