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Holiday Inn Hotel and Suites broke ground in Shenandoah on Dec. 12 at 19333 David Memorial Drive. The 153-room hotel is due to open in January 2016.
The new Holiday Inn will offer 7,000 square feet of meeting space, a fitness center, a business center and lounge. The hotel will feature the state's first Johnny's Italian Steakhouse, a restaurant that specializes in Italian cuisine, steaks, seafood and offers a full breakfast menu.
Shenandoah Mayor Garry Watts said the city is an attractive destination for hotel development because of its access to I-45.
"We are the second fastest growing county in the state of Texas," he said. "With some of the other cities, you have to fight traffic."
