Article: Historic Delaware Hotel Reopens

N.Y. Times News Service

WILMINGTON, Del. _ The Hotel du Pont, the centerpiece of Wilmington's downtown business district until the mid-'80s, reopened in mid-December after an 18-month overhaul of its guest rooms.

With the $40 million investment, it expects to regain its position as the region's finest hotel, which it became when it opened in 1913. The project also sent a signal to city officials and businessmen that the E.I. du Pont de Nemours Co., though downsizing, was not abandoning the city.

"We will be the upscale hotel in the area," said Jacques A. Amblard, general manager of the hotel.

Because of its pro-business law, Delaware is the legal base for about half the Fortune ...

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