Staying the course at Sovereign; Jobs holding after $1.9B bank deal.
Byline: Martin Luttrell WORCESTER - The deal that will have Banco Santander SA, Spain's biggest lender, acquire Sovereign Bancorp Inc. in a $1.9 billion stock swap will not result in any job losses here, a Sovereign spokeswoman said. Sovereign Bancorp is the parent company of...

Research and Markets Adds Report: OTC Healthcare in Morocco to 2011.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-14 October 2008-Research and Markets Adds Report: OTC Healthcare in Morocco to 2011(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Oral Hygiene in Spain to 2011" report to its offerings. In a release, Research and Markets...

Old is new again.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The great exodus of American Manufacturers to foreign soil began in earnest back in the 1970's when labor prices began eating into profits and gun companies had to either close the doors or go off shore. Off shore was the answer and our gun-world changed...

The Tommy Hilfiger Group Hosts Al Gore's 'The Climate Project' European Summit.
ENTERTAINMENT CLOSE-UP-15 October 2008-The Tommy Hilfiger Group Hosts Al Gore's 'The Climate Project' European Summit(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com The Climate Project held the first summit in Europe of Al Gore's Climate Project on October 13 to 15. The event was supported by the Tommy...

The Backup files; A look back at the week in business.
Byline: Lisa Eckelbecker COLUMN: THE BACKUP FILES Drink up! Hey, college kids! Tired of beer pong? Feeling like it's so yesterday to hoist a cold one every time Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin says "maverick?" Us too. That's why we've made up...

Lavo Restaurant Opens at The Palazzo Las Vegas.
FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-15 October 2008-Lavo Restaurant Opens at The Palazzo Las Vegas(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Making his Las Vegas debut, chef Ludovic "Ludo" Lefebvre arrives at The Palazzo Resort Hotel Casino to helm the newest creation by the team behind Tao New York and Las...

Research Indicates NCR Continues to Lead Global ATM Market.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-14 October 2008-Research Indicates NCR Continues to Lead Global ATM Market(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Based upon data gathered directly from bankers and other deployers, RBR's "Global ATM Market and Forecasts to 2013" report confirms NCR as the largest ATM manufacturer globally with an...

Research and Markets Adds Report: Europe Food & Beverage Sectors.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-14 October 2008-Research and Markets Adds Report: Europe Food & Beverage Sectors(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Europe Food & Beverage Sectors: A Company and Industry Analysis (August 2008)" report to its offerings. In...

Spain is (still) different; tourism and discourse in Spanish identity.
9780739124017 Spain is (still) different; tourism and discourse in Spanish identity. Ed. by Eugenia Afinoguenova and Jaume Marti-Olivella. Lexington Books 2008 290 pages $75.00 Hardcover G155 The phrase "Spain is different"...

The NPD Group Rolls Out BeautyTrends Tracking Service in Spain.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-22 July 2008-The NPD Group Rolls Out BeautyTrends Tracking Service in Spain(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com The NPD Group, a market research company, has launched its BeautyTrends panel in Spain to measure the prestige beauty market through retail sell-through data. NPD BeautyTrends...