Posts Tagged ‘St. Louis’

Pinnacle Entertainment to Present at Investor Conferences

Monday, November 17th, 2008

Pinnacle Entertainment management will present at the following upcoming investor conferences: the Gaming Investment Forum (held in conjunction with the Global Gaming Expo) on November 18 in Las Vegas, NV; and the Bank of America 2008 Credit Conference on November 20 in Orlando, FL. A copy of each presentation will be accessible at the [...]

Choice Hotels Announces the First Cambria Suites Hotel for Missouri

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

Choice Hotels International, and Saint Charles Convention Hospitality LLC recently executed a contract that calls for a stylish new Cambria Suites hotel for the St. Louis area in Saint Charles, Mo. The hotel is the first Cambria Suites hotel planned for the state of Missouri and one of a total of 65 Cambria Suites hotels [...]

Governor’s gag order on resort town could endanger project

Monday, June 11th, 2007

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 [...]

The travel network

Thursday, June 7th, 2007

Twenty years ago the hostels of Kathmandu and beach bars of Ko Samui were full of young backpackers scrawling notes in well-thumbed diaries. When they felt the need to communicate with home – perhaps to ask dad to wire some money – they would take a bus to the nearest poste restante office.
Then in the [...]

Appellate lawyer buys Richmond Heights condo

Wednesday, May 30th, 2007

Michael Gross and his wife, Cathy Fry, bought a two-bedroom, two bath condo in the Hi-Pointe Lofts in Richmond Heights at 6350 Clayton Rd. for $462,000 from Gerald and Katherine Rittenbery on April 18.
Ramona Saunders of Midwest Eagle, Realtors listed the 1,691 square foot condo for $472,000.
Gross is an appellate lawyer and brief writer with [...]

Hanesbrands CFO buys TRU Loft condo on Sheffield

Sunday, May 27th, 2007

E. Lee Wyatt Jr. bought a two-bedroom, two bath condo in the TRU Lofts building at 2525 N. Sheffield for $512,000 from LG Development Group on April 23.
Wyatt Jr. is the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Hanesbrands Inc., a position he’s held since 2005. Hanesbrands is a consumer goods company, specializing in [...]

Cities provide apartments for homeless

Monday, April 16th, 2007

NORFOLK, Va. - Andrew Adams hated one soup kitchen because he believed the workers deprived him of food. He stopped staying at a homeless shelter because he was convinced the people who ran it were plotting to evict him.
So Adams lived on the street, sleeping in out-of-the-way places, trying to avoid the people who, in [...]

Equities investor buys Clayton condo

Friday, March 30th, 2007

John Tlapek bought a three-bedroom, three bath condo in the new Maryland Walk development in Clayton at 8025 Maryland Ave. for $1,226,483 from Clayton-based Conrad Properties on Jan. 10.
Unit #7K covers 2,819 square feet.
St. Louis-based real estate company Elizabeth Robb and Associates completed the sale.
Mr. Tlapek is a private equities investor and holds an executive [...]

Diamondhead Casino Corporation Status Report

Wednesday, February 28th, 2007

Diamondhead Casino Corporation issued a status report for its shareholders. The Company owns, through Mississippi Gaming Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, approximately 404 acres of land in Diamondhead, Mississippi. The property is debt-free and lien-free. The property fronts Interstate 10 for approximately two miles and the Bay of St. Louis for approximately [...]

A local agent started listing virtual tours of his for-sale properties on YouTube.com.

Tuesday, February 20th, 2007

Some people log on to YouTube.com to enjoy a recap of their favorite sitcoms or to catch an amusing amateur video.
But people might not turn to the popular video Web site as a venue to search for their next home.
A local real estate agent has started uploading virtual tours of his listings last year as [...]

Mills spurns Brookfield for Simon/Farallon offer

Sunday, February 18th, 2007

The Mills Corp. has agreed to be purchased by a joint venture of Simon Property Group Inc. and Farallon Capital Management LLC, Mills’ largest shareholder, for $25.25 per common share in cash, plus assumed debt.
Chevy Chase, Md.-based The Mills Corp. owns and operates the St. Louis Mills mall in Hazelwood, Mo.
Mills said Friday that [...]

West Baden Springs Hotel to Open in May

Wednesday, February 7th, 2007

FRENCH LICK, Ind. – French Lick Resort Casino today announced it will begin accepting reservations for the historic West Baden Springs Hotel. The hotel is scheduled to open in May of this year, 75 years after its last hotel guests checked out. Reservations are currently being accepted for June 1st and beyond.
The 246-room hotel was [...]