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...analyst with Union Gaming Group, says the "pool grows bigger, but it won't grow enough to maintain footing for all the properties. You'll see a hit at some of the other properties." Nevertheless, Govertsen also believes visitor growth will rise next year and expects a modest uptick in the city's revenue per available room, which could help the city absorb the new inventory...
While Khazei’s numbers represented a sharp uptick from a survey in late October, in which only 4 percent of likely voters said they supported him, Khazei still lagged far behind frontrunner State Attorney General Martha Coakley and U.S. Congressman Michael E. Capuano. Coakley was the top choice for 36 percent of voters, while Capuano received the support of 21 percent...
...Council of Graduate Schools survey, released today, found that while the number of Americans applying to domestic graduate programs increased six percent—the largest increase since an 11 percent uptick in 2002—the number of international students from certain countries has dropped as much at 16 percent...
...certainly seen a noticeable uptick in M&A activity in the last six months and that's accelerated in the last few weeks," says Thomas Ivey, a partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom...
...Social Security Administration has tracked the fashions in baby-naming since 1880, and confirms that many such bridge names are currently enjoying an uptick. On the yearly list of 1,000 most popular names, Hector has improved from No. 193 in 1981 to 181st most popular in 2008; Daniel has gone from 12th place to 5th over the past decade; and Cecilia has similarly risen from slot No. 300 to 270. Sandra has bounced around in the top 40 for decades, but since 1990 has inched up from No. 33 to 27. (See the top 10 worst corporate name changes...