Kinseth Hospitality Companies Announces GM and Sales Director of the Year Awards at Leadership Conference

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. February 01, 2010

North Liberty, IA., January 28, 2010 - Kinseth Hospitality Companies (KHC), an Iowa based hotel development and management company, held their annual Leadership Conference with all hotel and restaurant management to the Hilton Garden Inn - Council Bluffs at Horseshoe Casino in mid-January of 2010. A series of awards were announced including the General Managers of the Year and Director of Sales of the Year.

Kinseth Hospitality recognized three outstanding General Managers of the Year, Carl Deeken of the Best Western - Fairfield Inn of Fairfield, Iowa, and Connie Schlichting of the Holiday Inn - Bettendorf, Iowa for hotel General Managers of the Year. Rob Hayward from Bennigan's - Columbia, Missouri received the restaurant General Manager of the Year. Mr. Deeken, Ms. Schlichting, and Mr. Hayward have maintained high standards of operation and provided the ownership of their properties with outstanding profit margins throughout very difficult economic times.

Hotel General Manager of the Year from the Best Western - Fairfield Inn Fairfield, Iowa Gary Kinseth (Kinseth Vice President), Tim Schneider (Director of Operations), Carl Deeken (Hotel General Manager of the Year Award Recipient from the Best Western - Fairfield Inn Fairfield, Iowa), Linda Skinner (Kinseth Vice President), Bruce Kinseth (Kinseth Executive Vice President), and Les Kinseth (Kinseth President).

Hotel General Manager of the Year from the Holiday Innettendorf, Iowa Gary Kinseth (Kinseth Vice President), Linda Skinner (Kinseth Vice President), Bruce Kinseth (Kinseth Executive Vice President), Connie Schlichting (Hotel General Manager of the Year Award Recipient from the Holiday Inn Bettendorf, Iowa), Tim Schneider (Director of Operations), and Les Kinseth (Kinseth President).

Restaurant General Manager of the Year from Bennigan's in Columbia, Missouri Gary Kinseth (Kinseth Vice President), Linda Skinner (Director of Operations), Rob Hayward (Restaurant General Manager of the Year Award Recipient from Bennigan's in Columbia, Missouri), Les Kinseth (Kinseth President), and Bruce Kinseth (Kinseth Executive Vice President).

The Director of Sales of the Year Award was presented to Jackie Oliver of the Holiday Inn - Dubuque, Iowa, for exceeding sales goals and revenue generation for her property, in spite of many new hotel supply additions to the Dubuque marketplace.

Bruce Kinseth, Senior Vice President of Kinseth Hospitality Companies explained, “As we operate our hotels during these challenging economic times, the core strength of our company lies within having dedicated General Managers and Sales Directors. It is through these individuals that we will continue to gain a competitive advantage as we add management contracts during this tough economy and throughout 2010.”

Kinseth Hospitality Companies currently manages 47 hotels with over 5,700 guest rooms and 14 restaurants located in ten states for hotel owners and financial institutions. For more information regarding KHC please visit www.kinseth.com or call 319-626-5600.

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Crystal L. Hansel
Creative Marketing Specialist
Kinseth Hospitality Companies
2 Quail Creek Circle
North Liberty, Iowa 52317
319.626.8346
319.626.8350
chansel@kinseth.com