BEMIDJI — GoodNeighbor Properties announced its intent to construct a $22.5 million Marriott hotel, event and restaurant space in Bemidji's downtown Rail Corridor.

The announcement was made during a press conference on Tuesday, led by Greater Bemidji's Dave Hengel and Bemidji Mayor Jorge Prince. It is part of an effort to redevelop the area alongside a Greater Bemidji YMCA project that is set to begin shortly.

GoodNeighbor Properties is a real estate agency based in Alexandria, with properties throughout northwestern Minnesota. Its Bemidji project is planned to be a 98-room hotel with an integrated event center and meeting space with an on-site restaurant located east of Minnesota Avenue, directly south of the Mayflower Building.

Founding partner Rob Thompson explained that the org

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