Chicagos Historic Places Revitalized; 22 Properties to Be Honored at Landmark Preservation Awards

The mansions of magnates, the hotel of presidents, the turn-of-the-century homes of Chicagoans, and other community treasures have recently been restored with special attention to historic architectural features. These and other Landmark buildings and their owners, 22 in all, honored today with the Chicago Landmark Award for Preservation Excellence. ADVERTISEMENT “It’s an honor to recognize these outstanding citizens who are truly dedicated... 

Innovation & International Jury for the Second Edition of the MIPIM Asia Awards

For the second consecutive year MIPIM Asia, the world’s property market in Asia-Pacific, will host the MIPIM Asia Awards, which reward the finest real estate achievements in this region. MIPIM Asia 2008 will be held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center from 19 to 21 November. For the first time, winners will be selected by MIPIM Asia participants who will be able to elect their favorite project in the following seven award categories:... 

New and improved walk-behind battery burnisher from Nilfisk

Nilfisk-Advance, the global leader in professional cleaning equipment, announces the introduction of its model UHB 51-1500 walk-behind battery burnisher. This powered traction burnisher includes a number of new and improved features and a new, modernised design. According to a company spokesperson, these upgrades significantly improve performance and offer substantial productivity savings. Amongst the features mentioned by the company are the self-regulating... 

Younan Hospitality Group Wins All Claims in Suit Against Falcon Physician Reviews

Younan Hospitality Group announced today that it has successfully defended itself and won on all claims against Falcon Physician Reviews, which filed a lawsuit against Younan Hospitality Group. The suit, filed in the 160th Judicial Court of Dallas County, erroneously claimed that Falcon’s business was interrupted when Falcon breached its contracts with Younan at its Holiday Inn Select in North Dallas. In fact, a Dallas County jury unanimously concluded... 

Austro Group comes on at 80% premium

Austro Group made its debut on the main board of the JSE at R1,62 today and quickly forged above R1,80 – an 80% premium to the R1 at which shares were placed ahead of the listing. That price gave the company a market capitalisation of R590,9m a distinct premium on the R400m estimated by the promoters before the listing. The company imports and distributes woodworking machinery and aims at headline earnings of R33,4m in the year to August 2007 –...