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Showboat Inc
Showboat, Inc. 2800 Fremont StreetLas Vegas, Nevada 89104U.S.A.(702) 385-9141 Public CompanyIncorporated: 1960 as New Hotel Showboat Inc.Employees: 5,700Sales: $433.70 million (1996)Stock Exchanges: New YorkSICs: 7011 Hotels, Motels; 7933 Bowling Centers Showboat, Inc. is an international... Read more |
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Cameco Corp
Cameco Corporation 2121 11th Street WestSaskatoon, Saskatchewan S7M 1J3CanadaTelephone: (306) 956-6200Fax: (306) 956-6201Web site: http://www.cameco.com Public CompanyIncorporated: 1987Employees: 1,538Sales: CAD 1.04 billion (2004)Stock Exchanges: Toronto Montreal New YorkTicker Symbol: CCO;... Read more |
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Provident Bankshares Corp
Provident Bankshares Corporation 114 East Lexington StreetBaltimore, Maryland 21202U.S.A.Telephone: (410) 277-7000Fax: (410) 277-7189Web site: http://www.provbank.com Public Company Incorporated: 1987Employees: 1,934Total Assets: $6.4 billion (2005)Stock Exchanges: NASDAQTicker Symbol:... Read more |
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John Huston
John Huston , 1906-87, American motion picture director, writer, and actor, b. Nevada, Mo. In many of his films, such as The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) and Moby Dick (1955), Huston focused on groups whose goals are thwarted by greed and cross-purposes. He wrote the screenplays for many... Read more |
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George Hearst
George Hearst George Hearst (1820-1891), American publisher and U.S. senator, began as a prospector and acquired vast claims in gold and copper mines. George Hearst was born on Sept. 3, 1820, in Franklin County, Mo. His boyhood work in the Missouri lead mines induced him to enroll in the... Read more |
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Sustainable development
Sustainable Development The concept of sustainabledevelopment was popularized by the World Commission on Environment and Development in its report "Our Common Future" that was published in 1987. The Commission defined sustainable development as development that meets... Read more |
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G. Richard Jr. Wagoner
Rick Wagoner 1953– Chairman and chief executive officer, General Motors Corporation Nationality: American. Born: February 9, 1953, in Wilmington, Delaware. Education: Duke University, BA, 1975; Harvard University, MBA, 1977. Family: Married Kathleen "Kathy"... Read more |
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Andrew S. Grove
Andy Grove 1936– Chairman, Intel Corporation Nationality: American. Born: September 2, 1936, in Budapest, Hungary. Education: City College of New York, BS, 1960; University of California, Berkeley, PhD, 1963. Family: Son of George (dairyman) and Maria (bookkeeper); married... Read more |
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Air Water Technologies Corp
Air & Water Technologies Corporation U.S. Highway 22 West and Station RoadBranchburg, New Jersey 08876U.S.A.(908) 685-4600Fax: (908) 685-4120 Public Company Incorporated: 1987 as R-C Holding Inc.Employees: 4,050Sales: $657.5 millionStock Exchanges: American Air & Water Technologies... Read more |
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Ian Roberts
Roberts, Ian 1965-PERSONALBorn July 29, 1965, in Secaucus, NJ; married Katie; children: two. Education: Graduate from Grinnell College, 1987; studied improvisation at ImprovOlympic with Charna Halpern and Del Close.Addresses:Office—Upright Citizens Brigade, 5919 Franklin Ave., Hollywood, CA 90028;... Read more |
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