The Honors College at Arizona State University in Tempe

American Campus Communities Inc., one of the largest owners, managers and developers of high-quality student housing properties in the U.S., announced today that the grand opening ceremony for Barrett, The Honors College at Arizona State University (ASU) in Tempe, is to be held 9:30 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 15. Speakers include ASU President Michael Crow, Dean Mark Jacobs, Craig and Barbara Barrett, Bayless, and ASU honors students. Tours of the campus... 

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Wight & Company Wins Seven Awards for Design, Engineering and Construction of Public Projects

Wight & Company, a leader in integrated architecture, engineering and construction solutions for the built environment, has won six awards for its public projects. These included Best Overall Project from Design Build Institute of America (DBIA); two “Project of the Year” awards from Midwest Construction magazine; and Excellence and Merit Awards from the American Council of Engineering Companies of Illinois (ACEC – Illinois). “It’s gratifying... 

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AHMA Announces Executive Supply Chain Essentials Event to Be Co-Located with 2009 Hardlines Technology Forum®

The American Hardware Manufacturers Association (AHMA) announced it will present a one and one half day program on the Essentials of Supply Chain Management during the 2009 AHMA Hardlines Technology Forum at the Lowes Philadelphia Hotel in downtown Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This event will be begin Tuesday morning, April 21, 2009, and will finish with attendees participating in the extremely popular HTF Buyer Panel on April 22nd. The program promises... 

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Biltmore Who’s Who Selects Rosalind Pio Costa as an Honored Member of the Executive and Professional Registry

Rosalind Pio Costa, Co-Owner of Pio Costa Enterprises, has been selected as an Honored Member of the Biltmore Who’s Who Executive and Professional Registry. The selection recognizes Rosalind Pio Costa’s commitment to excellence in not only the Education field, but in regards to REAL ESTATE and APPAREL as well. Rosalind Pio Costa attended Reggio Ginnasio School in Avellino and earned a B.A. in English and Education from Upsula College in East Orange,... 

Expanding Architecture: Design as Activism

Expanding Architecture presents a new generation of creative design carried out in the service of the greater public and the greater good. Questioning how design can improve daily lives, editors Bryan Bell and Katie Wakeford map an emerging geography of architectural activism–or “public-interest architecture”–that might function akin to public-interest law or medicine by expanding architecture’s all all

Sitar Company Brokers Named New Jersey’s “2008 All-Star Commercial Real Estate Brokers”

Sitar Company, a leading New Jersey commercial real estate firm, today announced that Joseph Nitti, Douglas J. Sitar and William Sitar III have been named “2008 All-Star Commercial Real Estate Brokers” by Real Estate New Jersey. The “2008 All-Star Commercial Real Estate Broker” rankings are awarded by Real Estate New Jersey, a monthly commercial real estate magazine, to New Jersey brokers who have demonstrated excellence in notable real estate... 

Gladstone Homes Lets Homeowners Create an Array of Masterful Suites

“After seven years of marriage, I’m sure of two things – first, never wallpaper together, and second, you’ll need two bathrooms… both for her, ” comedian Dennis Miller once joked. Miller may jest, but bathrooms have become serious business. Results from the National Association of Home Builders’ American Housing Survey found that a half-bath adds approximately 10.5 percent to a suburban home’s value and a full bath... 

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Nickerson House : 40 East Erie

Built between 1879 and 1883 for Samuel M. Nickerson, the Nickerson House was designed by the noted architectural firm of Burling & Whitehouse. Called the “Marble Palace,” its lavish interiors and marble halls used 17 different types of marble. The building was owned by the American College of Surgeons until the Richard H. Driehaus Museum purchased the property in 2003 and began an extensive restoration project to convert the building into... 

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The oil that fuels the academic machinery

When it comes to supporting the UI’s various colleges and institutions, money talks. The university’s largest source of funding came from tuition and fees – bringing in $240 million in revenue, according to the General Education Fund budget for fiscal 2007. A report published by the UI Office of Finance and Operations said that last year, the university projected to have $2.4 million in additional tuition revenues. The report attributed...