College student starts business
Jackson Hole native Peter Frank is on his way to becoming a serial entrepreneur and heâs still in college.
He and University of Denver classmate Nate Vance have launched a business to produce artisan tableware and other products through a combination of 3D printing and traditional processes and then use their profits for social benefit.
Called Buonaforma, the business got off the ground with a series of limited-edition ceramic vases available at BuonaForma.com.
Another company that Frank started offered 3D prototyping and also used 3D printing to create plastic figurines in original designs and also commissioned pieces. People liked the designs, Frank said, but werenât enthusiastic about plastic and wanted to know if he could work with higher-end materials.
The Venetian, Palazzo, Sands Expo Sold for $6.25 Billion on the Las Vegas Strip
Two companies made an offer to purchase the Las Vegas casino giant
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Before Las Vegas Sands Corp. chairman and CEO Sheldon Adelson died in January, he teased that he was willing to part with his Las Vegas properties. Now two months after the 87-year-old casino magnate died from complications of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, the casino operator agreed to sell its Las Vegas properties for $6.25 billion to Apollo Global Management and VICI Properties Inc.
New York-based Apollo, founded by real estate investor and former CEO Leon Black, acquires the operating assets and liabilities of the Las Vegas business for approximately $1.05 billion in cash and $1.2 billion in seller financing while New York-based Vici Properties Inc., a real estate investment trust affiliated with Caesars Entertainment, acquires subsidiaries that hold the real estate and real estate-related assets of the Venetian for approx
DAOU Welcomes Four Wine Industry Stars to PATRIMONY Estate Team
DAOU Welcomes Four Wine Industry Stars to PATRIMONY Estate Team
PASO ROBLES, Calif., Feb. 02, 2021 DAOU Family Estates today announced the addition of four wine industry stars to lead the charge for PATRIMONY Estate, a breakout cult Cabernet Sauvignon from DAOU Mountain in the Adelaida District AVA of Paso Robles, California.
Chris Avery, Steve Palumbo and Nicholas Holmes all longtime veterans of Opus One and other iconic wineries will drive global sales and marketing for PATRIMONY Estate, while Erik Johnson, former head sommelier at The French Laundry, will act as estate director.
Georges and Daniel Daou.
–Daou Family Estates has announced the addition of four wine industry professionals to lead the charge for Patrimony Estate, a cabernet sauvignon from Daou Mountain in the Adelaida District AVA of Paso Robles, California.
Chris Avery, Steve Palumbo, and Nicholas Holmes all longtime veterans of Opus One and other iconic wineries will drive global sales and marketing for Patrimony Estate, while Erik Johnson, former head sommelier at The French Laundry, will act as estate director.
“These four new leaders will be critical in taking Patrimony to new heights and introducing it to the world,” said Daniel Daou, co-proprietor, and winemaker at Daou Family Estates. “We could not be more excited and honored that they have chosen to join our family.“
Thomas Keller Deletes Twitter Account After Latest Online Backlash
The famed chef received criticism for posting a remembrance of casino magnate and conservative donor Sheldon Adelson
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Thomas Keller the famed chef and restaurateur behind New York City restaurants Per Se, Bouchon Bakery, and the now-closed TAK Room appears to have deleted his Twitter account this week after receiving criticism for posting a remembrance of Sheldon Adelson, a casino magnate and major conservative donor who died on January 11.
“Thank you for your support of The Venetian, Bouchon Las Vegas, and more. You will be missed,” Keller wrote in the tweet, which along with his Twitter account has since been deleted. Commenters on the social media platform were quick to criticize Keller for his support of Adelson, a megadonor to right-wing causes and the founder of the world’s largest gaming company, the Las Vegas Sands Corpor