Leading Real Estate Company Announces Over $1 Billion in New Developments

Historic Real Estate Inc. is a leading real estate and economic development company based in Houston, Texas. Despite the severe national downturn in real estate development, causing many large-scale projects to halt or slow operations, Historic Real Estate is forging ahead with a multitude of high-profile economic and real estate development projects. The company’s principals have over 200 years of combined experience in creating top notch real... 

Merix Announces Completion of Huiyang, China Expansion

Merix Corporation a leading provider of advanced high-reliability printed circuit boards, today announced that an expansion and technology upgrade in their Huiyang, China (HY) factory is complete. Over the past two years, Merix has invested over $23 million in the HY expansion. The result is a 400 thousand square foot facility that has roughly three times the inner-layer manufacturing capacity when compared to a year ago. The Merix HY facility can... 

CaesarStone Meets Growing Customer Need by Opening Up a New Division in Atlanta, Georgia

CaesarStone, the original quartz surface manufacturer, is happy to announce the opening of its new division in Atlanta, Georgia. The new facility will offer CaesarStone and Concetto product lines — stocked and supported by our customer care department, servicing the entire Atlanta area. “With this new division, we will be able to give you the best customer service in the industry,” said Tony Mills, Director of Southeast Operations.... 

Canadas No. 1 Ranked Emerging Growth Company Announces Record Third Quarter Revenue

MortgageBrokers.com Holdings, Inc. one of North America’s fastest growing new mortgage broker brands and mortgage consolidation companies, announced record financial results for the third quarter of 2008. The Company recorded gross revenues of $5,420,443 for the 3rd quarter of 2008 which is an increase of 60% over 3rd quarter 2007 revenue. The third quarter performance also represents a sequential quarterly increase of 25% over the second quarter... 

Andres Gavinet Appointed CFO of Younan Properties

Younan Properties, Inc., one of the nation’s largest privately-held real estate investment and asset management companies, announced that it has appointed Andres R. Gavinet to the new post of Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Gavinet will leverage his significant real estate experience to support Younan’s growing portfolio of nearly 15.0 million square feet of Class A office space. According to Zaya S. Younan, Chairman and CEO of Younan, “Andres... 

Fluor Extends Strategic Outsourcing Contract With IBM

IBM (NYSE:IBM – News) today announced that it has signed a three-year, approximately $130 million contract extension with Fluor Corporation for information technology (IT) outsourcing services. As part of the agreement, IBM will continue providing help desk, data center and server services, network management, desk side support, SAP hosting, IT security and disaster recovery services. IBM’s global delivery network and resources will provide... 

Despite Economy, Study Reveals Greening of Building Portfolios Remains a Priority for Commercial Real Estate Industry

Despite a faltering economy, commercial building owners are continuing to allocate funds and resources to green their portfolios. According to the “2008 Green Survey: Existing Buildings,” the second annual national survey of the commercial real estate sector, more than 80 percent of respondents have allocated funds to green initiatives this year. In addition, 45 percent said that their sustainability investment will increase in 2009. Findings... 

Ditec automated sectional overhead doors fitted to the sixty garages featured in the Valencia (Spain) street race track

Once again, Ditec will open the doors or, more appropriately, the garage doors to car and motorbike racing teams! This time Ditec has fitted special automations for sectional overhead doors installed in the 60 garages featured in the new Valencia (Spain) street race track. After fitting entrances to the paddocks of Ducati Corse, Ferrari Corse, and of other famous Motomondiale teams (Aprilia, Yamaha, Honda), Ditec products can now be seen in the more... 

American Honda Motor Co. Certifies Five Green Buildings in U.S. This Year

American Honda Motor Co., Inc. has certified five new green buildings under the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) standards this year as part of an effort to further reduce the environmental impact of Honda’s operations and products in the U.S. One of these facilities – Honda’s Data Center in Longmont, Colo. – is the first LEED Version 2.2 Silver certified data center in the country. Data... 

Trulia.com and Placecast Partner to Increase Relevance of Ads With Audience Targeting and Dynamic Messaging

As advertisers and publishers seek ways to improve performance to compensate for shrinking budgets, new technologies like location-based advertising provide a means of improving relevance and response rates. Today, leading real estate site, Trulia.com, and interactive media company, 1020 Placecast, have announced their partnership, using location information to target specific audiences for advertisers and deliver more relevant messages to them on...