China’s Landing Investment Group to Make Large Scale Investment in Jeju’s Myth and History Theme Park
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The theme park operator, owned by Blackstone, filed for a $100 million IPO Thursday.
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“From Social Brands to Social Business” Is Theme for Brian Solis-Produced Conference in NYC
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“Don’t blame us!” was the theme of a Facebook court filing submitted Friday in response to lawsuits that shareholders filed after the company’s disastrous IPO.
Original post: Facebook: IPO debacle was Nasdaq’s fault
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Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF -12.7%) falls sharply after its outlook on FY12 earnings rattle investors. The firm’s earnings CC is under way (webcast), dominated by the theme that global sales for the retailer will stay challenged. 
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OTTAWA, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – May 5, 2012) - Today, the Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety, recognized Emergency Preparedness Week (EP Week) 2012 by highlighting several online tools to help Canadians prepare a family emergency plan and do their part to improve community resilience against disasters. The 17th annual EP Week takes place May 6-12, 2012, and the theme of this year’s event is “Make a Plan.”
See more here: Minister of Public Safety Highlights Online Tools for Emergency Preparedness Week
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WINNIPEG, MANITOBA–(Marketwire – May 3, 2012) - Empire Industries Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:EIL) today announced that its Dynamic Attractions business unit has been awarded a contract to design, engineer and manufacture a media based attraction for a theme park in the United Arab Emirates. The contract, valued in excess of $3.8 million, will be executed over the next twelve months.
“We are seeing increased activity in the global attractions business, and Empire is well placed to take advantage of this,” said Guy Nelson, Chief Executive Officer of Empire Industries. “With our Dynamic Structures group focussing on producing complex, custom design/build ride systems, and our Dynamic Attractions group focusing on selling and producing its line of proprietary media based attractions, we are able to service the needs of a wide variety of theme parks and entertainment companies around the world.”
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Bruce Piasecki, author of Doing More With Less, says companies seeking to stay ahead will need to embrace the theme of “competitive frugality.”
Original post: Get Wealthy By "Doing More With Less"
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NEW YORK (TheStreet) — Retail earnings have been a success so far, but investors should proceed with caution when looking for investments in the industry.
The S&P 500 Retail Index today reached a new 52-week high after retailers this week reported solid fourth-quarter earnings. The retail index is up nearly 10% so far this year and has advanced almost 20% since its October low.
The increase in the index has coincided with rising consumer confidence resulting from the improving economic environment. While consumers are more confident in their financial positions, it was apparent from the latest round of quarterly reports that they continue to look for bargains when shopping for discretionary items. The other major retail theme seems to be that the luxury consumer remains strong with high-end shoppers out in force and paying full price.
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DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc., creator of the “Kung Fu Panda” films, formed a venture with state-owned Chinese media groups to develop entertainment projects, including theme parks and live productions.
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