Beaumont Enterprise: National chains eye Lumberton sales potential

Good for City of Lumberton. That city has flourished in the past years.


The high tax revenue mustered by businesses in the city of Lumberton has encouraged national chain owners to take a second look at the city's potential earnings.

The owner of the Beaumont Comfort Suite locations and LaQuinta Suites locations are among some of the owners who have taken advantage of the business boom.

"We obviously hope to do well, and we believe the hotel will offer the city of Lumberton more living options. They had one hotel before we started to build, and we think that the fact that we are a national chain will interest area residents," owner Vijay Patel, 35, said in an interview Thursday.

The hotel, which is located at 104 N. LHS Drive, will offer residents the options of a swimming pool, a spa, a business center and a meeting room.

It will also feature the extra amenities of microwaves, refrigerators, coffee machines, flat screen TVs in every one of its double bed, king and regular suites.

Prices for the rooms have not been determined.

Construction for the hotel started around November of last year, Patel said, and workers are currently working to in-stall pipelines and electrical units.

Patel said he hopes to have the hotel completed by June or July of this year.

Lumberton mayor Don Surratt said he expected the city's revenue to go up and make a positive change in the com-munity.

"The future of Lumberton looks really good. These business are feeding further growth for the city and we hope to continue to grow and make improvements," Surratt said.

Other hotels and business coming to the Lumberton area include a new Sonic location, Best Western Suites, Family Dollar and the 57 Express Oil Change, according to city officials.

"This is just the beginning. We are still negotiating with other business. Residents will benefit from these changes for sure," Surratt said.

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