| Dollar Thrifty purchases Wichita Mid-Continent Airport franchises
Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc. has acquired the Thrifty Car Rental and Dollar Rent A Car in-terminal franchises at Wichita Mid-Continent Airport. The Thrifty Car Rental location was acquired from Flacks Enterprises LLC, based in Kansas City, Mo. The Dollar Rent A Car operation was acquired from E & J Rental & Leasing Inc., owned by Wichitan Dave Johnson. Since 1995, the Dollar location has been the only locally-owned rental car company at the Mid-Continent Airport. The acquisitions were part of a move to bring franchises under corporate ownership at several major Midwestern airports. .
Thrifty Car Rental Rolls Prepaid Tolls Into Rental Rates in Florida ...
TULSA, Okla., Jan. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Thrifty Car Rental, a subsidiary of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. (NYSE: DTG) is minimizing the stress that takes a toll on globetrotting travelers. That's why it's including Pass24(R) Prepaid Toll Service with select car rental rates at participating Florida locations when customers use any American Express(R) card for payment and make their reservation using Promo Code AXTL. This offer is valid at participating Florida locations through March 31, 2008. "In our quest to constantly improve the customer experience, Thrifty Car Rental is committed to making travel more convenient for customers," said Brian Carpenter, vice president of sales, marketing and advertising. "With this promotion in Florida, not only will travelers get a great rate with Thrifty, they'll also get the convenience of pre-paid tolls with Pass24." Ordinarily, Pass24 pre-paid toll service is available to Thrifty Car Rental customers for $5.95 per day or $27.95 per week in Florida, which includes all toll charges.
Thrifty Car Sales Opens Eight Dealerships in Six States
TULSA, Okla., Nov. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Thrifty Car Sales, a subsidiary of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. (NYSE: DTG) , is turning up the heat on expansions, recently adding eight locations to its national network of franchised used car dealerships. New dealerships are opening in markets that include Baxley, Ga.; Louisville, Ky.; Albuquerque, N.M.; Bixby and Pryor, Okla.; East Providence, R.I.; and Spokane, Wash. In Baxley, Ga., dealer Keven Carter opened a Thrifty Car Sales dealership at 755 W. Parker St. Carter has been in the automotive business for more than 10 years, most recently as Sales Manager at Woody Folsom Chevrolet. Steve Sternberg, a Thrifty Car Rental and Truck Rental franchisee for more than 32 years, has opened a dealership at 6507 Preston Highway in Louisville, Ky.
CES Preview: Will 2008 show live up to iPhone?
Microsoft chairman Bill Gates has a tough job ahead of him when he kicks off the keynote speeches at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2008 in Las Vegas on January 6. He'll be hard pressed to make sure CES outshines the Macworld Conference & Expo. Last year, Steve Jobs stole the technology-world spotlight at Macworld when he announced the iPhone. It overshadowed everything at CES and has been as big a hit as everyone thought it would be. Jobs is on tap to speak again at Macworld Expo this year and rumors say Apple could reveal anything from its own ultramobile PC to an online movie rental service. What will Gates announce? Last year, rumors of the iPhone, and poor scheduling with the two shows running at nearly the same time, prompted some people to skip part of CES to hear Jobs's speech at Macworld.
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Edmund Tijerina: Public hearing might be a good show
There's a pretty good chance that this morning's public hearing at Commissioners Court could be entertaining. Commissioners will hear a couple of presentations from groups that want a chunk of cash from the pile of money that would come from extending the county's tax on hotel rooms and rental cars. One presentation will come from the Briscoe Western Art Museum, and the other will come from the Alameda National Center for Latino Arts and Culture for the Alameda Theater. Then the public hearing on the venue tax takes place. You gotta figure that with an estimated $400 million potentially at stake with the tax, things could heat up. If you're interested, catch the hearings on a live webcast on the county's site: www.co.bexar.tx.us.
Hot Topic: Lenovo
Lenovo is moving away from its business origins with the launch of a new consumer oriented PC line, dubbed the "Idea" range, later this month. Lenovo's next chief looks to the future Stephen Ward, general manager of IBM's Personal Systems Group, will lead the way as the new Lenovo sets its sights outside China. Lenovo keeps IBM PC unit at arm's length To ensure minimal disruption to its customer base, Lenovo's new IBM-branded business will initially operate virtually as a separate entity. Can I still buy a laptop with Windows XP? Not ready for a Vista laptop? Simply want to stick to good old XP? Here are your options on the market. Who's afraid of the $200 Linux PC? Cheap PCs with a Linux operating system seem to have hit the users' sweet spots, with taking the plunge into the alternate OS not nearly as hard as users had thought.
Only a fool would use a credit card to invest
Unlike a mutual fund, UIT share prices in the secondary market may be priced above or below the net asset value of the trust's actual holdings. When you buy shares of UITs, you typically pay a sales fee, or load, of around 4 or 5 percent. But you should note that many mutual funds carry no sales loads at all. My dumbest investment: Lord, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. This means don't invest in things you don't know much about. I made a real estate investment in a marginal property and lost hundreds of thousands of dollars. It makes every mistake I ever made in the stock market appear trivial. Blind faith, hunches, and the assumption that there is a solution to every problem are what lead people into financial disasters.
Leon Medical starts $6M records upgrade
Leon Medical Center said it has begun installing a $6 million electronic medical records system in its five Medicare health clinics in Miami-Dade County. The privately held company bought the system from Pennsylvania-based NextGen, and expects to have it completely integrated into its clinics by December, spokeswoman Rebecca Larger said. It spent $3 million on the program and another $3 million on the equipment. Leon Medical is scanning existing patient records into the system. It will include real-time access to lab results and imaging, as well as electronic scheduling and tracking of appointments. Its physicians will be able to see their patients' data from remote locations. Eventually, patients will be given access to their records through a secure Web portal.
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