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www.wbjournal.com Worcester Business Journal Business Profiles 2014 17 i f you are looking for a welcoming, flexible, well-equipped, centrally located site for your company's next event, consider Holiday Inn Boxborough. Located just minutes off Route 495, the hotel boasts 30,000 square feet of diverse function space that can be tailored to accommodate trade shows, meetings, fundraisers, trainings, team-building sessions, luncheons, parties, product roll-outs, client appreciation or employee recognition events. We will work with you to create the perfect event for your company. Prime dates are still available for your 2014-2015 holiday parties; but call soon as they get reserved quickly! With the ability to cater to up to 1,300 people, there are numerous options – from wide open to intimate. Rooms can be organized theater, reception, classroom, banquet or u-shaped style, depending upon individual needs. e largest available option is the hotel's 13,200 square- foot Parade Room, which is fully carpeted with an open floor plan, and can hold up to 1,300 of your employees or distinguished guests. Hotel planners recommend it particularly for exhibitions and trade shows. All together, the facility has 12 meeting rooms, including a Grand Ballroom that divides into two spaces – the Federal room and the Colonial room – as well as an amphitheater and nine other meeting spaces of varying sizes. For a more casual feel, there's a roomy indoor atrium that pays tribute to the tropics, complete with running water and palm trees; it's great for a break between activities, to meet and greet, or to mingle. Holiday Inn Boxborough also has an onsite AV company that rents numerous audio-visual items for the event you are hosting, including a 35-mm slide projector, an LCD projector, a DVD player (or VCR, if you prefer), microphones, modem lines and stage lights, as well as flip charts and markers, podiums and whiteboards. e location itself could be considered another perk. It's in the heart of the Boxborough technology belt and shares a private road with Cisco Systems. Neighboring prestigious companies, such as IBM and Motorola, are accessible via the facility's free weekday shuttle service, which operates within a ten-mile radius. e hotel is also surrounded by 22 acres of serene woodland, creating an oasis in the heart of the city. You can feel good about booking an event on site, too, as the property is an IHG Green Engage Hotel, which employs smart design, carefully selected lighting and bio-friendly cleaning materials to help reduce energy consumption by up to 25 percent annually. Beyond its highly rated Minuteman Bar and Grille – where specialties include prime rib, baked stuffed shrimp, baked stuffed sole, chicken marsala and roast port tenderloin – full-service catering is available. Guests can also test their knowledge and have some fun at trivia night every Tuesday in the Minuteman. e Hotel offers full service catering including meeting planner packages and a variety of break suggestions. Options include Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner choices to tempt any palate. Let us host your next event and wow you with our hospitality. We invite you to come in for a tour or call us for more information. n b o x b o r o u g h , m a P h o t o s / c o u r t e s y Holiday Inn Boxborough: Customized Hotel, Event and Banquet Services Holiday Inn Boxborough Address: 242 Adams Place, Boxborough, MA 01719 Phone: 978-889-1714 or 978-263-8701 Fax: 978-266-9429 Website: www.holidayinn.com/boxboroughma Product or Service: Full service hotel with breakfast, lunch and dinner service; health club, pool and business center Number of Employees: 104 Head of Company and Title: Howard Sobel, General Manager Year Founded: 1975