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Park Place Entertainment is postponing construction of a $475 million tower at Caesars Palace. Starwood Hotels has postponed a $100 million renovation at the St. Regis in San Francisco...
...agencies have contacted colleges and pro-sports organizations like the NFL to ask them to be watchful. In addition, investigators are worried about iconic American structures such as the Capitol (which has banned large trucks from its vicinity), the Statue of Liberty (closed since Sept. 11) and the Sears Tower (which is working on upgrading the security for its ventilation system...
Much of the animosity toward Harvard stems from the University’s construction of Mather House and Peabody Terrace in the 1970s, two projects residents say tower over their small, residential neighborhood...
...Morgan Stanley Dean Witter--the World Trade Center's largest tenant, with 3,700 employees--sticking with its evacuation plan was critical to saving lives. Although someone on the south tower's public-address system informed workers that it was safe to return to their offices, Morgan's security officers kept them moving down dozens of flights of stairs. The result: all but six employees escaped. "Everybody knew about the contingency plan," said a Morgan spokesman. "We met constantly to talk about...
...avoid disruptions resulting from frequent evacuation drills, some firms are questioning the appeal of trophy buildings like Chicago's Sears Tower, which was cleared during the attacks and for a few hours on a day the following week on the rumor of another hijacked plane. Many Wall Street firms, in fact, recovered quickly because their work forces were dispersed. While Morgan Stanley's retail brokerage business occupied the World Trade Center, its headquarters are in midtown Manhattan, and a trust-services division is based in Jersey City, N.J. "Companies should be in low-profile locations for many good business reasons...