TUPELO, Miss. (WTVA) -- A new upscale hotel is coming to downtown Tupelo near the Bancorp South Arena. Construction is currently underway.<\/p>\n
Walker Thrash said Hotel Tupelo will soon be a reality.<\/p>\n
Thrash explained he is a partner of Thrash Group.<\/p>\n
He described Thrash Group as a Mississippi-based development and construction company that's behind this building project.<\/p>\n
\"Right now, we are right on track,\" Thrash said.<\/p>\n
He explained crews began construction about a year and a half ago.<\/p>\n
Thrash said the team jumped at the opportunity of having a project in the company's home state.<\/p>\n
\"We were really surprised at the amount of travel and tourism that happens with that being somewhat of a hub city.\"<\/p>\n
\"We saw that there was a need for a boutique hotel, that the leisure travel would support it.\"<\/p>\n
Concerning progress, Project Manager Marco Oliver said the team has some usual delays such as weather, which is common.<\/p>\n
However, he said it's nothing that's thrown them off, that they are still on schedule.<\/p>\n
Walker said looking forward, his team is excited to get this project finished.<\/p>\n
\"It's an 80-room boutique hotel, like I said, with a full-service restaurant in downtown, and we really are excited about the energy I think we can bring to Main Street.\"<\/p>\n
Builders said the hotel should be completed and operational by the end of December, 2021.<\/p>\n
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