A developer plans to build a Marriott Hotel in downtown Marion.
On Tuesday, the Marion City Council and the McDowell County Board of Commissioners announced plans to work with a real estate development firm to bring a hotel to downtown Marion.
This planned 100-room Marriott hotel will be located at the site of the former Bank of America at 120 North Main St. The hotel could open by 2027, according to the leaders of the development firm Benchmade Ventures…