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COMPILED BY ELLIE M. BAYRD AND DANIEL PLANTENBERG
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Partnership
This summer, Eagan-based Lancer
Hospitality, a catering and food
service company, partnered with
Scott County Parks and Trails to
reopen Cedar Lake Farm and
Regional Park in New Prague,
Minn. This partnership allows for
the public use of ball fields, picnic
areas and lakeside facilities. Lancer
Hospitality plans to use Cedar
Lake Farm, which can accommodate groups as large as 2,500 people, to host everything from company parties to weddings. Contact:
Lancer Hospitality, 952-758-8640,
www.lancercatering.com/loca-
tions/ cedarLake.htm
top photos courtesy of lancer hospitality
The Bloomington Convention and
Visitors Bureau recently redesigned
its Web site ( bloomingtonmn.org) to
ease use for meeting and event planners. The site is organized so that planners have the ability to filter searches
for hotels based on their proximity to
MSP International Airport (and other
criteria), compare venues, complete
online RFPs and learn about the city’s
restaurants and entertainment options.
Additionally, the site can now host a Web page promoting your event. Explore the site and view a
video (featuring Sales Manager Rose Dudycha) to learn more about the destination and the services provided by the CVB. Contact: Bloomington Convention and Visitors Bureau, 866-435-7425,
www.bloomingtonmn.org
Bloomington Helps Professionals
In June, Minnetonka-based
Carlson Hotels Worldwide
announced that both Avis and
Budget Rent A Car companies
joined Carlson’s goldpoints
plus program. Membership
into the goldpoints plus program gives business professionals the chance to save
money on car rentals, earn
bonus points toward future
rentals and more. “The goldpoints plus program allows
members to earn and redeem
points at over 1,000 global
participating hotels including
the following brands: Regent
Hotels & Resorts, Radisson
Hotels & Resorts, Park Plaza
Hotels & Resorts, Country
Inns & Suites By Carlson and
Park Inn,” says Heather Passe,
vice president of customer
relationship marketing for
Carlson Hotels Worldwide.
“The addition of Avis and
Budget is just one of the ways
we are working to enhance
benefits for our members.”
Contact: Carlson, 763-212-
4000, www.carlson.com
Car Rental
Rewards
