| Study's conclusion: Consider replacing Livingston Manor
Should there be a new nursing home built in Livingston County? That is a question that has been the focus of debate from county residents to county board members to other interested people.Basically, the question has been: What to do about Livingston Manor?Management Performance Associates Inc., of St. Louis, Mo., has completed a detailed market study for the Livingston County Board and it includes MPA's recommendations for the future of Livingston Manor. .
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Kohl's Corp. plans to add some more designer appeal to its midlevel retail stores with the launch of Elle magazine-branded clothing. The collection will be sold in 300 stores and online this spring and in all stores by 2008, Kohl's announced. The clothing will feature trendy items such as knit and woven tops, skirts, dresses, and denim and twill bottoms. Prices will be about $40 for dresses and $30 for jackets. New Kellogg varieties Seeking to bolster sales, Kellogg Co. has introduced several new products, including Nutri-Grain Fruit and Nut Bars and Eggo Stuffed French Toaster Sticks. More than 15 percent of Kellogg's $10.91 billion sales in 2006 came from new products, the company said. Recall notices -About 1,800 toddler pants sets, manufactured by G&W Industries Inc., because the zipper pull can detach, which poses a choking hazard to young children.
November 2005 issue...
Charisma doesn't win auto races, but it does attract the sponsors and marketing partners that fund the sport. Fortunately, international race car driver Milka Duno has both charisma and skill at winning the checkered flag.A former model with four master's degrees, the Venezuelan-born Ms. Duno scored a marketing win in 2004 when she appeared in TV and magazine ads for the launch of the new Pontiac G6. It was Pontiac's largest Hispanic marketing campaign ever, according to the company. And in July 2005, Pontiac announced she would appear in a new campaign for the G6 coupe and Solstice models."Our formal research shows that Milka is becoming recognized with Pontiac," says Sonia Maria Green, director of Hispanic diversity marketing and sales at General Motors (GM). "She is a woman, she is beautiful, she is sexy, and she is smart like Pontiac, she changes perceptions and defies convention."Pontiac and Ms.
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