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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., March 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- JetBlue Airways (Nasdaq: JBLU) is connecting South Florida with Bogota, Colombia's renowned capital, with a new daily nonstop flight between Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and Bogota's El Dorado International Airport starting on May 7, 2012. To celebrate, the airline has launched a special $99 one-way fare (a) to make this vibrant South American business center and emerging tourist destination more...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., March 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- South Florida's premier modern jazz organization is privileged to present pianist Antonio Adolfo and his quintet with the addition of vocalist Carol Saboya playing their inimitable and authentic brand of Brazilian jazz. The band has back-to-back hit records with the latest in 2011, Chora Baiao, having garnered five Latin Jazz Corner awards. This concert takes place at the 500-seat Rose & Alfred Miniaci Performing Arts Center...
MENLO PARK, Calif., Feb. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- WHAT: SRI Sarnoff will demonstrate its View 360 at AUSA's Winter Symposium and Exposition. View 360 is a long-range, high-resolution persistent 360 situational awareness camera system. It has full resolution and full 360 degree recording. Users can record while viewing and continue recording while playing back. In addition, the View 360 can be...
MENLO PARK, Calif., Feb. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- WHAT: SRI Sarnoff will demonstrate TerraSight's(TM) new salience-based compression (SBC) module. The SBC module reduces overall bandwidth requirements to 50 Kbps (kilobits per second) and below, enabling the distribution of relevant, full-motion video and data over...
NORWALK, Conn., Feb. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- . . . Sun, sand and water seem to be the themes for Presidents' Week 2012, according to priceline.com (Nasdaq: PCLN). Today, priceline.com released its list of the Top 50 Destinations for the upcoming holiday period (Presidents' Day is February 20th). The Las Vegas Strip is the #1 destination for the long weekend and holiday week. Other big winners are Florida, which occupied 16 places on the list and Orlando, which was chosen...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Feb. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- AutoNation, Inc. (NYSE: AN), America's largest automotive retailer, today announced that it will release its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2012 on Wednesday, April 25, 2012. Mike Jackson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Mike Maroone, President and Chief Operating Officer, and Mike Short, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will discuss these results and other information regarding...
AUBURN, Ind., Feb. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Having starred alongside Hollywood greats Dudley Moore, Liza Minnelli and John Gielgud, a 1956 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith touring limousine featured in the 1981 blockbuster hit Arthur will be sold during Auctions America by RM's Collector Cars of Fort Lauderdale auction, March 16-18, at the Broward County Convention Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Originally delivered in Paris, the Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith eventually made its way to...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Feb. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- AutoNation, Inc. (NYSE: AN), Mike Jackson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of AutoNation, America's largest automotive retailer, and Bob Carter, Group Vice President and General Manager, Toyota USA, along with Eric Silagy, President of Florida Power & Light Company (FPL), will jointly host a "Town Hall Meeting" on February 10, 2012 to discuss the future of energy and the automotive industry in America. (Logo:...
LAS VEGAS, Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American International Automobile Dealers Association (AIADA) today honored Ft. Lauderdale dealers Rick and Rita Case with the David F. Mungenast Lifetime Achievement Award. The award, named after the late AIADA Chairman and legendary St. Louis-area automobile dealer, was presented during AIADA's 42nd Annual Meeting and Luncheon in Las Vegas, Nev. "The Cases have demonstrated a commitment to the same values as the award's...
Snowbirds are heading south to thaw out in Ft. Lauderdale vacation rentals in higher numbers this year than in 2012, a possible signal that the economy is improving, according to Vacation Rental Organization. Ft Lauderdale, FL (PRWEB) February 04, 2012 With the mid-February exodus to warmth and sun just around the corner, more travelers are seeking a winter respite this year than last, a sign that the troubled economy may be improving. While many northerners are still feeling the bite of...
