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Travel Industry:General headlines from the week of January 5, 2009
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Honolulu bids for 2011 APEC meeting
Hawaii wants to host the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation 2011 annual meeting.
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Flow completes $2M Chinese manufacturer investment
Flow International Corp. said it’s completed its $2 million minority ownership investment in China’s leading waterjet manufacturer. (FLOW)
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Polycom to cut 150 people
Polycom Inc. will cut 150 positions, or 6 percent of its worldwide workforce of 2,400, immediately. (PLCM)
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Lake resort tax collection plunges
Lake County resort tax collections dropped 26 percent in November compared to the same month in 2007 as the region’s tourism economy continued to falter.
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Hawaii stocks, Wall Street up on Fed report
Hawaii stocks were mostly up Tuesday as Wall Street saw modest gains after the Federal Reserve detailed its plans to combat the recession. (AXB) (CPF) (MLP) (BOH) (HE)
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Southwest’s traffic up; American’s down
It was a mixed bag for the top airlines at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport. (LUV) (AMR)
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ACBJ chair wins top award from business editors society
Ray Shaw, chairman of American City Business Journals, will receive the 2009 Distinguished Achievement Award from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers (SABEW).
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State boards seek new members
Information on how to apply to Gov. Bill Ritter for a seat on Colorado’s nearly 300 state boards and commissions is now available online.
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Express lane use exceeds expectations
After months of uncertainty and chaos, drivers are embracing those Interstate 95 express lanes.
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ABIA traffic drops 9%
A total of 682,217 passengers passed through Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in November, a 9 percent decline compared with November 2007.
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Missouri revenue collections are flat compared with last year
Missouri’s net general revenue collections from July 1 through December were $3.72 billion, down 0.2 percent from $3.73 billion last year, the state’s Office of Administration said Tuesday.
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One-time items boost state revenue
The Massachusetts Department of Revenue collected $1.866 billion in revenue in December, a 1.2 percent increase over the previous year, it said Tuesday.
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DiNapoli: NY’s future tied to Wall St.
State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli dismisses concerns that Wall Street will never be the same whenever the unrelenting shake-up on the markets comes to an end.
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Free tickets for military at Busch parks
Busch Entertainment Corp. is again offering free admission to most of its parks for members of the military and their families.
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Fuel consumption, December traffic down at Alaska Airlines
Alaska Airlines said that it cut its fuel consumption by 16 million gallons in 2008 and that December traffic fell quite a bit, but the airline attributed part of the traffic drop to the snowstorms that blanketed its Seattle and Portland hubs. (ALK)
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Delta waives fees for rescheduling
Delta Air Lines said it would waive any fees to Cincinnati travelers who need to reschedule flights because of poor weather. (DAL)
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Constar to be delisted by NASDAQ
Constar International Inc. said Tuesday that its common stock will be delisted from the NASDAQ Stock Market at the opening of business Thursday. (CNST)
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CMHA board dispute has day in court
The city of Cincinnati will not appoint a new board member to the Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority until late February at the earliest, city officials revealed at a court hearing Tuesday morning.
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Crist touts stimulus plan for small businesses
Gov. Charlie Crist unveiled an economic stimulus plan Tuesday aimed at Florida’s small businesses. The plan is aimed at businesses with between 10 and 99 employees that meet certain requirements indicating the potential for significant growth.
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Arts groups to offer discounted tickets
In an attempt to bring patrons in the doors despite the economic downturn, various Louisville arts groups will offer select tickets at the discounted price of $10 on the day of performances beginning Thursday and running for the rest of the 2008-09 season.
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Southwest Airlines reports traffic up for 2008
Southwest Airlines Co. said on Tuesday it increased its traffic slightly in the month of December and for the entire year of 2008. (LUV)
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Porter Research joins Billian Publishing
Billian Publishing Inc. has absorbed health care IT firm Porter Research of Norcross, Ga..
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Mo. revenue down 0.2%
Missouri Commissioner of Administration Larry Schepker said fiscal 2009 year-to-date net general revenue collections through December declined 0.2 percent amid the recession.
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Southwest's Dec. traffic is up
Southwest Airlines Co. said on Tuesday the passenger carrier increased its traffic slightly in the month of December and for the entire year of 2008. (LUV)
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Davidson Hotel Co. to manage Wynfrey in Birmingham
Memphis-based Davidson Hotel Co. has signed an agreement to operate the 329-room Wynfrey Hotel in Birmingham, Ala. The hotel is owned by Jim Wilson & Associates LLC, a Montgomery, Ala.-based real estate ownership group.
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OSHA: American Airlines must reimburse sick time for pilots
The U.S. Department of Labor has ordered American Airlines Inc. to reimburse two pilots for sick time following an investigation into the pilots’ allegations that the company retaliated against them for reporting they were too sick to fly out of Lambert-St. Louis International Airport. (AMR)
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Liens pile up at Bear Creek’s Kenwood project
Contractors have filed close to $5 million in liens against Bear Creek Capital’s Kenwood Towne Place office/retail project since Dec. 18.
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Busch Entertainment treats service members
Anheuser-Busch InBev has renewed its tribute program to service members and their families.
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OSHA: American Airlines must reimburse sick time for pilots
The U.S. Department of Labor has ordered American Airlines Inc. to reimburse two pilots for sick time following an investigation into the pilots’ allegations that the company retaliated against them for reporting they were too sick to fly out of Lambert-St. Louis International Airport. (AMR)
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Southwest’s traffic up; American’s down
It was a mixed bag for Texas airlines in December. (LUV) (AMR)
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