Haworth and Hope College Open the Haworth Hotel

Another week, another ribbon cutting ceremony. This one in Holland, MI where the new Haworth Hotel was declared open for business. The former Haworth Inn and Conference Center was built in 1997 when there were no hotels in downtown Holland. At the time the college wanted to provide a meeting space that the community could also use. As far as I’m aware, this is a unique arrangement made possible by a couple of factors. Perhaps most importantly, Hope College is located in the heart of downtown Holland, MI and the Haworth Inn and Conference Center was built on the Hope College campus. Now the facility has been totally reimagined in this approximately $7.5 million joint project between Hope College and Haworth. Dick Haworth, Chairman Emeritus said, “One of the real assets of the college and the community is that the college is right in the center of our town and …