| Photos: Suzuki Auto Debuts All-New SX4 Sport and 2008 Line-Up at 2007 ...
DALLAS, Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Making its 2008 auto show season debut at the State Fair of Texas, the all-new, four-door Suzuki SX4 Sport is poised to impress show goers with its standout styling cues and performance-oriented capabilities. Suzuki also brings its full-line of exciting cars and SUVs, including the XL7 midsize crossover SUV and bold and functional five-door SX4 Crossover. In addition to Suzuki's full-line of vehicles on display at the show, Texas auto enthusiasts will be treated to a look at the BaseCamp, one of the company's dynamic "Suzuki LIVE Series" concept vehicles based on the XL7. To view the Multimedia News Release, go to: http://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/suzuki/29939/ "We're excited to introduce the all-new SX4 Sport to the Lone Star State, as well as showcase the rest of Suzuki's 2008 full-line of vehicles, including two regional favorites -- the Grand Vitara and XL7," said Mark Harano, president of ASMC Automotive Operations.
Talking cents into voters: Muscatine County educators hope they can ...
MUSCATINE, Iowa — A penny lying on the sidewalk is a common sight, as if the single cent is no longer worth the effort it would take to pick it up. But educators and administrators throughout Muscatine County have learned how far a penny can go over the past eight years. A drive past any of the county’s four school districts provides examples of the way pennies have become million-dollar projects in Muscatine County. n West Liberty has a new high schooln Wilton High School students are performing in a new auditoriumn Muscatine students attend a vastly improved high schooln Students at Louisa-Muscatine Junior Senior High School have a new Iowa Com-munications Network room, a weight room, wrestling room and four air-conditioned classrooms.School districts throughout the county have also undergone a number of projects that make schools safer, more comfortable, energy efficient and attractive.And every one of these projects began with a penny.That’s because in 1999, the residents of Muscatine County voted to give an extra penny in tax for the purchases they and other shoppers would make in the county from 2000-2010.Local option sales tax is imposed on sales and services except for food, prescription drugs, motor fuel, automobiles, farm equipment and rentals subject to an existing hotel/motel tax.The tax is given to the county and divided among the area school districts in proportion to their student population to use for school district building needs and improvements.Time to start anewThe resident-approved tax, or School Infrastructure Local Option sales and service tax, also called SILO, is nearing the end of that 10-year period, and educators are hoping the public will vote to renew it.
Lennox International Renews and Amends Existing Credit Facility
DALLAS, Oct. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Lennox International Inc. (NYSE: LII) announced it has renewed and amended its revolving credit facility. The $650 million facility, an increase of $250 million from the existing credit facility, has a maturity date of October 12, 2012. LII will use the credit facility for the previously announced share repurchase program and for general corporate purposes. "We are very pleased to extend our revolving credit facility," said Sue Carter, executive vice president and chief financial officer for Lennox International. "The confidence this group of lenders has in our company is affirmation of our business objectives and stability, and we believe the use of additional capacity will enhance the capital structure of LII while improving shareholder returns." The joint lead arrangers for the new facility are Bank of America Securities LLC and JPMorgan Securities, Inc.
Mesquite, Nev., boasts a fair way to play
Las Vegas got to be too big and too expensive and too crazy,'' he said. ``Here, you look out at night and it's quiet and the stars are out, and you don't hear any traffic.'' In two sentences, Longlas came close to summing up what makes Mesquite appealing for a growing number of visitors. Situated 80 miles northeast of Las Vegas, the town of about 1,800 offers Vegas-style amenities -- quality golf, a desert climate, mountain scenery and gambling -- but at a lower price and a more relaxed, congestion-free pace. Mesquite has six golf courses and seven hotels -- four of which are casino hotels -- and two spas. It is growing, but far from overgrown. On the north side of Interstate 15, which cuts through the heart of Mesquite, bulldozers crawl around the vast stretches of desert just beyond the edge of town.
Marina District foes want state probe of Murray
Odd the company can't pay taxes but can hire Dennis Junior to sue others for their business blunders. Finally, didn't they receive tax abatement to bulid that architectual monstrosity? Let's face it the Murrays are a prime example of the old saying it takes one generation to build wealth and two to blow it all. Emmett and Thomas would be appalled. " .
Fuel-cell vehicles stalled by price tag
Politicians and scientists have been touting hydrogen as the fuel of the future for years. But as the price of oil tops $100 a barrel and more alternative energies find their way to market, consumers might be wondering: Where are the hydrogen fuel cells?
"It's a very difficult technology to bring to the real world," said Taras Wankewycz, vice president of Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies, a Singapore company that makes products powered by fuel cells. "The ability to run your car on something that doesn't burn or something that doesn't pollute is still considered very futurist."
A fuel cell creates electricity by combining hydrogen and oxygen in a chemical reaction. Water and heat are the only byproducts.
The technology dates back to 1839, but its first modern use was to supply power to command and lunar modules during the Apollo space program.
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