BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Officials of Noble Investment Group, one of the lodging industry's leading owner/operators of upscale and premium branded hotels and resorts, today announced that it opened the Courtyard by Marriott at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). The six-story, 122-room property is the first hotel built in downtown Birmingham in 15 years.
"We are aggressively seeking to establish strong leadership in and around thriving, dynamic communities," said Mit Shah, Noble president and chief operating officer. "We are focused on developing first-class hotels in markets with high barriers to new competition and in locations that can act as a catalyst for other ...