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Valerie Bolton, Executive VP of Human Resources, is quoted in this article for the Wall Street Journal. She shares about our Career Development programs at our hotels. Click the links below to learn more.

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Chris Ropko has faced two monumental challenges since taking the reigns at McNeill Investment Group: Steer the company through a strategic shift and try to fill the void left in the wake of founder Mark Ricketts' death.

Ropko, CEO of McNeill Investment Group and McNeill Hotel Company, said the shift in investment strategy marks the third iteration of the company since its founding nearly a decade ago by Ricketts and Phillip McNeill, Jr. The transformation was driven in part by a new capital partnership with Almanac Realty Investors.

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Hoteliers Say Technology Should Make Employees More Productive, Not Replace Them
Chris Ropko shares his thoughts throughout this article. 
Ropko said hospitality is a tangible business with the ethos of personally serving another person.
“To the extent that we can harness that technology and those advancements, not to act as a surrogate for the people or degrade or diminish the guest experience but to act as a productivity tool for our people — we embrace that wholeheartedly,” he said.

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McNeill Investment Group (MIG), formerly McNeill Hotel Investors, has entered into a strategic partnership with Prospect Ridge, a national private equity real estate investor, and Fulcrum Hospitality, a hospitality investment operating partner, advisor and asset manager.

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Sussan Harshbarger's latest article appears in Hotel News Now. Excerpt: "At McNeill Hotel Company, we have a sincere interest in and commitment to each individual and her or his potential for career growth with us. Our employees make us a stronger company and allow us to succeed in providing better guest experiences."

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Certainly, the pandemic encouraged an industry where people are invited to come together to become even more "space conscious."

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Memphis Business Journal shares a profile of Sussan Harshbarger, Chief Legal Officer, McNeill Investment Group. Harshbarger provides comments regarding her background and recent transition to McNeill Investment Group.

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