Brown & Brown has elected James S. Hunt (Jim) to its board of directors, in an effort to help the firm as it moves towards its next intermediate revenue goal of $2bn. Having worked with the Walt Disney Company from 1992 to 2012, Jim most ...
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A global trend has caught fire that offers travel and outdoor enthusiasts an upgrade on rest and recreation. It's called glamping, a new term for a new kind of travel, originally defined as glamorous camping. Now the term glamping is ...
GE Capital's subsidiary, Equipment Finance business has signed a three-year contract to offer finance for buying commercial vehicles of Global Electric Motorcars (GEM), a subsidiary of Polaris Industries. Under the deal, the GE capital ...
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Specialty Sports Venture, the retail division of Vail Resorts, Inc., announced the acquisition of Hoigaards's, a leader in the outdoor equipment and apparel industry since 1895. Located outside of Minneapolis in St. Louis Park, this 20,000 ...
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Researchers have announced a collaboration to develop an affordable photovoltaic (PV) system capable of concentrating solar radiation 2000 times and converting 80% of the incoming radiation into useful energy. The system can also provide ...
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Numerous campgrounds, B&Bs, inns, hotel chains, and resorts throughout the U.S. and Canada welcome guests with well-behaved dogs. Some charge a minimal one-time extra cleaning fee in advance; others do not. When making a reservation, be ...
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In a spa that would make most create time for a day of relaxation, the Spa at the Viceroy in Miami?uses 28,000-square-foot to entice you into a day (or week) of nothing but relaxation and wellness. Using a pop of color the designer Philippe ...
For the 14th consecutive year, customers of Cintas Corporation won Image of the Year (IOY) awards during a banquet held by the North American Association of Uniform Manufacturers and Distributors (NAUMD) in Orlando, Fla. Selected from an ...
Sri Lanka's state-owned Ceylon Petroleum Corp., the country's sole importer of fuel oil, has made a rare export offer of the product due to falling demand from power stations as well as higher domestic output, company sources said Friday. ...
It’s been a hot and thirsty summer with a big demand for beverages at events around the country. That means a lot of glass bottles which can be collected and recycled into new wine, beer or soft drinks bottles ready for next summer! ...
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APPLE'S ring-shaped, gleaming "Spaceship Headquarters" will include a world class auditorium and an orchard for engineers to wander. Google's new Bay View campus will feature walkways angled to force accidental encounters. Facebook, while ...
Detail care, design passion and ability to capture and reflect a classic taste mood, but always in fashionable. The new collection by Christopher Guy offers timeless chairs, armchairs and sofas , suspended between past and future. ...
Three new sessions have been added to the PLASA Focus: Orlando 2013 Professional Development Programme, a two-day program of free educational seminars and workshops running alongside PLASA Focus: Orlando, at the Wyndham Orlando Resort, on ...
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Advanced Seaward Solar PV test instrumentation is helping a successful Caribbean based reseller and installer of solar photovoltaic and thermal systems to verify the quality of PV modules and the performance of installations. Comet Solar ...
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Brazil, country of the Samba, the Amazon and endless coast lines with sandy beaches and thousands of nice patios. To the centre of the east coast lies Salvador, one of Brazil’s large cities, with tons of colonial charme. It’s ...
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