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WINNIPEG — Temple Hotels has acquired Holiday Inn Express Hotel and Suites in Sherwood Park, Alta., for $15.15 million.

TORONTO — Following months of controversy and debate, Toronto councillors have voted against developing a casino complex in the city.

STAMFORD, Conn. — Starwood Hotels and Resorts has inked a multi-year agreement with NRG Energy, Inc., a Princeton, N.J.-based solar power developer, to introduce renewable energy sources and reduce its carbon footprint and local air emissions at three of its properties.

How can you tell a new season is upon us? This spring didn’t feel much like a new season, given the wonky weather. And, to make matters worse, the spring budget offered little to the hotel industry. If that isn’t enough to make us shake our heads, could anyone have imagined the tragedy that struck the Boston Marathon, where three American spectators were killed and hundreds more injured? A new season: some days it feels more like the end of the world.

After a few tumultuous years, hotel financing is back in a big way, but borrowers ready to take the plunge should be prepared to navigate mindfully.