Fans heading to Sky Harbor International Airport Monday to return home after the Super Bowl saw a billboard proclaiming "See You in Tampa Bay."
At the same time, the National Football League is publicizing the logo for Super Bowl XLIII, which will mark the fourth Super Bowl held in Tampa.
Next year's game will be played on Feb. 1 and will be broadcast by NBC Sports for the first time in 11 years.
The Super Bowl XLIII game logo was created to reflect the natural elements of Tampa Bay, including the blue and green hues of regional waterways and landscapes. This represents the first time this color green has been used in an official game logo.
"The unveiling of the Super Bowl XLIII game logo puts Tampa Bay officially on the clock," said Tampa Bay Super Bowl Host Committee Chair R.A. "Dick" Beard, in a release. "Our preparations are already well under way, and we'll be ready to host the NFL and the world in 2009."
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Friday, February 1, 2008
Lots of Wings!
Super Bowl no bust for Hooters
Tampa Bay Business Journal
If history holds true, customers in 23 Hooters locations in the Chicago and Tampa Bay areas will consume more than 1 million buffalo chicken wings during the week before the Super Bowl and on Super Bowl Sunday.
Hooters' average wing sales for these locations normally run around 650,000 pieces per week, according to a release from Hooters Management Corp.
This year marks the 25th anniversary of Hooters Restaurant chain, founded in Clearwater in 1983.
In 2002, Hooters' founders sold off the trademark and rights to Atlanta-based Hooters of America. As part of the deal, the original group kept stores in the Tampa Bay, Chicago and New York metro areas. It also retained the right to open a Las Vegas hotel and casino, which opened in 2006.
Tampa Bay Business Journal
If history holds true, customers in 23 Hooters locations in the Chicago and Tampa Bay areas will consume more than 1 million buffalo chicken wings during the week before the Super Bowl and on Super Bowl Sunday.
Hooters' average wing sales for these locations normally run around 650,000 pieces per week, according to a release from Hooters Management Corp.
This year marks the 25th anniversary of Hooters Restaurant chain, founded in Clearwater in 1983.
In 2002, Hooters' founders sold off the trademark and rights to Atlanta-based Hooters of America. As part of the deal, the original group kept stores in the Tampa Bay, Chicago and New York metro areas. It also retained the right to open a Las Vegas hotel and casino, which opened in 2006.
You Know It's Bad When Starbucks Closes....
Starbucks to close 100 stores
Birmingham Business Journal
Starbucks Corp. said it will close 100 stores and slow down its opening of new U.S. stores from 1,600 to 1,175 this year.
"By reducing the number of openings, we expect to optimize our resources and potentially reduce cannibalization of our existing stores," said CEO and Chairman Howard Schultz in a statement.
Starbucks did not say if any of the store closings would take place in the Birmingham area, where it has more than 20 locations.
The Seattle coffee giant announced the closings and slowdown plan when reporting that its first-quarter earnings increased 2 percent, to $208 million, or 28 cents a share, from $205 million, or 26 cents a share, in 2006. Total revenues rose to $2.8 billion from $2.4 billion a year earlier. Analysts polled by Thomson Financial Network expected first-quarter earnings of 27 cents per share and revenue of $2.8 billion.
Starbucks said it expects "low double-digit earnings per share expansion" for this fiscal year and Schultz called 2008 "a year of refocus and renewal for Starbucks."
Starbucks (Nasdaq: SBUX) shares dropped 1.46 percent, to $18.94, in after-hours trading.
Birmingham Business Journal
Starbucks Corp. said it will close 100 stores and slow down its opening of new U.S. stores from 1,600 to 1,175 this year.
"By reducing the number of openings, we expect to optimize our resources and potentially reduce cannibalization of our existing stores," said CEO and Chairman Howard Schultz in a statement.
Starbucks did not say if any of the store closings would take place in the Birmingham area, where it has more than 20 locations.
The Seattle coffee giant announced the closings and slowdown plan when reporting that its first-quarter earnings increased 2 percent, to $208 million, or 28 cents a share, from $205 million, or 26 cents a share, in 2006. Total revenues rose to $2.8 billion from $2.4 billion a year earlier. Analysts polled by Thomson Financial Network expected first-quarter earnings of 27 cents per share and revenue of $2.8 billion.
Starbucks said it expects "low double-digit earnings per share expansion" for this fiscal year and Schultz called 2008 "a year of refocus and renewal for Starbucks."
Starbucks (Nasdaq: SBUX) shares dropped 1.46 percent, to $18.94, in after-hours trading.
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