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Prime Hospitality Corp. company history timeline

1969

They took the company public in 1969 as Prime Motor Inns, Inc.

1980

Imperial had paid $630 million for Howard Johnson in 1980.

1989

In 1989 the company announced that it was buying the franchising operations of the Ramada Inn chain, which had close to 500 hotels.

1990

By May 1990 Prime was no longer talking about building more Howard Johnsons, but was instead selling 65 percent of the Howard Johnson and Ramada Inn franchise to a New York investment group for $140 million.

Prime tried to raise money on Wall Street early in 1990, and was hit by tough questions about its loans and accounting.

1990: Prime files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

1995

Prime considered selling its Wellesley chain in 1995 so that it could put all of its resources into expanding the AmeriSuites chain.

1997

1997: Prime buys the HomeGate extended-stay chain.

1999

Prime built and ran the HomeGate chain until 1999, when the hotels were converted to the Wellesley brand.

2000

In 2000 the company again began heavy recruiting for franchisees, offering large financial incentives.

2002

By mid-2002, Prime had 143 AmeriSuites in operation, with six more under construction and almost 60 franchise agreements hammered out for new properties.

2013

With a planned opening for 2013, the Fairfield Inn & Suites Delray Beach has already developed “buzz” as a model partnership for community revitalization, growth and cooperation.

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