Elwha River's coming dam removal has scientists flooded with unknowns

ELWHA RIVER, Clallam County, From all over the country they came to ponder this river: its gravel, its teal-green waters, its shores and mouth and mostly its future as the site of the largest dam-removal project ever in North America....FULL ARTICLE

HOSPITALITY COMPANY SUPPORTS SEQUIM MUSEUM & ARTS CENTER

(Sequim, WA) CEO and owner of Wirta Hospitality Worldwide, Bret Wirta, has joined the Museum & Arts Center of Sequim. In presenting a check for a lifetime membership to Executive Director, Katherine Vollenweider, ....FULL ARTICLE

Grand Opening Remarks-Holiday Inn Express & Conference Center, Sequim

By Bret Wirta-Owner and CEO Wirta Hospitality Worldwide. Thank you all for coming tonight to the Grand Opening of the Holiday Inn Express and Conference Center, Sequim. We are beta testing live streaming technology so welcome to our family, friends and associates far away who are with us via the internet. ....FULL ARTICLE

Expressly a Holiday Inn

At its grand opening on April 28, owner Bret Wirta cuts the ribbon on the Holiday Inn Express and Conference Center. Celebrating the achievement are, front row from left, Trisha Wirta, Christie Rookard, Rebecca and Garrett Wirta, Damian Humphreys, the hotel’s marketing manager; Read the full article as it appeared in the Sequim Gazette, May 5, 2010. ....FULL ARTICLE

Last Dam Summer Party Benefits Olympic National Park

April 29 – Celebrate the final summer of the Elwha River Dams in Olympic National Park at the “LastDamSummer Party” Thursday, May 27 from 7-10 p.m. at the new Holiday Inn Express in Sequim. http://lastdamsummer.org Proceeds from the evening will support education, preservation and protection efforts at Olympic National Park. Tickets are $35 per person. ....FULL ARTICLE

Olympic Theater Arts Gala Fundraiser at the Sequim HIE & Convention Center

What is theatre if you can't see the action on stage? Radio. http://olympic-theatre.tripod.com/ This is live theatre and a very important part of live theatre is the sound and lighting systems. To better serve our audiences, we are still "building" our sound and light systems and one part of the Live Auction will be a "Let there be Light" bidding opportunity.....FULL ARTICLE

Last Dam Summer Party

This is the final summer for the Elwha River Dams in Olympic National Park. Share this historic moment at a benefit auction featuring travel packages, artwork, dining opportunities and more. Enjoy entertainment plus fabulous appetizers and desserts highlighting Olympic Culinary Loop Association members. ....FULL ARTICLE

2009 PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS-QUALITY INN AND SUITES, SEQUIM

The Sequim, Washington Quality Inn and Suites is a 60-room, limited-service hotel located at River Road Plaza. Quality Inn and Suites is a part of the Choice Hotels International franchise family with the Sequim Quality Inn and Suites owned and operated independently by Wirta Hospitality Worldwide. The hotel’s General Manager is Nancy Schade and Damian Humphreys is the Sales and Marketing Manager. ....FULL ARTICLE

Celebrating a decade of ENERGY STAR buildings

Quality Inn of Sequim is highlighted on page 13 of article

The Environmental Protection Agency awarded the first ENERGY STAR ® to a building in 1999, an innovation that has helped bring thousands of organizations in the commercial building market to the forefront of energy efficiency and climate stewardship....FULL ARTICLE

Bill Schade and Bret Wirta receive awards from Choice Hotels

Schade received the Maintenance Service Excellence Award, given to hotels and individuals that surpass a guest's expectations. Wirta, the hotel's owner, received the Eco-Excellence Award for increasing green operations to better the environment....FULL ARTICLE

New hotel gets chic review

News article from the Sequim Gazette... When the Holiday Inn Express opens at the eastern entrance to Sequim in Mid-November, owner Bret Wirta plans to raise the bar for accommodations in the area...FULL ARTICLE

New hotel to be Conference Center!

News article from the Peninsula Daily News... To this town's palette as a retirement mecca-lavender capital-elk-stomping grounds, Bret Wirta wants to add convention destination...FULL ARTICLE

Seattle Commercial Real Estate..

Seattle is the No. 1 commercial real-estate investment market in the country for 2009, even though it's in worse shape than a year ago a new forecast concludes...FULL ARTICLE

Olympic National Park

Bret Wirta, CEO...The Olympic National Park is a World Heritage Site so we have been very interested in ways to increase our guest stays through sustainable tourism...FULL ARTICLE

Sequim Hotel In the Top 10!

It is official; the Quality Inn & Suites, Sequim is one of the best Quality(R) brand hotels worldwide. Quality Inns around the world were rated for cleanliness, service...FULL ARTICLE

VERY GOOD RATING 3 Green Eco-Leafs

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