The Costa Concordia cruise ship accident has many today doubting the safety of a shipboard vacation, but according to the Cruise Lines International Association, the world’s largest cruise line association, 16 million of us enjoyed sailing the world’s oceans last year. Statistically, cruises are considered one of the safest forms of travel but you can [...]
Patriots and Giants fans who are planning a spur-of-the-moment last-minute trip to Indianapolis for the Super Bowl are going to be paying big bucks (upwards of $2000 according to ticket brokers) for not just tickets. A survey from Cheaphotels.org has revealed that they’ll also be spending major money for a hotel room unless they are [...]
Oxford Finance LLC, a specialty finance firm that provides senior debt to life sciences and healthcare services companies, announced that it provided $8.5 million in senior debt to affiliates of Benchmark Healthcare. The financing package included a $7.5 million senior secured term loan and a $1 million revolving line of credit. Proceeds of the term loan [...]
U.S. industrial manufacturers expect continued domestic and international growth in 2012, although forecasts have fallen below 2011 actual growth rates, according to the findings of the Q4 2011 Manufacturing Barometer releasedby PwC US. While uncertainty still prevails and own-company revenue expectations have moderated, optimism about the worldwide economy rose in the fourth quarter of 2011, [...]