RSSGroup is $3 million away from buying land near Hollywood sign as deadline approaches
Group still needs millions for Hollywood sign land
LOS ANGELES — It’s a Hollywood cliffhanger, in more ways than one. The Trust for Public Land said Thursday it’s about $3 million away from the $12.5 million it needs to buy and preserve hilltop property beside the world-famous Hollywood sign. Its purchase option expires April 14. The group says nearly all the major TV and movie studios are among the contributors to the roughly $9.5 million it has raised through donations and government grants. Steven Spielberg, Lucasfilm Foundation and Tom Hanks also contributed. The group hopes to buy the land from its Chicago-area owners and give it to the city so it can be incorporated into the adjacent, 4,200-acre Griffith Park.
By AP
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Qwest tenders $959.5M of 7.9 percent, 7.25 percent notes by early deadline
March 10th, 2010
Qwest tenders $959.5M of notes by early deadlineDENVER — Telecommunications company Qwest Communications International Inc. said Wednesday that it tendered $959.5 million worth of notes by an early deadline.
5 'supergraphics' removed from Hollywood buildings in ongoing battle between city, businessmen
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Hollywood billboards taken down amid legal battleLOS ANGELES — Five giant billboards have been removed from buildings in Hollywood near the site of the Academy Awards after Los Angeles prosecutors charged four people and four companies with hanging the so-called supergraphics illegally. The ads for Asics athletic gear that hung horizontally across several storefronts near the Kodak Theater where the Oscars will be held Sunday were all removed by Saturday.
Conexant refinancing debt with new bonds, stock; buyer asks for price cut in $26.1M land deal
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Conexant refinancing debt with new bonds, stockNEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — Chip designer Conexant Systems Inc.
Scratch that! Indiana lottery officials say $2.5 million jackpot still up for grabs
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Scratch that! $2.5M Ind. jackpot still availableINDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis lottery officials say they miscalculated the deadline to collect the winnings from a $2.5 million jackpot ticket and are allowing more time for the winner to come forward.
First Energy is buying rival power provider Allegheny Energy for about $4.7 billion in stock
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First Energy buying power rival Allegheny EnergyNEW YORK — First Energy says it is buying rival power provider Allegheny Energy for about $4.7 billion in stock. The combination would create a regional energy provider with about $16 billion in annual revenues.
Preservationists to cover Hollywood sign in campaign to save adjacent land from development
February 11th, 2010
Preservation campaigners to cover Hollywood signLOS ANGELES — A nature preservation group says Los Angeles officials have given permission to cover the world-famous Hollywood sign with panels reading "Save the Peak."
The effort is part of a campaign to save an adjacent hilltop from development. Trust For Public Land spokesman Tim Ahern says the letters will be covered beginning Thursday and lasting until Tuesday.
Preservationists cover Hollywood sign in campaign to save adjacent land from development
February 11th, 2010
Preservation campaigners cover Hollywood signLOS ANGELES — Crews are covering the world-famous Hollywood sign with panels reading "Save the Peak."
It's part of a campaign by a nature preservation group to save an adjacent hilltop from development. Trust For Public Land spokesman Tim Ahern said the letters will be covered Thursday through Tuesday.
3.3 million acres of Maine land conserved
January 4th, 2010
3.3 million acres of Maine land conservedAbout 1.3 million acres of Maine are protected permanently as public reserved lands and as state and national parks or through easements on private land, which guarantee public access for recreation. In addition, the public has access to some of the 2 million acres owned by private conservation organizations or preserved through easements.