Conversations About New Cookeville Hotel Heating Up
Talks of adding a hotel near the New Putnam County Fairgrounds have picked up over recent months as the convention center nears completion. Putnam County Mayor Randy Porter said the discussions began some three years ago. He said that for many developers, the construction of the convention center and expo center were the keys to […]
Cookeville Needs More Hotel Rooms As Tourism, Athletic Events Surge
Spikes in conferences and sports tourism have left Cookeville in need of more hotel space. Cookeville-Putnam County Visitors Bureau Director Of Tourism Shan Stout said Putnam County has hosted some 15,000 athletes for weekend tournaments this year. That number is triple the amount in 2022 and has pushed hotels to capacity most weekends. “When we […]
Hotel Project Group Foreclosing On Former Partner
One of the two groups interested in building a downtown Cookeville Hotel wants to move forward with a project on the old Wilson Building property. In a statement released Friday morning, the Auxin-Wilson Project said it must first untangle a failed partnership with DW Interests. “Auxin-Wilson Project, LLC continues to be interested in the combined […]
