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Welcome to the Panther Hospitality Press Room. Here, we have reposted several industry articles in which Paul Breslin is interviewed or mentioned.

Hotels brace for bare bones cuts
Atlanta Business Chronicle - by J. Scott Trubey Staff writer
ATLANTA (Atlanta Business Chronicle) -- Paul Breslin comments on possible hotel closures in store for Atlanta's hospitality inductry as the economic picture in 2009 turns decidedly worse. MORE >>

Atlanta icon may be reborn
Atlanta Business Chronicle - by J. Scott Trubey Staff Writer
ATLANTA (Atlanta Business Chronicle) -- Paul is asked about the 'retooling' of Polaris into a luxury lounge as a value-added component to high-end guests. MORE >>

Embassy Suites Hotel At Gwinnett Center may get financing
Posted By: The Atlanta Business Chronicle
ATLANTA (Atlanta Business Chronicle) -- Paul Breslin discusses financing options for the new Embassy Suites Hotel at Gwinnett Center, headed by Tifton Georgia-based GS Development Inc.. MORE >>

Boutique hotel firm NYLO ready for big cities
Posted By: The Atlanta Business Chronicle
ATLANTA (Atlanta Business Chronicle) -- Paul speaks about hotel brand awareness and brand recognition within the New York hotel market. MORE >>

New Luxury High-Rise Hotel Going Up In Midtown
Posted By: The Atlanta Business Chronicle
ATLANTA (Atlanta Business Chronicle) -- Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group made it official Thursday, detailing its plans for a $285 million mixed-use luxury hotel and condo tower in Midtown Atlanta. MORE >>

5-star Hotel Sought For Landmark
Posted By: The Atlanta journal-Constitution
ATLANTA -- Paul Breslin, managing partner of Panther Hospitality and a hotel management teacher at Georgia State University, said the new Mansion on Peachtree and the partially built St. Regis, both in Buckhead, might eventually join the five-star roster. MORE >>

Ahead of the Curve: OK sought for new hotel
The Atlanta journal-Constitution
By Paul Donsky, Megan Matteucci, Eric Stirgus, Leon Stafford

An Atlanta developer is seeking permission to build a four-story hotel near Perimeter Mall adjacent to a condo development the company built several years ago. MORE >>

Details emerge on Midtown Mandarin Hotel
Atlanta Business Chronicle
Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group made it official Thursday, detailing its plans for a $285 million mixed-use luxury hotel and condo tower in Midtown Atlanta. MORE >>

Long-term outlook bodes well for hospitality
Atlanta Business Chronicle - by Lori Johnston Contributing writer
Atlanta hospitality leaders will be in San Antonio on Friday for the NCAA's Men's Final Four weekend and . asked about last month's tornado in downtown Atlanta. Paul Breslin notes Atlanta's hospitality advantages. MORE >>

Luxury hotels may be delayed across Atlanta
Atlanta Business Chronicle - by J. Scott Trubey Staff Writer
Fallout from the credit collapse could delay proposed luxury hotel developments for months if developers don't already have their cash in hand, hospitality insiders said. MORE >>

Tornado a talking point for Atlanta's Final Four bid
Hospitality officials say they can showcase how well the city handled crisis
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - April 3, 2008 - by Leon Stafford
Atlanta hospitality leaders will be in San Antonio on Friday for the NCAA's Men's Final Four weekend and . asked about last month's tornado in downtown Atlanta. Paul Breslin notes Atlanta's hospitality advantages. MORE >>

Business travelers searching for residential feel
Atlanta Business Chronicle - February 8, 2008
by Deborah Held Maslia and Joe Morris Contributing writers

Today's business travelers are seeking practical hotel amenities that will make their stay highly productive without sacrificing comfort. Paul Breslin shares insights. MORE >>

A Pause in Atlanta Hotel Construction;
Some Announced Projects Rethinking Strategy

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - February 29. 2008 - by Leon Stafford
Atlanta's hotel industry, which experienced a boon in occupancy and construction over the past few years, is seeing a slowdown. Paul Breslin comments. MORE >>

Staybridge brings extended stay downtown
Atlanta Business Chronicle - January 18, 2008 - by Susan T. Smith Staff Writer
Staybridge Suites will soon call the southeast corner of Courtland Street and Linden Avenue home. Paul Breslin notes tax allocation district and local incentives made development possible. MORE >>

Buckhead Hilton may rise in '08
Atlanta Business Chronicle - Friday, January 18, 2008 - by Douglas Sams Staff writer
A new Hilton hotel with at least 360 rooms could be under construction in Buckhead by October, adding more energy to a wave of development in Atlanta's busiest submarket. Paul Breslin comments. MORE >>

Attractions, strong convention industry help fuel surge in new hotels, renovations
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Friday, December 21, 2007 - by KEVIN DUFFY Staff writer
Paul Breslin, managing partner of the hotel development company Panther Hospitality, said "the most exciting news for Atlanta is the leisure aspect. We didn't have the sex appeal of an Orlando or Vegas, so we were a harder sell."MORE >>

Atlanta the new birthplace of the hot hotel
Atlanta Business Chronicle - November 27, 2007 - by Rachel Tobin Ramos

With NYLO, Capella, Solis and TWELVE Hotels, Atlanta has birthed somse of the hottest new hotels in the nation. Paul Breslin gives insight. MORE >>

New breed of hotels check into Atlanta market
Atlanta Business Chronicle - Friday, March 2, 2007 - by Doug DeLoach
With large, nationally branded hotels saturating the Atlanta market, boutique hotels -- smaller establishments that cater to more affluent travelers -- are the hottest trend in hospitality. Paul Breslin quoted. MORE >>

Boutique hotel mania downtown
Atlanta Business Chronicle - May 11, 2007 - by Rachel Tobin Ramos Staff writer
Boutique-hotel mania is continuing in downtown Atlanta as R.C. Patel and Mike Patel of The Diplomat Cos. Get ready to plant a Hotel Indigo. Project consultant and tax incentive expert Paul Breslin comments. MORE >>

Coping with change
Atlanta Business Chronicle - September 8, 2006
On Aug. 8, five Atlanta leaders came together to discuss the state's new immigration laws and how they will impact owners of small to midsized businesses. Those leaders included Paul Breslin, managing partner of Panther Hospitality Holdings LLC; MORE >>

AH&LA Honors Lodging Industry Volunteers
http://www.hospitalitynet.org/news/154000320/4031841.html
Nashville, Tenn. | The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA) announced the winners of the 2007 Most Valuable Volunteer Awards at the AH&LA Stars of the Industry Awards luncheon at The Loews Vanderbilt Hotel in Nashville, Tenn.

Civil rights museum team unveils ideas at town hall
Atlanta Journal Constitution - By Ernie Suggs
Paul offers thoughts on the proposed center for civil and human rights and where the ideal location would be. MORE >>