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Sheraton Grand Expands in the West ( http://www.meetingstoday.com/NewsEvents/IndustryNews/IndustryNewsDetails/tabid/138/RegionID/206/ArticleID/28297/Default.aspx?topic=206,204,644,617 )

Sheraton Hotels & Resorts announced that the former Sheraton Los
Angeles Hotel and the Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort and Spa in
Chandler, Ariz., have transitioned to Sheraton Grand properties.

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