Las Vegas' transformation from remote gambling town to the fastest growing metropolis in the nation has caused a number of depressed communities across the country to consider gambling to revitalize their cities. However, adding casinos is not...

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Prices of this important construction product have skyrocketed in the past 18 months, and experts don't expect a change anytime soon. A two-speed steel industry is developing. Asian demand is racing ahead, fed by the insatiable appetite for steel...

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Who would have thought that people would be standing in line to have an employee at a kiosk write their name on a grain of rice? But that's exactly what's happening at retail merchandising units (RMUs) in malls across the country. In fact, the...

Champion Development will develop the second and final phase of the Burbank Entertainment Village in Burbank, Calif. Selected by property owner AMC Entertainment, the 2-acre project will include 50,000 square feet of retail and restaurants as well...

Growing segmentation in the grocery industry brought the average size of new stores in 2004 under 40,000 square feet for the first time in a decade, reports the Food Marketing Institute. This decline reflects an increase in specialty markets that...

The new hot wedding venue may not be the lavish Palm Beach country club were The Donald and Melania Trump were married: It's Dunkin' Donuts. The chain is offering an all-expenses- paid wedding at one of its shops to the winner of an online contest...

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