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NEWS ABOUT: Jim Balsillie

Jim Balsillie stories: 3 news summaries

 With Coyotes' Future Murky, 
 Gretzky Quits as Coach 

'Great One' not so much behind the bench, leaves with losing record in Phoenix

Sep 24, 09 7:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - With the team’s future murky, Wayne Gretzky quit today as coach of the Phoenix Coyotes, marking the end of a tenure for the “Great One” that was anything but. Since Gretzky, 48, came aboard in 2005, the Coyotes are 143-161-24. He’s a part-owner of the financially troubled... More »

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NHL • Jim Balsillie • resignation • Wayne Gretzky • Phoenix Coyotes • bankruptcy court • Don Maloney

BlackBerry To Grow in China

RIM takes smartphone into untapped market

Oct 24, 07 11:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - BlackBerry developer Research in Motion is pushing its smartphone into the huge Chinese market for personal communications devices, with major multinationals its first market target. Reuters reports RIM's Chinese partner, China Mobile, already has a two-thirds market share, but the Blackberry is expected to face tough opposition from a low-cost... More »

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China • wireless • Jim Balsillie • BlackBerry • smartphones • RIM • Research in Motion • China Mobile • RedBerry • Alcatel Lucent

Nashville Doesn't Take to the Ice

Canadian billionaire may move
Predators north of the border

May 25, 07 4:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - BlackBerry magnate Jim Balsillie will pay $220 million for the Nashville Predators, one of the NHL's best and lowest-revenue teams, and likely move them out of Tennessee. Possible new homes include Kansas City, which is courting teams for its new arena, and Kitchener-Waterloo and Hamilton in Ontario, threatening the theft... More »

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NHL • Pittsburgh Penguins • Kansas City • Nashville Predators • Jim Balsillie • BlackBerry • hockey • Tennessee • Craig Leipold

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