Miller serves as an independent member on the board of directors of The Weather Channel Companies TWCC, and co-owns the Modesto Nuts, a Colorado Rockies Advanced Single A Franchise in the California League.

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Mr Ishizuka acknowledges that the company is taking a risk, though given that Hitachi knows how to build advanced boiling water reactors and that it now owns the land on which to build them, he is firmly optimistic.

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Birmingham International Holdings (BIH), the company which owns Birmingham City FC, has said it is in "advanced talks" over the sale of the Championship club.

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Sprint Nextel (nyse: S - news - people ), which owns 90 Mhz as part of its investment in WiMax, an advanced wireless data technology, is struggling to build out its network and doesn't plan to bid.

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In addition to the properties that Allied Nevada owns or has an interest in, Management will pursue additional opportunities in advanced stage exploration projects or producing mines.

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De Savary owns the land to be developed on Grenada, and the duo is in advanced negotiations with several global investors.

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