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Why? Because the A’s just do not make enough money in Oakland. As soon as the club falters, fan revenue drops tremendously. Only 11,000 fans came out to watch a recent weekday game. If Oakland trades Jason Giambi and Johnny Damon before the year is over...
Nearly 1,000 16- and 17-year-olds in Cambridge public schools, as well as a smaller number of students enrolled in private schools, would be given the franchise if the measure passed.
Japan's game is structured differently from its American cousin. In the U.S., the 30 major league teams, which draw more than 72 million fans annually, exist purely for profit. They maintain extensive farm and scouting systems and are run by people with years of experience in the pro game...
When the current downturn ends, though, the $14 billion-a-year image maven faces a much more serious threat on the digital horizon. As prices for digital cameras continue to fall, consumers will abandon film in greater numbers. That means Kodak's high-margin film franchise, which brings in about...
Barnett, who opened the first Kinkade gallery in 1992, is in charge of developing the franchise both nationally - there are 360 in the U.S. - and internationally. He sees no limit to Kinkade's global potential. "We have about an 80% acceptance ratio in the U.S., which is huge!" he says...