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Roanoke Mayor Sherman Lea and other dignitaries were on hand to cut a ribbon this morning as SpringHill Suites by Marriott celebrated the completion of an 8-month conversion and makeover from the former Cambria Suites nameplate. There’s a new restaurant called “The Valley,” an indoor swimming pool and designated workspaces in every suite. Steve Clark is the general manager of the 127-suite hotel on Reserve Avenue. Clark says a partnership with the adjacent Virginia Tech-Carilion campus next store is has been very beneficial.