Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s administration has ordered private developers not to talk about plans for a huge new resort near Pinckneyville until Blagojevich himself can announce it, sources say.
Some lawmakers who support the project say that public relations directive could be endangering the proposal.
“People have asked, ‘If these (developers) are credible, why don’t they answer the [...]
In response to the “miserable experience” of flying these days, illustrated by rampant customer service complaints, excessive delays, and security hassles, the editors of Forbes have put together 11 recommendations on how to fix air travel. Among their suggestions: enacting a passenger bill of rights requiring compensation to passengers for delays, implementing widespread GPS technology [...]
The Cottage Company’s downtown hotel and spa project, newly named Hotel Janelle, once again came before Harbor Springs City Council Monday night, April 16. With two agenda items focusing on the hotel’s planned unit development permit on the docket, only a handful of folks were scattered in the audience (and most were present for other [...]
Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group is close to securing a 20-hectare site in Macau to build a $3 billion casino complex which could add to the city’s rise as the world’s gambling capital, a newspaper reported.
The flamboyant British entrepreneur whose business empire ranges from airlines to music and mobile phones, is close to acquiring the [...]
The Ozarks tourist town of Branson is suing 15 Internet travel companies, including Travelocity and Expedia, claiming unpaid back taxes on hotel room bookings.
Branson’s lawsuit, filed in Greene County Circuit Court last week, alleges the travel services either failed to collect or remit a 4 percent hotel room tax. The litigation follows similar legal efforts [...]
The big stage for former Broadway showman Joe McGrath has moved to an east Mesa recreational vehicle resort and he’s making it a showcase for big-name entertainers.
McGrath is entertainment director at ViewPoint RV & Golf Resort in east Mesa and he’s booking 2007 concerts by Mel Tillis’ daughter, Pam, Gary Lewis & the Playboys and [...]
