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Coney Island Getting a $30 Million Italian Makeover

BUSINESS STRATEGY – Alberto Zamperla sweeps through the cavernous workshop here where his amusement rides are manufactured while workers measure and bang and solder enormous platforms, oddly shaped beams and assorted fiberglass vehicles.
Spring is a busy time for his company, and attractions are being prepared for the summer season that is about to open in [...]

An Apology From Toyota’s Leader

Business Strategy – Washington — Akio Toyoda, the president of Toyota, was billed as the main attraction at a House hearing Wednesday into the company’s recalls of millions of cars — recalls for which he profusely apologized and took personal responsibility.
But the transportation secretary, Raymond LaHood, offered more surprises in testimony that was sometimes heated, [...]