HMSHost/Houston 8 Joint Venture Wins Retail Contract at Houston Intercontinental Airport.Business Editors BETHESDA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 19, 2003 FOX News Channel, Clyde Drexler's Sports Scene, and Destination Houston Headline Exciting Concept Lineup HMSHost, one of the world's largest providers of retail, food and beverage F&B is a common abbreviation in the United States and Commonwealth countries, including Hong Kong. F&B is typically the widely accepted abbreviation for "Food and Beverage," which is the sector/industry that specializes in the conceptualization, the making of, and delivery of foods. concessions to the travel industry and The Houston 8 Team LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , have been awarded a seven-year retail contract to develop and operate seventeen news and specialty stores at Houston Intercontinental Airport. The concepts are expected to generate more than $190 million in revenue over the life of the agreement. Construction of the new facilities will begin later this year. Key store concepts will include: -- FOX NEWS CHANNEL Newsstand. Known worldwide for up-to-the-minute news and information, FOX News Channel has teamed up with HMSHost to develop the first "real-time" information source for airport travelers. This breakthrough concept will provide a total news experience for travelers, complete with direct feeds from FOX News Channel, broadband Internet connections, and Satellite News, a fully automated kiosk capable of printing more than 150 international and domestic newspapers. -- Clyde Drexler's Sports Scene. Inspired by the career of NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= all-star Clyde Drexler Clyde Austin Drexler (born June 22, 1962 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is a former National Basketball Association shooting guard. A ten-time All-Star and member of the Basketball Hall of Fame, he was named one of basketball's fifty greatest players by the NBA. , this Houston-centric sports store features a memorabilia display from "the Glide's" personal collection. But Clyde's isn't only about basketball. The store will carry a large selection of logo apparel and collectibles saluting all of Houston's professional and college sports teams. The Rockets, Astros, Texans and the Aeros will all be represented as will the University of Houston, University of Houston, University of, at Houston, Tex.; coeducational; est. 1927 as a junior college, became a four-year institution in 1934, became a state-supported university in 1963. Campuses at Clear Lake, Victoria, and downtown Houston were added in the 1970s. Texas, and Rice University. -- Destination Houston. This innovative "store-in-store" concept features the best local and regional gifts, foods and novelty ideas, all reflective of a Houston experience. Space Trader Space Trader is a video game developed by the Canadian developer HermitWorks Entertainment, for Windows XP, Mac OS X, Linux. It was released on July 25th, 2007. It started development in 2005, headed by Cameron Tofer and Marcia Tofer, both previously of Bioware, along with a brings the traveler dramatic memorabilia from NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. and Space Center Houston; Gulf Coast Sunstyles will evoke fond memories of local beach and sailing vacations with its assortment of colorful tees and "beach accessories;" and Taste of Texas adds a delicious sampling of the Lone Star State's finest sauces, spices, salsas Salsas is a Portuguese parish in the district of Bragança. The population in 2001 is 424, its density is 16.5/km² and the area is 25.76 km². , and cookbooks. These three concepts will join News Connection, Simply Books, Fossil, Pacific Sliver, Sporting Eyes, and Airport Wireless to provide a rich variety of shopping experiences for Houston travelers. "HMSHost is proud to be part of Houston Intercontinental's efforts to create truly exceptional airport shopping experiences," said John J. McCarthy, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of HMSHost. "Our joint venture with the Houston 8 has put together an outstanding concept lineup. We look forward to much success." Clyde Drexler, a former NBA all-star and partner of The Houston 8 Team LLC, echoed Mr. McCarthy's sentiments. "The Houston 8 welcomes this opportunity to add to the energy and spirit of one of America's leading airports," he said. "We are also extremely proud to be working with HMSHost, one of the world's leading travel retail companies, on this project." About HMSHost HMSHost is world-renowned for creating innovative concession plans in travel venues. The company has won international recognition for its original concepts, creative store designs, and outstanding customer service. The company operates in 71 airport locations around the world, including 23 of the 25 busiest airports in North America List of airports in North America. 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