(AFX UK Focus) 2008-12-08 22:24 UPDATE 1-Wyndham Worldwide to shrink timeshare business (Interactive Investor) NEW YORK, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Wyndham Worldwide Corp said on Monday it will shrink its Timeshare business to help eliminate its reliance on the asset-backed securities market. Wyndham said it expects to reduce gross vacation ownership interest sales in 2009 to $1.2 billion from expected gross sales of $2 billion in 2008 by eliminating sales offices and marketing programs.
Oregon farmers reaps stability from wind (High Plains Journal) WASCO, Ore. (AP)--Hilderbrand Lane slices through acres of wheat fields as it heads east out of Wasco, a tiny town burrowed into Oregon's poorest county. Stubble from summer's harvest bristles in every direction.
