BUSINESS BRIEFS
Macy's expands mall presence

Advertiser Staff

Macy's will officially open its new Prince Kuhio store in Hilo and Ka'ahumanu store on Maui on Saturday. The stores are previous J.C. Penney locations that have undergone renovation.

The Hilo store is in the Prince Kuhio Plaza and will add 62,000 square feet to Macy's existing location in the mall; Macy's new Maui store will cover 86,000 square feet in the Queen Ka'ahumanu Center, adding to the existing center location.

"We are very excited about these new stores, which will essentially double our presence in both malls," said Robert L. Mettler, chairman and CEO of Macy's West, a division of Federated Department Stores Inc.

Summit to draw Chinese workers

Chinese telecommunications specialists are coming to Hawai'i for the ChinaTel Summit conference Jan. 9-10 at the Hilton Hawaiian Village before the Pacific Telecommunications Council conference at the hotel.

Chinese telecom operators, equipment manufacturers and executives from international telecommunications companies are expected to speak at the ChinaTel event.

Businesses interested in opportunities in China will get a chance to network with industry officials, sponsors said. More information is available at www.chinatelecomconference.com.

Shinseki joins Honeywell board

Kaua'i native and recently retired Army Chief of Staff Gen. Eric Shinseki has joined the company board of technology and manufacturing giant Honeywell.

In June, Shinseki, 60, ended a 38-year military career during which he became the highest-ranking Asian American in U.S. military history as the Army's top officer, a post he assumed in 1999.