Grand Landscapes Have Grown Beyond Trophies for the Wealthy
The News Review:
- Grand Landscapes Have Grown Beyond Trophies for the Wealthy
- RedHerring.com — The Business of Technology
- Villa duo hail backroom ‘heroes’
- The evil genius of Real Madrid
- RBA’s Macfarlane Opening Comments to Economics Committee (Text)
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Grand Landscapes Have Grown Beyond Trophies for the Wealthy
Washington Post – Feb 16, 2006
In a recent study of the economic impact of the entire horticultural industry, three university researchers calculated that consumers in 2004 spent almost $40 billion on landscaping services, the sector that provides design, construction and maintenance to residential and commercial consumers. (The figure is not broken down to residential alone. ) If you add the amount of business this sector generates for other businesses, the sum climbs to $58 billion, by far the largest segment in the $148 billion green industry and one that has grown at an astonishing rate since the late 1980s. It has a sustained average annual growth rate of 6 percent, said Alan W. Hodges, an economist at the University of Florida and one of the study’s authors. Growth like this might occur in a new industry such as information technology, but only in spurts. "Rarely do you see it sustained over this period," he said.
RedHerring.com — The Business of Technology
Red Herring – Feb 16, 2006
Red Herring takes a closer look at SilverLake in this week’s cover story, “Seeing the Forest for the Trees. ” Here is a peek into the rest of our lineup, which appears along with our regular features:Silicon ValleySilverLakeRed HerringLake· The Middle East might not immediately be thought of as a hotbed of technology, but successful home-grown startups like Rabea Ataya’s Bayt. com, a burgeoning job search site, are changing those perceptions. Learn more about the region’s evolving tech sector in “Desert Journey. ”· As Wi-Fi grows in power and scope as a wireless technology, so too do the disputes over what standard should be used when making Wi-Fi chips and the products used by millions. “Ain’t Got No Standards” covers the battle.
Villa duo hail backroom ‘heroes’
Ireland Online – Feb 16, 2006
We are a club who is not going to go out and buy a hell of a lot of players. We need to produce home-grown lads and fortunately we’ve got coaches behind the scenes who are doing it for us.