OKI Unveils “SUKIT”, a Kiosk Terminal for a Wide Range of Applications

Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. launched SUKIT(TM), a kiosk terminal with excellent usability, functionality and expandability, which will be offered in markets in Japan and overseas starting today. The chassis is compact with a common platform and basic devices, and enables customers to add optional units such as 2D barcode readers and document readers. This flexibility enables customers to configure settings according to the usage, such as information... 

Helal New Moon Residence – United Arab Emirates by Steven Ehrlich Architects

Islamic culture is embodied and reinterpreted through modern technology and design in this 35,000-square-foot residence, located in the Persian Gulf. Searing temperatures and ample desalinated water allowed the desert site to be transformed into an oasis with pools and landscaping. Sheathed in shimmering aluminum, a massive curved roof shelters and unites the compound’s series of two-story buildings. In section, the canopy forms a crescent moon,... 

Pantone Selects Color of the Year for 2009: PANTONE 14-0848 Mimosa

Pantone, an X-Rite company, and the global authority on color and provider of professional color standards for the design industries, today announced PANTONE® 14-0848 Mimosa, a warm, engaging yellow, as the color of the year for 2009. In a time of economic uncertainty and political change, optimism is paramount and no other color expresses hope and reassurance more than yellow. “The color yellow exemplifies the warmth and nurturing quality of the... 

Homex Announces 2009 Revenue Guidance Above the Industry’s Expected Average Growth Rate

Desarrolladora Homex, S.A.B. de C.V. announced its guidance for 2009. The Company expects to perform favorably in the year ahead with revenue growth in the range of 8 to 10 percent and EBITDA(1) margin in the range of 23.0 percent to 24.0 percent bolstered by continuing demand for affordable entry-level homes and the favorable mortgage conditions to finance them under federal housing programs. During 2009, Homex expects challenging macroeconomic conditions... 

Kimball Hill Homes Suspends New Construction Starts

Kimball Hill Homes today announced that as a result of the severe economic downturn and escalating turmoil in the credit markets, the Company has made the difficult decision to begin the wind-down of its operations with efforts to facilitate a sale of its business or a bulk sale of its assets to continue during this period. The Company also filed its Chapter 11 plan, which is supported by the official committee of unsecured creditors and the Company’s... 

Maguire Properties Signs Approximately 45,000 Square Foot Lease with InnovaSystems International, Inc.

Maguire Properties, Inc., a Southern California-focused real estate investment trust, announced today it has executed a new lease with InnovaSystems International, Inc. for approximately 45,000 square feet at 2385 Northside Drive, which is part of the Mission City Corporate Center in San Diego, California. InnovaSystems is expected to take occupancy in the first quarter of 2010. Mr. Nelson C. Rising, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented,... 

Roberts Realty Investors, Inc. Increases Stock Repurchase Program To 300,000 Shares

Roberts Realty Investors, Inc. announces that its Board of Directors has amended its stock repurchase program to authorize the company to repurchase up to 300,000 shares of its outstanding common stock. The company may repurchase shares from time to time by means of open market purchases and in solicited and unsolicited privately negotiated transactions, depending on availability, the company’s cash position and price. Charles S. Roberts, President... 

2-Drawer Lateral File Cabinet – Vintage Cherry (Classic Cherry) (29″H x 31″W x 20″D)

AmREIT Announces Plan to Privatize the Company by Discontinuing Trading of Shares on the NYX

AmREIT a Houston-based real estate company that has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust, today announced that its Board of Trust Managers has approved the privatization of the Company through withdrawal of its Class A common shares from listing on the NYSE Euronext Exchange (“NYX”, formerly the American Stock Exchange). The company has filed with the NYX its notice of withdrawal of listing of its shares and intends to file with... 

Pearl Dubai Awards AED8.85 Billion Construction Contract to Al Habtoor Leighton Group

Pearl Dubai FZ LLC, one of the UAE’s leading real estate developers, has awarded an AED8.85 billion (US $2.4 billion) main contract for the construction of its iconic Dubai Pearl project, to the Al Habtoor Leighton Group, the UAE’s largest construction group. The deal is the largest single contract of its kind in the region and arguably one of the largest in the world for a real estate project. Construction is due to begin in January 2009. “While...