LaRell BaldwinThe Hotel Group (THG) is pleased to announce that LaRell Baldwin has been promoted to General Manager of the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Billings, Mont. For the past six years, Baldwin served as Director of Sales at the downtown convention hotel. THG is a nationally recognized Top 40 hotel company that currently manages and/or owns 26 properties representing 12 brands and one independent hotel across 10 states, including two additional Crowne Plaza hotels, one in Kansas City, Mo., and one in Anchorage, Alaska. Baldwin has been working in the hospitality industry for the past 12 years. Prior to joining THG, she served as senior sales manager at the Holiday Inn Grand Montana. Baldwin holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and Management from the University of Phoenix, and is certified as a Hospitality Sales Professional by the American Hotel & Lodging Assn. She is an active member of the Billings Chamber of Commerce and Convention and Visitors Bureau and serves as Treasurer for the Yellowstone County Lodging Assn. Previously, she served on the Sales and Marketing Council of the Montana Inn Keepers Assn. and the Board of Directors for the Billings Symphony.