Maryland firm to manage three Branson hotels

Greenbelt, Md.-based Coakley & Williams Hotel Management Co. announced in an Aug. 19 news release it had signed five management contracts in one day, three of which are Branson locations.

The signed contracts include: Howard Johnson, Days Inn and Red Roof Inn in Branson; Holiday Inn with Houlihan's Restaurant in Front Royal, Va.; and Wingate by Wyndam in St. Louis, according to the release.

"We are very excited about this great opportunity for our company, Coakley & Williams President Gary Williams said in the release. "This will be the largest increase in business that our company has had at one time."

Coakley & Williams is a privately owned firm that manages more than 20 hotels.