Mortgage Industry Veteran Launches National Loan Auditors

Monday, November 17th 2008

Chief executive officer, August Blass, announces the launch of Walnut Creek, Calif.-based National Loan Auditors (NLA), a company providing quality control, pre-close, and post-close auditing, risk assessment consulting, and fraud prevention to the mortgage and banking industries. The company was developed to assist loan modification professionals review loan documents for errors or misrepresentations and help in reducing the high foreclosure rates... 

Pinnacle Expands Established Commercial Management Department

Monday, November 17th 2008

Pinnacle, an international real estate management firm, has positioned itself to expand its commercial management division. Jim Long, the new vice president of commercial management as of October 30, will be responsible for operations and business development in the Pacific Northwest Region. His business development efforts will be targeting the Puget Sound marketplace. The leading multifamily property manager in Seattle and the leading third-party... 

VFA and Bricsnet Team Up to Provide Comprehensive Solution for Capital Planning and Workplace Management

Monday, November 17th 2008

VFA, Inc., the leading provider of software and services for facilities capital planning and asset management, and Bricsnet, a leading provider of solutions for executive decision support and strategic planning in real estate, today announced a strategic alliance designed to help clients improve operating efficiencies and long-term planning for their real estate portfolios. Together, VFA and Bricsnet offer organizations with large, complex real estate... 

TIAA-CREF Global Real Estate’s One Boston Place Awarded First LEED-EB Gold Certification for Operations and Maintenance

Monday, November 17th 2008

TIAA-CREF Global Real Estate announced today that One Boston Place in Boston is the first building to earn the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold designation from the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance. LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance is a rating system that recognizes buildings with maximum operational efficiency and minimal environmental... 

Hamptons Green Alliance 1st Annual Event on How to Finance and Build Green Projects Sponsored by Citibank Commercial Banking

Monday, November 17th 2008

The Hamptons Green Alliance (www.hamptonsgreenalliance.org), a consortium of local building professionals committed to green initiatives in building, will hold its first annual event on the subject on Tuesday, November 18 at the Citibank Financial Center, 180 West Montauk Highway, Hamptons Bays, NY. The sponsor of the event is Citibank Commercial Banking, whose Vice President of Environmental Affairs will address ways in which green projects can be... 

Home Hardware Selects MessageWay for Retail Network Advanced Managed File Transfer (MFT)

Monday, November 17th 2008

MessageWay Solutions(TM), a leading provider of Advanced Managed File Transfer (MFT) software, today announced that Home Hardware, Canada’s largest independent home improvement retailer, has selected MessageWay® for Advanced Managed File Transfer (MFT). MessageWay will be used to manage the exchange of electronic files between more than 1,000 retail outlets and the Home Hardware order processing and replenishment systems. Brent Horst, Home... 

SBA Disaster Loan Outreach Center to Close November 20; SBA Urges Return of Applications Before the Deadline

Sunday, November 16th 2008

The U.S. Small Business Administration announces today that due to a steady decrease of activity, the Disaster Loan Outreach Center located at the DuPage County Complex, Jack T. Knuepfer Building, Wheaton, Illinois will cease operations Thursday, November 20 at the close of business. The Small Business Administration urges those affected by the disaster to visit the Center before the closing to obtain one-on-one assistance and information about the... 

Microfluidics International Corporation Announces $5.0 Million Convertible Debt Financing

Saturday, November 15th 2008

Microfluidics International Corporation announced today that the Company has secured $5.0 million of financing via a convertible debenture from a strategic investor. “This financing provides significant working capital to support the Company’s strategic plan for growth, including research and development initiatives to bring new products and services to the market for our customers,” said Michael C. Ferrara, President and Chief Executive Officer... 

SBA Disaster Loan Outreach Center to Close November 20; SBA Urges Return of Applications Before the Deadline

Saturday, November 15th 2008

The U.S. Small Business Administration announces that due to a steady decrease of activity, the Disaster Loan Outreach Center located at the DuPage County Complex, Jack T. Knuepfer Building, Wheaton, Illinois will cease operations Thursday, November 20 at the close of business. The Small Business Administration urges those affected by the disaster to visit the Center before the closing to obtain one-on-one assistance and information about the disaster... 

NWP Services Corporation Completes ViaStar Energy Inc. Transition

Saturday, November 15th 2008

NWP Services Corporation (NWP), the leading provider of financial transaction processing solutions for the multifamily housing industry, today announced that it has successfully completed the transition of ViaStar Energy’s billing customers to NWP’s billing system on schedule, in just sixty days following acquisition of the company. “We are very pleased to have now welcomed our new property management customers and look forward to...