Two months ago, he spent an undisclosed but "very substantial" sum to bulldoze the 1, 000 square foot convenience store next to one of his stations and build a 4, 200 square foot grab-and-go food store with a coffee bar and three extra staffers.
The new stations, including Camden Town, Clapham Common Notting Hill Gate and Russell Square, bring the total number of WiFi enabled stations to 92 with a further 28 stations due to come online in early 20131.
Stations including Oxford Circus, Stratford, Liverpool Street, Leicester Square and King's Cross will be among the first to launch, with around 80 stations WiFi enabled by the end of July 1.
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Just before he retired from the company, he launched a plan to turn 65 million square feet of unused commercial rooftops into solar power stations, the largest array in the country, with enough electricity for more than 160, 000 homes.
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Hertz has a pair of charging stations at Connect offices in Manhattan, and is partnering with Starwood Hotels, which is installing stations at the snazzy new Element Times Square hotel, and soon at other Starwood Aloft, Element and Four Points by Sheraton hotels.
The newly wired stations are all in Manhattan and include Times Square, a hub that connects 11 lines, and Rockefeller Center.
The MTA alters some station names for clarity, as when it consolidated the G and No. 7 stations in Queens under the shared name Court Square.
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In a typical, 10, 000 square foot store, it has 950 square feet dedicated to salon space, with eight to ten stations.
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Whether you pick the deluxe king room with rock spa bath products, iPod docking stations, and pillow-top beds or the 750-square-foot tower suite with separate showers and tubs, panoramic views of Chi-Town, and separate living and sleeping areas, both blend musical memorabilia with a boutique-style contemporary atmosphere.
TXU, Texas's main power-generator, led the company to abandon eight out of 11 planned coal-fired power stations because the private equity firm concerned, Texas Pacific, wanted to square the environmental movement.
The next step, of course, would be a widespread rollout of PMA-compatible charging stations, such as those manufactured by Powermat and installed in Boston Starbucks stores and Madison Square Garden in NYC.
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