brCrowne Plaza Brand Embarks on $250 Million Makeover (Hospitality Design) brOwners of Crowne Plaza hotels are investing $250 million in renovations to InterContinental Hotel Group’s upscale brands. briSource: hdmag.com/ibrbrLove Canuck cuisine (Windsor Star) brCOLCHESTER, Ont. — They came, they cooked, they shared Canadian cuisine briSource: www.windsorstar.com/ibrbrCenter Stage Business Editors/Technology Writers (INO News) br(AP:SUNNYVALE, Calif.–) (BUSINESS WIRE) _ Jun. 29, 2009– As the global economic crisis continues, all eyes are on spend management. briSource: news.ino.com/ibrbrMaking Sense of Recent Events in Iran (Payvand Iran News) brEvents in Iran are usually more complicated than they look at the first glance. Recent events are no exception. It seems they are protest by a people whose election is stolen. This is sure true. As many have pointed out, the land-slide victory of Mr. Ahmadinejad is a statistical improbability. There is no doubt that his re-election is a fraud. Thus people are justifiably asking where is my … briSource: www.payvand.com/ibrbrElevating junk to new levels (Lexington Minuteman) brTo say lifelong Lexington resident Joan Quinzani’s art is “eclectic” only scratches the surface. It goes beyond “recycled,” though she does not shy away from that characterization. briSource: www.wickedlocal.com/ibrbrFranchisee orders up new McDonald’s (Stillwater Gazette) brOAK PARK HEIGHTS - One of the city’s most longstanding businesses plans to make a big change within the next nine months, when the McDonald’s at 14545 60th St. N. is slated to be demolished and rebuilt. briSource: www.stillwatergazette.com/ibrbrPetroVietnam to build first high-tech oil rig (Việt Nam News) brBA RIA-VUNG TAU — The Viet Nam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) yesterday kicked off projects to build a self-elevating drilling (Jack-up) rig and two anchor handling tugs. briSource: vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/ibrbrSteve Jobs Returns to Work as Apple CEO After Medical Leave (Bloomberg) brJune 29 (Bloomberg) — Steve Jobs is back at work at Apple Inc. , returning to his job as chief executive officer as planned after taking medical leave in January. briSource: www.bloomberg.com/ibr