The Meridien St. Louis Clayton brings 17,000 square feet of meeting space back on line in the business district.

ICYMI: Updates from venues in D.C., NYC, Indy, Austin, and Omaha.

Now open, the bigger, greener facility has a light-rail connection to downtown.

Hilton Times Square’s permanent closing and a foreclosure suit against Palmer House Hilton are the most recent evidence of the hotel industry’s pandemic pain.