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Marshfield Hospitality and IDM Group Name Cory Latourell as General Manager
for the Former Clearwaters Hotel in Marshfield, Wisconsin

A Renovation and Rebranding Project is Underway with a Summer 2013 Opening Planned


MADISON, Wis. (March 6, 2013)
– The first key position has been filled at the former Clearwaters Hotel in Marshfield, Wis. Cory Latourell was named general manager and is quickly immersing herself in the fast-track renovation and rebranding of the hotel, with the property set to reopen this summer. This full-service independent hotel located at 2700 S. Central Ave. is owned by Marshfield Hospitality, LLC, with redevelopment and management duties assigned to IDM Group, LLC, Madison, Wis.

Latourell brings high-level operations and training know-how to the post, having spent the majority of her career in positions of increasing responsibility with Wyndham Hotel Group’s senior training team. She was also instrumental in new brand initiatives for 7,000+ hotels under the Wyndham brand. Most recently she was with MphasiS, an HP Company, serving as senior project manager on a property management system project for Wyndham.  She holds an associate degree in Hotel Management, and is both a Certified Hospitality Administrator and Certified Hospitality Educator, designations earned through The American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute.

While Latourell has enviable national-caliber experience to her name, her career in hospitality was actually cemented early on with her parent’s purchase of a small inn in Racine, Wis.  Latourell was hands-on in all aspects of helping operate the family-owned property, from reservations and housekeeping to marketing and staff management.  “The hotel was a fit for me instantly,” said Latourell. “Over the years I’ve been involved in operations for a wide range of properties, both small, independent hotels as well as large hotels under corporate flags, and that collective experience has given me an invaluable perspective as to what works in creating a successful guest experience.”  Latourell went on to say that guest service is her passion and “when you do that well, everything else follows suit.” While her work has taken her from one end of the United States to the other, she has called Marshfield home for six years now.

The Marshfield property has 99 rooms, nine of which will be extended stay suites; expansive meeting and banquet space; a restaurant and lounge; and outdoor pool.  The reopening plan calls for extensive renovation of the rooms and suites along with a significant transformation for the restaurant as well as the meeting space, which is considered among the best in the region.

“Cory’s training credentials sold us on her,” said Becky Rogers, Director of Hotel Operations for IDM Group.  “That caliber of background with Wyndham is going to go a long way in elevating the hotel and the guest experience. We are so fortunate she’s with us.”

The next key positions to be filled will be that of director of sales and food & beverage director.  As part of the rebranding of the hotel and restaurant, there will be an announcement of the new name for the property along with a preview of guest room designs in the coming weeks.

When reopened, this independently owned hotel is expected to be the lead choice in the market for corporate and association meetings, business travelers, hospital and clinic travelers, wedding celebrations and special events.  It will also provide a much-needed full-service experience for weekend leisure visitors to the area. Its south side location near the new Hwy. 10 bypass makes it especially convenient to access.  When fully staffed, the hotel will employ upwards of 100 people, including both full-time and part-time positions.

Marshfield Hospitality is based in Marshfield, Wis. IDM Group specializes in the management of independent hotels and may be found online at www.inndevmgmt.com.

About IDM Group

IDM Group is the leading purveyor of boutique hotel development and management services in the Midwest.  It offers clients expertise in acquisition, development, repositioning and management.  In every community in which it has a presence, theirs is the leading property.

Its portfolio includes historic downtown properties like the Hotel Julien Dubuque in Dubuque, Iowa; lake vacation inns such as the Edgewater Resort on Wisconsin’s Door County peninsula; and newly developed hotels including the Jefferson Street Inn in Wausau, Wis. and The Beloit Inn in Beloit, Wis.  Most recently coming under IDM Group’s management is HotelRED, Madison, Wis., located across from Camp Randall on the University of Wisconsin campus, as well as a trio of popular resorts in northern Wisconsin - The Wild Eagle Lodge in Eagle River, and Black Bear Lodge and Rustic Manor Lodge, both in St. Germain. 
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Contact:

Carla Minsky
Communications, IDM Group
920.924.0297
[email protected]


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Also See: New Owners, Marshfield Hospitality, and IDM Group to Reopen the Former Clearwaters Hotel in Marshfield, Wisconsin; A Renovation and Re-branding with a Spring 2013 Opening is Planned for the 103-room Hotel / December 2012

IDM Hotel Management Group Hires Jamie Dressel as Field Services Coordinator to Assist with Growing Portfolio of Midwest Boutique Hotels / January 2012

IDM Group Now Managing Trio of Resorts in Northern Wisconsin - The Wild Eagle Lodge in Eagle River, and Black Bear Lodge and Rustic Manor Lodge, Both in St. Germain / November 2011

154-room Hotel Mead in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin Sold at Sheriff’s Sale to February 2011 Court Appointed Receiver, Balmoral Realty, for $2 Million / July 2011

IDM Group, LLC Chosen to Manage 154-room Hotel Mead & Conference Center in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin Now Owned by Balmoral Realty, LLC / March 2011

The Delafield Hotel, a 38 Suite Luxury Hotel Located Just West of Milwaukee Has New Ownership Partnership - 616 Hotel, LLC and IDM Group, LLC / October 2010

IDM Group Takes on Expanded Day-to-day Management of The Delafield Hotel in Delafield, Wisconsin / August 2009
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