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Kimball Hospitality's billionaire resorts featured on Travel Channel
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Jan. 29, 2010--Recently, the Travel Channel, in conjunction with Forbes magazine, aired a show featuring the most luxurious billionaire-owned hotels across the globe. Kimball Hospitality (KH) is happy to report that two of the 11 properties on that broadcast contained KH case goods in their guestrooms: the French Lick Hotel and Casino in French Lick, Indiana, and the Wynn Las Vegas.
According to Forbes, casino magnate Steve Wynns’ Las Vegas namesake--where he lives in a suite--is in a class unto itself. The hotel boasts a five-star restaurant, an art collection worth millions of dollars and a Ferrari-Maserati dealership. Each of the whimsical rooms
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features magnificent windows with a view of Sin City’s famed neon lights.
Also, the medical-device maven William Cook has spent $450 million renovating the Indiana property since buying it in the 1990s, transforming (it) from a wasteland into an award-winning resort. Amenities include a Donald Russ-designed golf course, a dozen eating venues, a spa and a 42,000-square-foot casino.
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Kimball Hospitality product helps ARIA resort alter Vegas skyline
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Jan. 22, 2010--Kimball Hospitality (KH) supplied custom case goods for 4,000 guestrooms, including bed walls, desks, mini-bar units, and shelves to the ARIA.
The ARIA, which opened to great fanfare and media hype last month, is considered the centerpiece of an extraordinary urban resort destination in Las Vegas called CityCenter.
According to an MGM Mirage press release, "The stunning ARIA has dramatically altered the skyline of the world’s most famous boulevard and will forever change the perceptions of the Las Vegas Strip."
“ARIA and CityCenter reflect a combination of innovation, energy and visionary design that we believe will reshape how the world views the destination resort experience and attract visitors from around the globe as a landmark of taste and style,” said Jim Murren, Chairman and CEO of MGM MIRAGE, which developed CityCenter in partnership with Infinity World Development Corp.“CityCenter will become the benchmark by which all new developments will be measured, and it won’t be surpassed in scope and grandeur for decades.”
At 18 million square feet, CityCenter is the largest private sustainable development in the world, having received six LEED® Gold certifications for its buildings.
As mentioned in a Kimball News Online story two years announcing this win, a strong relationship between MGM Purchasing and Director of Sales Leon Wehr and an impressive model of a proposed room that stood above the competition helped land the deal. But just as important in MGM’s decision was KH’s Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Chain of Custody Certification. The FSC is an international organization that unites people to find solutions which promote responsible stewardship of the world’s forests.
Our Chain of Custody certification is proving to be invaluable to us as a supplier. It not only enables us to support our customers' LEED certification strategies, but also differentiates us from our competitors – especially in the Las Vegas market. Chain of Custody certification, as well as winning this order, could not have been achieved without the great teamwork between our U.S. and Asia employees.
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Take the Kimball Hospitality HD Boutique 09 Virtual Tour
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Kimball International Receives 2009 "GREEN GOOD DESIGN" Award
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Jun. 17, 2009-- Kimball International, Inc's flagship corporate showroom located in Jasper, Indiana, has been recognized by The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies together with The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design, with a 2009 "GREEN GOOD DESIGN™" Award in the category of Architecture. The award reflects Kimball's continuing commitment to environmental protection and sustainability.
The Kimball Corporate Showroom in Jasper, Indiana (USA) was designed in partnership with TVS Interiors, Inc. of Chicago and Atlanta. The completely renovated 35,500 square foot showroom was designed to present the three Kimball International furniture brands: Kimball Office, National, and Kimball Hospitality.
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Kimball and TVS Interiors implemented several sustainable strategies including recycling 96.5 percent of the project's waste materials, preserving natural resources through use of local, recycled, and rapidly renewable materials, utilizing natural light, reducing water consumption with low-flow plumbing, minimizing or eliminating volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in construction materials, and installing GREENGUARD®-certified furniture from the Kimball Office and National brands.
Previously, the Kimball Showroom earned the prestigious Gold level LEED-CI certification for environmentally responsible design from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), in recognition of energy efficiency and environmental stewardship. Kimball was the first company in Indiana to win LEED-CI certification.
The GREEN GOOD DESIGN program is a specialized edition of the GOOD DESIGN program, founded in 1950 by architects Eero Saarinen, Charles and Ray Eames, and Edgar J. Kaufmann, Jr., former curator of the Museum of Modern Art, to promote and foster a greater public understanding and acceptance of Modern Design. Now, decades later, GREEN GOOD DESIGN aims to bring public appreciation and awareness for revolutionary design based on the ideals of energy conservation, reduction of toxic waste, and sensitivity for the depletion of the world's energy resources, with a focus on sustainability.
Projects from more than 30 nations were awarded GREEN GOOD DESIGN 2009 recognition. From hundreds of submissions from over 40 nations, the winners were selected by The European Centre's International Advisory Committee, consisting of worldwide leaders in the design industry. A final total of 105 products, programs, environmental plans, and architecture were selected as outstanding examples of Green Design. In July, The European Centre will display an exhibition of award winners in Athens, Greece. To view all the GREEN GOOD DESIGN award winners, visit www.europeanarch.eu. To learn more about the original GOOD DESIGN program, visit The Chicago Athenaeum's website at: www.chi-athenaeum.org.
Kimball was previously honored with GOOD DESIGN awards for its Hum. Minds At Work® desk system, its Scenario™ table line, and its Adagiato™ guest seating line.
View the Kimball International Corporate Showroom video to see some of the highlights of the renovation.
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Bob Bomholt appointed Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Kimball Hospitality
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JASPER, Ind. - March 31, 2009 - Kimball International announces the promotion and appointment of Robert “Bob” Bomholt to the position of Vice President, Sales and Marketing for the Company’s Kimball Hospitality unit.
Bomholt will have responsibility for the strategy and operational achievement of Kimball Hospitality sales and marketing objectives. Kimball Hospitality is a global leader in the supply of proprietary and custom designed furnishings for the hotel, casino, and resort industries.
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“Bob’s personality, skills and leadership style are a perfect reflection of our company culture and brand. He not only shares our vision of building success, but also our operating philosophy of being a true business partner to our customers,” says Stan Sapp, Vice President and General Manager, Kimball Hospitality. “Bob’s knowledge of and passion for our package of value will be critical to Kimball hospitality’s future growth and long term success with our customers.”
Key stats about Bomholt:
He began his career at Kimball in 2004, joining the Company as Director of Operations for Kimball Hospitality.
He became Senior Director of Sales and Marketing for Kimball Hospitality in August of 2007.
Previous experience includes 20 years with NCR Corporation where he rose to senior leadership roles in Finance and Supply Chain Operations.
He earned a Bachelors of Business Administration degree in 1982 from Defiance College where he played football all four years. He also earned a Masters of Business Administration in Finance from Wright State University in 1984.
He is a Certified Management Accountant.
He and his wife Michelle and their two children reside in Jasper.
Long-range executive development of Kimball International’s management team continues to be a priority, according to Kimball International President and CEO Jim Thyen.
“In spite of a slow economy, we have continued to build and develop our leadership team as we position ourselves for the business turnaround and future growth of our Company, and Bob brings ability, experience and enthusiasm into this key leadership role,” says Thyen.
Kimball’s long-standing reputation for quality and its performance record in the hospitality market is well known among designers and developers of hotel, casino, and resort properties worldwide. Products by Kimball have been installed in hundreds of thousands of guest rooms and suites across the globe. Increased growth by international customers over the coming years is anticipated to enlarge Kimball’s presence worldwide.
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