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NBA lockout looms for next summer
NEW YORK (AP) – NBA players’ association executive director Billy Hunter said Monday he is “99 percent sure” there will be a player strike next summer. “It’s highly probable that there will be a lockout and that’s what I’m preparing for because I don’t see anything else right now,” Hunter said.
Work to begin on new Dallara facility
SPEEDWAY, Ind. (WISH) – Work starts Tuesday on the future of the IZOD IndyCar series.
‘Bachelorette’ Jen Schefft Welcomes Baby Girl
Former ‘Bachelorette’ Jen Schefft and husband, Joe Waterman, welcomed a daughter, UsMagazine.com reports. The first-time parents named their little girl Mae Elizabeth Waterman.
Chicago Advertising Federation Honors Howard Draft With Silver Medal Lifetime Achievement Award
CHICAGO , Nov. 12, 2010 /CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM/ — The Chicago Advertising Federation awarded Draftfcb Executive Chairman Howard Draft with the organization’s Silver Medal Lifetime Achievement Award during a dinner last night at The Drake Hotel in Chicago .
SingleHop CEO Zak Boca Named Into Chicago’s Prestigious Top 40 Under 40 List
CHICAGO , Nov. 8, 2010 /CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM/ — Zak Boca , President and Chief Executive Officer of SingleHop, Inc., was named one of Chicago ‘s most promising and influential entrepreneurs by Crain’s Chicago Business in the magazine’s annual 40 Under 40 list.
Miley Cyrus Would Trade All Her Success to Fix Parents’ Marriage
Insiders who have known the couple for years tell me Billy Ray and Tish have gone from being loving partners and parents to business managers, spending all their time and attention focusing on their daughter’s career and forgetting to focus on each other. “Every marriage struggles when a child leaves home and the relationship gets re-examined, but add on top of that that every second of the past decade Billy Ray and Tish have spent building a star together, they have forgotten to make time for each other,” a music executive tells me.
Chicago United Hosts Bridge Awards Dinner Reception to Honor Advocates of Corporate Diversity
CHICAGO , Nov. 5, 2010 /CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM/ — Chicago United’s 2010 Bridge Awards Dinner, annually held in conjunction with the 2010 Changing Color of Leadership Conference, will honor two executives, at both the national and local level, for their demonstrated commitment to advancing diversity within their companies.
Federal Signal Appoints Dennis J. Martin As President and Chief Executive Officer
OAK BROOK, Ill. , Nov.
Cleveland Orchestra seeks to encourage young fans (AP)
CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Orchestra plans to offer children under 18 free admission to many of its performances to help foster new generations of patrons. Young adults ages 18 to 34 will be offered special online discounts in another part of an effort being announced Tuesday.