In honor of pre-Revolutionary Cuba, we examine Havana-related brand names HAVANA – We all have nostalgia for pre-Castro Cuba, and this is the year to remember what was, especially as Jan 1 is the 50th anniversary of when Fidel Castro declared victory over Fulgencio Batista‘s government. We can look backMORE HERE
We checked in at the blog called Off the Map, published by Fortius One. The company is all about where the map, and mapping, meets the web. Today it posted as its “dataset of the Day” an interesting map of the retail sales tax around the U.S. Fascinating. Got usMORE HERE
The demise of the American-flagged ship is often forgotten, though many of us who are saddened by it can also be heartened that a bit of it survives. Barely. We tend to forget that American shipping has largely disappeared, as a result of a number of factors including general AmericanMORE HERE
At the Kennedy Space Center’s U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame, the Rockwell International brand is omnipresent. Rockwell, of course, built the Apollo capsule and has a long list of aviation achievements. For NASA, it built control panels, as well. While many pieces of Rockwell are now part of Boeing. RockwellMORE HERE
Missing the old dome liners that ran from Los Angeles to Chicago on the Santa Fe? Here is one in Santa Fe, New Mexico, just off downtown, back in 2005. Happily, the Santa Fe brand is still alive. The Santa Fe Southern Railroad operates the old Super Chief dome carsMORE HERE
While its a smidge too late to affect the decision now, Northrup Grumman ought to use the Grumman name to sell its new tanker program to the Pentagon. Here is the issue in a nutshell. Boeing and the Pentagon got together to put together a deal to refit the BoeingMORE HERE
Apollo Management of New York has sunk $1 billion into NCL Corp. Ltd., or Norwegian Cruise Line. Apollo, known for turnarounds, has an opportunity on its hands after its Friday, August 17 announcement, reported in the Miami Herald. But this will be a challenge, even for the crew at Apollo,MORE HERE