Peachtree Strengthens its Third-Party Management Business with the Appointment of Caroline Royster to Vice President, Business Development

Caroline Royster

ATLANTA, GA -- Peachtree Hospitality Management ("PHM") announced the appointment of Caroline Royster to vice president of business development, responsible for growing its third-party management partnerships by leveraging industry relationships and identifying new management opportunities. She will report to Patrick Short, PHM's president.

 

“We're pleased that Caroline is joining our team with a focus on expanding our already significant third-party management services business,” said Short.

Patrick Short

 

“With a proven hospitality track record, Caroline brings a wealth of expertise and strategic vision to Peachtree. We look forward to the exciting opportunities and achievements that lie ahead under her guidance."

 

Royster is a 15-year lodging industry veteran who most recently served as vice president at R.M. Woodworth & Associates, a hotel advisory company. Before that, she was head of business development for Legacy Ventures. Royster has also held leadership positions with PKF Consulting USA/CBRE Hotels, TPG Hotels & Resorts, and Goldman Sachs & Co.  

 

Royster holds a Master of Science in Hospitality Management from Florida International University and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Bucknell University.

 

PHM, a division of Peachtree Group, operates premium-branded, limited-, select- and compact full-service hotels primarily in the upper-midscale and upscale segments. Today, the company manages 94 hotels across 28 brands with 11,492 rooms in 22 states.

 

 

 

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Blackton Inc to Provide Flooring For VA-based Builder’s New Community Sunset Lakes Estates in South Lake County

 

Micky Blackton

MASCOTTE, FL --- Blackton, Inc., one of Central Florida’s largest and most active suppliers of materials for the homebuilding industry, was awarded a contract from  Stanley Martin Homes to provide flooring for Sunset Lakes Estates, a new single-family home community in South Lake County.

Micky Blackton, chief executive officer of the Orlando-based firm, said the contract with the Reston, VA-based homebuilder valued at approximately $500,000 includes high-end flooring materials for 134 new three- and four-bedroom homes ranging from 1,350 to 2,856 square feet of living area.

Blackton Leesburg Facility

Work is already underway at the community located on South Sunset Avenue and Pearl Street in Mascotte.

 

Blackton said his firm is expanding at its Leesburg location to provide all new and longtime customers who build in Lake, Sumter, Marion, Alachua and Citrus counties with a better turnaround time. 

 

 Earlier this year Blackton was awarded a contract from Stanley-Martin to supply 140 new homes at their community of Sorrento Pines, also in Lake County.

The family-owned business headquartered on Alden Road north of downtown Orlando has been supplying the home building industry from Jacksonville to Tampa for over 65 years. 

 

 CONTACTS:

 

 “Micky” Blackton,

Chairman,

 Blackton Inc.

407-898-2661 

Micky@Blacktoninc.com

 

Beth Payan,

Manager,

Larry Vershel Communications Inc.

 407-461-3781

 beth@larryvershel.com

Photos courtesy of Blackton, Inc:

 

David McCaslin Joins CapStar Advisors as Partner

 

David McCaslin 

WASHINGTON, DC— CapStar Advisors (“CapStar”) founder and partner Paul Whetsell announced that David McCaslin has joined the organization as a full partner. 

 

McCaslin helped found the original CapStar with Whetsell and is a 45-year industry veteran with a broad background in hotel operations and development.

 

Paul Whetsell

“Dave not only adds bench strength to our existing advisory work, but his extensive operational experience  and relationships with complementary businesses to hotels expands the breadth of CapStar’s capabilities,” said Whetsell, who started the advisory firm five years ago. 

 

“Dave will allow us to focus on a new areas, such as introducing capital partners, as well as reviewing multi-property and individual asset sales, purchases and developments. Additionally, Dave’s presence allows us to now entertain activities in businesses associated with hospitality .”

 

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