Archive for December, 2011
MRPP bought by Tennessee firm
Sheila Ogle has sold Media Research Planning and Placement, the company she founded in 1987, to a Memphis marketing firm for an undisclosed sum. Buyer AdStaff Media is owned by Eastport Holdings, which also has owned publications including magazines in the Memphis area. MRPP MRPP Latest from The Business Journals Advertising revenue for Triangle stations [...]
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Twilight burns bright at box office LOS ANGELES, Nov. 27 (UPI) — The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1, with Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, took in $42 million in its second weekend atop the US box office. The Muppets debuted at No. 2 with nearly $30 million in weekend receipts. Happy Feet Two, the [...]
Today’s entertainment news: The Bachchan home buzzes with BetiB
Ethan Hawke confirms a third Before Sunrise film Third times the charm? Ethan Hawke thinks so. The actor told the French publication AlloCine that he, leading lady Julie Delpy, and director Richard Linklater are beginning to write the script for part three of the Before Sunrise and Before Sunset films. The three co-wrote the movies, [...]
Oral Roberts wins game with a prayer
It was a game-winning shot so stunning that the Oral Roberts play-by-play man prematurely declared the start of overtime right before the ball went through the hoop. With the game tied, Oral Roberts big man Damen Bell-Holter stole a baseball inbound pass with 3.6 seconds left and then threw a three-quarter-court prayer back the other [...]
Game review: Winners and losers
As Rex Ryan noted after the game, this probably was the Jets most complete game of the season — a 37-10 rout of the hapless Chiefs. Lets review: THREE UP bull; Shonn Greene. Hes making a habit of this, appearing in this category. Greene continued his late-season improvement, producing a career-high 187 yards from scrimmage. [...]
Battle over school field trips in Hempfield
In this photo illustration, students enjoy a trip to a zoo. Only selected grades in the Hempfield district can take field trips this year.
Former Erie carwash converted into car-rental business
Drivers once got their cars washed at a State Street business. Now they can drive clean cars that they dont own off the same property. A former Leos Car Wash has been converted into an Enterprise Rent-A-Car business at 2509 State St. Developer Bill Bucceri bought the property in February for $70,000. His development company, [...]
Enterprise is buying two European car rental companies
Clayton-based rental car company Enterprise Holdings said today it is buying two European rental car companies for an undisclosed amount – a move that would extend the companys reach to Spain and France. Enterprise Holdings is the parent company of rental car companies Enterprise, National and Alamo. The acquisition would add PSA Peugeots Citer SA [...]
Enterprise news in brief
Fundraising technology business Bidtech has scored a hat-trick of deals from the world of sport. The Timperley-based firm will provide the technology for charity events hosted by the Steven Gerrard Foundation, the Seve Ballesteros Foundation and the Dallaglio Foundation, founded by rugby star Lawrence Dallaglio. Bidtech supplies iPads pre-programmed with a bespoke app allowing guests [...]
Buying the right winter tires
You wouldn’t leave your apartment in a snowstorm in flip-flops, would you? Don’t make your car try to go the distance in tires unsuited for winter, either. NYC streets are brutal in some places, and the right tires may save you money, time and heartache. Here’s a guide to the basics. *Understand why snow tires [...]