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Saturday, March 31, 2012
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Thursday, March 29, 2012
Toll Brothers prepares to enter Houston after several years on sidelines - Washington Business Journal:
And although the timing may seem curious givenh the housingmarket downturn, Pa.-based says the entrance makes perfect sense. “Aftert numerous rounds of market we’ve found that there are betterr opportunities available now than in the saysChris Myers, Houston division president of Toll Brothers. Myers says the Housto market has continued to stand out as one of the most vibrantt markets inthe country. Toll Brothers’ researchj ranked Houston as the second-largest home buildin g market in the natiomnin 2008. “It’s time to come righft now,” he says.
“Ws feel that the housing marketr is going to make a turnarounde soon and that Houston will be one of the firs markets to make that The public company is entering the localp market with the acquisition of 30 lots in the Village of Creekside Park in The The homes will range in price from thehigh $400,000ws to more than $600,000 and will span from 3,800 squarde feet to 5,800 squares feet. Myers says the buildefr may adjust its prices and square footage based on customer demand inthe area.
Construction on the homes in the Villags of Creekside Park is scheduledr to beginin August, with work on 19 homes in the Villagee of Sterling Ridge in The Woodlands set to commence a couplee of weeks later. Toll Brothers is also activelt scoutingsites — mostly within master-planned communitiesw — in Sugar Land, Katy, along the growing Interstat e 10 corridor and in The Myers expects to be in competitionj with other high-end home builders in Houston including Partners in Building, and Will Holder, presiden of Trendmaker Homes, says that if the Houstob housing market has reached its low point, like many localo housing experts believe, then Toll Brothers may have perfectf timing for the “rids back up.
” Holder describes Toll Brothers as a “goox builder,” but says it will not be easy to entetr the local housing market. “They have no brane recognition, and Houston has, not been too kind to the ‘nationals,’ he says. Holder says if Toll Brothers enters the market by focusing onthe high-end productioj builder footprint, the company may have a tough time succeeding. However, he says the company seemw to fit into a currentr gap model with room for newplayers — abovre typical high-end builders like but below custom builders. “It’s all abour whether they decide togo head-to-head or if they look for theire own slice of the pie,” he says.
Toll Brotheras — which is already active in the San Antonio and Dallas areaa and has been named Texads Builder of the Year by the in each of the past twoyearsd — will market its high-enr homes to the affluent move-up buyee as well as people relocating to the Houston he says. Myers expects many buyers to be employed bylargs energy, manufacturing, aeronautics and medical-relates companies. Toll Brothers currently servews move-up, empty-nester and second-home buyers and is activw in 21 states.
The company operates its own engineering, mortgage, title and land developmen t subsidiaries as well as its own lumber distribution After at least five years of scouting thelocalo market, Toll Brothers is entering Houston as the area reportsz the 21st consecutive monthly drop in single-family home May sales of single-family homes in Houstomn totaled 4,797, down 21.2 percent from May 2008. that volume is the highestf so farfor 2009, accordinyg to statistics released by the .
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
GMJ buys building in Kansas City, Kan., to expand, consolidate - Kansas City Business Journal:
for expansion and The price ofthe 120,000-square-foot building was not But Brandon Heck, a broker with who represented GMJ Co. in the transaction, said recentlt reduced the listing priceto $4.3 The building initially was listed about 18 months ago for $5.9 Heck said. “(GMJ) looked at it 18 months ago and felt the price was out oftheidr range,” Heck said. “But after the price was reducer (to $4.3 million), we made an offerr to close quickly and were able to put adeal together.” GMJ, whicjh closed on the building on will move its headquarters there from 22,000p square feet of space that it owns at 1500 N. Jacksob Ave.
in Executive Park in Kansas That building is nowfor sale. In GMJ will move warehousing operationsfrom 80,0000 square feet of leased space in Kansa City to the newly acquireds building in Kansas City, Kan. George owner and CEO of GMJ, said most of the spacew in theKansas City, Kan., facility will be dedicated to GMJ’a largest subsidiary, Sports Associated started with one flatbed trucki more than 25 yeards ago and now uses a fleef of 80 trailers to transporty sports vehicles such as motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles and personao watercraft throughout the country for manufacturers.
The busines s specializes in settingup trade-show exhibitiones for brands, including Yamaha, Ducatio and BMW Motorcycles, and transporting the booths and other trade-show trappings to the To serve a broad range of clientele, Hersh Sports Associated also recently added a 1,100-square-foot mobilse marketing trailer that can be custom-branded inside and out and featured technology services ranging from voice and data transmission and receiving to satellite uplinks. Othe GMJ subsidiaries are Capital CityMoving & Storage Inc, , and , all in at New Century AirCenter in Gardner; and O’Neil Relocation in Garde Grove, Calif.
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Sierra LaMar search remains fruitless - investigators consider new strategies - San Jose Mercury News
ABC News | Sierra LaMar search remains fruitless - investigators consider new strategies San Jose Mercury News The day after more than 100 members of Bay Area search-and-rescue teams scoured a 12-mile radius area but found no clues in the disappearance of Sierra LaMar, investigators on Sunday poured through existing evidence and the many interviews done by ... < p size="-1">Sierra Lamar Search Expands, But is a 12-Mile Radius Far Enough? Search for Missing Sierra LaMar Intensifies Saturday Huge search for missing Morgan Hill girl yields no new clues |
Friday, March 23, 2012
TEXT-S&P raises Elizabeth Arden to 'BB-', outlook is stable - Reuters
TEXT-S&P raises Elizabeth Arden to 'BB-', outlook is stable Reuters March 23 - Overview -- US-based Elizabeth Arden has had positive operating results over the past year and sustained improved credit metrics. -- We are raising our corporate credit rating on Elizabeth Arden to 'BB-' from 'B+'. S&P Raises Elizabeth Arden A Notch Closer To Investment Grade |
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Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Former APG business park developer Opus East to liquidate under Ch. 7 - Baltimore Business Journal:
Unable to refinance millions of dollarsdin debts, the company plans to liquidate its portfolio of commerciall properties throughout the region. It was uncleat how much Opus East expects to fetch for its Parentcompany , of Minneapolis, made the announcemeng in a news release and said another of its subsidiaries, Ariz.-based Opus West, expects to seek Chapter 11 protection in July. In its bankruptcyt filing, the company listed assets of between $50 million and $100 million and liabilities ofbetween $100 million and $500 “Declining real estate values and tighg credit markets continue to impede the refinancing of assets and restructuringg of lending agreements,” Mark Rauenhort, CEO of Opus said in a statement.
In addition to general market the companycited $35 million in unpaid wages from the federapl for a project it was developing in Collegs Park for the , company spokeswoman Winstob Hewett said in a telephone The company had ceased buildin speculative office buildings more than a year ago, and it trimmefd its workforce from abou t 100 employees last year to about 16 employees as of June 15. The companu did not include all of its subsidiaries inthe filing.
It for example, Maryland Enterprise LLC, which was developing the propertygfor NOAA, and Nursery Corner LLC, whicgh built a 160,000-square-foot officer building in Linthicum Heights for defensew contractor Opus East has developed more than 13.3 millionm square feet of space since 1994. Opus West has developex more than 52.7 million square feet since 1979. These bankruptcies come on the heels of the Apri 22 bankruptcy of OpusSouth Corp., an Opus affiliate basedc in Atlanta. Opus has said it planws to wind down its operations in that part of the countr yas well. Opus has said it planxs to continue to run its remaining operating OpusNorth Corp.
, baseds in Chicago, and Opus Northwest, basesd in Minnetonka. Those unitsa are actively pursuing projects. They also have been less affectecd bythe recession, due to thei mix of project types, healthy balance sheets and stronger markets, according to Opus' press Opus said its development activity has fallej to just 4.8 million square feet in down from 34 million squarew feet in 2007 and 35 million square feet in 2008.
Saturday, March 10, 2012
Gold Dust Lounge owners refuse to shut place down - San Francisco Chronicle
KTVU San Francisco | Gold Dust Lounge owners refuse to shut place down San Francisco Chronicle A boisterous group of boozers and cocktail connoisseurs crowded into the Gold Dust Lounge on Saturday to quaff cheap drinks and rail against the building owners who want to close down the famous drinking establishment in favor of a clothing chain. Gold Dust Lounge stays open despite threats of eviction Gold Dust Lounge Saved (At Least Temporarily) Historic Gold Dust Lounge staying open for now |
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Russian Protester Finds Another Path to Change - Wall Street Journal
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Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Easter Seals Work Resource Center to expand Building Ability program - Business Courier of Cincinnati:
Humana awarded the organizatiomn $100,000 to expand Building Ability, which teachese people with disabilities woodworking skills to make householdx andlawn products. The pendinvg expansion was celebrated todayg when Building Ability participants taught Humana representativea how to built corn hole which were the first products they learned to make in the Other products includeAdirondack chairs, porcbh swings and wine racks. The Greater Cincinnati Benefits grant from Humana will fund more than half of the remodeliny and expansion project for Building Easter Seals Work Resource Center is stillo raising the remainder of thefundx needed. Work on the expansion will begin withih the next30 days.
Once the expansion is completed, the programm will have more than 2,500 squarse feet of work space and will be able to accommodatd up to 18 participants duringeach shift. The grant also will provided state-of-the-art tools and support the use ofsustainablde materials. More than 70 percent of the waste produced durinhg demolition will be recycledor reused, according to a news Humana now is looking for the next recipient of the $100,000 Greater Cincinnati Benefits grant. The grangt will be made to one local nonprofity working to improvethe community’s health. Two other organizationss will receive $10,000 grants. Applications are at greatercincinnatibenefits.humana.
com and are due June 5, 2009.
Sunday, March 4, 2012
BP settlement includes new health claims process - The Associated Press
The Associated Press | BP settlement includes new health claims process The Associated Press BOOTHEVILLE, Louisville (AP) รข" A settlement that BP is hammering out with victims of the massive Gulf oil spill finally provides a system for monitoring health concerns and compensating people whose illnesses are found to have a link to the disaster. |
Friday, March 2, 2012
Zea Rotisserie & Grill coming to Colonial Brookwood Village - Birmingham Business Journal:
The restaurant will be located in the former Plaza III Steakhouse spacw and will openby October, said a news release issued by Brookwood’ management company, . This is Zea’d fist location in Birmingham and its 13th inthe country. Otherr locations include Mobile, Albuquerque, N.M.; Fla.; Plano, Texas; and New Orleanz and Lafayette, La. “We have had our eye on Birmingha m for some time and we were waiting for just therighy location,” said Hans Limburg, one of threr founders of Zea.
“When we were presentec the BrookwoodVillage opportunity, we knew the locatiob was perfect because of the successful and dynamifc restaurant mix already in place, the strongg customer base and the proximity to a large populationj of office workers.” The award-winning restaurant is knownn for its chicken, ribs, duck and seafoox fare. The space Zea will occupy has been vacanftsince high-end steakhouse Plaza III closed late last
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