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Wilmer Hutchins Community Gets First New Elementary School in 25 Years

The first school to be built in a quarter of a century in the historic community of Wilmer-Hutchins, located south of Dallas, Texas, has been designed by the firm of KAI Texas. - July 14, 2010 - KAI Texas

Rosendin Electric Kicks Off Opening of New Virginia Regional Office with Facebook Data Center Project

Industry Veteran Daren Shumate Joins Rosendin Electric as Director, East Coast Operations, to Manage Regional Operations. - July 14, 2010 - Rosendin Electric

RE/MAX Sending Famous Hot Air Balloon to Help Naperville Agents Raise Funds for Children's Memorial

RE/MAX is sending its famous hot air balloon to Frontier Park in Naperville, Ill., next month to help RE/MAX Professionals Select of Naperville raise donations to benefit Children’s Memorial Hospital of Chicago, one of the outstanding hospitals affiliated with the Children’s Miracle... - July 14, 2010 - RE/MAX Northern Illinois

Hammond Beacon Hill Office Welcomes Franceschi

Hammond Residential announces affiliation of a new agent. - July 14, 2010 - Hammond Residential Real Estate

Defective Drywall Training Seminar Set for New Orleans, Training Provided by the Building Envelope Science Institute

The Building Envelope Science Institute (BESI) is a specialized institute dedicated to the advancement of education, specifically designed for the construction industry. BESI’s first major contribution to the industry is providing a solution to the Chinese “defective or corrosive”... - July 13, 2010 - Building Envelope Science Institute

Jeff Benton Homes Earns Google™ Favorite Place Ranking

Huntsville, Alabama homebuilder Jeff Benton Homes (JBH) has been named a Google™ Favorite Place for the period December 1 to February 28. Favorite Place status indicates that Jeff Benton Homes is one of the most popular local businesses on Google as measured by how many times people search... - July 13, 2010 - Jeff Benton Homes

Unique Kitchen Design Firm EcoModernisn Bridges Gap for Ikea Lovers

If the closest Ikea store is a long drive away, it doesn’t mean an Ikea kitchen is out of reach. Raleigh NC based firm EcoModernism designs & installs Ikea kitchens for people who live as far as 12 hours from an Ikea. - July 13, 2010 - Eco-modernism

Bowen Family Homes Offers Free Basement Incentive at Hanover Place in Alpharetta

Bowen Family Homes recently announced new incentives for all homes at its Hanover Place community in Alpharetta. The limited time offer includes free basements or a $25,000 incentive on slab homes. Both incentives are available on move-in ready homes and presale homes. Hanover Place currently... - July 13, 2010 - Bowen Family Homes

Expert Advice at a Glance from Brenton Hayden, President of Renters Warehouse: 11 Reasons to Hire a Property Manager

Brenton Hayden is the president and owner of Renters Warehouse, a soon-to-be franchised property management co. in MN and AZ. He has created a series of 10 easily understood lists related to residential real estate for property management, landlords, and tenants. - July 13, 2010 - Renters Warehouse

Key to Wholesaling Real Estate is Finding Cash Buyers

Recent Research Shows that 25% of Purchases are Cash Buyers - July 12, 2010 - Get Real REI

Gee & Company Power Station Case Study

Gee & Co supplied a Package Plant solution in short order to allow an operating power station to replace its outdated chlorine dosing system without compromising efficiency. - July 11, 2010 - Gee & Company (Effluent Control & Recovery) Limited

BJAC Releases Podcast on Construction Delivery Models

Lou Jurkowski, chief executive officer of BJAC pa (www.bjac.com), an architectural firm offering professional services for specialized, complex institutional projects, has announced the release of a podcast on strategies for approaching a construction design. In this podcast, Leo Sagasti, partner... - July 11, 2010 - BJAC

Phoenix Equestrian Home Sells for $1.5 Million by Russ Lyon Sotheby's Local Ahwatukee Agent

Local Ahwatukee agent believes this could be the beginning of a turn-around in Awhatukee high-end luxury home market. In the worst high-end real estate market in Ahwatukee's short history there are signs of a revival. A beautiful 6,400 square foot 5 bedroom & 7 bathroom home located in the... - July 11, 2010 - Russ Lyon Sotheby's International Realty, Chey Castro

Rocksolid Stone Works Takes Environmental Approach with Its Scrap Stone Recycling Standards

Cleveland Ohio’s Premier Fabricator of Granite, Quartz, and Natural Stone Continues Environmental-Friendly Practice to Dispose of 60 Tons of Scrap Materials Annually. - July 11, 2010 - Rocksolid Surfaces

Toll Brothers Announces Grand Opening of Amenity Center at The Hills at Southpoint

Toll Brothers, the nation’s leading builder of luxury homes and developer of fine communities around the Triangle, proudly announces the grand opening of its brand new amenity center for its popular Durham community, The Hills at Southpoint. Located on Fayetteville Road just one mile from The... - July 11, 2010 - Toll Brothers

Kinetics Launches New Line of High Performance Equipment

Kinetics, the world’s leading provider of process and mechanical solutions, announced the launch of its new high-performance equipment product line designed to distribute high purity process fluids for the semiconductor, photovoltaic, research, and other high technology markets. - July 10, 2010 - KINETICS

Begin Your Home Search at the July 10 Open House of Irvine’s New Stonegate East Homefinding Center

New Homefinding Center provides key information to help homeshoppers start their homebuying journey; food and refreshments also provided. - July 10, 2010 - Irvine Company Community Development

Kelly E. Capolino PA Joins Keating Associates Real Estate Professionals

Kelly Capolino, top producing Naples real estate agent, is joining Keating Associates Real Estate Professionals. - July 10, 2010 - Kelly E. Capolino

PixPlant Now Available on Mac OS X

PixPlant has been released in a Mac OS X version including all the functionality for turning photos into tiling textures and generating 3d depth information in seconds: normal, displacement and specular maps. - July 10, 2010 - FaronStudio

Chicago Realtor Joins Dream Town as Part of O'Connor/Hebson Group

Dream Town Realty announces that Nycholle Brown joined the brokerage in May. She is one of seven agents brought into the company as part of the O'Connor/Hebson Group. Ms. Brown is a listing agent and buyer's representative for Chicago-area clients. - July 10, 2010 - Dream Town Realty

Echota Honored Among Best of Winners in 2010 Mountain Homes Awards

Echota (http://www.echotanc.com), a community of elegantly crafted, Adirondack-style homes located in North Carolina’s High Country between Boone, Banner Elk and Blowing Rock, has been named to Pinnacle Living Mountain Homes Southern Style’s elite 2010 Best of the Mountains list. Echota... - July 10, 2010 - Echota

Free Webinar on the State of Commercial Real Estate Today

Timothy P. Smith PA and Adam von Romer will conduct their second in a series on the status of the Commercial Real Estate Market and it's impact on both commercial property owners and lenders. - July 09, 2010 - Timothy P. Smith PA

RE/MAX Properties-Colorado Springs realtors Roberta Stein, Jeanne Guischard Selected QSC Agents of the Month

No professional achievement is as important as delivering exceptionally satisfying service, and the QSC status is the only real estate industry recognition based upon independently validated, measurable service quality and customer satisfaction results. - July 09, 2010 - RE/MAX Properties, Colorado Springs

Mercantile Capital Corp. Reports SBA 504 Commercial Loan Volume Up in June; First Half of 2010 Loan Closings Soar

Mercantile Capital Corp. reports the dollar volume of commercial loans it closed in June was up more than 284 percent over the same period last year. - July 09, 2010 - Mercantile Capital Corporation

Las Vegas Realtor Honored for Customer Service Excellence

Prudential Americana Group's Jack Hay Receives Award from Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce. - July 09, 2010 - Prudential Americana Group

Bardsley Construction Expect Cost Savings Following Workspace Implementation by Union Square Software

Contractor purchases knowledge management platform in order worth over 80,000 pounds Sterling - July 09, 2010 - Union Square Software

A Piece of Americana Finds Its Way to Tokyo, Japan Where It Will Find a New Life as a Community Center

In this age of easy global communication and travel, new frontiers are being opened everyday, and Heritage Restorations, based in Waco, Texas, is about to undertake a unique project that will open yet another of those untried frontiers. Not only is West meeting East, but Old West is becoming New... - July 09, 2010 - Heritage Restorations

SteelMaster Flying High in Malta

Representatives from SteelMaster Buildings, an internationally recognized producer of prefabricated steel structures, attend the unveiling of their large aircraft maintenance facility in the European country of Malta. - July 09, 2010 - SteelMaster Building, LLC.

SEGlet Launches New Website for Rooftop Leasing

Owners and Building Managers can now list their rooftops as available sites for lease for solar energy, wind energy, urban agriculture and more. - July 09, 2010 - SEGlet

Siegel-Gallagher Finds New Owner for the Roman Building

26,000 square foot building on Highway 100 in West Allis sold. - July 09, 2010 - Siegel-Gallagher

Gee & Company Provide Unique Solution to Kalic Dosing Requirements at Royton Treatment Works

Gee & Company continue their tradition of innovation in the application of Package Plant for chemical dosing with the supply of a unique Kalic dosing system to contractors Galliford-Costain-Atkins (GCA) for use at the United Utilities-owned Royton Wastewater Treatment Works. At Royton... - July 09, 2010 - Gee & Company (Effluent Control & Recovery) Limited

Royal Oaks Building Group Earns ENERGY STAR® Builder Partner Designation

Rich Van Tassel, president of Royal Oaks Building Group, LLC (www.royaloaksbg.com), has announced that the company is now an ENERGY STAR® Builder Partner. All new homes built in the company’s 12 neighborhoods will be ENERGY STAR® certified, meaning they are verified as at least 15... - July 09, 2010 - Royal Oaks Homes LLC

Rosendin Electric Breaks Ground on $50 Million Antelope Valley Union High School District Solar Project

Latest Contract Win is the Largest School Solar Project in California and Milestone for Rosendin Electric - 20 Megawatts of Solar Power Delivered in One Year. - July 09, 2010 - Rosendin Electric

Building Envelope Science Institute Heads to New Orleans with Defective Drywall Training Seminar

The certification program offered through the Institute (BESI) instructs and trains licensed and approved state contractors in the remediation of defective or corrosive drywall. The program offers certification for inspectors, consultants, project managers, and remediation contractors. - July 08, 2010 - Building Envelope Science Institute

Highland Homes Offers $99 Down Payment on New Central Florida Homes

New home builder Highland Homes helps qualifying home buyers move into a Central Florida new home for just $99 down and payments as low as $578 per month. With prices starting at $109,000, homes are located in the Orlando and Tampa Bay areas and many towns in between. Some restrictions apply to... - July 08, 2010 - Highland Homes

Green Key Global Invited to Speak at Midwest Lodging Investment Summit

Tony Pollard, Managing Director of Green Key Global, the exclusive provider of the Green Key Eco-Rating Program (“Green Key”) in the United States, has been invited to speak at the 3rd Annual Midwest Lodging Investors Summit (MLIS) next week in Chicago, IL. The session, titled “Is... - July 08, 2010 - Green Key Global

RE/MAX Northern Illinois Real Estate Network Inducts North Suburban Associates to Its Pioneer Club

The RE/MAX Northern Illinois network recently inducted the newest members of its Pioneer Club, which honors those who have been affiliated with the network for 25 years. Among the new inductees from across the metropolitan Chicago real estate market are several from the north suburbs. They... - July 08, 2010 - RE/MAX Northern Illinois

Free Special Report Reveals... "5 Fastest Ways to Stop Foreclosure in 48 Hours or Less"

Even in good markets average time a typical house takes to sell is about six months. And that’s homes in great condition. Unfortunately, in today’s market, many homes remain unsold for much longer periods of time. Even immaculate, move-in ready homes sit unsold and often unseen, let alone homes in less than perfect condition. This report addresses this situation. - July 08, 2010 - Desert Mountain Brokers

Lennar Enters Atlanta Market with Exciting New Townhome Community

Purchase a Home at the Homebuilder’s New Caswell Overlook Community in Marietta During July and Receive a Free Stainless Steel Appliance Package. - July 08, 2010 - Lennar, East Coast Division

Calibrate, Inc. Supports “Team InterMune” Fundraising for Bike 4 Breath 2010

Calibrate donates to six-time sponsor of Bay Area charity bike ride to promote lung health. - July 08, 2010 - Calibrate, Inc.

New Jersey Landscape Designer Launches New Website

Grandview Landscape & Masonry, a leading New Jersey landscape designer providing services in Northern and Central New Jersey, is pleased to announce the launch of their new website, www.GrandviewOutdoor.com. The easy to navigate site provides existing and potential customers with detailed information about the many types of landscaping services offered by the New Jersey landscaper. - July 07, 2010 - Grandview Landscape and Masonry

Real Estate Investing Discussion Turns to Discounts

Real Estate Investing Show Focuses on Foreclosure Discounts in Today’s Market. - July 07, 2010 - Get Real REI

Launch of an Algarve-Connections Web Site

Algarve-Connections ltd (Algarve-connections.com) Launches Algarve Apartments, Algarve Villas for Rental, Rental Cars and Property Sales Search Engine. - July 07, 2010 - Algarve-Connections.com

Avanta Launches July Meeting Room Offer

To support the launch of its dynamic new website, Avanta is offering a special promotional cost-cutting deal on meeting rooms at its 19 UK business centres during the month of July. Avanta has 96 meeting room options, ranging in size from a two person interview room to a 150 theatre-style... - July 07, 2010 - Avanta

Total Mortgage Expands Reverse Mortgage Program to Assist Growing Senior Population

Total Mortgage Services, a leading mortgage lender and broker, announced today it is expanding its reverse mortgage lending operation. This Reverse Mortgage Program, along with some of its lowest mortgage rates, will help more senior homeowners in need of accessing the equity available in their homes. - July 06, 2010 - Total Mortgage

Product Launches for Jaypee India Limited

The company’s recent launches include Bar De-coiling machine and Scrap Straightening Machine, have received tremendous response from the market. - July 06, 2010 - Jaypee India Limited

Earth Advantage Institute Reports New Certified Homes Command 18% Price Premium in 2009-2010

More than one in five homes achieve a sustainability standard. While fewer new homes were built in the past year in the Portland metropolitan area than in the previous year, the market share of third party certified homes increased. - July 06, 2010 - Earth Advantage Institute

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