In 2002 Romney was elected governor of Massachusetts, having campaigned on the basis of his business record and his success with the Olympics.
Goals, which runs 43 centres in the UK and one in Los Angeles, said events such as the London Olympics and the Jubilee had disrupted business.
Business-class tickets often sell slowly in the summer, and the Olympics may be discouraging business trips.
Rogge's predecessor, Juan Antonio Samaranch, was a diplomat and showman who created the modern Olympics as a business with big TV contracts and sponsors.
Romney's departure marks a rare defeat for the man who made his fortune in business and achieved fame with his rescue of the 2002 Winter Olympics.
The story of his fencing trip to Melbourne is dramatic, but his success as a fencer and as a business and world leader is hidden in the long stretch between that bout and the Olympics.
Paul Smith, who manages a print business near the blaze site said the bus depot had been closed since July and was being redeveloped for the Olympics.
This coincides with ARM CEO Warren East speaking on the importance of mobile technologies and the UK's role in developing this market at the British Government's Business Olympics event in London from 26th July to 3rd August.
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The development is among the new buildings that have sprung up since the 1992 Olympics, which attracted tourists and business travelers to this funky, sexy city.
Romney did not land a strong counter blow, obfuscating with braggadoccio about his executive prowess balancing budgets as head of the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics, his career in business and as governor of Massachusetts.
It also develops its own PEM (proton exchange membrane) fuel cell generators and has a growing business in China, where it will power the buses for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
The issue is discussed, solutions proposed and heads hung in shame -- after that, it's business as usual until the next Olympics!
The downtown business district and Coal Harbour are popular for condo dwellers who want killer views across the water, and the Olympics gave construction a boost along Southeast False Creek, the body of water that separates the West End from the West Side.
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