"There is now an Ameristar Casino and Hotel where the Council Bluffs asphalt plant once stood, " Koch writes proudly.

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Winners include Pinnacle Entertainment and PVH Corp, which both jumped more than 21% after they announced their acquisitions of Ameristar Casinos and Warnaco Group, respectively.

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FORBES: CIO-plus Series: Interview with CIO and Chief Innovation Officer of Marsh & McLennan, Ben Allen

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Ameristar Casino's Home Nightclub has booked B-listers like perennial partier Wilmer Valderrama, his former That 70s Show costar Danny Masterson, reality vixen Kim Kardashian and former Miss USA Tara Conner for a week of hosting duties leading up to New Year's Eve.

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