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Former hotel workers union leader Tony Rutledge is back in a key position with Local 5, tapped by the union's trustee to participate in contract talks with hotel owners.
Advertiser library photo • Sept. 20, 2000
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Tony Rutledge back on Local 5 team
The trustee of hotel union Local 5 AFL-CIO has named former financial secretary-treasurer Tony Rutledge and several supporters to key positions in upcoming labor negotiations.
Isle-based Internet firm cuts staff by 70 percent
Honolulu-based Internet service company WorldPoint said it is reducing staff by more than 70 percent and ending operations in Switzerland, Hong Kong and Dallas to cut costs during tough times.
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Cyberspace: Conflict resolution's new frontier
Conflicts these days can get smoothed over without a single scowl across a conference table, without flesh being pressed at the end. For certain battles, the Internet has provided a kind of virtual conference table.
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Costco nears deal to move from Salt Lake to Iwilei
Costco Wholesale is close to completing a deal to replace its Salt Lake store with a new warehouse and gas station next to Dole Cannery in Iwilei that could be open by the end of the year. |
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Local investors bid on Brew Moon
A group of mainly local investors, including employees of Brew Moon, have submitted a bid to buy the Honolulu restaurant and microbrewery out of bankruptcy. |
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Amfac/JMB Hawai'i chief quits
Amfac/JMB Hawai'i, one of the state’s oldest and largest private landowners, said yesterday Gary Grottke has decided to resign as president to pursue other interests. |
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Northwest strike would have ripple effect
Travelers booked on Continental, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines or any of more than a dozen other carriers that are Northwest Airlines code-share partners could be affected if mechanics strike Northwest. |
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Report: 'IT' is a hydrogen scooter
Inventor Dean Kamen's mystery invention, dubbed "IT" or "Ginger," is a two-wheeled, hydrogen-powered scooter that is emission-free, Inside magazine reports. |
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Federal court ruling tightens Napster noose
A federal judge yesterday told music companies to catalog the copyright-protected songs they want removed from Napster and gave the Internet file-swapping service three business days to comply. |
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Aimster provides Napster alternative
One Napster alternative is taking a wholly different approach to file-swapping — and looks to be circling the wagons against potential legal threats. |
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Business briefs
Tourism Authority would end in 2003; Cheap Tickets to close University store. |
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