LOS ANGELES—Having worked successfully for such real estate clients as Wynn Las Vegas, the St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort, Mandalay Bay and W Hotels, B|W|R Public Relations has been retained by Los Angeles-based hotelier Deirdre Wallace. B|W|R will focus on raising awareness of The Ambrose in Santa Monica, while seeking opportunities for the president and founder, Deirdre Wallace. For more than 28 years, B|W|R has earned a reputation as a service-intensive firm adept in a cross-section of public relations disciplines. In addition to destinations and real estate ventures, they include special events (star-studded parties, award shows), nonprofit (e.g., annual Revlon...

LAGRANGE, GA.—Milliken Hospitality’s latest carpet introduction, Orsay, takes its design cues from the work of the great impressionist masters—Renoir, Monet and Cassatt. With original interpretation from decorative artist Tracy Lee Stum, Orsay draws from an encyclopedia of decorative painting techniques and calligraphy. Using Milliken’s étage technology, the collection allows designers to define their own style and create a fully custom look quickly and easily. By simply selecting and combing pattern layers, the designer has complete control to create their own masterpiece. Orsay is available in both broadloom and 36-inch tile formats. The collection includes small, medium and large scale...

CITY OF INDUSTRY, CALIF.—For the fifth consecutive year, Bentley Prince Street has been recognized for its efforts to reduce waste and conserve resources. It is the winner of the Waste Reduction Awards Program (WRAP) award. Sponsored by the California Integrated Waste Management Board, the state’s leading authority on recycling and waste reduction, the WRAP Awards recognize California companies for their commitment to a range of environmentally preferable business programs, including resource-efficient practices and innovative waste reduction, reuse and recycling achievements. “At Bentley Prince Street, just as we have our own Mission Zero goal of eliminating our potential negative impact on...

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA.—Electrolux Professional North America announced its release of SMART Refrigeration to the North American market. Each Electrolux Smart Reach-In Refrigerator or Freezer is fully equipped with a control system to ensure back-of-house efficiency as well as the preservation of food safety and quality. Unlike traditional refrigerators, the Electrolux Smart Refrigerator is linked to a total of four temperature probes, allowing for continuous management of ambient, internal storage, condenser and evaporator temperatures. The Electronic Control System includes a memory function that will record up to 24 hours of performance time and temperature history. This feature also allows the appliance...

ORLANDO, FLA.—Housekeeping is critical to the success of today’s hospitality operations. The most basic guest expectation is a clean room, and with increasing media coverage of hotel cleanliness, it’s essential to know how to manage the people and processes that make the housekeeping department function. The newly-published third edition of Managing Housekeeping Operations, from the American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute (EI), presents a competency-based approach to directing the day-to-day operations of this department, from big-picture management issues to technical details for cleaning each area. The third edition of this EI textbook has been completely revised, with more than 100...

SAINT CHARLES, MO.—Pineapple Hospitality, a provider of green products, marketing programs and consulting services to the hospitality industry—in conjunction with the Hotel Investment Conference, Hotel Developers Conference and The 2nd Annual Green Hospitality Conference—has proclaimed March 9-15 as Green Lodging Education Week. (a.k.a. Green Week). “Green Week is our opportunity to lead and educate the hospitality industry on the most important issue we will face in our lifetime,” says Ray Burger, president of Pineapple Hospitality. “Our goal is for hotels, hotel management companies and hotel brands to use the week as a springboard, as their opportunity to announce and implement...

CLEVELAND, OHIO—Hasek Communications, the Cleveland, Ohio-based publisher of Green Lodging News, welcomes RoomService Amenities as a Green Product & Service Directory partner. The Morganville, N.J.-based company has introduced Green from NATÜRA, an amenity program designed with the environment in mind. This collection features biodegradable bottles made from corn-based PSM (Plastarch Material). All natural, vegetable-based soaps and accessories are packaged in recycled paper cartons printed with soy-based inks. Even the shower cap is made from PSM. Customization and co-branding is available. Call (732) 591-0500, ext. 119, e-mail sales@roomserviceamenities.com, or click here to go to the website.

LOS ANGELES—Utilizing a patented mix of high-lumen output phosphors, Kumho Electric has launched Earthcare, a new, premium line of super efficient fluorescent lamps. Used as a replacement for 4-foot T8 lamps, Kumho Electric’s new 29-watt Earthcare T8s deliver the same illumination (3100 lumens) as a premium, high-lumen F32T8, but with 3 watts (almost 10 percent) lower power consumption. Earthcare does this without compromising on lamp life or color rendering. The Earthcare T8s are 24,000-hour lamps and have an 80 or greater CRI rating. “This is a breakthrough product that delivers real energy savings without sacrificing on light output,” says Alan...

SHEFFIELD, MASS.—Cypress Hotel & Spa, a leading designer and manufacturer of luxurious bathrobes, towels, slippers, and sheets for the hospitality and spa industry for more than 25 five years, announced that it has become the exclusive distributor of MicroCotton towels, the newest innovation in luxury bath amenities. MicroCotton Towels by Cypress are made from a unique cotton yarn developed exclusively in India, using Exceptionally Long Staple cotton fibers virtually identical to “Sea Island Cotton.” The soft and plush feel of MicroCotton is complimented by the ability of this towel to be light, yet densely arrayed. The greatest benefit of...

CLEVELAND, OHIO—Hasek Communications, the Cleveland, Ohio-based publisher of Green Lodging News, welcomes NativeEnergy as a sponsor. The Charlotte, Vermont-based company is a provider of traditional renewable energy credits and offsets. These allow its customers to help build market demand for clean energy and other carbon mitigation projects. Some of the projects NativeEnergy is currently supporting include: the Wray School District wind turbine, Brubaker Farms anaerobic digester project, Hillcrest Saylor family dairy farm methane project, and farmer-owned distributed wind. For more information, call (802) 735-0796, e-mail travel@nativeenergy.com, or go to www.nativeenergy.com.