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Top-rate youth sports facilities, prime location mean 'it's game on' for growth (The Kansas City Star)
Thousands of kids across the area dribble basketballs, shoot pucks and swim laps. Thousands more — along with their families — spend money at local hotels, restaurants and attractions when they travel here to compete.
Fire Win Over FC Dallas; Set to Challenge Houston Dynamo in Second-to-Last Preseason Tune-up (OurSports Central)
CHICAGO, IL (March 8, 2010) - The Chicago Fire Soccer Club will finish its four-city, six-match preseason tour of the United States and Mexico with a match against the Houston Dynamo on Thursday, March 11 at 7:00 PM CT at the Carl Lewis Track and Field Complex in Houston, Texas.
Across the USA (USA Today)
News from every state
HSMAI Offers Guaranteed Leads During Affordable Meetings® Mid-America (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
The Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI) will guarantee leads for exhibitors attending HSMAI's Affordable Meetings® Mid-America, April 14-15 at Chicago's Navy Pier. Each exhibitor will receive a customized report of 25 qualified meeting and event planner buyers before the first day of exhibits.
Control4 CEO Will West wants one remote to do it all (USA Today)
Control4 has a remote that can turn on the TV and Blu-ray player and dim the lights, lock the door, close the blinds and adjust the heat.
Biz bits: Updates on Snohomish County business community (Everett Herald)
Robert Severns has been elected to the board of directors at Washington Banking Co. and Whidbey Island Bank, the company's wholly owned subsidiary. Severns, an Oak Harbor resident, is the president of Chicago Title Insurance Company, Island Division, in Oak Harbor.
A Hawaiian-Themed Package at The Talbott Hotel, Chicago (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
CHICAGO , March 8 /PRNewswire/ -- This spring you don't have to go far for a tropical Hawaiian vacation. The Talbott Hotel , Chicago 's leading boutique hotel, is offering a unique, fun and affordable package from March 1st through May 1st, 2010 . Â This exciting package lets guests experience a tropical retreat all without leaving the Midwest! A Chicago Hawaiian Holiday Package (Nightly Rates ...
Architect of Willis Tower and John Hancock Center dies (Chicago Tribune)
Bruce Graham, the hard-driving architect of the Willis Tower, once the world's tallest building, and the John Hancock Center, the X-braced giant that became a symbol of Chicago's industrial might, died Saturday at his home in Hobe Sound, Fla., about 100 miles north of Miami.
‘On the Edge' Banks Face Writedowns on FDIC Auctions (Update1) (BusinessWeek)
A Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. plan to auction more than $1 billion in assets seized from failed banks next month, including a loan to build a W Hotel in Atlanta, may trigger writedowns that weaken lenders nationwide.
Your wish is their command (The Age)
Hotels are taking extraordinary measures to attract guests, writes Jane E. Fraser.
