http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Motel_6_IncFind stories, videos, and photos about Motel 6 Inc. from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:52:38 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Motel_6_Inc14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Motel 6 Inc. from CNN.com.http://money.cnn.com/2009/10/02/news/companies/good_citizen_hotels.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/02/news/companies/good_citizen_hotels.fortune/index.htmOn the surface, the largest hotel firms should be standard bearers for corporate citizenship. After all, they make their money introducing guests to new cultures and pristine landscapes, so they have an interest in preserving the environment and supporting the local community. They spend billions each day on heating and water, and as the ubiquitous notes in hotel bathrooms urging us to save our towels can attest, they are acutely aware of the need to conserve these resources and reduce that cost. Like all consumer brands, they know the reputational risks of entanglement in labor or human rights abuse.Fri, 02 Oct 2009 21:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/04/20/green.initiatives.hotels/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/04/20/green.initiatives.hotels/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn the lodging world, green has gone mainstream. Once chided for being wasteful, the big hotel chains are now constantly trying to one-up each other with smart eco-design upgrades and stringent water and energy conservation policies.Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/02/20/indiana.police.shooting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/02/20/indiana.police.shooting/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo men were in custody and a third was still on the run Friday after the shooting of two police officers in Indiana sparked a manhunt across the Ohio River into Kentucky, authorities said.Fri, 20 Feb 2009 22:46:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/09/01/news/whitford_gustav.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/09/01/news/whitford_gustav.fortune/index.htm"I'm with FEMA," I overheard a man tell a woman at the bar at the Embassy Suites in Baton Rouge. That was a pick-up line, believe it or not, which says a lot about the difference between Gustav today and Katrina three years ago. This time - so far, at least - the authorities are on the case, apparently doing exactly what they're supposed to do.Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/06/24/motel.6/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TRAVEL/06/24/motel.6/index.html#cnnSTCTextEllie Pope is offered a free-night room certificate as compensation for a bad stay at a Motel 6. But when she tries to redeem it, she's told it's no good. How do you get the hotel to keep its promise?Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:34:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/10/15/100539070/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/10/15/100539070/index.htmYes, Kiss is still around - and Gene Simmons will tell you it's bigger than ever. 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So in 1985 when Kohlberg Kravis Roberts soun...Mon, 04 Jul 1988 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/06/20/70676/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/06/20/70676/index.htmBurn my pants and call me Moses! So Tom Bodett is not the chief executive of Motel 6. The fella who does those folksy radio commercials, which have made the discount lodging chain known from coast ...Mon, 20 Jun 1988 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/06/20/70719/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/06/20/70719/index.htmSPECIAL REPORT/ Cover Stories Mon, 20 Jun 1988 04:01:00 EDT