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Cohn said she is glad to be able to pitch in to keep the art museums on course, but said she hopes her tenure as acting director will be a short...
...distribution and developing new products. Horizon recently introduced single-serving puddings, as well as milk boxes, which Starbucks carries. But even as its volume grows and production costs fall, Horizon won't be cutting prices. "Our data suggest a consumer tolerance for price premiums," says CEO Chuck Marcy. His pitch to supermarkets: "Take out your third- or fourth-selling brand of sour cream or cottage cheese, sell our product and make 30% to 40% more on the margins. That resonates." Horizon's stock is also resonating. Since January 2001, its share price has more than doubled...
...have released players in order to cut wage bills. With a glut of talent on the market and clubs facing shrinking revenues, Summerbee and McKinlay - who hope they will be picked up by Leicester City on a permanent basis - could be the first of many footballers taking to the pitch for love alone...
...antis aren't going to get much help for their cause any time soon. The opening- up of new routes for tourists also enables companies to pitch for business they were never able to get before. Dijon, previously accessible only by road or train, got its Buzz link in March; the northern French city estimates that British visitors will bring in at least 35 million this year. Officials, noting that already around 20% of British passengers are business travelers, plan to exploit that traffic by promoting the city as a location for conferences and conventions. They calculate that for British...
...10th pitch of his at-bat, Giambi checked his swing on a high-and-tight offering and tapped an excuse-me dribbler that rolled down past the unmanned third base position for a single...