Article: Early Bloomington, Minn., Radisson Hotel Switches Brands to Sheraton.

By Jim McCartney, Saint Paul Pioneer Press, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Jan. 8--The Radisson Hotel South in Bloomington, considered by many a flagship hotel in the Minnetonka-based Radisson Hotel chain, will soon be flying the flag of arch-competitor Sheraton Hotels.

Starwood Hotels & Resorts, a New York-based chain with 750 properties including the Westin and Sheraton chains, will take over management of the hotel from Radisson and rechristen it as a Sheraton.

"We expect it will open as a Sheraton in mid-March," said Mark Ricci, a spokesman for Starwood.

Radisson founder Curt Carlson built the upscale 565-room ...

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