BRIEFCASE.Byline: -- Staff and Wire Services Hilton sells 2 major hotels BEVERLY HILLS Beverly Hills, city (1990 pop. 31,971), Los Angeles co., S Calif., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles; inc. 1914. The largely residential city is home to many motion-picture and television personalities. -- Beverly Hills-based Hilton Hotels
n. 1. A metropolis. and the 794-room Hilton Birmingham Metropole. Hilton will retain 30-year management contracts on the hotels, which were sold to Arthur Matyas' and Dr. Edward Wojakovski's Tonstate for $812.7 million. Hilton London Metropole is the largest business hotel in the U.K. and the second largest in Europe, while the Hilton Birmingham Metropole is the largest U.K. hotel outside London, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the company. Quiksilver Inc. to be in Mexico HUNTINGTON BEACH Huntington Beach, city (1990 pop. 181,519), Orange co., S Calif., on the Pacific coast, across from Santa Catalina Island, in an oil-producing area; inc. 1909. It manufactures aerospace vehicles, aircraft parts, optical instruments, and heat transfer equipment. -- Quiksilver Inc. announced today that it has created a joint venture with PBM PBM - play by mail. See play by electronic mail. International to market, sell and distribute Quiksilver and Roxy branded products in Mexico. The joint venture will be responsible for establishing a Mexican distribution network of company-owned retail stores, as well as a wholesale business that will include licensed retail stores, large key accounts and small independent retailers. PBM International is a branded and licensed apparel marketing and distribution company that distributes footwear, apparel and accessories in Mexico under the names Le Coq Sportif Le Coq Sportif (IPA: [lə kɔk spɔʀtif], translated in English as The Sporting Rooster) is a French company producing sports equipment such as shoes and T-shirts. , Arena and FIFA FIFA International Association Football Federation [French Fédération Internationale de Football Association] FIFA n abbr (= Fédération Internationale de Football Association) → FIFA f . Huntington Beach-based Quiksilver Inc. will hold a majority stake in the joint venture, said President Bernard Mariette. Tribune review to last longer CHICAGO -- Tribune Co. extended its deadline to complete a strategic review, which may include a company sale, and analysts said Wednesday that the media company could be struggling to attract high-premium bids. William Osborn, Tribune's lead director and chairman of a special board committee tapped to consider alternatives, said late Tuesday that the company is ``committed to a complete review process that will yield maximum value for all Tribune shareholders.'' He expects a final recommendation to the full board during the first quarter of 2007. Previously, Tribune had said it planned to complete its review by the end of 2006. Tribune Chief Executive Dennis FitzSimons said in a brief statement that ``advisers to both the company and the independent special committee of the board have recommended that the review process be extended to ensure thorough consideration of all proposals.'' Nokia to extend Yahoo features SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden -- Nokia Corp., the No. 1 cell phone maker, announced Wednesday that it will make available e-mail and instant messaging features from Yahoo Inc. to tens of millions more of its least expensive and most popular models. As a result of changes, the operating system for Nokia's Series 40 phones can automatically converse with the network Yahoo uses to deliver its own services. That means a much tighter integration of Yahoo's Instant Messenger, Yahoo Mail and any other Yahoo service, a Yahoo spokeswoman said. |
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