Car rental companies caught short as demand for smaller vehicles
soars - Newsday
David Sikorski went to a Hertz in Austin, Texas, last month to rent a
car for a business trip to Dallas. He'd booked a fuel-efficient
mid-size sedan, hoping to keep expenses down on the 400-mile round trip.
What he got was a 16-mile-per-gallon Ford ...
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Franchise Services of North America Inc. Announces New Franchisees -
Earthtimes
CALGARY , July 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Franchise Services of
North America Inc. ("FSNA" or the "Company") announced today the opening
of its first operating rental location for the U-Save brand in Canada . In
addition to the U-Save location, FSNA ...
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Avis Budget Group Forms Alliance With Carbonfund.org - MSN
MoneyCentral
Avis Budget Group, parent company of Avis Rent A Car and Budget Rent
A Car, today announced an alliance with Carbonfund.org, one of the leading
international non-profit organizations providing carbon offset solutions to
individuals and businesses ...
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County OKs lease-car deal with company in tolls suit - Houston
Chronicle
• Approved $9.5 million for design and site studies for the segment
of the planned Grand Parkway connecting the Katy Freeway and U.S. 290. •
Postponed a decision about whether to ask voters to approve a bond
proposal for a new downtown jail ...
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Ronnie Polaneczky: Low-Car dieters take aim at trimming those ... -
Philadelphia Daily News
Organized by the Zipcar car-sharing company, the event at City
Hall's Dilworth Plaza required car owners to give up their
automobiles for a month. In exchange, "dieters" received a free, yearlong
Zipcar membership, $500 worth of drive time, free ...
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