John Q. Hammons officially opened the luxury Marriott Bloomington - Normal Hotel & Conference Center in Illinois with General Manager Jeff Pritts (left) and Director of Sales & Marketing Heather VanVoorhis (right) welcoming the hotel's first guests Adam Maurer and Jan Miller (center), two Midwest Food Bank 2008 Volunteers of the Year. Front Desk Supervisor Victoria Fells checked in first guests at a pod-style station. (Photo: Business Wire)