Isle of Capri plans to move headquarters to St. Louis

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Isle of Capri Casinos Inc. is planning to move its corporate headquarters to the St. Louis area next year from Biloxi, Miss., in an effort to move out of the path of Gulf Coast hurricanes.

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Sun, December 4th, 2005

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