EMBASSY SUITES HOTEL & CONVENTION CENTER Owner: John Q. Hammons Industries? Location: Lincoln, Nebraska? Architect: Butler, Rosenbury & Partners? Description:? The facility boasts 255 suites surrounding an indoor atrium. The atrium which extends to the top of the building's nine story height is crowned by an architectural skylight.? Business interests will appreciate the 20,000 SF of convention center space as well as the covered access to adjacent parking areas. The structure of the building is of cast in place post tensioned concrete with exteriors of red brick, pre-cast ornamental copings, and synthetic exterior stucco covering.

	Awards

Killian Construction was presented with the "Excellence in Construction Award" at the 2000 Heart of America Chapter of the Associated Builders and Contractors Awards Banquet Dinner. Embassy Suites Hotel & Convention Center in Lincoln, Nebraska was the project receiving this prestigious award. The award is the highest honor awarded to a general contractor for projects over 5 million.

	Testimonials

"We admittedly were somewhat apprehensive when Mr. Hammons indicated he had his own ideas and planned to hire an out of town contractor on such a complex and demanding project. I am now pleased to say that our apprehension was totally unnecessary. Mike Johanns, Governor of the State of Nebraska