ZipRealty Appoints Lanny Baker as Chief Financial Officer

ZipRealty, Inc. (Nasdaq: ZIPR ) announced that Lanny Baker has agreed to join the Company and will assume the role of Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective December 1, 2008. David Rector, Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer, and Chief Financial Officer, will remain with the Company as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer. Mr. Rector has been with ZipRealty since 2002 and has served in the role of Chief Accounting... 

New ActionEco Web Forum Provides Leadership of Commercial and Industrial Facilities With Tools to Achieve Energy Savings

Cutting energy costs is a key opportunity for firms that want to reduce expenses and increase operational efficiency in today’s difficult economy. Now a new web forum established by Fluke Corporation, the global leader in portable electronic test and measurement technology, gives managers a place to learn low-cost energy-saving techniques and share their own ideas and experiences. The forum, www.ActionEco.org, explains the ‘why’... 

World-Renowned Chef Wolfgang Puck Cooks First Thanksgiving at L.A. LIVE’s Ritz-Carlton Residences

Kicking off the holiday season, Chef Wolfgang Puck hosted “the first Thanksgiving” at the most exclusive address in Los Angeles, The Ritz-Carlton Residences at L.A. LIVE. The critically-acclaimed chef and restaurateur performed a holiday cooking demonstration before a private audience of 50 in the professional Gaggenau kitchen, featured at the model vignette of L.A. LIVE’s distinctive residences. Showcasing the five-star ambiance... 

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... 

Bill Hood Appointed Office Principal in Bakers Cary Office

Michael Baker Engineering, Inc., an engineering unit of Michael Baker Corporation (NYSE Alternext US:BKR) announced that Bill Hood, P.E., RLA, LEED AP, has been appointed office principal for Baker’s Cary, North Carolina, office. He will be responsible for operations management, office administration, financial management, project oversight and business development for all of Baker’s activities in Cary. Hood’s extensive experience with... 

Hill International Named Third Fastest-Growing Company Headquartered in New Jersey

Hill International the global leader in managing construction risk, announced today that it has been recognized by NJBIZ magazine as the third fastest-growing company headquartered in New Jersey. Hill received its award at the magazine’s “New Jersey’s Fifty Fastest Growing Companies 2008” awards dinner held on November 17, 2008. Companies were ranked based upon both dollar growth and percentage growth in revenues from 2005 through 2007. “We... 

Dahlin Group Noted for Seniors Design

Dahlin Group Architecture Planning announces top honors for innovative senior housing design in The Green House® Design Charrette, sponsored by the Ideas Institute of Kirtland, Ohio. The American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA) hosted the awards as part of its annual conference, held in mid October in Philadelphia. The Green House model aims to de-institutionalize long-term care by eliminating the need for large nursing facilities,... 

EFI Global, Inc. Receives Prestigious Honor on 2008 Zweig Letter Hot Firm List

EFI Global, Inc., a leading provider of forensic engineering, fire investigation, and environmental services, made its debut on the annual Zweig Letter Hot Firm List. As an Honorable Mention, EFI Global demonstrates its successful sustained growth, and is recognized among the top design and environmental leaders from the fastest growing companies in the industry. The Zweig Letter Hot Firm listing is a national survey conducted by ZweigWhite that recognizes... 

Guardian Management LLC Signs Agreement to Acquire Atherton-Newport Assets in Excess of 4,000 Multifamily Units

Guardian Management LLC (Guardian), a Pacific Northwest real estate investment and asset management firm specializing in multifamily housing investments, has signed preliminary agreements to acquire the real estate portfolio of Atherton-Newport Investments (ANI). ANI is a multifamily housing firm, based in Orange County California, which has been working under Chapter 11 reorganization since January. The assets to be acquired by Guardian include more... 

Tom Hettinger Receives Top Honor at CAS Annual Meeting

EMB, a global property and casualty (P&C) consulting firm, today announced that the Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) has honored Tom Hettinger, Managing Director North America, with the Above and Beyond Achievement Award for 2008. Hettinger was recognized for his roles as Chair of this year’s ERM Symposium and leader of the task force to create the 2009 Ratemaking and Product Management Seminar, of which he is now the Chair. Each year, the CAS...