The deal would leave only two large-cap car-rental companies trading in the public markets: Hertz, based in Park Ridge, N.

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And then there's suburban Park Ridge, where Hillary grew up.

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Richard Soultanian, director at energy consulting firm NUS Consulting Group in Park Ridge, NJ, says that looking at growth from an energy demand perspective, the economy looks tepid in a best case scenario.

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Search for bargains at the Tanger Outlet Mall, or head for Jockey's Ridge State Park, home to the tallest natural sand dune on the East Coast.

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"It's definitely a new low, " says Lan Price, assistant manager of Ridge Crest Memorial Park in Batesburg-Leesville, S.C.

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Right now, about 700 cars a day pass that way, mostly towards the nearby Badlands National Park or to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, 6 miles away.

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Above the park, perched on a steep ridge, is an area about ten blocks square, packed solid with hotels, casinos, souvenir shops, observation towers and franchise restaurants.

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Hikers travel from the shores of Lake Te Anau to the shores of Lake Manapouri via a full-day tramp along an exposed ridge, looking down on the park's namesake fiords.

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Hold onto those summer days a little longer with this week's Escape to Fox Ridge Resort and Kahuna Laguna Indoor Water Park in North Conway, New Hampshire.

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