Ruby Tuesday to open this week in Kapolei

Ruby Tuesday will open its sixth Hawaii outlet Wednesday in Kapolei Commons.

The restaurant will be open for lunch and dinner from 11 a.m. daily, and will later start daily breakfast service. The restaurant will close at 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and at 10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays.

The 5,400 square-foot location, at 4450 Kapolei Parkway, includes 1,000 square feet of outdoor dining. Its neighbors in the shopping center include Target and Sports Authority.

Ruby Tuesday Hawaii hired 125 people to staff the new restaurant, which cost about $1.9 million to build, the company said.

Other Ruby Tuesday restaurants are at Ala Moana Center, Mililani, Windward Mall, Moanalua Center and on Kihei, Maui.

HTA seeks contractor for communications

The Hawaii Tourism Authority has released a request for qualifications for a contractor to manage and provide all HTA public relations, communications and outreach programs. The agency is asking for submittals from contractors who have proven expertise in public relations.

The contract to be awarded will replace one that ends on Dec. 31. The HTA intends to award a contract in December. The period of performance under the new contract runs for two years, from Jan. 1 through Dec. 31, 2016.

Stryker Weiner & Yokota Public Relations currently has the contract. The HTA is required to put out bids for contracts when they near the end of their term.

The written qualification statements are due no later than Nov. 18 at 4:30 p.m. The request is available at the HTA office at the Hawai‘i Convention Center, first level, at 1801 Kalakaua Ave., from 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. or may be downloaded online at www.hawaiitourismauthority.org (click on the link to "Request for Proposals").

For more information, contact Marisa Blancarte either in person at the convention center, by telephone at 973-2251, or via email at marisa@gohta.net.

TW Cable boosts top Internet speed

LOS ANGELES » Time Warner Cable Inc. is doubling the Internet speed of its fastest product and more than halving the price of its lowest-speed product to compete with its telecoms rivals AT&T and Verizon.

The nation’s second-largest cable TV provider is doubling the download speed of its top-tier "Ultimate" service to 100 megabits per second. The speed upgrade is being rolled out now to customers in Los Angeles and be available in New York City and Hawaii by the end of the year. The "Ultimate" tier costs $105 per month without promotional pricing.

Netflix to add ‘Dexter’ in deal with CBS

Netflix continues to sweep up high-profile television shows for its online subscription service, completing a deal Monday for "Dexter," which has been the biggest hit series so far for the Showtime network.

The deal was announced by Netflix and the CBS Corp., which owns Showtime. Terms were not disclosed, though one executive from the CBS side of the deal described it as involving "a very nice piece of money."

For Netflix, the acquisition has special value because "Dexter" has mainly been available only to Showtime’s subscribers. Even under the new deal, the series will still be available to Showtime subscribers. It will also still be available on iTunes.

Netflix will gain access to "Dexter" very soon. The drama’s first four seasons will begin to be available Thursday and the last four seasons will turn up on the service beginning in January.

Airlines agree on mediator in merger case

DALLAS » American Airlines, US Airways and the Justice Department say that they have agreed on a mediator to try to settle the government’s lawsuit against the airlines’ proposed merger. But if they can’t, the parties are preparing for a trial scheduled to start Nov. 25.

The CEOs of American parent AMR Corp. and US Airways Group Inc. have said they were open to a settlement that would allow the merger to go ahead, but have declined to discuss details of negotiations.

The airlines and the Justice Department said in a court filing Monday that they have agreed to a mediator suggested by a U.S. district court judge in Washington. They gave no other details.

ON THE MOVE

Coldwell Banker Pacific Properties has announced new team members, who have joined the firm’s Windward office: 

» Cyndia Pilkington was previously a Realtor-associate for Century 21 All Islands.

» Tarlok "Sodhi" Singh has more than 10 years of real estate experience, including serving as a Realtor-associate at Re/Max Honolulu.

Bank of Hawaii has announced the following new vice presidents:

» Melvon Ahlo-Pinera to vice president and consumer recovery manager in the customer loan management services department from assistant vice president and loan operations assistant manager.

» Michael "Mike" Chisick, a wealth adviser, to vice president in the private wealth department from assistant vice president.

» Edwin G. "Eddie" Quan to vice president and senior trust officer in the institutional client services-West Pacific Region from assistant vice president and trust officer.