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While the construction of a student center is still a more long-term goal, the CHL discussed the importance of creating a variety of services within the center in order to attract students, such as a Starbucks coffee shop, a convenience store, a gym, a movie screen and possibly some student and administrative services...
...klieg lights where they really belong—on preparing California for the future, and abolishing confusing voter initiatives that mandate irresponsible spending increases and guarantee fiscal insanity. And he could target investments in classrooms and mass transit, fix a broken workers’ compensation system, and help attract back the jobs that are fleeing for less expensive states. But he cannot be The People’s Governor until he stops just acting to fix the people’s government...
Professor of Economics Caroline M. Hoxby ’88 said the universities both attract and create jobs...
...certainly isn't. Hong Kong's economy, though recently more vibrant, has for more than five years left locals with less cash to risk on the ponies. Wong's main customer base is aging, and the club has struggled to attract young replacements. Chan Man-kam, a 29-year-old computer-software salesman, was once a racetrack regular. But lately, he says he prefers meeting with friends at a bar where he can watch his beloved Manchester United football club on a big-screen TV. "Horse racing is boring for our generation," he says...
...Most important, perhaps, are efforts to attract new blood. Wong in September opened a special box at Sha Tin featuring Mandarin-speaking announcers and staff to woo the millions of mainland-Chinese tourists flooding the territory. The club employs "ambassadors" at the tracks to instruct newcomers on the betting process. Next up: Wong is considering a year-round racing schedule. "If we want to stay alive, we have to invent," he says...