Wednesday, December 29, 2010

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Monday, December 27, 2010

Fraternity hosts coat drive in Asbury Park - Asbury Park Press

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Friday, December 24, 2010

Local home sales plummet 30% in May - South Florida Business Journal:

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region plummeted 30 percent in May despiter indications more potential buyers are being draw into the real estate market by low interest rates and a federao tax incentivefor first-time buyers. A total of 554 new and existing single-family homes and condominiumz sold in the compared to 790 ayear ago, basedc on preliminary figures released today by the . The overallo median sale price fell2 percent, to although prices were flat or rose in four of the six countiee where most of the sales The median price fell 7 percent in Rensselaedr County ($170,000) and 4 percent in Saratoga Countg ($238,800).
The median price was unchangec in AlbanyCounty ($205,000) and increased 6 percent in Schenectadyh County ($160,000), 13 percent in Schoharie County and 39 percent in Montgomery County The median is the poiny at which half of the prices were more and half were which is considered a better gauge of the salezs market than the average. The average pricd in May fell 3 percent, to The May results don’t necessarilt reflect the activity in the market today since it takes two to thre e months for a purchase contract to proceed to afinal “I will tell you it has been my experience that open house s are active, phone callse and Internet leads are many,” GCAR President Sandra Nardoci “The feeling is that when buyers become confident that theidr jobs are secure our market will pick up rapidly.
” GCAR Chief Executivew Officer James Ader has said the saleds report that’s compiled in July and released to the news mediaz in August will provide a good reading on how the spring market fared. There is one potentiallhy telling sign of a possible the overall median sale price has increases steadilysince January, rising from $171,700 to $191,9090 in May. When only existinfg homes are counted, total sales in May fell 26 That compares witha 3.6 percent decline in existing-home salesx nationally compared to a year ago. The median sale priced for existing homes in the Albany region increaseds2 percent, to $185,000. Nationally, the mediabn sale price was down 16.
8 percent, according to the . Albang County: 151 closed sales, down 16 percent Rensselaer 53closed sales, down 55 percenrt Saratoga County: 163 closed sales, down 34 percenft Schenectady County: 93 closed sales, down 11 percen t Schoharie County: 14 closed sales, down 22 percentg Montgomery County: 20 closed no change

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Bradley Picks Two Dozen for Winter Camp - New York Times (blog)

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Sunday, December 19, 2010

EPA chief tours Denver mixed-use development - Philadelphia Business Journal:

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Jackson, EPA’s administrator, and Denver Mayor John Hickenloopedrtoured Highlands’ Gardens Village, a 27-acre mixed-us project on the original site of Elitch Gardens amusement park. In 2005, Highlands’ Garden Village was awardefd the EPA National Award for Smart Growt h Achievement in the category of Overall In 2007, the development received the ’s Award of Excellencre for creative land-use development and design.
In a EPA said it is workinyg with the federal departments of Transportation and Housinvg and Urban Development to encourage communities like Garden Village that offer affordable housing and sustainabl e features closeto schools, markets, jobs and “Highlands’ Garden Village is a great example of how, when we work we can bring about socially and environmentally responsible Hickenlooper said in a statement.
“This community is a modek for the country that showws we can create an alternativwe to urban sprawl and reduce greenhouser gas emissions without sacrificing our qualityof

Friday, December 17, 2010

Winter Park tries to slow Park Avenue's retail loss - Kansas City Business Journal:

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Take Chris Tillett, CEO of boutique makeup studio , who movede from Park Avenue to Maitland last summetr due to highrent (he was paying $41 per squarr foot in Winter Park), less foot traffi c and lack of city Tillett’s exit and that of other formefr Park Avenue retailers have prompted both the city of Wintet Park and landlords to try to address the “We saw businesses leaving and an increasingy animosity between retailers and restaurants, so this was the perfect time to talk it said Sherry Gutch, community redevelopmen t director for Winter Park. In the area’s vacancy rate has nearlt doubled in the past12 months, jumpingb to 11 percent from 6.
5 percent a year ago, said Colliers Arnole in Orlando, a real estatee services firm. In addition, the average rentaol rate is $25.64 per square foot, down 5.4 percengt from $27.10 per square foot a year ago. In the overall Winter Park/Maitland submarket charges an averagewof $21.60 per square foot for retail spacse and had a 10.5 percent vacancyt rate for year-end 2008, said the . To addressa the problems, the city commissioned a $55,000 studu on the matter by Charleston, S.C.-basexd America’s Research Group, a consumer and market research firm.
The stud will try to revitalizePark Avenue’s image through new marketingh efforts, city-supported events where street s are closed off and othe r strategies to increase business. The city will also look at an alcohokl ordinance on June 8 that would alloww eating and drinking establishmentbesides seated-service restaurants to serve beer and she said. Joanne principal of 310 Park South Restaurant, agrees rents are highert on Park Avenue than in mostretail areas, but said her businesas still gets enough foot traffic to make up for it.
In business is good enough for McMahon’s 2,800-square-foot restaurant to expancd by 2,300 square feet and add 60 seats this Even local landlords are trying to spice up Park Larry Williams, owner of Winter Park-based , said his compang this year finished a $2 million renovationn of the old Jacobson’s space that was vacated in 1999. Eucalyptus Properties createdthe 16,000-square-foot retail/restauran t Shops on Park property, which facews both Park Avenue and Centee Street. Williams, whose company owns more than 12,000 squarw feet of retail space on Park said the property should provide a fresh look andbrinv much-needed attention to the shoppinf district.
As for Tillett, he said if the city and landlords can resolve the issues that caused himto he’d consider returning to Park Avenue. “In this is the best thing that can happen to theavenuer — for it to be humblex a bit.”

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Ocean Spray juiced over health potential of seed oil - Boston Business Journal:

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It’s a bold but when asked if he believeds the yellowish oil that smells and tastez faintly of cranberries could really have that inventor WassefNawar says, “Absolutely.“ The method coverecd by the patent would allow for a large-scalew extraction plant to produce the cranberry seed oil in mass quantities. The searcgh for the next health drink is big Researchers atthe Wellesley-based marketg research firm found that the global market for what are called nutraceuticaol products increased to $123.9 billion in 2008 from $117.34 billion in 2007. The firm expectds that dollar figure to riseto $176.u billion in 2013.
The market for nutraceuticall beverages, while roughly even with nutraceutical foods and supplementzin 2008, is expected to beat out both other categories by at least $15 billion by 2013.

Sunday, December 12, 2010

Home sales rise again - Business First of Columbus:

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The says existing-home sales — includinbg single-family homes, condominiums and co-ops — rose 2.4 percent from the Aprikl level. It was the first back-to-back monthly gain on such salesa sinceSeptember 2005, the association says. “Historically low mortgage ratez clearly drew buyers intothe market, and housing remainse very affordable even with a recent uptickj in rates,” says Lawrence Yun, the association’s chief economist.
“First-timw buyers are also being drawn off the sidelines bythe $8,0009 tax credit, which is helping to absorb The numbers would be even better, if it weren’r for poor appraisals, the Realtors association Pending sales of existing homes — thosr with signed contracts that haven’t yet closed indicate stronger activity. But some contractsz are falling through from faulty valuations that keep buyers from gettinta loan, Yun says. The association callzs the appraisalproblem serious, and says complaintzs about faulty appraisals have been snowballing acrosx the country. First-time buyers accounted for 29 percentr of salesin May.
The numbert of buyers actively looking is up almosyt 10 percent from ayear ago. Condo and co-o p sales saw the biggest gainin May, up 6.1 percent from April.

Thursday, December 9, 2010

Luxury apartments break $2 per square foot - Atlanta Business Chronicle:

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Atlanta-based bought a 0.8-acre site at 13th Streef near Piedmont Park June 9 and expects to begi n construction in December ona 25-story, 250-unit apartment building, said Scott Leventhal, Tivoli president and CEO. Tivoli paid $4.3 millionh for the site it purchased fromCarynm McKinney, Paul Patterson and Fred Lewis, according to , a commerciak real estate research firm. Tivoli's projecy will result in rent rateeat $2 per square foot, Leventhal a benchmark the market has not seen yet. "Atlanta'e been a funny city," he said. "Developerd had a hard time breaking the ceilinygof $2 a [square] foot." Atlanta developer and forme CEO John A.
Williamsw "probably came closest with Post Peachtree," Leventhal As soon as developers break thatmark "there will be a new rental he said, with luxury rentals going for $2 per square foot to $2.25 per squarwe foot. "It's worked successfully in other cities," he "and it is time for Atlanta to catcn up." The $2 per-square-foot mark will arrive by early spring when LLC openzs 05 Buckhead at Peachtree andPiedmont roads, a 20-story, 155-unit apartment tower that includes four two-story Units there will be $2 per square foot, said Pattki Pearlberg, Coro vice president, and range from 762 square feet to 2,762 square feet.
The average unit is about 1,300 square feet, Also in Buckhead, Marietta-based LLC has beguj construction on The Residences at Streets of a $140 million, 21-story pair of apartmen t towers, said Mark Randall, Wood's Southeastr regional partner. The Residences at Streeta of Buckhead, built over retail shops, will have 360 unitsz pretty evenly split between thetwo towers, he The project is bounded by Buckhead Avenue, Nort h Fulton Drive and East Paces Ferry Road. Renta there "will be north" of $2 per squared foot, Randall said. Tivoli's unname Piedmont Park project is expected to begij constructionin December.
Other rental projects are proposed, includingh Houston-based 's Ashton Midtown, a 20-story, 290-unit projecg in two towers at 17th and Spring streets. Ashton Midtown is part of insurancegiantf 's $225 million Metropolitan a new mixed-use Atlanta's urban rental market is in tight supplyg because many rental like Post Peachtree and 1280 West Peachtree St., converted to condominiumsx at the height of the condo market. High-ris apartment development may not be the nextbig wave, "bur it's a segment that has been under-served in the last developmenf cycle," Leventhal said. "There are very few luxurty urbanrental properties.
" In a marke where condo sales have one would think there would be amplre supply for rental units in condok buildings, but homeowners' associations often limit the number of rentala to 20 percent to 25 percent of the said Fran Allen, associate broker with Jenny Pruitt & Realtors, who caters to the luxuryy rental market. Where there are rentao units available at newercondo towers, they can command top Wood's Randall said. He's seen that firsthand at Realnm in Buckhead that Wood builtrwith "We sell a lot of unitse to folks who are buying [condo as an investment with the idea that they could rent them," Randallp said.
Renters of individual condo units are payinhabout $2 a foot at Realm, he In fact, there is a waiting list "of abouy 22 people" to rent at Realm, said Patricia McGoldrick, owner of and Lifestyles, who brokerx luxury rentals. She has an Israeli businessmab who needs six full y furnished rental units for people who are cominb to Atlanta for busines for just afew months, and is havin g trouble finding them. "There really is no supply of high-riser rental," Randall said. "Every rental high-rise that was out therew convertedto condo.
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Monday, December 6, 2010

Blue Entertainment Sports Television to revive

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The original “The Superstars” show aired on ABC in the mid-1970s as part of “Wide World of Sports.” The show was revived in 1993, 1998 and 2002, according to a news “One of the reasons why I love this show so much is becausr it was the originalreality show,” Michae l Principe, managing director of Louisville-based BEST, said in an interview. He servees as co-executive producer of “The Superstars,” along with Juma president Robert Horowitz.
“The show has the perfecf home with theABC networks, including and It gives us huge distribution The program, which will premiere Tuesday, June 23, at 8 features eight celebrities paired with eighyt professional male and female competing in athletic challenges, includint swimming, biking, running and kayaking. Soccer player Brandi Chastainj and singer JulioIglesias Jr. ESPN anchor John Saunders, former player Warren Sapp and “Insided the NFL” commentator Jenn Brownh will serveas hosts. The competition is being held at the Atlantizs Resort inthe Bahamas. Blue Entertainmentf Sports Television, a division of , is a televisio and live sporting eventsproductionn company.
The company also specializes in sports marketing and agengt representation for professional athletesand entertainers.

Saturday, December 4, 2010

NCR to move HQ, 1,300 jobs to Georgia from Dayton - Business Courier of Cincinnati:

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NCR (NYSE: NCR) will create 2,120 additional jobs in Georgia as a resultg of the headquarters move and a newmanufacturingt facility, according to a company presas release. The business technology and services company said it will begin movintg its headquarters from Dayton to anAtlanta suburb, in July. NCR will add roughl y 1,250 jobs with the shifting it said in a Tuesdaypress release. The companhy did not specify how many of thosr jobs will comefrom Dayton.
it said it will work with impactef employees to provide career services support and NCR will not officially exit the Daytoh market as it will continue to operatee a data center and support forlocapl customers, however it did not say in a presss release how many jobs would remain in Company officials were not available to comment Tuesdag morning. According to a press release, NCR which was founded in Dayton in 1884 decided to move its worldwide headquarteres to Georgia after analysis ofpotentiak U.S. locations, using data on the availabld work force, infrastructure, financial incentives and governmenttax structures. In additioj to the headquarters, NCR will create about 870 jobsin Ga.
, at its new ATM manufacturing facility. Officials in Columbus, locaterd in the southwest corner ofthe state, will use stimulus provided by the Economic Development Authority, to purchase a buildin for the plant, which will be leased back by NCR, accordinhg to the press release. The Dayton Business Journal , a Businesse Courier sister paper, first reported NCR’sz potential relocation to Georgia onSundayh morning, with local officials expressin g frustration the company was not responding to their Monday night, the paper broke news that Ohio Gov.
Ted Stricklaned had made a last-ditch $31 million effort to retain the company, but believecd an announcement about an NCR announcemengtwas imminent. The Atlanta Businesw Chronicle , also a sister publication, first reported that more than 2,000 NCR jobs would relocates to Georgia.

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

UH Hilo Library hosts "A Night in the Stacks 2010" - UH System Current News

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The Edwin H. Mookini Library at the University of HawaiƊ»i at Hilo hosts A Night in the Stacks 2010: Creating Legendary Friends with Caren Loebel-Fried, ...