nstitutional Real Estate, Inc. (IREI), a publishing and consulting firm focused on serving the institutional property marketplace, has launched The Institutional Real Estate Letter – Asia Pacific at the Editorial Advisory Board meeting held in Kyoto, Japan, November 4–6. The first issue is scheduled for January 1, 2009. The publication will be a preeminent information source for Asian institutional real estate investors, including pension funds,...
Hospitals and healthcare institutions are challenged to devise policies and procedures that allow construction projects to take place while maintaining Environment of Care (EC) standards. A free white paper that addresses these challenges is available for download at: http://www.eheinc.com/infectioncontrol.htm. The white paper, titled “Infection Control in the Healthcare Environment During Construction,” details the process required to...
Deep Down, Inc. announced unaudited results for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2008, on Form 10-Q filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2008 increased $6.8 million to $11.7 million, a 140% increase over the same three-month period in 2007. The increase in revenue included $8.5 million from the acquisitions of Mako and Flotation, while our historical service lines...
China Security & Surveillance Technology, Inc. a leading provider of digital surveillance technology in China, today announced that Whitehorse Technology Limited, a company wholly owned by Mr. Tu Guo Shen, Chief Executive Officer of CSST, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (‘MoU’) to repurchase U.S.$50,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of Exchangeable Senior Notes (the “Notes”) due 2012 from a third party investor...
AbsolutelyNew, Inc., a next generation consumer products company that brings independent inventors’ best ideas to market, has signed an exclusive licensing and manufacturing deal with inventor Ted Johnson of Benton, AR. The company will start selling his Quick-Release Impact Wrench™ in Spring 2009. The Quick-Release Impact Wrench is the world’s first impact wrench to offer safety and convenience without compromise, whereas impact wrenches have...
No matter what the circumstances, from job loss or illness to changing market conditions, there’s a lot of stress a homeowner goes through in a foreclosure or a short sale of their home. As the Government takes action to stabilize the housing market, homeowners must understand the potential tax implications and new rules regarding these often once in a lifetime transactions. “It’s hard to believe, but prior to December of 2007, if...
The commercial real estate industry is suffering continued declines in activity across the nation, according to Environmental Data Resources (EDR) trend data published today. EDR’s ScoreKeeper State of the Market Report reported a 17% decline in the number of environmental site assessments conducted across the U.S. in the third quarter of 2008 compared to the same period last year. Because Phase I environmental site assessments (ESAs) are a standard...
Lender Processing Services, Inc. a leading provider of integrated technology and services to the mortgage industry, today announced that its President and Chief Executive Officer, Jeff Carbiener, is scheduled to present at Bank of America’s Credit Conference on Thursday, November 20 at 10:30 am ET. Investors may access a live webcast of the presentation by logging onto www.lpsvcs.com. About Lender Processing Services Lender Processing Services,...
Silver Peak Systems, the leader in scalable Wide Area Network (WAN) acceleration, announced that Dowdey, Anderson & Associates, Inc. (DAA), the leading civil engineering firm based in Dallas, selected Silver Peak NX appliances to improve the performance of AutoCAD 2D designs and 3D models across the WAN. DAA is leveraging Silver Peak’s unique network optimization capabilities to improve collaboration among employees and save bandwidth costs...
The Executive Centre on Merchant Street in Cincinnati, a 521,000-square-foot office building housing General Electric and CINCOM Systems, Inc., recently announced completion of building-wide renovations that will drastically reduce energy use and greenhouse gas emissions in its three buildings. As a result of the renovations, the building’s property manager, CB Richard Ellis, anticipates more than $40,000 in savings per year from reduced energy...