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A Delta appeal of its property taxes from 1996 to 1999 may be close Nordstrom Says this year and 20 percentin 2001. “The stores look better today than they ever have,” Black said. “They've made it much easier for stream and modern. the customerto shop.” Whenitis finished, the Fashion New store designs and mer- are working, Nordstrom’s earnings will increase 18 percent said UT someone took it for a three year test drive. the airline’s onlychoice. Place Nordstrom will be about 4,000 square feet larger than the Nordstrom storein the Crossroads Plaza mall in downtown Salt Lake estimates chandise But Salt Lake City is Delta’s only hubin the West.It also may be Jennifer Black, a Portland, Ore., year. in February, following a “Reinvent Yourself” ad campaign, Nordstrom changed its women’s product mix to equal thirds of classic, main- A performance so amazing, of Campbell-Hill Aviation, an industry consultant. That leaves Delta few options. “They need a significant presence in the Westto be the global player theywant to be,” Hill said. rity Corp. Black downgraded Nordstrom’s stock rating in April 1999, but picked it as her No. retail stock to buyat the beginning ofthis @ Continued from B-6 youneed to listen,” said Dean Hill Everyone agrees that Delta’s hub is an imporiant component in the state’s economy. Delta has 156 flights and Skywest Airlines, its of Salt Lake City-based First Secu- Not Be Bigger? “When your big hub carrier comes and tells you something, it out.” securities analyst with First Security Van Kasper, the investment banking and brokerage subsidiary It’s Better; Why about75 percentof the passengers Competing airlines have hubs in Denver, Phoenix, Los Angeles and San Francisco. 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