Monday, October 5th, 2009
Orient-Express Hotels Ltd. , owners or part-owners and managers of 50 luxury hotels, restaurants, tourist trains and river cruise properties operating in 25 countries, today confirmed that it has concluded the sale of its New Orleans property, the Windsor Court Hotel, to The Berger Company, Inc. for $44.25 million.
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Orient-Express Hotels Sells Windsor Court Hotel, New Orleans (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
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Monday, August 31st, 2009
CHICAGO, IL--(Marketwire - 08/31/09) - Dr. Derek Hassay, assistant professor of marketing at the Haskayne School of Business at the University of Calgary, was recently honored by the American Marketing Association for his "Selling Smiles 101" curriculum, an experiential learning program that involves selling Cutco Cutlery, with proceeds going to the Children's Wish Foundation of Canada. Hassay ...
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AMA Honors Professor for 'Excellence in Marketing Education,' Affiliation With Vector Marketing (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
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Thursday, August 6th, 2009
Though Thomas the Tank Engine earned a loyal following of American children in the 1980s and 1990s through his popular PBS television show, real trains have long been out of favor with the American public.
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Obama's hopes to ramp up America's high-speed rail network (Fortune via Yahoo! Finance)
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Tuesday, July 21st, 2009
Toymaker Hornby PLC has been granted licensing rights to produce a range of toys -- including the iconic red London buses and black taxis -- linked to the London 2012 Olympics.
More here: Hornby to sell Olympics toys (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
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Wednesday, July 15th, 2009
Whole Foods Market , the country's first national certified organic grocer and CCOF, one of the oldest and largest USDA-accredited third-party organic certifiers, announced today that each of the grocer's 273 stores in the United States has been individually certified, complying with stricter guidance on federal regulations.
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Despite Stricter Federal Requirements, Whole Foods Market Remains Committed to Organic Certification (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
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Monday, July 13th, 2009
The Abu Dhabi investment fund that is Daimler's largest shareholder has bought about 4 percent of electric car producer Tesla Motors, deepening the oil-rich Arab state's push into green technology.
More here: Abu Dhabi's Aabar buys stake in electric car maker (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
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Thursday, July 9th, 2009
Screen siren glamour, sexy, lacy bodices and a frothy collection of endless would-be bridal gowns brought Paris' winter 2010 haute couture displays to an uneven conclusion on Wednesday, capping three emotional days that saw what's likely to be the last show by Christian Lacroix.
Continue here: Paris couture shows end after sad adieu to Lacroix (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
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