Wyland motif planned at hotel
Advertiser Staff and News Services
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Diamond Hotels and Resorts has scheduled a ceremony today to mark the start of construction on the new Wyland Waikiki hotel.
The company plans renovate the former Ohana Waikiki Surf and reopen it in January with a motif inspired by marine life artist Wyland. Best known for his massive whale murals, Wyland has achieved international recognition for his paintings, sculpture, photography and non-profit work.
The 404-room hotel will feature ocean and reef color schemes and patterns, as well as Wyland artworks.
BELLSOUTH COSTS MAY HIT $600M
ATLANTA — BellSouth Corp., the largest provider of local phone service in the areas hit by Hurricane Katrina, estimates it will cost the company at least $400 million to $600 million to restore service.
The company also said yesterday it has restored service to more than half of the 1.7 million customer lines knocked out by the storm, but that it will take most of the month before the phones start ringing again in the hardest hit areas of the Gulf Coast.
VIOXX CASES MOVED TO TEXAS
TRENTON, N.J. — Coordination of hundreds of federal lawsuits over Merck & Co.'s withdrawn painkiller Vioxx is being moved to Houston from New Orleans, at least temporarily, because of Hurricane Katrina. The U.S. District Court judge overseeing the massive litigation and a handful of his staff members have already moved into temporary quarters in the federal courthouse in Houston.
NO TALKS IN BOEING STRIKE
CHICAGO — The walkout by more than 18,000 airplane assembly workers at Boeing Co. presents new CEO W. James McNerney with a tough test in his first months on the job, even though analysts say he isn't likely to intervene soon.
The Boeing Machinists' first strike in a decade reached Day 5 yesterday with no negotiations scheduled, and industry observers said they don't expect a settlement for at least a month based on industry precedents.
