Word: houston
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...last point, however, is wide open to contention, making many business owners unhappy in a month that in San Diego, unlike Houston, typically brings our largest tourist traffic. The city has organized two meetings for hotel owners, restauranteurs and parking representatives to alleviate fears that money won't pour in. Worries and unanswered questions still abound. As one hotel manager said in reference to RNC preparations, "We're still being surprised. on a daily basis." About 80 percent of hotel rooms blocked off for the convention have been booked, but many hotels still harbor large vacancies or have...
...hoop? The answer is yes, at least the way economists keep score. It's a simple case of supply and demand. The inventory of 7-ft. 1-in., 300-lb. human rockslides like Shaq is not deep; you will not find one at Wal-Mart. That's why the Houston Rockets' pivotman, Hakeem Olajuwon, got a $55 million, five-year contract extension and another African-born center, Dikembe Mutombo, signed with the Atlanta Hawks for a five-year, $50 million deal. The Miami Heat is on the verge of re-signing playoff flop Alonzo Mourning for $115 million over seven...
Recent high-tech start-ups have fared even worse. A Houston, Pennsylvania, software maker called ANSYS opened at $13 per share on June 20, only to finish the day at $12 per share. ANSYS closed Friday at $12.37. New medical companies have been hit just as hard. CollaGenex Pharmaceuticals, a California dental-research firm, tried to lure investors last month by lowering the price of its IPO to $10 per share, well below the high of $15 originally projected. It didn't work: CollaGenex stumbled on its first day of trading, to $8.63 per share...
Forget about Hillary Clinton and Elizabeth Dole. What America needs is a Bess Truman; she left it all up to Harry. STANLEY DUPLANTIS Houston...
...center, Alonzo Mourning, the only $100-million man in professional sports. Mourning has reportedly agreed to a seven-year, $112-million deal. Close behind the Heat, the New York Knicks rebuilt their entire team in one afternoon, committing to $151 million in contracts. The Knicks signed guards Alan Houston and Chris Childs for a combined $80 and then traded for Charlotte's Larry Johnson and his $71 million deal. This weekend's madness may have been best summed up by Charles Barkley, he of the $4.6 million a year contract. Upset with millions being thrown at young, unproven players...