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... 

Sallie Mae Announces 1,100 New Jobs in Delaware

Sallie Mae (NYSE:SLM), the nation’s leading saving- and paying-for-college company, and Delaware Governor Ruth Ann Minner today announced that Sallie Mae plans to open a new Credit Operations Center in the state that would add 1,100 jobs to Delaware’s workforce. As part of today’s jobs announcement, Sallie Mae’s philanthropic organization, The Sallie Mae Fund, contributed $25,000 to the United Way of Delaware. “As the world’s leading provider... 

MetLife Foundation and Enterprise Recognize Exemplary Models in Affordable Housing

MetLife Foundation and Enterprise announced the 2008 recipients of the MetLife Foundation Awards for Excellence in Affordable Housing this morning at the Enterprise Community Conference in Baltimore. Six community-based organizations were awarded a total of $180,000 for leadership, innovation, and effectiveness in the fields of supportive housing and property and asset management. Celebrating its 13th year, the MetLife Foundation Awards program has... 

ServiceLink Provides Loan Modification Solutions for Lenders and Servicers

ServiceLink, a leading provider of origination and default services and the national mortgage services platform of Fidelity National Financial (NYSE:FNF), offers loan modification solutions to meet the immediate needs of lenders and servicers. ServiceLink provides a comprehensive suite of settlement services for all modification types, from rate resets and payment recasts to complex loan term adjustments. Lenders and servicers can streamline their... 

EMCOR Group, Inc. Subsidiary Awarded Contract for Mechanical Systems Installations at EMC Corporation

EMCOR Group, Inc. (NYSE: EME), a Fortune 500® leader in mechanical and electrical construction, energy infrastructure and facilities services for a diverse range of businesses, announced that its EMCOR Services Northeast subsidiary has received a contract for the installation of mechanical systems at EMC Corporation; located in Hopkinton, MA, EMC is a world leader in developing and providing information infrastructure technology and solutions to... 

Paradise Found in the Heart of Arizona

Tucked away in the elevated desert hills above Phoenix is Paradise Reserve, one of the last luxury gated communities and multi-acre parcels bordering the Phoenix Mountain Preserve. Poised at the “crossroads” of Paradise Valley, Scottsdale, downtown Phoenix and the Biltmore area, Paradise Reserve is a rare gem and outstanding investment opportunity, offering a lifestyle of prestige, exclusivity and environmental stewardship and responsibility.... 

Securian’s Web-Based “Encyclopedia” Helps Plan Sponsors Address Fiduciary Duties

Plan sponsors who find the fiduciary duties of their plan administration daunting can find many of their questions answered in an online guide published by Securian Retirement called Fiduciary Focus. “Federal regulations about employers’ and plan sponsors’ fiduciary responsibilities are strict and complicated. Many plan sponsors are understandably nervous when carrying out these duties,” said Rick Ayers, second vice president,... 

Prime Group Realty Trusts Continental Towers Named BOMAs Suburban Chicago Outstanding Building for the Fourth Time.

Prime Group Realty Trust Chicago-based real estate investment trust (REIT), announced today that the premier, Class A, 975,000 square-foot Continental Towers office complex in Rolling Meadows, IL, controlled and managed by Prime Group Realty Trust, was recently named “The Outstanding Building of the Year” (TOBY) for the Chicago Suburban market by the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) of Suburban Chicago. This is the fourth time in... 

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,... 

SouthWest Water Company Provides Update on Corporate Developments

SouthWest Water Company, a leading provider of water, wastewater and public works services, today said that it has received an extension from the syndicate of lenders for its credit facility with regard to reporting financial results for the 2008 third quarter, and as a result, continues to have full access to the $150 million credit facility for general corporate purposes. On November 10, 2008, the company announced that it would delay the filing...