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Reported by Star-Bulletin staff & wire
Tuesday, January 23, 2001
Star-Bulletin buyer to address ad execs
David Black, who is buying the Honolulu Star-Bulletin, will speak to the Hawaii Advertising Federation next month on "Why Honolulu Needs Two Editorial Voices."Black, president of Black Press Ltd. of Canada, takes possession of the afternoon paper in mid-March and has announced he will immediately produce a morning edition as well. The morning Honolulu Advertiser has said it will add an afternoon edition. Black has also purchased the 270,000-circulation free weekly MidWeek.
His speech will be at noon on Feb. 26 at the Hawaii Prince Hotel. The cost is $28 each for HAF members and students and $40 for nonmembers. Fax reservations to 532-0560.
Bulletin closing archive
Event to showcase building, remodeling
Organizers of the seventh annual Building Industry Association Home Building & Remodeling Show next month say they event will be a one-stop shop for Hawaii homeowners to get the latest information, products and services to help them build or rebuild.This year's theme is "seek professional help, before it's too late." Sponsored by First Hawaiian Bank, the show has an admission charge of $4 for adults, with children free. The show is set for Feb 1-4 at the Neal Blaisdell Exhibition Hall. There is a $6 four-day pass and half-off coupons can be picked up at Oahu branches of First Hawaiian Bank, City Mill and Star Markets. Coupons can also be downloaded from the association's Web site, www. bia-hawaii.com/HBRS.
Cinema chain tries to avoid bankruptcy
NEW YORK -- Loews Cineplex Entertainment Corp., the biggest publicly traded U.S. cinema chain, said it plans to close or sell 112 theaters as it tries to trim its poor-performing movie houses and avoid bankruptcy. The company took a charge of $122.4 million in the fiscal third quarter ended Nov. 30 to close the theaters, which have about 675 screens, or 23 percent of the total. There will be job cuts associated with the closures, Loews spokeswoman Mindy Tucker said, but she did not say how many.
