Type
Business expansion
Country
Ireland
Region
Border, Midland and Western; Midland; Midland
Location of affected unit(s)
Athlone
Sector
Hotel / Restaurants
Accommodation And Food Service Activities
Accommodation
55.1 - Hotels and similar accommodation

200 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
16 August 2007
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 October 2007

Description

Sheraton Hotels Group, a firm that operates hotels, is to create 200 new jobs in Athlone. The firm will invest 45 million EUR in the development of a new four-star hotel that will be based at the site of the Athlone Town Centre. The Athlone Town Centre is a large-scale Irish retail development that is due to open in October 2007 and will be comprised of 50 retail outlets and 145 residential units. It has been estimated that the centre will create employment for 1000.


Sources

  • 17 August 2007: The Irish Independent

Citation

Eurofound (2007), Sheraton Hotels, Business expansion in Ireland, factsheet number 65726, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/65726.