Resl estate investment firm
HEI Hotels & Resorts is a hospitality owner and operator based in Norwalk , Connecticut .[ 1] Founded by brothers Gary and Steve Mendell, HEI owns and manages over 100 limited service, full service, upper-upscale and luxury hotels and resorts throughout the United States under brand names as Marriott , Hilton , Embassy Suites , Westin , Le Méridien and Sheraton .[ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
HEI Hotels & Resorts is very involved in environmental stewardship, investing in new technologies to cut energy use at its properties. In 2011, President Obama selected HEI to participate in "Better Building Challenge",[ 5] and the company is a repeat winner of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star Partner of the Year.[ 6]
References
^ "HEI Hospitality acquires Embassy Suites Center City hotel" . Philadelphia Inquirer . October 31, 2006. Archived from the original on April 25, 2009. Retrieved April 25, 2009 .
^ "Investment group buys downtown Crowne Plaza hotel" . San Antonio Business Journal . American City Business Journals . July 5, 2006. Archived from the original on May 26, 2011. Retrieved April 25, 2009 .
^ "On a buying track: HEI Hospitality has healthy appetite for new acquisitions" . Fairfield County Business Journal . January 26, 2004. Archived from the original on April 25, 2009. Retrieved April 25, 2009 .
^ De Lollis, Barbara (February 23, 2012). "Hotel Palomar to become Le Meridien Starwood" . USA Today . Archived from the original on June 26, 2012. Retrieved June 22, 2012 .
^ "HEI Hotels & Resorts Selected by President Obama's Administration to Participate in the President's Prestigious Better Buildings Challenge" . Business Wire . December 2, 2011.
^ "ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year - Energy Management" . Energy Star . Retrieved June 22, 2012 .
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