Starwood Is Back as Barry Sternlicht Rebrands SH


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Barry Sternlicht is bullish on his second go-around with Starwood Hotels. But it has a long way to go to reach the heights of its heyday.

SH Hotels & Resorts announced Wednesday that it's officially rebranding as Starwood Hotels, reviving the company that Barry Sternlicht founded in 1991.

Sternlicht had built Starwood into a major player with the purchases of Westin and ITT Sheraton in 199