Discover the Best Meetings & Events News and Resources in Wisconsin

Hotel event spaces are putting a creative restaurant spin on catering options. 

Country Springs Hotel in Pewaukee has officially changed to The Ingleside Hotel. The name change comes as the hotel has completed approximately 70 percent of a $14 million property renovation. 

Nicole Slemin has been named the new Senior Convention Sales Manager at the Greater Madison Convention and Visitors Bureau. She joins a team responsible for securing new convention and meeting clientele that help contribute to the $2 billion impact that tourism and conventions bring to Madison.

Construction has begun on the new TownePlace Suites by Marriott in Janesville. Developed by Kinseth Hospitality Companies, headquartered in Iowa, the property will be located just south of Business Highway 14.

The Madison Club has recently completed a Georgian-inspired renovation and has expanded its meeting space on the lower level. The historic, member-only club in downtown Madison is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year.

The Abbey Resort has completed a new outdoor space, the West Shore Pavilion. The new space provides all of the comforts of an indoor venue, in a natural and relaxing outdoor setting.

Centrally located between the states of Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin, La Crosse County is the perfect site for regional meetings on the Mississippi. The La Crosse Center is taking it to the next level by investing $49 million into the venue which sits directly on the Mississippi River.

If you’re in search of meeting spaces that offer a great location with easy access, versatility, and are unique and affordable, then look no further than Janesville, Wisconsin.

Tifani Jones, who brings more than 20 years’ hotel and hospitality experience to Kalahari Resorts and Convention, will serve as company’s Corporate Director of Sales, helping grow the brand’s meeting and conventions business nationally.

Lori Konkler and Cami Johnson join visit Visit Eau Claire, the area’s official tourism and marketing organization, toward making the city a major business travel destination.

Congratulations are in order—and were bestowed by The International Foodservice Manufacturers Association—for Susan Terry, industry veteran with more than 25 years’ experience!

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The Fox Cities have 14 hotel properties that offer bright and comfortable meeting spaces for groups of all sizes. Some of these venues also provide full-service, on-site banquet and catering services.

Special packaging and planner incentives are available at The Pfister Hotel, Hilton Milwaukee City Center and InterContinental Milwaukee this summer.

A seasoned hospitality veteran, with 35 years in the industry, Carl Dees joins Marcus Hotels & Resorts from Crescent Hotels & Resorts, where he most recently served as vice president of operations for the third-party hotel management company.