Prominent Women-Owned Architecture Firm Joins Forces with Perkins+Will

San Francisco-based SMWM, one of America’s premier, award-winning women-owned architecture, urban design and planning practices, has joined forces with Perkins+Will, a global integrated design firm with 18 North American and 3 International offices. “Combining the knowledge, expertise and resources of two such professionally complementary and philosophically aligned firms will result in one of the most comprehensive, innovative and integrated... 

Skanska Sells Ongoing Office Project in Copenhagen to Norrporten

Skanska is selling the ongoing office project Havneholmen Tower in Copenhagen. The buyer is Fastighetsaktiebolaget Norrporten, which will take possession of the property in January 2011. Skanska is responsible for leasing of the project until the end of June 2014. The project was started in the first quarter of 2008 and no leases have been signed yet, but negotiations are in progress with several potential tenants. The final development gain depends... 

MI Developments announces changes to Magna Entertainment bridge loan and project financing facilities

MI Developments Inc. announced that it and one of its wholly-owned subsidiaries have agreed to increase and extend the bridge loan provided in September 2007 to Magna Entertainment Corp. and to extend the deadline for repayment of certain amounts under the project financing facility provided in connection with MEC’s racing and alternative gaming facilities at Gulfstream Park in Florida. The increase and extensions are intended to permit MID... 

LandAmerica Participates in U.S. Treasury Department’s $700 Billion Rescue Program

LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc. announced that it is competing for the opportunity to serve as a contractor with the U.S. Department of the Treasury in providing whole loan asset management services for portfolios of troubled mortgage-related assets. Whole loan asset management is one of three categories of specialized service providers the Treasury Department is seeking in order to facilitate the $700 billion rescue plan recently approved by the... 

Skanska to Expand Refinery in Brazil For USD 50 M, about SEK 310 M

Skanska (STO:SKAB) has secured a contract to build a Sulfur Recovery Unit (SRU) and a Tail Gas Treatment Unit (TGTU) at Capuava refinery (RECAP) in São Paulo, Brazil. The total contract value is USD 125 M. Skanska’s share is 40 percent, USD 50 M, about SEK 310 M, which is included in order bookings for the third quarter. The customer is RECAP, an oil refinery owned by the Brazilian oil company Petrobras, that is one of Skanska’s repeat customers... 

American Leak Detection and ePIPE Announce New Pipe Restoration Service

American Leak Detection® (ALD) and ACE DuraFlo® Systems (ACE) jointly announce they have entered into an agreement allowing ALD franchisees to add ACE DuraFlo’s ePIPE®, epoxy pipe restoration technology to their menu of service offerings. The system, known as ePIPE, applies a proprietary epoxy barrier coating within an existing plumbing system and is designed to prevent pinhole leaks, increase water flow and prevent the leaching of heavy metals,... 

Dayco Celebrates Topping-off of Town Center One

Dayco today announced the topping off of construction at Town Center One, a 210,000 square foot, 24-story class ‘A’ office building. Located in Dadeland’s new Urban Core, the triangle bordered by Kendall Drive to the north, the Palmetto expressway to the west, and US 1 to the east, Town Center One has attracted a broad range of purchasers, including BMI Companies, one of the top 500 Hispanic companies in the U.S., who will be relocating their... 

Urban Restaurant and Retail Marketplace Plans to Open in Summer 2009

U.S. Equities Realty, a leading full-service commercial real estate firm, announced today that it is beginning construction on MetraMarket. Connected to the Ogilvie Transportation Center in the West Loop, MetraMarket is a 100,000-square-foot restaurant and retail development that will enliven the area through its eclectic mix of dining and shopping options. Several of MetraMarket’s tenants are scheduled to open in summer 2009. MetraMarket will... 

New England Financial Appoints Corina Alvarez to Newly Created Position of Agency Multicultural Director

New England Financial, a MetLife company, recently announced the appointment of Corina Alvarez to the newly created position of Agency Multicultural Director. In her role, Ms. Alvarez will be dedicated to the recruitment, retention and marketing of Hispanic financial services representatives, and will continue to strengthen the company’s ties to Miami’s multicultural community. Ms. Alvarez is a marketing professional with extensive experience... 

St. Regis Makes the Next Stop on Its Global Expedition with the Opening of the St. Regis Bali Resort

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. announces the opening of The St. Regis Bali Resort, located in Nusa Dua, an elite beach enclave on the Southern tip of Bali. Offering an unrivaled dimension of luxury, bespoke service and refined elegance at one of the best addresses in the world, The St. Regis Bali Resort features 79 luxurious, oversized suites, 42 private villas and two exclusive Residences, as well as world-class restaurants and bars,...