The bribery scandal engulfing the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, has prompted John Hancock Financial Services to stop negotiations with NBC to become a major broadcast sponsor of the 2000 Summer Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia...

The ballroom is buzzing at a Marriott hotel off a highway outside Newark, N.J. On this warm December day, more than 200 Prudential employees are putting their heads together to discuss the changing world of financial services, with its new...

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Ben Soto has been named senior vice president at Adam's Mark Hotels & Resorts. He is responsible for overseeing the operation of the Adam's Mark Denver, and will soon oversee operations for two new acquisitions in Colorado Springs and Grand...

Openings and expansions at gaming destinations around the country ...

Insurance conference planners seeking to cut their risks frequently look to California. Consider: The benign, generally dry climate practically ensures that golf matches and other outdoor events will go off without a hitch. The resorts and...

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As a one-person department, Kim Ketcham, meeting planner at Standard Insurance Co., in Portland, Ore., juggles numerous responsibilities on a daily basis. How she keeps many balls in the air at once and still maintains her sanity can be attributed...