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Anheuser-Busch Cos. is a St. Louis-based, publicly-traded corporation that primarily produces and distributes more than 100 brands of beer, most notably Budweiser. In 2006 Anheuser-Busch sold 125 million barrels of beer, with gross sales of $18 billion and net income of $2 billion, making it the United States' largest brewer. Among the corporate divisions is Busch Entertainment Corp., which has 11 theme and water parks, including SeaWorld Orlando, Discovery Cove and (the soon to open) Aquatica in Orlando, and Busch Gardens and Adventure Island in Tampa. Other BEC parks are SeaWorld San Diego, SeaWorld San Antonio, Busch Gardens Europe and Water Country USA in Virginia and Sesame Place in Pen...
Anheuser-Busch Cos. is a St. Louis-based, publicly-traded corporation that primarily produces and distributes more than 100 brands of beer, most notably Budweiser. In 2006 Anheuser-Busch sold 125 million barrels of beer, with gross sales of $18 billion and net income of $2 billion, making it the United States' largest brewer. Among the corporate divisions is Busch Entertainment Corp., which has 11 theme and water parks, including SeaWorld Orlando, Discovery Cove and (the soon to open) Aquatica in Orlando, and Busch Gardens and Adventure Island in Tampa. Other BEC parks are SeaWorld San Diego, SeaWorld San Antonio, Busch Gardens Europe and Water Country USA in Virginia and Sesame Place in Pennsylvania. The parks of BEC, which is scheduled to relocate its headquarters to Orlando in July 2008, combined to draw more than 22 million visitors in 2006, with gross sales of more than $1.3 billion and pretax profit of $233 million. Patrick T. Stokes is chairman of Anheuser-Busch Cos. August A. Busch III is chairman of Anheuser-Busch's executive committee. His son August A. Busch IV is president and chief executive officer. Keith M. Kasen is chairman of Busch Entertainment. Effective Dec. 1, 2007, Jim Atchison is president of Busch Entertainment.
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New DuClaw location possibly coming to Havre de Grace
DuClaw Brewing Company is looking to expand its operations to an industrial park in Havre de Grace. Meghan Simmons, manager of economic development for the city of Havre de Grace, told members of the Economic Development Advisory Board at their...Tags: Economic Policy, Havre de Grace, Companies and Corporations, Fells Point, County Road 46 (Suffolk, New York)
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Bar review: Wild Willy's doesn't live up to its name
When Wild Willy's Rock House & Sports Saloon opened in Annapolis last year, it promised to be the wildest party in town.
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Reisterstown Festival marks 25th anniversary
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Restaurant review: Savory Tex-Mex fare at El Hidalgo
Meeting and eating a new food can be exciting. The other night at El Hidalgo, a Tex-Mex restaurant in an Elkridge shopping center, I was introduced to tlacoyos.
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Bill Hagy was one wild fan of the O's
I am not going to tell you "Wild Bill" Hagy was a choirboy, because someone who guzzles nine or 10 Budweisers and shot-puts his cooler from the upper deck of a stadium before being led away in handcuffs probably doesn't qualify for that. "Drinking nine...Tags: Frank Robinson, Earl Weaver, Baseball, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore Orioles
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Premium brews, craft beers and imports help push beer sales up
Slow economic recovery or not, Americans kept drinking beer in 2011 -– though much of the 2% sales growth came from high-end premium brews, according to industry lobbying group The Beer Institute.
Beer sales totaled more than $98 billion, with on-...Tags: The Huffington Post, Will Ferrell, Super Bowl
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Beer brewers revise playbooks to win back lost customers
Los Angeles TimesSuper Bowl Sunday promises to be another epic day in the annals of gluttony, with Americans consuming 1.3 billion chicken wings, 2,000 tons of popcorn and enough avocados to cover the floor of the Indianapolis stadium 28 feet deep. But there will...Tags: Bars and Clubs, Anheuser-Busch Companies Inc., Distilling and Brewing Industry, Los Angeles Times, Mad Men (tv program)
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Chocolate beer for Valentine's Day: Kansas City falls in love
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St. Louis to host Iraq War parade today
ST. LOUIS - Since the Iraq War ended there has been little fanfare for the veterans returning home. No ticker-tape parades. No massive, flag-waving public celebrations. So, two friends from St. Louis decided to change that. They sought donations,...Tags: World War I (1914-1918), Culture, Festive Events, International Military Interventions, World War II (1939-1945)
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Chicago firms ready to play in Super Bowl
The Bears may be in hibernation during the Super Bowl, but Chicago will still have some skin in the Feb. 5 game.
From local agencies and advertisers to a small music studio, a handful of Chicago companies are gearing up for a competition as heated as any...Tags: Timothy Hutton, General Motors Corp., Games, Music, Groupon, Inc.
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New trampoline arena offers family fun for jumping
On Dec. 1, Helda Thomas, opened a Rebounderz franchise in Newport News. The company is an indoor trampoline arena. "My son, Todd Foster, and his wife, Christi Delgado, were looking for a franchise that we could open," said Thomas. When they found out...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Rentals, Companies and Corporations, Patrick Henry, Trampoline
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Briefs: Romney v. Newt; Obama talks about education funding; Paterno remembered
Analysis: Romney hits Gingrich early, often, in Florida; debate likely to reassure his backers
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