Hong Kong stocks rose, with the benchmark index advancing from a one-month low, as gains at phone companies offset a slump by casino operators. China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd., the nation’s no. 2 telecommunications company, rallied the most since October to lead gains on the Hang Seng Index. Sands China… Continue reading
WHO ARE THEY: This Massachusetts-based hard rock quartet’s big break was due in part to the band’s run-in with Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst at a show in Hartford, Conn., in 1997, when Staind was slated to open for Limp Bizkit. Backstage before the show began, the volatile Durst got… Continue reading
MONTICELLO — SUNY Sullivan and Sullivan County BOCES are planning workforce-training programs to help meet the needs of casinos. A big part of this will be helping applicants determine what casino-related jobs they’re most suited for, and «where they fit in the new economy,» college President Karin Hilgersom told the… Continue reading
Billionaire real estate investor Neil Bluhm and Unite Here Local 1 have settled a series of charges over the union’s drive to organize workers at Rivers Casino in Des Plaines, the state’s most lucrative gambling hall. Mr. Bluhm’s Chicago-based company, Midwest Gaming & Entertainment LLC, which owns the casino near… Continue reading
