Specialty Glass From Saint-Gobain Adds Sparkle to NYC’s TKTS Booth on Father Duffy Square

The new TKTS ticket booth on Father Duffy Square in New York City has finally opened its portholes after several years of design and construction. The new booth — a striking glass structure in the heart of New York’s theatre district — was officially declared open by New York City Mayor Bloomberg at a gathering of celebrities and city officials on October 16th. Huge pieces of ultra-clear Saint-Gobain Diamant Glass envelope and protect... 

Industrial Online Auction Company AssetNation, Inc. Formed

AssetNation, Inc. was formed to be the world’s leading industrial online auction provider. AssetNation has created a global marketplace that assembles some of the strongest brands in the online auction community, which include SalvageSale, SalvageSale Ltd (UK) and CapitalAssetSale. The flagship brand, SalvageSale, supports commercial property and casualty insurance companies by dramatically increasing recoveries on damaged commercial and industrial... 

Permanent International Healthcare Marketplace and Education Center Set to Open in New York City in 2013

The world’s first permanent international healthcare marketplace and education center will open in less than five years, the key players driving the project said today, as plans for the Midtown Manhattan tower have been finalized and marketing has begun. World Product Centre, as the project is known, has signed an agreement with Extell Development Company, a nationally acclaimed real estate developer, and formed a joint marketing company with... 

Lexent Metro Connect Provides Fast and Reliable Dark Fiber Services, Even Through New York Citys Annual Construction Embargo

Lexent Metro Connect, the leading provider of dark fiber networks in the New York Metropolitan area, today announces its continuing commitment to 30-day timelines for dark fiber installations in Manhattan, even during New York City’s annual holiday construction embargo. To assist in less traffic disturbances during the busy holiday season, the New York City Department of Transportation restricts street and sidewalk construction from November 24th... 

S&P Launches Condo Indices; Adds Seasonally-Adjusted Data to its Suite of S&P/Case-Shiller Home Prices Indices

Standard & Poor’s, the world’s leading index provider and publisher of the widely followed S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, announced today that it will launch new indices designed to track condominium prices in five major metropolitan areas in the United States — Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco. Standard & Poor’s also announced that it will publish seasonally-adjusted versions of the... 

Mayor Rybak Promotes Free Weekend Holiday Parking

Last week, Mayor R.T. Rybak was honored for his work as a strong champion of transportation improvements in the region by the Minnesota Transportation Alliance at the group’s Annual Meeting. This week, he’s up on YouTube, poking fun about his own driving while letting the Metro area in on an early holiday gift from Brookfield Properties–FREE parking at Gaviidae Common, every Saturday and Sunday, from Thanksgiving to Christmas. That’s right,... 

Resource America, Inc. to Present at the Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co., Inc. Capital Markets Investor Conference on December 2, 2008

Resource America, Inc. will be presenting at the Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co., Inc. Capital Markets Investor Conference on Tuesday, December 2, 2008 at 1:35 P.M. Eastern Standard Time in the Morosco Room at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City. Jonathan Z. Cohen, President and CEO, will be presenting and answering questions afterwards. We invite all interested parties to join us for our presentation. About Resource America, Inc. Resource... 

Roto-Rooter Acquires Dayton Franchise

Chemed Corporation (“Chemed”) announced its Roto-Rooter Services Company subsidiary has acquired the Roto-Rooter franchise covering Dayton, Ohio, and the surrounding counties including Ross, Miami, Auglaize, Brown, Champaign, Clinton, Darke, Fayette, Greene, Highland, Montgomery, Preble, Shelby and Putnam counties, as well as the city of Lima, all in the state of Ohio. This territory represents a population of approximately 1.4 million... 

MYR Group Inc. to Ring Closing Bell At NASDAQ On December 1, 2008

MYR Group Inc. (“MYR”), a leading specialty contractor serving the electrical infrastructure market in the United States, announced that its executive management will ring the closing bell at the NASDAQ MarketSite in New York City’s Times Square at 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on Monday, December 1, 2008. The video can be seen on the NASDAQ Tower in Times Square, the largest stationary video screen in the world or at http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_about.stm. MYR’s... 

Thornburg Mortgage Delays Paying Interest Due on 8% Senior Notes Until After Resolution Is Reached With Counterparties to the Override Agreement

Thornburg Mortgage, Inc. announced that the company has not paid the interest payment due on November 15, 2008 on its 8% Senior Notes, because it currently does not have available funds to do so. The company is in active negotiations with the counterparties to the Override Agreement and expects to pay the $12.2 million interest payment once an amended and restated agreement has been reached with the counterparties to the Override Agreement and within...