ATLANTA— GP Builders has broken ground on North Carolina’s newest Microtel Inns & Suites property at 4646 East Coast Ln. in Shallotte. The hotel is scheduled to open in May 2002. The three-story, 62-room Microtel hotel in Shallotte will feature single, double and suite accommodations, all with chiropractic-approved queen beds. Amenities will include complimentary daily breakfast, suites featuring expanded cable television with CNN, ESPN and Pay-Per-View movies. The hotel will be centrally located 15 miles north of Myrtle Beach and 15 miles south of historic Wilmington, NC. There are currently Microtel hotels open throughout the state in Charlotte, Cornelius, Elizabeth City, Franklin, Gastonia, Greensboro, Hillsboro, Jacksonville, Maggie Valley, Mt. Airy, Raleigh, Robbinsville, Southern Pines, Statesville, Thomasville, Winston-Salem and Wilson, NC.