– Project: SpringHill Suites by Marriott hotel
– Location: Battlefield Parkway near Interstate 75 in Ringgold, Ga.
– Developer: Emerson Russell is majority owner of the new hotel.
– Size: The 82-room hotel will be the third SpringHill Suites in metro Chattanooga. A SpringHill Suites opened on Chattanooga’s downtown waterfront in 2012 and another $15 million SpringHill Suites is being built near Interstate 75 in Ooltewah.
– Investment: $7 million
– General contractor: ERMC2
– Architect: RiverStreet Architecture
– Financing: First Volunteer Bank
– Adjacent properties: The new hotel is near the 78-room Hampton Inn, which opened in 2009, the 39-room Home Town Inn, which opened in 2005, and the new Farm to Fork restaurant scheduled to open later this month.
– Schedule: Construction began earlier this year and should be completed by the end of 2018.
– Compiled by Business Editor Dave Flessner contact him at dflessner@timesfreepress.com or at 757-6340