| Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Opens New Facilities in Canada and the US
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 04/16/07 -- Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (TSX: RBA)(NYSE: RBA), the world's largest auctioneer of industrial equipment, announces the results of two large unreserved auctions held last week. The largest was a two-day grand opening auction at the Company's new Columbus, Ohio auction facility, with buyers purchasing over US$29 million in gross auction sales. The other large auction held last week was at the Company's Saskatoon, Saskatchewan site. The Company held its auction in a newly built auction facility there, and believes it was Canada's largest-ever unreserved agricultural auction, with more than CA$14 million (over US$12 million) worth of agricultural equipment and real estate sold. "The strength of these results demonstrates that our growth strategy is working," said Peter Blake, Chief Executive Officer of Ritchie Bros.
MU's Student Government Association auctions dates to raise money ...
HUNTINGTON -- Marshall University's Student Government Association (SGA) members hosted a date auction on campus Wednesday night to raise money for the Relay For Life event. SGA members were auctioned off to the highest bidding students, which they had to make plans go out on a date with afterwards. .
Phantoms Fifth Anniversary Jerseys Hit Auction Block
PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Phantoms announced today that the team will be staging a special jersey auction beginning tonight, Monday, April 16. The team will be auctioning off its set of 24 commemorative jerseys from its Fifth Anniversary celebration in 2000-01. To celebrate the franchise's fifth anniversary, the team wore special black jerseys that are unique to that particular season. The main focal point of the jersey is the special fifth anniversary logo crest that features the Roman numeral V surrounded by the years "1996" and "2001" on the sides, with the "Phantoms" word mark above it and the Phantoms team logo below it. The Phantoms logo is also found on the shoulders. Instead of featuring horizontal striping, the jersey stripes are in a V-pattern. The jerseys have a tie-up collar, and several feature a Comcast advertising patch.
PADDY BIDS FOR FAMOUS DOUBLE
Carl Llewellyn is hoping Run For Paddy can become the first horse in over 20 years to win successive Coral Scottish Grand Nationals at Ayr. Jimmy Fitzgerald's Androma was the last horse to register back-to-back wins after taking the race in 1984 and '85. While the statistics are against him, Llewellyn believes Run For Paddy has sound prospects of following up last year's short-head victory over Ladalko, despite not showing much in four starts this term. "He's fine but obviously he hasn't had his ground since last year. He has been running on soft all winter, but I am very happy with him," said Llewellyn. "He's got a nice weight so we are going there hopeful. "We were banking on the ground being good as his whole campaign has been built around going back for another crack and it looks like he should have his conditions.
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