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No Comments [ Add Comment ]Logan project breaks ground
By Jeff DeMossCompletion of conference center seenin 15 months
LOGAN -- The Top of Utah is about to get a third conference center and new hotel as part of The Riverwoods, a mixed-use development under way at the site of a former construction yard.
Wasatch Development Associates broke ground Thursday on the 32,000-square-foot Riverwoods Conference Center and adjoining 115-room Marriott hotel.
The $22.5 million project is the second phase of The Riverwoods, located at 650 S. Main St. The first phase, an 81,000-square-foot office building, 15,000-square-foot retail building and 380-stall parking structure, is near completion.
Dell Loy Hansen, principal of Wasatch Development, said in a news release that the latest project will take about 15 months to complete.
The conference center will accommodate groups of up to 700. It will have a main ballroom and eight breakout rooms equipped with the latest in visual and sound technology, allowing for teleconferencing and multimedia presentations.
Some of the rooms, as well as the adjoining Riverwoods restaurant, will be along the banks of the Logan River, with glass walls allowing unobstructed waterway views.
The Marriott hotel will feature specialty suites, free Internet access, a pool, exercise facilities and other amenities.
Project Manager Darren Child described the facilities as "upscale, yet affordable."
The privately owned project is being financed with assistance from the South Logan Redevelopment Agency.
Project and city officials expect it will inject an extra $10 million annually into the local economy through conference events it will attract.
Future Riverwoods plans call for more retail buildings, another office building, and additional parking.
Logan Mayor Randy Watts said the project "will provide significant opportunities for growth of the local economy."
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