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Mohegan plans $50M hotel renovation
Mohegan Sun is betting big on its Connecticut hotels.
As construction continues on Mohegan Sun's $130 million Earth Tower hotel scheduled to open this fall, the Uncasville casino said Thursday it's going to invest another $50 million to renovate its existing hotel.
The 1,200-room Sky Tower hotel, which was introduced in 2002, is getting a complete makeover. Changes will include standard and junior suite room renovations like new carpeting, wall covers, casework furniture and fabrics. The rooms will also feature a brand new e-tray arrangement in lieu of a mini-bar, refrigerators, as well as an iPad that controls thermostat adjustments, room-service ordering and TV control. A motion detecting light will be installed under the end tables, and will turn on automatically once guests step out of bed.
The hotel corridors and lobby furniture will also be updated as part of the project. CLICK TITLE TO CONTINUE
Hartford Working To Get Insurance For Baseball Stadium
HARTFORD — The mayor said Thursday the city is moving swiftly to secure property insurance for Hartford's $63 million ballpark — a day after city auditors disclosed that coverage ended when the contract with the developer was terminated.
"The city's current policies do not explicitly cover the baseball park," Mayor Luke Bronin said. "Our corporation counsel and risk manager are working to ensure there is no ambiguity in the insurance coverage."
Bronin said he was confident the 6,000-seat stadium — standing unfinished north of downtown — would soon be insured.
On Wednesday, city auditors told the internal audit commission that the city's insurance policy covering property losses during construction at Dunkin' Donuts Park ended with the developer's termination last week. Since then, the city has been unable to get the stadium covered for such losses — including by the insurer that covers other city-owned buildings, the auditors said. CLICK TITLE TO CONTINUE