SPRINGFIELD, MO— Construction is under way on a 120-room, four-story Holiday Inn Express® here by John Q. Hammons, marking his fifth Springfield property and his 68th Holiday Inn to be built in the United States. The property will be owned and developed by Hammons and managed by John Q. Hammons Hotels, Inc. Located at the southwest corner of St. Louis St. and National Ave., the 2.5-acre hotel site is within walking distance of the newly opened Hammons Field, a 10,000-seat AA Minor League baseball stadium, also built by Hammons. The grand opening of the Holiday Inn Express- Springfield is scheduled for March 2005, which will coincide with the inaugural AA Minor League season at Hammons Field.