My boss’s boss’s boss’s boss, Howard Jacobs, chief operating officer of Provenance Hotels, was in town a few days ago to check on the progress of the renovation, and the News Tribune caught up with him for an interview. Here’s a highlight from the article that I thought you might like to see:
Tribune: Have you thought about the effect of the Murano on Tacoma – the ongoing renaissance of the city?
Jacobs: I think the Murano is the catalyst for the next generation. Look at light rail, the LeMay Museum. Tacoma is in the midst of a great transformation. On the Murano Web site, there are visitors from around the world. To us, it’s all an extension of Tacoma. It’s putting Tacoma on the map for some people who may never have heard of Tacoma, or the Pacific Northwest. We think that is really cool.
Tribune: You mention the LeMay. It hasn’t been publicly announced, but there’s talk that the Murano will be the official hotel for the museum.
Jacobs: The LeMay is going to be huge for Tacoma. That was a no-brainer for us.

- James

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