| Thrifty Car Rental Rolls Prepaid Tolls Into Rental Rates in Florida ...
TULSA, Okla., Jan. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Thrifty Car Rental, a subsidiary of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. (NYSE: DTG) is minimizing the stress that takes a toll on globetrotting travelers. That's why it's including Pass24(R) Prepaid Toll Service with select car rental rates at participating Florida locations when customers use any American Express(R) card for payment and make their reservation using Promo Code AXTL. This offer is valid at participating Florida locations through March 31, 2008. "In our quest to constantly improve the customer experience, Thrifty Car Rental is committed to making travel more convenient for customers," said Brian Carpenter, vice president of sales, marketing and advertising. "With this promotion in Florida, not only will travelers get a great rate with Thrifty, they'll also get the convenience of pre-paid tolls with Pass24." Ordinarily, Pass24 pre-paid toll service is available to Thrifty Car Rental customers for $5.95 per day or $27.95 per week in Florida, which includes all toll charges.
Thrifty Car Sales Opens Eight Dealerships in Six States
TULSA, Okla., Nov. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Thrifty Car Sales, a subsidiary of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. (NYSE: DTG) , is turning up the heat on expansions, recently adding eight locations to its national network of franchised used car dealerships. New dealerships are opening in markets that include Baxley, Ga.; Louisville, Ky.; Albuquerque, N.M.; Bixby and Pryor, Okla.; East Providence, R.I.; and Spokane, Wash. In Baxley, Ga., dealer Keven Carter opened a Thrifty Car Sales dealership at 755 W. Parker St. Carter has been in the automotive business for more than 10 years, most recently as Sales Manager at Woody Folsom Chevrolet. Steve Sternberg, a Thrifty Car Rental and Truck Rental franchisee for more than 32 years, has opened a dealership at 6507 Preston Highway in Louisville, Ky.
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In the first flush of her California victory, it seemed Clinton had a clear path to the nomination. But the picture looks different on closer examination a day later. While she was winning the dwellings of America's elite, Obama was sweeping everyplace else - Utah, Idaho, Minnesota, Illinois, North Dakota, Kansas and Colorado, many of them states with virtually no black population. And his success in Missouri, Alabama and Georgia show that he continues to dominate Southern states with their large minority populations. Why is Clinton doing so poorly in the heartland? There, away from the liberal media and establishment bias and from the coastal immigrant and Latino concentrations, she seems at a loss. Aside from her core white-women constituency, these voters are really supporting the memory of Bill's presidency more than the prospect of a Hillary administration.
Renters near UA in tight spot
About a dozen boarders in two rental homes are caught between the proverbial rock and a hard place as the University of Akron buys homes to clear the way for a new stadium and student housing. Many say they do not have the money for a security deposit and first month's rent for new lodging. So they must stay where they are until UA gives them a promised moving allowance of $1,500 each. Yet UA won't turn over the money until the sales close. So the boarders — adults all — may end up on the streets just days before Christmas. ''It gets more confusing by the minute,'' said Jim Watkins, 45, who does siding and roofing work. ''We don't know anything and don't have any answers.'' UA is purchasing many properties on a 12-acre footprint southeast of campus to make way for a $32.5 million residence hall and a stadium which has a price tag that has risen from $55 million to $61.5 million because additional options have been added.
Western Forest Products Fourth Quarter 2007 Reflects Post-Strike ...
In the fourth quarter of 2006, cash used substantially represents US$88.0 million ($99.8 million) of the U.S. duty refund being applied against the Company's US dollar long-term debt. At December 31, 2007 the Company had cash of $4.9 million and unused availability under its secured revolving credit facility of $62.5 million.
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To assist shareholders and other readers in understanding our business, we have included as Appendix A to this MD&A a table of the financial results and operating data for the Company for the last eight quarters.
In a normal operating year, there is some seasonality to the Company's operations with higher lumber sales in the second and third quarters as construction activity, particularly in the U.S., has historically tended to be higher.
Shocking Revelation in Missing Teen Emily Sander Case
An 18-year-old Kansas student who went missing over the weekend is now believed to have lead a secret double life as an online porn star. A woman that looks curiously similar to missing 18-year-old Emily Sander was found on a Zoey Zane website (zoey-zane.com). Nikki Watson, a close friend of Emily Sander, told reporters, "She enjoyed it. She is a young teenage girl and she wanted to be in the movies and enjoyed movies. She needed the extra money. Nobody in El Dorado knew besides her close friends." The two went to school together at Butler Community College. Police involved in the investigation have acknowledged that they are aware of the website, but have so far refused to confirm whether or not Emily Sanders is in fact "Zoey Zane." They would also not reveal whether the Zoey Zane website was at all connected to her disappearance.
Council to slash 425 jobs as tax freeze bites
The council has also claimed that efficiency savings over the last two years have resulted in the need for fewer staff in certain areas. But two of Scotland's leading unions have raised the spectre of Glasgow leading the way in redundancies to balance the books. Alex McLuckie, GMB Scotland's senior organiser, said: "Our concern is the impact these proposals will have on jobs first within Glasgow and potentially the rest of Scotland. The council try to sanitise the situation by describing the impact as a 1.5% movement in posts. Our first action will be to minimise the effect these proposals have on jobs and to ensure that workers in Glasgow City Council are not made compulsorily redundant as a result of this budget. Workers' jobs will not be the price of this settlement." Mike Kirby, Unison's Glasgow organiser, added: "We'll need to see the impact of zero council tax being applied across the country but if the biggest council can't manage to balance the books without significant job losses other councils may well be in similar difficulties." A spokesman for the council said: "There will be no compulsory redundancies as a result of this budget.
1925 elegance lives in Zagreb
The Regent Esplanade brought glamor and elegance to Zagreb in 1925 when it opened to cater to passengers of the famed Orient Express train route between Paris and Constantinople. Today the Esplanade offers a luxurious gateway to one of Central Europe's hottest destinations -- Croatia.
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Tucson golf scene one-upping Scottsdale with a PGA Tour-driven resort ...
People try to make Tucson feel inferior to Phoenix-Scottsdale as often as Cooper Manning gets asked what it's like to be the only Manning brother without a Super Bowl ring. It's not always easy for Tucsonians to come up with a defense either. Their spring training teams are bolting like someone stuck in a bad date. The Chicago White Sox want to leave for Glendale (the Super Bowl stadium town in Phoenix's burgeoning West Valley) next year and join 11 other teams already committed to training in greater Phoenix/Scottsdale in 2009. There's a chance Tucson could be left with two teams and then the worry is, soon no teams. Tucson's also dealing with an I-10 freeway construction project that some locals fear could last almost as long as Boston's infamous Big Dig. It might already feel like it has if you get stuck in it during rush hour.
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