Falkirk Wheel

• Study Supports Restoration of Locks ; Predicts $17 Million Annual Impact

Restoring the 19th century Erie Canal locks to working order would bring in enough tourists to make an annual $17 million economic impact on Niagara County, a new study says. The study by Camoin Associates of Saratoga Springs was commissioned in hopes that its results could be used to convince someone to give the City of Lockport the roughly $7 million needed for the restoration of the Flight of Five, as the original stairstep set of five locks are called.

... bridge in Poughkeepsie, and a canal "water wheel" in Falkirk, Scotland. Not all of these locations ...

• Buffalo News
• October 18, 2010

• Yes, sir: CEO thinks architects worth more.

... on projects with -including the iconic Falkirk Wheel rotating boat lift in Scotland--was RMJM. In...

• Real Estate Weekly
• February 25, 2009

• So What Exactly Is This Thing Called 'Civil Engineering'? A Little Book Tells You Just That.

... Thinktank Science Museum and The Falkirk Wheel; and with the tourist season at full pelt, t...

• Mondaq Business Briefing
• Nbr. 2005, January 2005

• Change Comes to Horse Race Betting

Call them the penny slots of the ponies. From a 10-cent Pick 6 to a 50-cent superfecta box, gamblers are seeing more affordable exotic wagers at the pari-mutuel window. The cost of betting on horses keeps going down.

... track reduced its superfecta box and wheel bets to a 50-cent minimum, down from $1. There rem..., the president of Lexington, Ky.-based FalKirk International, a firm that consults with racing in...

• Tribune - Review / Pittsburgh Tribune - Review
• April 03, 2011

• Mansion and Munchies

AND INDOORS, TOO Tiburon is also home to a restaurant with one of the most spectacular views in this part of the world, The Caprice. From its perch at water's edge it offers a vista of bridges and skylines and Angel Island, and on Friday evenings in season diners can follow sailboat races on the bay. Once it was better known for its romantic setting than for its cuisine, which was strictly "continental" style in tone. During the last decade things evolved to keep up with changing tastes and now a recent staff appointment has brought new adventurous fine dining to the venue. Ryan Wilson moved up to become executive chef in December, working with sous chef Michael Robertson. The two have cooked together for years, starting at Lark Creek Inn, moving to Café Kati in San Francisco and then t...

... annual affair is staged on the grounds of Falkirk Cultural Center (1 lam-5pm). More than 30 wineries...Details: www.winecountryfestivals.com. WHEEL KEEPS ON TURNING Joining Bay Area restaurants host...

• Pacific Sun
• August 27, 2009