Luxury Institute Survey: Vacation Homes and Exotic Vacations Luxury Experiences of Choice for Wealthy U.S. Consumers

Wealthy U.S. consumers report that owning a vacation home is the item they most desire, and taking exotic vacations is their most sought-after luxury experience, according to a Luxury Institute survey of U.S. consumers with average household income of $332,000 and average net-worth of $3.3 million. The study was developed with Resonance Consultancy Ltd. According to the survey, wealthy U.S. consumers place more importance on experiences such as owning... 

Green Depot Merges with Greenmaker Creating Nations Largest Green Building Materials Supplier

Green Depot (www.greendepot.com) – the Brooklyn-based supplier of environmentally friendly and sustainable building products, services and solutions – today announced that it has merged with Chicago-based Greenmaker (www.greenmakersupply.com) to create the nation’s largest and most sophisticated supplier of green building materials. Green Depot serves residential and commercial builders and everyday homeowners nationwide through its Web site... 

AMERISAFE to Present at the FBR Capital Markets Fall Investor Conference

AMERISAFE, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMSF), a specialty writer of high hazard workers’ compensation insurance, today announced that it will participate in the FBR Capital Markets Fall Investor Conference to be held December 2-3, 2008 at the Grand Hyatt New York. Allen Bradley, Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer, and Janelle Frost, Chief Financial Officer, are scheduled to present on Wednesday, December 3, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time. The... 

Sallie Mae Announces 1,100 New Jobs in Delaware

Sallie Mae (NYSE:SLM), the nation’s leading saving- and paying-for-college company, and Delaware Governor Ruth Ann Minner today announced that Sallie Mae plans to open a new Credit Operations Center in the state that would add 1,100 jobs to Delaware’s workforce. As part of today’s jobs announcement, Sallie Mae’s philanthropic organization, The Sallie Mae Fund, contributed $25,000 to the United Way of Delaware. “As the world’s leading provider... 

Intrinsyc Software International, Inc.: Leading Device Maker Selects Destinator for Consumer Smartphone

Intrinsyc Software International, Inc. (Toronto:ICS.TO), a leading provider of software solutions for device development, today announced the signing of a software license agreement with a leading mobile phone and consumer device manufacturer to deliver turn-by-turn Destinator® navigation software for use on a Windows Mobile consumer smartphone. The GPS-enabled handset is currently shipping in Brazil with additional phones soon to be released in... 

Alabamas Brett/Robinson Beats Condo Pitfalls, Opens New Beachfront Building, Second Largest in State

Gulf Coast real estate developer Brett/Robinson and Alabama Governor Bob Riley announced the grand opening – and stellar sales – of the state’s second largest building earlier this month. Not only does the opening of the $175 million, 25-floor Phoenix West demonstrate buying power in a weak economy, it’s a bright spot in a national real estate stall. “This is a big deal for Alabama’s Gulf Coast, and an example for the nation,”... 

ServiceLink Provides Loan Modification Solutions for Lenders and Servicers

ServiceLink, a leading provider of origination and default services and the national mortgage services platform of Fidelity National Financial (NYSE:FNF), offers loan modification solutions to meet the immediate needs of lenders and servicers. ServiceLink provides a comprehensive suite of settlement services for all modification types, from rate resets and payment recasts to complex loan term adjustments. Lenders and servicers can streamline their... 

Alabama’s Brett/Robinson Beats Condo Pitfalls, Opens New Beachfront Building, Second Largest in State

Gulf Coast real estate developer Brett/Robinson and Alabama Governor Bob Riley announced the grand opening — and stellar sales — of the state’s second largest building earlier this month. Not only does the opening of the $175 million, 25-floor Phoenix West demonstrate buying power in a weak economy, it’s a bright spot in a national real estate stall. “This is a big deal for Alabama’s Gulf Coast, and an example for... 

Coulomb Technologies Announces California Smart Charging Infrastructure Installation in Service Stations

Coulomb Technologies announced it will provide the first smart charging infrastructure installation base for new and existing alterative fueling stations within California for extended range electric vehicles (EREV), plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) and all battery electric vehicles (BEVs). Largely powered by solar electric panels, these new and existing alternative fueling stations are considered the wave of the future and will sell several... 

Prime Group Realty Trusts Continental Towers Named BOMAs Suburban Chicago Outstanding Building for the Fourth Time.

Prime Group Realty Trust Chicago-based real estate investment trust (REIT), announced today that the premier, Class A, 975,000 square-foot Continental Towers office complex in Rolling Meadows, IL, controlled and managed by Prime Group Realty Trust, was recently named “The Outstanding Building of the Year” (TOBY) for the Chicago Suburban market by the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) of Suburban Chicago. This is the fourth time in...