• The hotel will have 205 rooms.
• The connected conference center would be called the Shenandoah Valley Conference Center.
• The hotel would cost $30MM to build - funded by the private developer.
• The conference center would cost $10MM to build - funded by the JMU Foundation.
• JMU would build a 5-level parking garage for more than 1,000 vehicles.
• The complex would feature seven meeting and conference rooms, two ballrooms, a restaurant, pool, fitness and business center.
  

• Oct 2014: Plans Unveiled For Downtown Hotel Complex (Daily News Record)
  
• Sep 2014: Conference Center Proposal Returning (Daily News Record)
  
• Sep 2014: Conference Center Still Alive? (Daily News Record)
• Jun 2014: No Shortage Of Conference Center Interest (Daily News Record)
  
• Jun 2014: Developer Surprised Hotel Deal Died (Daily News Record)
• Jun 2014: Chenault Signs On To Conference Center (Daily News Record)
• Jun 2014: Council Waits For Hotel Documents (Daily News Record)
  
• Jun 2014: Hotel/Conference Center Details Going To Council (Daily News Record)
  
• Dec 2013: Downtown Hotel Figures Submitted (Daily News Record)
  
• May 2013: Conference Center Details Line Up (Daily News Record)
  
• Jan 2013 - City Council asked the developer to conduct a feasibility study
• Nov 2012 - No new proposals were received.
  
• Sept 2012 - City Council discussed proposal, decided to seek competing proposals.

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