| Super Bowl brings media microscope to Valley
Ready or not, the Valley is getting its close-up. The Super Bowl provides its host cities an international stage, as thousands of members of the national media arrive. While most will chronicle the championship game and parties, many will write about the local aesthetics, transportation and other accommodations. Scottsdale and Phoenix are scrambling to finish upgrading their respective downtowns. Glendale is converting farmland into hotels, restaurants and shops. Host cities often must fix, or at least camouflage, their shortcomings to impress the media and live television audiences. .
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The Book Page
To very traditional Christians, Young's view is going to seem pretty radical. To non-Christians, it may not mean anything. But to some people, it's a book that could make them see life and their relationship to God in a new way. I'm not endorsing Young's vision, just acknowledging it could be powerful. A guy I know and wrote a feature story about last year, Joe Kissack, has brought Young to Atlanta to talk about the book, and it sounds like it's going to be a bigger-than-usual author appearance. Kissack, who tends to be enthusiastic, thinks hundreds may turn out because the buzz is so strong in local churches and on Christian radio. Young will talk about "The Shack" at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 30, at the Westminster School's Junior High Multipurpose Room, 1424 W.
Online holiday shopping to hit $39B
Nov. 26 - Online retailers offered big discounts on Cyber Monday in an effort to grab some of the $39 billion in online spending expected this holiday season. Web-based sales are expected to grow nearly 20 percent from a year ago as Online Santas continue to offer free shipping and increase their use of search engine marketing. Conway G. Gittens reports from New York Featured Speakers: Patti Freeman Evans, retail analyst, Jupiter Research; Raul Vasquez, chief executive, Walmart.com .
Kannapolis risk takers reap reward
But even after intense analysis of population growth, traffic patterns, land costs and other factors, there can be big surprises. That's what the City of Kannapolis and MarkPiercePoole Properties Inc. discovered at 85-acre Kannapolis Gateway Park, a public-private venture at N.C. 73 and Kannapolis Parkway. Just as they were starting the first building about five years ago, Pillowtex abruptly closed, throwing more than 4,000 people out of work in Cabarrus and Rowan Counties and casting a pall over the local economy. The bad news raised concerns among the participants, but in the end they decided it was in the best interest of the community to proceed, said partner Chip Mark of MarkPiercePoole. The risk was rewarded. Today the business park is full.
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