1.   But he conceded that his workers had waged fistfights with employees of a former associate who claimed the city had awarded the signs to him.

2.   Houston and Los Angeles, which lost franchises, will be the next two cities awarded expansion teams, and both are building new stadiums.

3.   One cause was the inexperience of the company to which the city had awarded a two-year unloading contract.

4.   Stern said the city could not award a concession without competitive bidding.

5.   The city awards these large contracts in part on the basis of whether bidders promise to use certified minority- and female-owned firms.

6.   The wonder is not that the contract was canceled but that the city awarded it in the first place.

7.   To help answer that question, the city will award a contract next week for an independent study.

8.   The two cities have awarded him honorary citizenship.