Howie: Duluth moved $695,000 in tourism decisions out of City Hall. Now the public deserves to see the scorecard.
If tourism funding is now driven by measurable return, then measurement should not stop at the application stage. Duluth should see which organizations applied, which received funding, how proposals scored against criteria, what outcomes were promised and what results were delivered one year later.
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Brianna Vander Heyden rejoins Lion Hotel Group as GM of Holiday Inn & Suites Duluth
The Lion Hotel Group today announced that Brianna Vander Heyden has rejoined the organization as general manager of the Holiday Inn & Suites Duluth Downtown, located in Duluth. Vander Heyden has several years of experience in the hotel and hospitality industry with the Lion Hotel Group. She previously served as
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