0D BUSINESS
Jeff Gill | Business reporter
770-718-3408 | jgill@gainesvilletimes.com
The Times, Gainesville, Georgia
Saturday, November 17, 2018
Amazon’s Va. site name raises brows
BY MATTHEW BARAKAT
Associated Press
ARLINGTON, Va. -
Place names in Arlington
County have never been a
simple matter. A major fight
broke out when National
Airport was named for Ron
ald Reagan in 1998. A fight
continues over whether to
name a park next to the
airport for Nancy Reagan.
And in the 1920s, the Postal
Service refused to establish
a post office in Arlington
because the street names
were so confusing and
haphazard.
So it is fitting that as Arling
ton officials celebrated Ama
zon’s decision to locate a new
headquarters in the area,
there was a bit of confusion
over the place name.
Amazon announced Tues
day that it was coming to
National Landing, a place
people had not heard of
because it doesn’t exist. Eco
nomic development officials
who were wooing the online
retailing giant came up
with the name as a way to
describe the multiple neigh
borhoods that were being
offered as a site.
Those neighborhoods —
Crystal City and Pentagon
City in Arlington County,
and Potomac Yard in the
city of Alexandria — span
multiple jurisdictions, so the
name allowed Alexandria
and Arlington to work coop
eratively without marketing
one locality over another.
Unfortunately, because
the yearlong process of
wooing Amazon had been
so secretive, the moniker
that had become so com
monplace in the economic-
development discussions
had zero recognition among
the general public. So Ama
zon’s use of the name in its
big announcement left peo
ple scratching their heads.
Some people confused
it with National Harbor, a
new development in Mary
land that has attracted one
of the biggest casinos on the
East Coast. Comedian Remy
Munasifi, who made his
name poking fun at Arling
ton in a YouTube rap that
has been viewed more than
2 million times, suggested
that Arlington National
Cemetery would soon be
renamed “Kindle Shores.”
Rep. Don Beyer, whose
congressional district
encompasses the neigh
borhoods, got in on the act
when he suggested that the
location of a new $1 billion
graduate campus be dubbed
“Hokie Landing.” The cam
pus was a key incentive
offered to Amazon by Vir
ginia, which promised to
double the number of stu
dents who graduate each
year with bachelor’s and
master’s degrees in com
puter science and related
fields.
No official steps were
ever taken to rename the
region, and local officials
have made clear they have
no intention of trying to
rename Crystal City or any
other neighborhood.
In a tweet posted by
Arlington Economic Devel
opment on Thursday, Arling
ton County Manager Mark
Schwartz explained that
National Landing was sim
ply “a way to avoid saying,
‘Parts of Arlington, parts of
Alexandria.’”
Christina Winn, director
of business investment for
Arlington Economic Devel
opment, said officials never
imagined “there would
be so much conversation”
about the concept. Winn
said there’s no intention to
supplant or override the
name of Crystal City, which
draws its name from a big
chandelier in one of the first
apartment buildings to go up
in the area in the 1960s.
Still, she said, if Arlington
and Alexandria team up on
another economic-develop
ment pitch in the future, she
said that the moniker might
be revived.
Give loved ones their last straw
IMAGES
RELEASED BY
BRUSH WITH
BAMBOO I
Associated Press
This
combination
photo of
Brush with
Bamboo
products
shows
bamboo
straws which
serve as an
alternative
to plastic
straws.
Non-plastic straws of all types make timely holiday gift
BY LEANNE ITALIE
Associated Press
NEW YORK - Big prob
lem or a fraction of the
world’s plastic consumption?
You decide, but know that
single-use plastic straws are a
recent target of environmen
tal activists.
As restaurants debate
whether to voluntarily dole
them out and lawmakers
feverishly write bans against
them to protect the ocean and
sea life and to reduce stress on
landfills, alternatives to plas
tic straws are plentiful. Some
are downright gifty.
Yes, Tiffany & Co.
Let your loved one sip in
style with a selection of luxury
straws from Tiffany, because
who doesn’t love to see a blue
box with their name on it
come gift time?
One, in sterling silver cov
ered in rose gold vermeil,
comes as a crazy straw with
a twist at the bend at the top.
The straw comes with a tiny
band of the Tiffany blue in
enamel, just to make sure peo
ple know its origins. $375.
Another lets the sterling sil
ver shine with a little monkey
crawling up a vine. $425.
Paper can be cool
The disposable paper vari
eties of straws are enjoying a
rebirth.
Some are more festive than
others. Amazon has an ample
assortment in party-worthy
metallics, colorful dots and
special-occasion themes like
black-and-white patterns or
baby blue dots.
Lots of brick-and-mortar
stores are into paper straws,
too. Prices vary.
Bamboo and glass
In addition to metals, from
Tiffany level to more afford
able in stainless steel, some
materials not routinely associ
ated with straws have become
more widespread amid the
plastic-straw debate.
Bamboo is having a moment
all over, in utensils, plates
— even toothbrushes. If you
think bamboo straws would go
unused by your giftee, paper
varieties in bamboo prints are
available by the box.
Prices vary for bamboo
straws. One company, Brush
with Bamboo, sells a bundle
of 12 tied with string, for $20.
They are grown organically
and artisan-made in northeast
India, where bamboo straws
are traditionally used to drink
beer.
As for glass, some compa
nies insist their offerings are
shatter free. A box of four,
with a little cleaning brush,
goes for $7.99 on Amazon. Two
are bent. Ecostraw.com sells
a nice variety for all types of
drinks.
Pasta and wheat
They may not be the longest
lasting but many are no-GMO,
fully biodegradable and come
in wide sizes worthy of bubble
tea.
One version is called Hay!
Straws and comes tall at 7.75
inches, in a cute box of 100,
for $8. Shorter ones are also
available. They’re made from
wheat stems and are sold with
a warning to sip through them,
not ingest them.
Another company calls
itself, yes, Pasta Straw. It says
it’s working on a gluten-free
version.
So what’s the draw? Well,
Pasta Straws says on its web
site that paper straws biode
grade in 30 to 60 days. Pasta
Straws do it overnight and
are edible, the company said.
A sample pack wrapped in
paper with a company sticker
includes 24 and goes for $7.99.
The problem: Generally,
pasta straws don’t last as
long as, say, glass or metal.
Upside, they don’t get soggy
like paper straws.
BUSINESS HIGHLIGHTS
Jell-0 introduces its
first edible slime
Kids will soon be able to eat AND play with
their food.
Jell-0 Play on Thursday introduced edible
slime. The squishy and stretchy toy is a social
media phenomenon, which spawned online
recipes for edible versions.
Jell-0 Play’s slime comes in strawberry-
flavored Unicorn and lime-flavored Monster
varieties. All customers have to do is add water
and each canister makes two batches of slime.
The company says it easily washes away with
soap and warm water.
Jell-0 says it launched Jell-0 Play in the
summer “to inspire families to engage in free
play and fun.”
Edible slime will be available in select retail
ers in December or can be preordered online.
Airbnb says revenue for 3Q
was best ever, topping $1B
Airbnb had its best quarter ever, even as cit
ies across the U.S. have started clamping down
on the short-term rental market.
Revenue during the third quarter breezed
past the $1 billion level as guest reservations
boomed internationally in places like Beijing,
Mexico City and Birmingham, England, the
San Francisco company said Friday.
Airbnb expects a record one million guests
to stay at Airbnb listings across the U.S. during
the Thanksgiving holiday.
Airbnb acts as an online booking agent for
homeowners to make extra income by renting
rooms, apartments and houses. Its growth has
drawn the ire of the hotel industry and commu
nities in the U.S. and abroad, where locals are
uneasy with the constant turnaround of guests in
their neighborhoods and apartment buildings.
In some markets, like New York and Miami,
there is evidence home-sharing has cut into
hotel profits, pushing some larger chains to
get in on the action. Last month Marriott said
it was expanding its home-sharing pilot in Lon
don to three additional European cities, while
Hyatt announced it was pulling out of a money
losing collaboration with luxury home-sharing
company Oasis.
Many cities and states across the U.S. have
tightened rental guidelines in order to regulate
the rapidly growing industry. New York and
Washington have both imposed strict limits
on short-term rental companies, and housing-
starved San Francisco has done the same, in
addition to suing or fining homeowners who
illegally rent their homes.
In Europe, officials in top travel destinations
are grappling with the massive growth in home
sharing. Residents of Venice and Barcelona
have staged protests, saying the influx of visi
tors is driving up rents and forcing out locals.
Parisians are complaining of the onslaught of
tourists in their neighborhoods and buildings,
late-night parties and drunken revelers.
Associated Press
The Market in Review
Stock Exchange Highlights
A NYSE
f|| 12,400.28 +38.76
1
Nasdaq
7,247.87 -11.16
Gainers (S2 or more)
Gainers ($2 or more)
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Last
Chg %Chg
Name
Last Chg %Chg
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NatrIGroc 22.50 +5.84 +35.1
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GSCI37 23.87 +2.52 +11.8
Switch n 8.73 +.86 +10.9
ClearwEn C17.99 +1.62 +9.9
CharahSol n 6.98 +.62 +9.7
ClearwEn A 17.75 +1.55 +9.6
SCETrpfJ 22.00 +1.87 +9.3
SCE Tr pfH 23.21 +1.96 +9.2
Losers ($2 or more)
Tesaro 34.96 +8.37 +31.5
EMC Incs 31.25 +7.26 +30.3
AstaFd If 4.20 +.70 +20.0
AmCarM 83.98 +11.98 +16.6
CASIPhrh 4.10 +.58+16.5
ConcertPh 13.38 +1.88 +16.3
Purpllnv n 5.51 +.76+16.0
Hayneslntl 35.87 +4.50 +14.3
AEtem g rs 2.90 +.36 +14.2
Wilhelmina 6.00 +.74 +14.1
Losers ($2 or more)
Name
Last
Chg %Chg
Name
Last Chg %Chg
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Dynagas 6.69 -1.07 -13.8
Nordstrm 50.93 -8.06 -13.7
WescoAir 9.77 -1.49 -13.2
QntmDSS rs 2.62 -.35 -11.8
WmsSon 53.76 -6.80 -11.2
SunlOnl n 3.84 -.46 -10.7
CopaHold 74.98 -8.90 -10.6
QuormHIn 4.03 -.46 -10.2
HarteHk rs 4.44 -.44 -9.0
Most Active ($1 on more)
Name Vol (00) Last Chg
Limbach n 6.05 -2.29 -27.5
PriorTcun 8.48 -2.85 -25.2
Gogo 5.00 -1.57 -23.9
scPhrma n 4.11 -.99 -19.4
Nvidia 164.43 -37.96 -18.8
HutChMd n 30.16 -6.44 -17.6
AcadiaHIt 32.55 -5.31 -14.0
PHI nv 4.29 -.63 -12.8
RiseEdCy n 9.01 -1.19 -11.7
Melinta rs 2.49 -.27 -9.8
Most Active ($1 or more)
Name Vol (00) Last Chg
GenElec
1757125
8.02
-.15
PG&E Cp
546036
24.40
+6.66
FordM
543812
9.05
-.26
BkofAm
524436
27.75
-.15
EnCana g
374574
7.62
-.15
ChesEng
330666
3.58
-.15
AT&T Inc
285914
30.29
+.17
Penney
248518
1.29
-.07
Sprint
239168
6.31
+.19
AXA EqH n233640
20.25
-.20
Diary
1,490
1,306
86
2,882
38
172
3,923,764,201
AMD 1121570 20.66 -.83
Qualcom 572946 55.88 +.49
Nvidia 490395 164.43 -37.96
Facebook 371378 139.53 -4.32
Apple Inc 361864 193.53 +2.12
Microsoft 334929 108.29 +1.01
SiriusXM 323638 6.27 -.05
Intel 314167 48.83 +.72
Cisco 310233 46.35 -.42
ApIdMatl 280655 35.40 +.38
Diary
1,451
1,431
183
3,065
29
130
2,337,646,667
Advanced
Declined
Unchanged
Total issues
New Highs
New Lows
Volume
Advanced
Declined
Unchanged
Total issues
New Highs
New Lows
Volume
Stocks of Local Interest
YTD YTD
Name Ex Div Yld PE Last Chg %Chg Name Ex Div Yld PE Last Chg %Chg
AFLAC S
1.04
2.3
14
44.57
+.30 0.0
Hershey
2.89
2.6
24
109.15
+.74
-3.8
AT&T Inc
2.00
6.6
6
30.29
+.17 -22.1
HomeDp
4.12
2.3
19
177.02
-.34
-6.6
AXA EqH n
.13
20.25
-.20 -5.3
Intel
1.20
2.5
18
48.83
+.72
+5.8
AbbottLab
1.12
1.6
31
72.04 +1.31 +26.2
IBM
6.28
5.2
9
121.57
+.13
-20.8
AMD
20.66
-.83+101.0
JohnJn
3.60
2.5
20
145.99 +1.49
+4.5
Altria
3.20
5.6
18
56.78
-.50 -20.5
Lowes
1.92
2.1
20
93.25
-.43
+.3
Apple Inc
2.92
1.5
23
193.53 +2.12 +14.4
McDnlds
4.64
2.5
28
187.59 +4.03
+9.0
ApIdMatl
.80
2.3
10
35.40
+.38 -30.8
Merck
2.20
2.9
28
76.06 +1.22
+35.2
ATMOS
1.94
2.0
18
99.03
+.12 +15.3
MicronT
3
39.44
-.47
-4.1
AutoZone
18
827.99+17.95 +16.4
Microsoft
1.84
1.7
45
108.29 +1.01
+26.6
AveryD
2.26
2.4
27
93.91
+1.89 -18.2
NewAgeB n ...
4.29
+.43
+97.7
BB&T Cp
1.62
3.2
15
51.41
+.08 +3.4
NorflkSo
3.20
1.9
26
172.05
-.83
+18.7
BP PLC
2.38
5.8
12
40.84
-.32 -2.8
Nvidia
.64
.4
31
164.43-37.96
-15.0
BkofAm
.60
2.2
13
27.75
-.15 -6.0
OfficeDpt
.10
3.2
9
3.10
-12.4
BarnesNob
.60
8.7
6.92
... +3.3
PG&E Cp
2.12
8.7
4
24.40 +6.66
-45.6
Boeing
6.84
2.0
31
335.95
-5.62 +13.9
Penney
22
1.29
-.07
-59.2
BrMySq
1.60
3.0
54
54.07
+.80 -11.8
PepsiCo
3.71
3.1
34
118.35
+1.55
-1.3
CSX
.88
1.2
10
72.61
+.39 +32.0
Pfizer
1.36
3.1
17
43.51
+.30
+20.1
CampSp
1.40
3.6
13
38.65
-.47 -19.7
PhilipMor
4.56
5.3
21
86.33
+.50
-18.3
Caterpillar
3.44
2.6
12
129.96
+.54 -17.5
Primerica
1.00
.8
14
118.16
+.70
+16.4
ChesEng
6
3.58
-.15 -9.6
ProctGam
2.87
3.1
23
93.82
-.01
+2.1
Chevron
4.48
3.8
25
119.06
+2.11 -4.9
Qualcom
2.48
4.4
55.88
+.49
-12.7
Cisco
1.32
2.8
23
46.35
-.42 +21.0
RegionsFn
.56
3.5
14
16.20
-.25
-6.3
Citigroup
1.80
2.8
11
64.95
+.35 -12.7
SiriusXM
.05
.8
35
6.27
-.05
+17.0
CocaCola
1.56
3.1
95
50.17
+.43 +9.4
SouthnCo
2.40
5.1
22
46.89
+.31
-2.5
Comcast s
.76
2.0
18
38.59
+.10 -3.3
SwstnEngy
6
5.39
-.06
-3.4
ConAgra
.85
2.6
16
33.07
+.65 -12.2
Sprint
4
6.31
+.19
+7.1
Coty
.50
5.5
9.09
+.38 -54.3
SunTrst
2.00
3.2
11
62.66
-.54
-3.0
Cummins
4.56
3.1
41
147.11
-.35 -16.7
SynovusFn 1.00
2.7
13
37.23
-.28
-22.3
Disney
1.68
1.4
16
116.19
-.92 +8.1
3M Co
5.44
2.6
29
209.00 +4.09
-11.2
DowDuPnt
1.52
2.6
19
59.19
+.46 -16.9
Torchmark
.64
.7
7
86.40
-.12
-4.8
EnCana g
.06
.8
13
7.62
-.15 -42.8
Tyson
1.20
2.0
11
60.22 +1.19
-25.7
Equifax
1.56
1.5
17
100.92
+1.29 -14.4
UtdCmBks
.64
2.5
15
25.68
-8.7
ExxonMbl
3.28
4.2
15
78.96
+.77 -5.6
UPS B
3.64
3.3
19
110.09
+.55
-7.6
Facebook
26
139.53
-4.32 -20.9
VerizonCm
2.41
4.0
8
60.21
+1.13
+13.8
FordM
.60
6.6
5
9.05
-.26 -27.5
Vodafone
1.74
8.9
19.60
-.27
-38.6
GenElec
.48
6.0
8.02
-.15 -54.1
WalMart
2.08
2.1
23
97.69
-1.85
-1.1
GenuPrt
2.88
2.8
22
102.41
+.82 +7.8
Weathflntl
.78
-.07
-81.3
HP Inc
.64
2.7
9
24.16
-.01 +15.0
WeisMk
1.24
2.6
11
47.54
+.16
+14.9
Haverty
.72
3.4
22
21.20
+.04 -6.4
WellsFargo 1.72
3.2
13
52.94
+.12
-12.7
HeliosM rs
.02
...-100.0
YumBrnds
1.44
1.6
32
88.89
+.10
+8.9
Stock Footnotes: g = Dividends and earnings in Canadian dollars, h = Does not meet continued-listing standards. If = Late filing
with SEC. n = New in past 52 weeks, pf = Preferred, rs = Stock has undergone a reverse stock split of at least 50 percent within the
past year, rt = Right to buy security at a specified price, s = Stock has split by at least 20 percent within the last year, un = Units, vj
= In bankruptcy or receivership, wd = When distributed, wi = When issued, wt = Warrants. Fund Footnotes: m - Multiple fees are
charged, usually a marketing fee and either a sales or redemption fee. Source: The Associated Press. Sales figures are unofficial.
Stock Market Indexes
Dow Jones industrials
Close: 25,413.22
Change: 123.95 (0.5%)
24,760 10 DAYS
27,200
26,400
25,600
24,800
24,000
52-Week Net YTD 12-mo
High Low Name Last Chg %Chg %Chg %Chg
26,951.81
23,242.75
Dow Industrials
25,413.22
+123.95
+.49
+2.81
+8.80
11,623.58
9,420.16
Dow Transportation
10,583.60
-31.70
-.30
-.27
+11.60
778.80
647.81
Dow Utilities
729.43
+14.41
+2.02
+.84
-3.78
13,637.02
11,820.33
NYSE Composite
12,400.28
+38.76
+.31
-3.19
+.79
8,133.30
6,630.67
Nasdaq Composite
7,247.87
-11.16
-.15
+4.99
+6.86
1,309.73
1,118.69
S&P 100
1,213.73
+1.14
+.09
+2.58
+6.90
2,940.91
2,532.69
S&P 500
2,736.27
+6.07
+.22
+2.34
+6.10
2,053.00
1,769.25
S&P MidCap
1,865.40
+2.37
+.13
-1.85
+1.34
30,560.54
26,293.62
Wilshire 5000
28,206.18
+47.32
+.17
+1.48
+5.28
1,742.09
1,436.43
Russell 2000
1,527.53
+3.41
+.22
-.52
+2.33
Mutual Funds
Total Assets Total Return/Rank Pot Min Init
Name
Obj ($Mlns)
NAV
4-wk
12-mo
5-year
Load
Invt
Vanguard 500ldxAdmrl
LB
247,729
253.36
-2.4
+7.8/B
+11.0/A
NL
10,000
Vanguard TtlSMIdxAdmrl
LB
199,057
68.17
-2.7
+7.3/B
+10.5/A
NL
10,000
Vanguard TtlSMIdxinv
LB
127,316
68.15
-2.7
+7.2/B
+10.4/B
NL
3,000
Vanguard TtlnSIdxinv
FB
126,316
16.09
-2.7
-7.3/B
+2.2/B
NL
0
Vanguard TtlSMIdxIns
LB
119,661
68.19
-2.7
+7.3/B
+10.5/A
NL 5
000,000
Vanguard Insldxlns
LB
116,372
249.96
-2.4
+7.8/B
+11.0/A
NL 5
000,000
Vanguard InsidxInsPlus
LB
101,648
249.98
-2.4
+7.9/B
+11.0/A
NL100,000,000
Vanguard TtlnSIdxinsPlus
FB
94,240
107.64
-2.7
-7.2/B
+2.3/B
NL100,000,000
Fidelity Contrafund
LG
91,385
12.60
-5.9
+6.1/D
+11.5/B
NL
0
Vanguard TtBMIdxAdmrl
Cl
85,528
10.28
+0.2
-1.7/C
+1.9/C
NL
10,000
Fidelity 500ldxlnsPrm
LB
84,712
95.88
-2.4
+7.9/B
+11.0/A
NL
0
Vanguard WlngtnAdmrl
MA
84,654
71.87
-0.2
+4.3/A
+7.6/A
NL
50,000
Cl -Intermediate-Term Bond, FB -Foreign Large Blend, IH -World Allocation, LB -Large Blend, LG -Large Growth,
LV -Large Value, MA -Moderate Allocation, WS -World Stock, Total Return: Chng in NAV with dividends reinvested.
Rank: How fund performed vs. others with same objective: A is in top 20%, E in bottom 20%. Min Init Invt: Minimum
$ needed to invest in fund. Source: Momingstar.
