From left to right: Keith McGraw, with Concord Hospitality Enterprises Company, Arnold Palmer, and Mark Laport, President and CEO of Concord Hospitality Enterprises Company, pose during a photo shoot promoting the construction of a hotel in Latrobe on Wednesday.
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Palmer is its majority owner, through his Palmer Hospitality L.P.; Concord Hospitality Enterprises Co. of Raleigh, a part-owner, will manage the hotel.
Palmer said the hotel at the corner of Route 981 and Arnold Palmer Drive will accommodate travelers on Spirit Airlines, which operates out of Arnold Palmer Regional Airport, and business travelers that Kennametal Inc., a global manufacturer whose headquarters is across the street from the hotel site, brings to the area.
Construction began about six weeks ago, said Mark Laport, CEO of Concord Hospitality, which manages or has under construction 80 hotels under brands such as Marriott, Hilton and Hyatt.
"I've worked with and lent my name to several other remarkable golf courses around the country, but this hotel, in my hometown, and affiliated with my home course, is the most personal to me," said Palmer, who owns the 23-acre site.
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