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...stayed around mostly because two of its founders, Lamar Hunt and Phil Anschutz, kept it afloat (unlike the women's professional league, which disappeared last year). Hunt, an oilman who also owns the NFL's Kansas City Chiefs, and Anschutz, an oil and technology entrepreneur who owns too many things to count, have had a burning passion for the game that has consumed better than $100 million of their money. Hunt owns three and Anschutz four of MLS's 12 teams. The original idea was to unload all but one each as the franchise values increased. That was 10 years...
...billboard as a medium is changing rapidly too, as outdoor agencies transform static boards into digital light-emitting-diode (led) or liquid-crystal-display (lcd) screens that flash new images every few seconds. The dynamic screens allow marketers to fine-tune their messages, depending on the time of day. Lamar Advertising, based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has converted 75 vinyl highway boards into digital led displays at a cost of $300,000 to $500,000 each. "Advertisers can change their messages almost instantaneously," says Sean Reilly, Lamar's president and coo. Reilly plans to put up 200 of those smart...
...outdoor agencies transform those once static boards into digital light-emitting-diode (LED) or liquid-crystal-display (LCD) screens that flash new images every few seconds. The dynamic screens allow marketers to fine-tune their messages to rush-hour commuters or soccer moms, depending on the time of day. Lamar Advertising, based in Baton Rouge, La., has converted 75 vinyl highway boards into digital LED displays at a cost of $300,000 to $500,000 each. "Advertisers can change their messages almost instantaneously," says Sean Reilly, Lamar's president and COO. Reilly plans to put up 200 of those smart...
...professor backing eBay. Merges says semiconductors and software may be covered by hundreds of patents, each with distinct claims, yet it may take only one case of infringement for a judge to issue an injunction, compelling many companies to pay the trolls to go away. U.S. House Republican Lamar Smith, co-sponsor of a reform bill, wants to slow the litigation gravy train. "We need a judicial system that does not reward people who file shaky claims on patents," he says...
...native will be responsible for recruiting in Massachusetts and the Midwest. During his playing days at Harvard, Lamb was a backup quarterback on a deep team that at one point had as many as six candidates for the starting job. He won the team’s Henry N. Lamar award in 1992 for “dedication to the program, concern for his fellow man, and contributions to Harvard football.” —Brad Hinshelwood