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Experts to Provide Indoor Environments |
| NASHVILLE, May 15, 2000 - The Opryland Hospitality
Group announces a strategic partnership with leading building systems
experts Johnson Controls, Inc. (NYSE: JCI) and Simplex to provide secure,
high-quality, indoor environments for its guests at two new major convention
hotels. The facilities are under construction, one in Kissimmee-St. Cloud,
Fla., and the other in Grapevine, Texas.
Johnson Controls, a building system designer and provider of energy efficiency, will install fully integrated, automated systems, which connect heating, ventilating and air conditioning, lighting, fire, security and access controls. Johnson Controls will team with Simplex, the leader in fire alarm systems, in the $2.6 million contract. The Opryland Hospitality Group has taken the concept of Nashville�s
Opryland Hotel to other meeting destinations in the United States. The
1,400-room Opryland Hotel Florida, will open in 2002 near Walt Disney World
and the 1,500-room Opryland Hotel Texas will be completed in 2003 near
the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. The Opryland Hospitality Group
is a pioneer in self-contained, themed hotels with full entertainment and
convention facilities under a glass roof.
�Because we offer our guests top accommodations, conference facilities and entertainment, it�s only natural that the building systems behind the scenes are the best,� said Dave Jones, president and chief executive officer, Opryland Hospitality Group. �Johnson Controls and Simplex give us everything we need to give our guests a great entertainment experience.� �Johnson Controls and Simplex are delighted to bring our expertise to Opryland Hospitality Group, an enterprise that offers guests the finest in destination hotels and convention centers,� said Brian Stark, president of the Controls business at Johnson Controls. The Opryland Hospitality Group is part of Gaylord Entertainment, a diversified entertainment company operating in three business groups: hospitality and attractions, creative content and interactive media. Simplex, based in Westminster, Mass., is a multinational company that provides fire detection, security, building communications and workforce management systems to customers worldwide. Johnson Controls, Inc., is a global market leader in automotive systems and facility management and control. |
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Rebecca Alberte of Johnson Controls, Inc., 414-274-4017, [email protected] Paul L. Lindsley Opryland Hospitality Group, 615-902-8337 [email protected] |
