Word: steve
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...they laughed when STEVE WYNN brought Picasso and Matisse to his casino in Las Vegas. Was the guy nuts? High art in the high desert? But when Wynn, the chairman of Mirage Resorts Inc., rolls the dice, he usually wins. His tiny two-room gallery at the Bellagio hotel has lured more than 100,000 people since its opening in late October. In the past month, more than 2,000 people a day have been anteing up $10 each to see Wynn's collection of 20 paintings, from Degas to Picasso. Wynn has also made his presence felt...
Even without such incentives, however, some firms have been standouts in aiding the disabled to do their jobs. Marriott International of Bethesda, Md., has long been recognized for its efforts. One compelling reason for the company's stance: chairman J.W. Marriott Jr.'s son Steve, a Marriott vice president of employment marketing, is hearing and sight impaired. But Marriott executives emphasize that the policy has deeper roots than that. "Working with all people has just become a part of our corporate culture," says Brendan Keegan, Marriott's executive vice president of human resources. "We have found that people with disabilities...
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 6: At 6 a.m., after 12 hours of haggling, NBA commissioner David Stern and players' union director Billy Hunter reach an agreement. By mid-afternoon, the players ratify it. Bulls guard Steve Kerr, a free agent, arrives in New York for a players' meeting to discover the deal has been made. "All of a sudden, it focused: 'Wow. We all have to get jobs,'" he says. Kerr calls his agent, who has already received half a dozen offers. Kerr, though, wasn't going to consider other offers until he knew whether Jordan was returning. Bill Wennington, the Bulls...
...Disconnect?" asks Emporia city manager Steve Commons. "You make the assumption there was a connection in the first place. In the end we function...
...best part of Dunn's speech was when she passed the ball over to Steve Largent. He provides the Republican Party with the much-needed gridiron experience that it has lacked since the heyday of Gerald Ford. I hoped he would open his speech as if he were on the Simpsons--"Hi, my name is Steve Largent. You may know me from such NFL films as 'The 1987 AFC Playoffs,' or 'The 1985 Raiders/Seahawks Classic'"--but he didn't. Instead he talked a lot about God and Christmas, and how these things have led him to believe in America...