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Rialto Village Town Center Development to Proceed

By Camelia Bulea, Associate Editor
The developer of the mixed-use Rialto Village Town Center has settled its dispute with the lender, Bank of the Ozarks, allowing it to proceed with the project. The developer sued the bank for refusing to refinance […]

FedEx Office Seeks Office Building

By Camelia Bulea, Associate Editor
FedEx Office is currently seeking proposals for an office facility, as its headquarter lease at 3 Galleria Tower on the Dallas North Tollway is about to expire. The company sent out requests to 12 developers for […]

Morial Convention Center to Undergo Major Facelift; Airport Unveils Brand-New Concourse D

By Amalia Otet, Associate Editor
The New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center – the sixth-largest Convention Center in the nation – is about to get a major facelift that will result in the largest ballroom in New Orleans to offer […]

Los Angeles Hotels Carry High Price Tag; DirecTV Expands HQs Lease

By Alex Girda, Associate Editor
Los Angeles hotels have made appearances in many television programs, movies and books, but lately they have also been the subject of numerous news reports. The Bel Air, The Kyoto Grand and The Wilshire are just […]

KUD Joins UPA for 50-Block Urban Project in Ohio

By Adrian Maties, Associate Editor
Last month, the University Park Alliance, a non-profit community development corporation, signed a master services agreement with internationally recognized real estate developer KUD International L.L.C. that will move forward significant change for the city’s downtown area.
UPA, […]

Dees Stribling’s Economy Watch Weekly

The Greek debt crisis flares up again, and the US manages to tread water some more. CPE‘s economic analyst Dees Stribling gives his podcast for the week ending Nov. 4, 2011.

Starpointe Business Park Breaks Ground for Second Phase

By Liviu Oltean, Associate Editor
Fourth River Development LLC has begun the second phase of construction on the Starpointe Business Park site entailing the development of a 100-acre portion of the land, the Pittsburgh Business Times reports.
Starpointe representatives hope to offer space […]

KB Home Launches Housing Community in Durham

By Liviu Oltean, Associate Editor
KB Home is consolidating its foothold in the Durham market with the opening of their project located at 103 Daneborg Road & RDU International Airport.
The Orchard Ridge project entails a community of customizable single-family homes that […]

$40M Religious Assembly to be Developed; White Lodging Breaks Ground on Hyatt Hotel

By Camelia Bulea, Associate Editor
The City of Austin approved a $40 million project in Southwest Austin at the beginning of October. The Dream City project, proposed by Promiseland West Bible Church, includes a worship center, auditorium and amphitheater.
Pastor Randy Phillips […]

Courtyard by Marriott Hotel to Replace 83-Year Old Building; Charles Schwab Corp. Expands NYC Footprint

By Veronica Grecu, Associate Editor
Marriott International will develop a new 168-room Courtyard by Marriott hotel on the northeast corner of 6th Avenue and 35th Street, near Macy’s and New York’s Penn Station. This will be the hotel chain’s seventh Courtyard-branded […]