1.   Anyone who reserves a room receives two tickets to the Monterey Bay Aquarium and a coupon booklet from area businesses.

2.   Area businesses sponsored the calendar, so there is no charge to residents.

3.   Area small businesses historically have faced a lack of capital.

4.   Area businesses have begun to acknowledge that customer service needs improving.

5.   But more immediately, area businesses will find they must try harder and spend more just to maintain acceptable customer service during the Games.

6.   But some experts disagree on just how prepared area business are for the next earthquake.

7.   City officials say they like the location of the property and believe that area businesses could generate jobs and help with redevelopment.

8.   Charpentier wonders how area businesses will survive.

9.   Covad Communications said Monday that it would begin selling high-speed DSL service directly to Kansas City area small businesses through Covad Business Solutions, a new subsidiary.

10.   During the seasonal boomlet of consumer spending, the Plaza lights offer an extra attraction for area businesses and a public relations windfall for Kansas City.