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The DoubleTree by Hilton was originally built by [[Longaberger Basket Company | Longaberger]] and was called The Place Off the Square. In 2011, an Indianapolis company bought The Place off the Square. The development company moved towards creating a better and nicer hotel for the community, drawing more out-of-towners to the area and making the hotel a more desirable place to stay.<ref>Kent Mallett, “Longaberger Hotel Might Be Purchased by Indiana Group,” ''The Advocate'', December 10, 2011</ref>  Several months later, The Place off The Square was renamed Newark Metropolitan Hotel. The Newark Metropolitan Hotel was given a complete makeover, which included customized new windows that provided a waterproof barrier to the building.<ref>L.B. Whyde, “A Whole New Façade,” ''The Advocate'', April 24, 2012. </ref>  However, the real improvements did not reach Newark until 2014, when the Newark Development Partners decided to invest more than one million dollars into improvements. These improvements came with another change; operation of the hotel was taken over by by Hilton, and the facility became a DoubleTree hotel. The improvements included new closets, shower stalls, tiling in the bathrooms, additional king-sized beds, complimentary WiFi, 37-inch televisions, an improved heated indoor pool, a larger 24 hour fitness center, a business center, and a 5000 square foot meeting center.<ref>Kent Mallett, “Local Hotel Swaps in Hilton Signage,” ''The Advocate'', July 9, 2014, 1,10.</ref> 

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