Springhill Suites Hotel Coming to Murray

WKMS | By Whitney Jones

Published July 24, 2013 at 4:35 PM CDT

A new hotel is coming to Murray that will bring 35 jobs to the area.

The Murray Convention and Visitors Bureau announced today that a Marriott hotel called Springhill Suites should open in North Murray by January 2015. The bureau’s Director of Marketing and Communications Stephanie Butler says the 85-suite hotel will include a 2,000 square foot convention center that aims to bring more regional and state meetings to Murray.

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Whitney Jones

Whitney grew up listening to Car Talk to and from her family’s beach vacation each year, but it wasn’t until a friend introduced her to This American Life that radio really grabbed her attention. She is a recent graduate from Union University in Jackson, Tenn., where she studied journalism. When she’s not at WKMS, you can find her working on her backyard compost pile and garden, getting lost on her bicycle or crocheting one massive blanket.

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