Good weather, lower gas prices may boost Biketoberfest Oct 11, 2009
Chris Fagan, owner of the Ramada Inn Speedway, noted Biketoberfest visitors come primarily from Florida and a few bordering states. Despite the recession, "people want to move around," Fagan said. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
City going to court to keep Executive Inn closed Aug 9, 2009
The story of the Executive Inn began in 1967, when Robert E. Green bought the bankrupt 80-room Ramada Inn. That Ramada was one of four in Indiana that he purchased. (Vincennes Sun Commercial, IN)
Woman Found Unresponsive In Hotel Pool Jul 15, 2009
Rescue Crews Called To Ramada Inn On Cagle Road ... Around 12:30 Tuesday afternoon, rescue crews were called out to the Ramada Inn on Cagle Road. (News4Jax.com, FL)
Ramada Inn owner files for bankruptcy Jun 23, 2009
St. Petersburg Ramada Inn owner RAP Ventures files for bankruptcy - Tampa Bay Business Journal ... St. Petersburg Ramada Inn owner RAP Ventures files for bankruptcy. (Tampa Bay Business Journal, FL)
Business events Jun 16, 2009
THE CHAMBER, DAYTONA BEACH HALIFAX AREA Power Lunch Leads Group, noon, UNO's at Ramada Inn Speedway, 1798 International Speedway Blvd., Daytona Beach ... THE CHAMBER, DAYTONA BEACH HALIFAX AREA Power Lunch Leads Group, noon, UNO's at Ramada Inn Speedway, 1798 International Speedway Blvd., Daytona Beach. (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Business)
Hoteliers get less than they wanted May 22, 2009
We re eating each others flesh for business, said Fred Pozin, general manager of the Ramada Inn Conference Center and a Tourist Development Council member. The first six months of the year are typically the best months for the (local lodging) industry. (Jacksonville Business Journal, FL)
Hotel to provide final wake-up call Saturday Morning May 7, 2009
Built in 1968 at a cost of less than 2 million, the hotel, then known as the Ramada Inn, was one of the first tourist resorts in West Orange County, serving as the choice of early Disney visitors beginning in the 1970s. A little-known fact is that this hotel (40 years ago this week) served as the site of a huge press conference hosted by Disney officials for the worldwide press to preview the upcoming opening of Disney World. (Winter Garden West Orange Times, FL)
Steamed residents heat up tax protests Apr 16, 2009
As many as 400 to 500 showed up for a similar event at Melbourne City Hall, about 60 at Palm Bay City Hall and more than 200 at the Ramada Inn in Cocoa. Enzo Ardovini, a restaurant owner who organized the Cocoa event, said he was upset with the way government money was being spent. (Florida Today)
Tea time: Five tax protests planned in Brevard Apr 14, 2009
5 to 6 p.m. at the Ramada Inn in Cocoa, 900 Friday Road SUNDAY. 1 to 4 p.m. at the Wickham Park Event Pavilion, near Brevard Community College's Melbourne campus. (Florida Today)
Around this time of year, great stories spring to mind Feb 22, 2009
Spring training is where Ted Williams and Carl Yastrzemski played a steel-cage tennis match at the Winter Haven Ramada Inn in 1979. Spring training is where an Orioles rookie named Cal Ripken Jr. practiced baserunning drills on a small (infield only) diamond in Miami in 1981. (Boston Globe)
