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Gergely joined White Lodging after receiving his MBA from Central Michigan University. In his first position with the company he was the Operations Manager at the Courtyard by Marriott Centerpoint in Pontiac, Michigan.

White Lodging Services Corporation announced today the 1,003-room, 30-story luxurious convention hotel they are building in Austin downtown will be upgraded to a JW Marriott.

Feaster comes to White Lodging after being with Hyatt Hotels since 2005. He most recently was the Regional Vice President for 12 Hyatt hotels in the Chicago area. During his time in this position, he was responsible of operations and sales and oversaw $39 million in annual revenue.

White Lodging Continues Growth with Groundbreaking of Hyatt Place Austin/Downtown

The newest hotel in the White Lodging portfolio, the Hilton Garden Inn in downtown Omaha, has a new General Manager at the helm.

White Lodging announced it has signed its 33rd contract with Apple Real Estate Investment Trust when the company added the Hilton Garden Inn Scottsdale North/Perimeter Center to its hotel management portfolio.

Through an agreement with Apple Real Estate Investment Trust, White Lodging has assumed the management contract of the Hilton Garden Inn Downtown Omaha/Old Market. This marks White Lodging's first foray into the Nebraska market and brings the total number of properties in the company's portfolio to 156.

North Carolina native Jason Smith has relocated to the Lake Forest, Illinois area to assume the General Manager position at the Hilton Garden Inn. An industry veteran with more than 12 years of General Manager expertise, this is Smith's first position with White Lodging.

A White Lodging employee since 1998, Dharmesh Bhakta was recently named the General Manager at the Courtyard by Marriott located near the airport in Austin, Texas.

Signed franchise agreement with Marriott in place; construction to start later this year