Bloomberg ExpoVillage -- A New Attraction for Golf Fans at FedEx St. Jude Classic, Memphis, Tenn.Sports Editors PRINCETON, N.J.--(BW SportsWire)--June 16, 2000 Bloomberg ExpoVillage(TM), a new interactive consumer pavilion designed to entertain and educate golf fans, will open at the FedEx St. Jude Classic, TPC (Transaction Processing Performance Council, San Francisco, CA, www.tpc.org) An organization devoted to benchmarking transaction processing systems. In order to derive the number of transactions that can be processed in a given time frame, TPC benchmarks measure the total performance of at Southwind, Memphis, Tenn., and run throughout the tournament, June 21-25, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. For the first time at the FedEx St. Jude Classic, visitors will experience interactive product displays, exhibits on finance, travel and golf-related entertainment, all under one tent. Admission is free to tournament ticket holders. Activities will include long drive and closest-to-the-pin contests at the golf simulator featuring the new Nike Golf balls, a putting challenge, and golf equipment demonstrations. In addition, there will be live coverage of the tournament, current financial news updates from Bloomberg, contests, giveaways and drawings for free prizes. Visitors will also be able to see and hear radio station WREC-AM broadcast live on Thursday and Friday mornings, beginning at 5:30 a.m. Located near the clubhouse between the practice putting green and the first green, the large climate-controlled tent was designed specifically for 10 select stops on the PGA Tour The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the USA's main professional golf tours. It is headquartered in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USA. Its name is officially rendered in all caps as “PGA TOUR". and Senior PGA Tour. "Our goal was to create an educational and entertaining environment where golf fans can experience products and services that are relevant to their lifestyle," said Bloomberg's Joanne Knowlton, director of research and marketing. Exhibitors at Bloomberg ExpoVillage include: Agilent Technologies This article needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. , featuring HeartStream, their portable heart defibrillator defibrillator, device that delivers an electrical shock to the heart in order to stop certain forms of rapid heart rhythm disturbances (arrhythmias). The shock changes a fibrillation to an organized rhythm or changes a very rapid and ineffective cardiac rhythm to a ; Bloomberg, an innovative network of media resources providing news, data and analysis of financial markets and business worldwide; Camdens, an online luxury gift provider; Flonase(R) (fluticasone propionate fluticasone propionate (fl  tik´ ) Nasal Spray Nasal sprays are used for the nasal delivery of a drug or drugs, generally to alleviate cold or allergy symptoms such as nasal congestion. Although delivery methods vary, most nasal sprays function by instilling a fine mist into the nostril by action of a hand-operated pump , 50 mcg, developed and marketed by Glaxo Wellcome, an industry leader in pharmaceutical research; Fortune, and Golf Digest magazines; Pro Tour Memorabilia, a PGA Tour licensee of memorabilia signed by PGA Tour players. Local exhibitors include: Arlington Hotel; Fairfield Communities; Hot Springs Village; and Stern Cardiovascular. The next tour stop is the Coldwell Banker Burnet burnet, hardy perennial herb of the family Rosaceae (rose) found in temperate regions, usually with white or greenish flowers. The European species are sometimes cultivated for the leaves, which are used in salads, for flavoring, and formerly as a poultice to stop Classic, at Bunkers Hills Golf Course, Coon Rapids, Minn., August 3-6. Bloomberg ExpoVillage was created by Denby, the exhibits and environments group of The Jack Morton Co., in association with the PGA Tour Tournaments Association. |
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