Hospitality & Tourism

DOOR COUNTY- Tourism industry struggles to find workers

Hospitality workers are in high demand in Wisconsin. About 200,000 jobs in Wisconsin are tied to tourism, and that number is expected to increase by 9 percent by 2022. Area businesses discuss the challenge, and what to do about it.

GREEN BAY – Hampton Inn, KI Center work nears completion

The Hampton Inn Downtown will open in September, in time for the launch of the expanded KI Center.

Potawatomi’s hotel exceeds expectations in first year

A casino without a hotel is like a brat without a bun, said Ryan Amundson, external communications manager for Potawatomi Hotel & Casino.

After nearly 25 years of existence as a bingo hall and casino, Potawatomi finally built a hotel, and it is now gearing up to celebrate the hotel's one-year anniversary on Aug. 18.

The hotel has been well received, said hotel director Hassan Abdel-Moneim.

“This was the largest casino in probably the country that didn't have a hotel,” he said. “Our customers just flooded us…It gives customers with an hour, hour-and-a-half drive away the option to stay so they don't feel rushed.”

GREENBUSH – Tourism key industry in state, region

A new 38,000-square foot visitor center and carriage museum at the Wade House Historic Site caught Susan McFadden’s attention while she was driving on State 23.

MADISON – City, Ho-Chunk advance discussions on cultural, sports, entertainment project

Madison and the Ho-Chunk Nation see a tribal cultural center and major sports complex with indoor and outdoor fields, lighting and grandstands as keys to a rare collaboration to develop city and tribal lands on the Southeast Side.

MOVIDA owners grow with new Hotel Madrid

The owners of MOVIDA, 524 S 2nd St., will soon expand their Spanish-themed endeavors to include a restaurant, bar and boutique hotel in Walker's Point.

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Colour Palate restaurant opens downtown

J. “Omar” Andrietsch on Monday opened Colour Palate, a new downtown Milwaukee restaurant at 789 N. Water St. The Colour Palate menu includes salads, wraps and soups.