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Virgin America Inc celebrating its initial public offering at the Nasdaq Market Site in New York. Company officials said Nasdaq made them feel comfortable.
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ONE morning in November, Jay Heller stood at his desk at the Nasdaq Stock Market monitoring thousands of orders to trade Virgin America Inc. A crowd including the airline's Chief Executive Officer, David Cush, looked on.

Mr Heller was overseeing the share auction on Virgin...

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