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...from SIHL's parent, known as SIIC, or the Shanghai Industrial Investment (Holdings) Co., with interests in more than 200 businesses around the world. SIIC is owned by the Shanghai city government. Not to be ignored is the fact that China's State President, Jiang Zemin, is a former mayor of Shanghai. "The name of the game in China is relationships," explains Kent Rossiter, a senior investment analyst at Nikko Securities Co. (Asia). "Shanghai Industrial's connections are fantastic...
...their success is threatened. Wilson, a former mayor of San Diego, seems oblivious to the remarkably positive impact Indian gaming has had on the entire county, how both the opportunities for entertainment and the profusion of charitable donations have made the Native American groups favorites among San Diego residents...
...provisions that passed include a 120-foot height limit on new buildings in the city, the creation of new open-space districts in Cambridge and the imposition of new linkage fees, according to Mayor Sheila Doyle Russell. Linkage fees, charged on new developments, are used to fund affordable housing...
...combination of higher property assessments and an across-the-board 4 percent tax-rate increase resulted in tax hikes of four to 16 percent for all Cambridge property owners said Vice Mayor Kathleen L. Born at the council meeting...
According to the Globe, Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino's administration initially sought a number of restrictions, including limiting the attendance to 10,000. The Suffolk Superior Court, however, turned down Menino's move on Wednesday, citing freedom of speech as the reason for the ruling...