Johnson County business news

The Franklin Chamber of Commerce, through the Franklin Chamber Foundation, officially launched their new business meeting space Friday. The space is in the recently completed second floor of their historic, downtown Franklin office.

“Business support and education are the essence of the Franklin Chamber and we have recognized, for years, the untapped potential of the second floor of our building. When the opportunity for development presented itself, we set out to create a space well-suited for small business education, meetings, board retreats, training, etc. Already a number of organizations have enjoyed the space and we are excited to provide this additional service to the business community,” said Rosie Chambers, executive director of the Franklin Chamber.

Those interested in renting the 750-square-foot business meeting space can find information at franklincoc.org/foundation#room-rental.

Greenwood employees give back

Employees from Arbonne International’s a Greenwood distribution center volunteered at Strides to Success Equine-assisted Services Center in Plainfield, during the company’s Global Day of Caring.

The team spent the day helping with spring cleaning ahead of Stride’s busy season. The volunteers were greeted by Bear, the therapy dog, who joined them for an orientation session before heading out to help with spring cleaning at the 10,000-square-foot facility.

The group cleaned and organized the classroom, updated flower beds, cleared walkways and updated them with fresh timbers and mulch.

Sprague Hotels honored by Hilton

Included in the honorees are Hilton Garden Inn-Columbus/Edinburgh and Hampton Inn & Suites Indianapolis Franklin.

Considered one of the most prestigious honors among Hilton properties, the Award of Excellence recipients demonstrated the highest level of quality and service across the band in its division under criteria of overall guest experience, overall guest service and quality assurance.

Hilton Garden Inn — Columbus/Edinburgh was just one of 32 properties in the U.S. and Canada to win this distinction out of 778 Hilton Garden Inn branded hotels.

Hampton Inn & Suites Indianapolis Franklin is just one of 122 properties in the U.S. and Canada to win, out of 2,438 Hampton Inn branded hotels.

“Being recognized by Hilton is a testament to the teams being committed to providing exceptional customer service and maintaining the highest quality standards,” said Janeen M. Sprague, president and CEO of Sprague Hotel Developers. “We are grateful to be recognized as two of the top properties within the Hilton brands and especially by our guests, and our goal is to sustain this momentum going forward.

Each of the 2022 top performers received an engraved trophy and celebration kit and were honored in Hilton’s Internal Hotel Bulletin.

To learn more visit spraguehotels.com.