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Weyerhaeuser to Release Third Quarter Earnings on October 30

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:09:00 0500

FEDERAL WAY, Wash.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE:WY) will release third quarter 2009 results on Oct. 30 before the market opens. The company will hold a live conference call at 7 a.m. Pacific (10 a.m. Eastern) on Oct. 30 to discuss third quarter results...

McGrath RentCorp Declares Quarterly Dividend

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 22:55:00 0500

LIVERMORE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - The Board of Directors of McGrath RentCorp (NASDAQ:MGRC), a diversified business to business rental company, declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.22 per common share for the quarter ended September 30, 2009. The dividend will be payable...

eRenewable Resource Group - Your Source for Affordable Solar Training

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 22:50:00 0500

PHOENIX-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - eRenewable Resource Group, in partnership with Rio Salado College, is offering the only ongoing NABCEP Solar Installation Training in Phoenix.

This Rio Salado...

Granite Construction Joint Venture Team Awarded $659 Million Contract to Build Queens Bored Tunnels and Structures in New York

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:30:00 0500

WATSONVILLE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Granite Construction Incorporated (NYSE:GVA) today announced that a joint venture team comprised of Granite Construction Northeast Inc., Traylor Bros. and Frontier-Kemper Constructors, Inc., has been awarded a $659 million contract by the...

And the MAPIC Awards 2009 nominees are…

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:49:00 0500

PARIS-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - The United Kingdom and France figured strongly at the MAPIC Awards 2009. The jury, chaired by Sharon Fernández-Cavada King, Directora de Agencia, Retail – Oficinas - Industrial & Logística, DTZ (Spain), met in Paris on Friday 25...

Worthington Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2010 EPS of $0.08

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:46:00 0500

COLUMBUS, Ohio-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Worthington Industries, Inc. (NYSE: WOR) today reported net sales of $417.5 million and net earnings of $6.7 million, or $0.08 per diluted share for the fiscal 2010 first quarter ended August 31, 2009, showing improvement from fourth quarter...

Hagerman & Company acquires Knoxville’s AEC CAD Solutions

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:29:00 0500

MT. ZION, Ill.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Hagerman & Company, Inc., one of...

The St. Joe Company Names Kevin Johnson as Vice President – Economic Development

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:16:00 0500

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - The St. Joe Company (NYSE:JOE) today announced that Kevin Johnson has joined JOE as Vice President – Economic Development.

In this new position, Johnson will be focused on driving economic growth to the West Bay...

Camden Property Trust Announces Participation in 2009 Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Real Estate Conference

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:10:00 0500

HOUSTON-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Camden Property Trust (NYSE:CPT) today announced that the Company will participate in the 2009 Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Real Estate Conference being held September 30-October 1, 2009 in New York. Richard J. Campo, Camden’s Chairman and...

UDR Declares Quarterly Dividends

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:05:00 0500

DENVER-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - UDR, Inc. (NYSE: UDR), a leading multifamily real estate investment trust, today announced that its Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly dividend on its common stock for the third quarter of 2009 in the amount of $0.18, payable in cash, on...

Sovran Self Storage Announces Launch of a Public Offering of Common Stock

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:01:00 0500

BUFFALO, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Sovran Self Storage, Inc. (the "Company...

Colonial Properties Trust Commences Common Share Offering

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:01:00 0500

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Colonial Properties Trust (NYSE: CLP) today announced that it has commenced a public offering of 9,000,000 of its common shares. The Company plans to use the net proceeds from the offering to repay a portion of the outstanding balance under...

Colony Financial, Inc. Announces Closing of Initial Public Offering

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:01:00 0500

LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Colony Financial, Inc. (NYSE: CLNY) (the “Company”), a newly formed real estate finance company focused on acquiring, originating and managing commercial mortgage loans, announced today the closing of its initial public offering of 12,500,000...

Greenlight Initiative Continues US Major-Markets Expansion with Addition of Chicago Regional Office

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:31:00 0500

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Greenlight Initiative (GLI), a USA headquartered LED-lighting sales and solutions provider, continues to build upon its North American expansion strategy with the announcement today of the opening of its Chicago, Illinois regional office. Bill Hood, a...

Research and Markets: Financial Management and Accounting Fundamentals for Construction

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:00:00 0500

DUBLIN-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Research and Markets (Marina Harbor Anchorage has...

Research and Markets: Smart Grid - The Next Big Investment Avenue

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:00:00 0500

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Young Architects Will Love Building Brainstorm at The Children’s Museum of Memphis

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:13:00 0500

MEMPHIS, Tenn.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - The Children's Museum of Memphis is hosting the traveling exhibit, Building Brainstorm, September 26-January 10. Visitors step inside a design studio where they can explore what it is like to be an architect, designer and engineer...

Teledex iPhones Attain Nortel Compatible Product Designation for CS 1000 6.0

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:00:00 0500

SAN JOSE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Teledex, the leading worldwide provider of guest room telephones for the hospitality industry, today announced that Teledex iPhone SIP LD4000 series and SIP ND2000 series and the SIP NDC2000 series VoIP phones have successfully completed...

New Jackson-Shaw Development, Wilder on the Taylor, Preserves Heritage, History of Colorado Ranching

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:00:00 0500

DALLAS-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Dallas-based national real estate developer Jackson-Shaw today announced the unveiling of Healthcare...

Oscar de la Hoya and Wife Millie Corretjer Choose Bahia Beach for Their Dream Home in Puerto Rico

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:00:00 0500

BAHIA BEACH, Puerto Rico-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Oscar de la Hoya, “The Golden Boy” of American boxing, has a new home on the island of Puerto Rico. De la Hoya and his wife, the Puerto Rican pop singer Millie Corretjer, bought a spectacular estate in the exclusive The

Equity One, Inc.’s Third Quarter 2009 Earnings Conference Call to Be Held on Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 9:00 a.m. EST

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:00:00 0500

NORTH MIAMI BEACH, Fla.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Equity One, Inc. (NYSE:EQY) announced today that it will release its 2009 third quarter earnings on Wednesday, November 4, 2009 after the market close. On Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 9:00 a.m. EST, Equity One’s senior officers...

Harvard Economist Kenneth Rogoff to Address World Economic Outlook Conference

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:00:00 0500

LEXINGTON, Mass.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Kenneth Rogoff, Harvard University economist and former chief economist at the International Monetary Fund, will address the IHS Global Insight World Economic Outlook Conference October 20 in Boston.

Rogoff's speech at 2:30...

NAPCO Reports Results for Fiscal 2009

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:00:00 0500

AMITYVILLE, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - NAPCO Security Technologies, Inc., (NASDAQ: NSSC), one of the world’s leading suppliers of high performance electronic security equipment for over 30 years, today announced financial results for its fiscal year ended June 30, 2009...

Veros Releases Quarterly U.S. Real Estate Forecast Results

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:14:00 0500

SANTA ANA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Veros Real Estate Solutions has released a quarterly update to its annual U.S. real estate market forecast known as “VeroFORECAST.” Giving 12- and 18-month perspectives on the market, the forecast includes an assessment of the...

Washington Management Group Releases GSA Schedule Rankings for Office Furniture, FABS, Hardware, Scientific Equipment, and Buildings

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:05:00 0500

WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Washington Management Group, the leading...

KB Home to Broadcast Presentation at the Deutsche Bank 17th Annual Leveraged Finance Conference

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:00:00 0500

LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - KB Home’s (NYSE: KBH) Senior Vice President and Treasurer, Kelly Masuda, is scheduled to speak at the Deutsche Bank 17th Annual Leveraged Finance Conference on Thursday, October 1, 2009, at 10:35 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time; 1:35 p.m. Eastern...

Flame Seal Products to Attend 2009 ICAA Convention and Trade Show

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:00:00 0500

HOUSTON-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Michael Kiser, Flame Seal’s President, announces that he’s attending the ICAA annual meeting in Tucson, Arizona on October 1^st and 2^nd. Mr. Kiser will be at Specialty Products Inc. (SPI) booth, which is representing Flame Seal...

City of Fairbanks Chooses Nansulate® Insulation Coatings by Industrial Nanotech, Inc. For Major Municipal Project

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:00:00 0500

NAPLES, Fla.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Industrial Nanotech, Inc. (Pink Sheets:INTK), an emerging global leader in nanoscience solutions, today announced that the company’s Alaskan distributor, Nanotech Energy Solutions, Inc., has received an order from the City of Fairbanks to...

Equity Residential to Participate in Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Real Estate Conference

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:41:00 0500

CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Equity Residential (NYSE: EQR), today announced that the company will participate in the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Real Estate Conference. David J. Neithercut, the company’s President and CEO, will participate in a panel discussion at...

Equity Residential Announces Creation of ATM Share Offering Program

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:31:00 0500

CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Equity Residential (NYSE: EQR), today announced that the company has created an At-The-Market (ATM) share offering program through which it could sell up to 17 million common shares. The shares would be offered through BofA Merrill Lynch, J.P. Morgan...

ECO:LOGIC Engineering Opens The Corp Yard—a Free Online Site for Public Agencies to List Equipment and Supplies for Sale

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:14:00 0500

SACRAMENTO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - ECO:LOGIC Engineering today launched an online clearinghouse that will help public agencies save money when purchasing equipment and supplies. The Corp Yard (

Skanska: Final Decision Concerning Finnish Competition Case

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 08:50:00 0500

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Regulatory News:

The Supreme Administrative Court of Finland has announced its decision concerning competition-curtailing collusion in the Finnish asphalt sector. The court increased the fine for the seven companies involved...

Traditions of America at Silver Spring ‘Sweeps Gold’

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 08:00:00 0500

MECHANICSBURG, Pa.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Being recognized as among the best in the industry is familiar territory for the builder of one local community. As the leader in 55+ Lifestyle Communities, Traditions of America is accustomed to receiving recognition for its work, and has...

Economy Not Key In Residents' Love For Where They Live

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 05:00:00 0500

MIAMI-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - A Gallup study of 26 U.S. communities has found that the worst economic crisis in decades is not a key factor in attracting and retaining residents.

"While the pain from the recession is deep, other factors far outweigh economics when it...

Law Offices of Howard G. Smith Announces Investigation On Behalf of Shareholders of American Community Properties Trust

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 02:00:00 0500

BENSALEM, Pa.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Law Offices of Howard G. Smith announces that it is investigating potential claims against the board of directors of American Community Properties Trust (“American Community Properties” or the “Company”) (NYSE:APO), related to the...

Ventas to Participate in the 2009 Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Real Estate Conference

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:43:00 0500

CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - Ventas, Inc. (NYSE: VTR) (“Ventas” or the “Company”) said today that management will participate in a panel discussion at the 2009 Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Real Estate Conference in New York, New York on Wednesday, September 30...

CEMEX Announces Completion of Global Offering

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:18:00 0500

MONTERREY, Mexico-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - CEMEX, S.A. de C.V. (NYSE: CX) announced that a total of 1,495,000,000 Ordinary Participation Certificates (CPOs), directly or in the form of American Depositary Shares (ADSs), were sold in a global offering completed today. The...

HFF Arranges $78 Million Sale of Former Key Biscayne Sonesta Beach Resort Site

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:00:00 0500

MIAMI-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - The Miami office of HFF (Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P.) announced today that it arranged the sale of the site of the former Sonesta Beach Resort in Key Biscayne, Florida.

The HFF team of executive managing director Manuel de Zárraga...

Getty Realty Corp. Acquires 36 Exxon Branded Properties in the Washington DC Metropolitan Area

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:15:00 0500

JERICHO, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - Getty Realty Corp. (NYSE: GTY) announced today that on Friday September 25, 2009 it acquired 36 Exxon branded gasoline station and convenience store properties located primarily in Prince George’s County, Maryland, for $49.0 million in a...

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust Announces 3rd Quarter 2009 Earnings Release Date and Conference Call Information

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:10:00 0500

ROCKVILLE, Md.-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - Washington Real Estate Investment Trust (WRIT) (NYSE:WRE) will announce 3rd Quarter 2009 Earnings in a Press Release to be issued on Thursday, October 22, 2009, after the market close.

The Conference Call for 3rd Quarter...

Thomas W. Roberts Joins Cole Real Estate Investments as President, Real Estate Group

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:42:00 0500

PHOENIX-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - Cole Real Estate Investments (Cole) announced today that Thomas W. Roberts has joined the company as President of its Real Estate Group. In this role, Mr. Roberts will oversee Cole’s real estate activities, including acquisitions, underwriting, asset...

Weingarten Realty Investors to Present at Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Real Estate Conference

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:30:00 0500

HOUSTON-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - Weingarten Realty Investors (NYSE:WRI) announced today that the Company will participate in the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Real Estate Conference being held September 30 - October 1, 2009 in New York. Andrew M. Alexander, Weingarten’s Chief...

Regal Entertainment Group Announces Grand Opening Details for River Ridge Stadium 14

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:30:00 0500

KNOXVILLE, Tenn.-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - Regal Entertainment Group (NYSE: RGC), a leading motion picture exhibitor owning and operating the largest theatre circuit in the United States, today announced grand opening details for the new Regal Cinemas in Lynchburg, Virginia. River...

Fitch Withdraws Popular Mortgage Servicing's U.S. Residential Subprime Servicer Rating

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:08:00 0500

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - Fitch Ratings has withdrawn Popular Mortgage Servicing Inc.'s (PMSI) U.S. residential primary servicer rating as follows:

— Residential primary servicer rating for subprime product 'RPS3'.

The rating...

Jacksonville Celebrates Cecil Field’s 10th Anniversary

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:07:00 0500

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - Mayor John Peyton joined members of the Jacksonville Aviation Authority (JAA) and the Jacksonville Economic Development Commission (JEDC) today to celebrate Cecil Field and Cecil Commerce Center’s 10-year anniversary.

It...

CBL Closes Extension and Modification of Full $525 Million Secured Facility

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:00:00 0500

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. (NYSE: CBL) today announced that it closed the extension and modification of its $525 million secured line of credit, maintaining 100% lending capacity. The facility has been extended from February...

Leading U.S. Senior Living Organization Announces Name Change to Lifespace Communities, Inc.

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:12:00 0500

DES MOINES, Iowa-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - Lifespace Communities, Inc., is the new corporate name and identity being launched on October 1, 2009, by the former Life Care Retirement Communities Inc., a not-for-profit organization that owns and manages 11 senior living communities in the...

Potlatch Announces Third Quarter 2009 Results and Webcast Conference Call

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:57:00 0500

SPOKANE, Wash.-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - Potlatch Corporation (NYSE: PCH) has scheduled its Third Quarter Webcast and Conference Call for Tuesday, October 27, 2009, at 8 a.m. Pacific time (11 a.m. Eastern). Results for the third quarter of 2009 will be released via Business Wire before...

New San Jose Law Firm Focused on Complex Litigation

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:13:00 0500

SAN JOSE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - Seasoned trial attorney and litigator Robert M. Vantress announced today the formation of Vantress Law Group, a new San Jose boutique firm that is focused on complex litigation matters including intellectual property, computer and...

365 Energy Brings Coulomb Technologies Intelligent Charging Stations for E-Mobility to Norway

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:10:00 0500

BERLIN-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - This week, Norwegian energy supplier Eidsiva commenced operation of the first ‘intelligent’ charging station for electric vehicles in Gjøvik (Oppland Province), which is supplied by global market leader Coulomb Technologies. Apart from the one...

PSM Holdings, Inc. Announces New Branches and Continued Growth

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:41:00 0500

ROSWELL, N.M.-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - PrimeSource Mortgage, Inc. (PSMI) continues to grow nationally. During this month of September, the company is announcing the opening of three new branches across the country, and three more offices are in final stages with an expectation of...

Wall Street Journal Names Houston-Based HCSS to Top Small Workplaces in America

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:50:00 0500

HOUSTON-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - Sugar Land-based HCSS, a leader in construction software...

Kimball Hospitality Expands Its Brand with New Upholstered Seating Offering; Introduces Hotel Upholstered Seating Products

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:49:00 0500

JASPER, Ind.-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - Mention hotels and most people think of beds, but a comfortable chair or sofa to relax upon are also important to guests’ satisfaction. Building on their company’s forty years of experience, Kimball Hospitality, a unit of Kimball...

JobTrain and Bohannon Development Company Sponsor Career Fair

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:30:00 0500

JobTrain, a Menlo Park-based educational and training institution, and Bohannon Development Company today announced they will hold a 2009 Diversity Career Fair on October 3 in Menlo Park. Leading Bay Area employers will be providing career guidance in a wide range of...

Anytime Fitness Expanding to Mexico

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:06:00 0500

ST. PAUL, Minn.-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - Anytime Fitness, the largest coed fitness franchise in the world, will soon be expanding into Mexico. The Minnesota-based fitness club chain has signed a master franchisee agreement with entrepreneur Rodrigo Chavez, who plans to open at least...

Two Glaser Weil Attorneys Receive Prestigious Leed AP Designation

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:00:00 0500

LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - Glaser, Weil, Fink...

Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks Provides Tips on How to Protect Equipment against Common Forklift Truck Abuse Applications

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:00:00 0500

HOUSTON-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks (Wolters Kluwer...

Real Estate Agents Getting Results & Triggering Internet Trend

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:18:00 0500

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - Sell a house in 43 days – in this market? A statistic like that stuns many home sellers and real estate agents. It’s being done across the country, including in the hardest hit U.S. real estate markets, through the power of Internet...

Intertek Breaks Ground on First Multi-Split HVAC Test Facility in North America

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:17:00 0500

CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - Intertek, a global leader in testing, inspection and certification...

The WaterOptimizer™ Lets You Make Your Own Irrigation Rules!

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:09:00 0500

TAMPA, Fla.-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - There are those who say that technology will improve our lives. For those who love their landscapes in a water-saving world, a new technology and new law make it possible to have the landscape you love while saving water. And, for some, it could...

Geospatial Holdings, Inc. Announces Strategic Alliance with Infrastructure Technologies

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:04:00 0500

PITTSBURGH-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - Geospatial Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: GSPH) and Infrastructure Technologies (I.T.) have entered into a strategic alliance to jointly market Geospatial Corporation’s three-dimensional (3D) digital pipeline mapping technologies and I.T.’s...

Keller Williams Realty – The Rawls Group Becomes the Only Large Real Estate Company Named among Atlanta’s Best Places to Work

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:30:00 0500

ATLANTA-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - Atlanta’s leading business publication, the Atlanta Business Chronicle, named Keller Williams Realty – The Rawls Group, to its list of “Atlanta’s Best Places to Work.” The Rawls Group ranked No. 2 on the 2009 list of Atlanta’s best...

Avatech Solutions Reports Fiscal 2009 Fourth Quarter and Year-end Results

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:15:00 0500

BALTIMORE-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - Avatech Solutions, Inc. (OTCBB: AVSO), the nationwide technology experts for design, engineering, and facilities management, announced financial results for its fourth quarter and year ended June 30, 2009.

For the fiscal year ended...

Scientific Conservation CEO David Wolins to Present on “Capturing Energy Drift in Commercial Buildings” at Green Intelligent Buildings Conference

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:01:00 0500

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SunEdison Names Jason Gray Director of Canadian Operations

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:00:00 0500

BELTSVILLE, Md.-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - SunEdison, North America’s largest solar energy services provider, named Jason Gray as Director of Canadian Operations. Mr. Gray joined SunEdison in 2008 as a Project Developer, and has been managing the company’s solar development...

Highwoods Properties to Participate on Panel at Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Real Estate Conference

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:30:00 0500

RALEIGH, N.C.-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - Highwoods Properties, Inc. (NYSE: HIW), the largest owner and operator of suburban office properties in the Southeast and NAIOP’s 2009 Developer of the Year, today announced that Ed Fritsch, President and Chief Executive...

Pro-Tech Industries Receives Approximately $6.0 Million Additional Contracts for 2009 - 2010

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:00:00 0500

SACRAMENTO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - Pro-Tech Fire Protection Systems Corp. and Conesco, Inc., wholly owned subsidiaries of Pro-Tech Industries, Inc. (OTCBB:PTCK), have announced receiving additional new contracts totaling approximately $6.0 million for their fire...

TRC Announces Fourth-Quarter and Year-End Fiscal 2009 Financial Results; Concludes Fiscal 2009 with Strengthened Balance Sheet

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:00:00 0500

LOWELL, Mass.-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - TRC Companies, Inc. (NYSE...

Research and Markets: Global Architecture Industry Outlook to 2010: Buyer Spend and Procurement Strategies and the Impact of Recession and Recovery

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:35:00 0500

DUBLIN-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - Research and Markets (

ARAMARK Announces “America’s Best Idea” Packages

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:30:00 0500

PHILADELPHIA-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2009 - ARAMARK Parks and Destinations, a leading concessioner of the National Park Service, announces an array of “America’s Best Idea” packages in conjunction with the PBS premiere of documentary filmmaker Ken Burns’ much-anticipated six-part...

RBF Consulting Ranks #6 in Large Firm Category among the 2009 “Best Place to Work” in Orange County, California

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:21:00 0500

IRVINE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2009 - RBF Consulting, a civil and environmental engineering, planning, construction management and survey firm, announced today that it has been ranked #6 on the 2009 “Best Places to Work” in Orange County in the large companies category...

WWA Group Launches Its US Auction Business in El Paso, Texas September 29, 2009

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:13:00 0500

TEMPE, Ariz.-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2009 - WWA Group, Inc. (OTCBB: WWAG) today announced...

Research and Markets: 2009 Business Report on the Construction Site Supplies Market in Australia Contains Topical Research

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:00:00 0500

DUBLIN-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2009 - Research and Markets(Equential joins

Research and Markets: The Premier Real Estate Forecasting Tool for Rochester, NY - Local Market Forecast

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:00:00 0500

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Fuel Tech to Present at Jefferies 8th Global Clean Technology Conference

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:15:00 0500

WARRENVILLE, Ill.-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2009 - Fuel Tech, Inc. (NASDAQ: FTEK), a world leader in advanced engineering solutions for the optimization of combustion systems and emissions control in utility and industrial applications, announced today that John P. Graham, Senior Vice...

New Office Condo Project in Washington’s CBD

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:13:00 0500

WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2009 - Detroit-based MayfieldGentry Realty Advisors is redeveloping 1522 K Street, NW in Washington’s Central Business District. The 11-story office building, originally delivered in 1964, will undergo a complete renovation and is offered for sale on a...

Fiskars® Mows Down Drawbacks of Traditional Reel Mowers

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:10:00 0500

MADISON, Wis.-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2009 - Reel mowers are slicing an ever-wider swath in the lawn mower market as smart consumers learn about their many benefits. Most already know that reel mowers are better for their health, their budget, and the environment. Many are surprised to hear...

Research and Markets: Dayton, OH - Local Market Forecast Will Assist You in Identifying Which Markets Are over or under Valued

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:52:00 0500

DUBLIN-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2009 - Research and Markets(

NAPCO Security Technologies, Inc. to Announce Financial Results

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:25:00 0500

AMITYVILLE, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2009 - NAPCO Security Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: NSSC) today announced that it will release its financial results for the year ended June 30, 2009 on Tuesday, September 29, 2009 before the market opens. NAPCO will host a conference call for...

Foundation Construction Payroll Service Expands Service Offerings to Contractors in All 50 States

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:17:00 0500

CLEVELAND-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2009 - Foundation Construction Payroll Service (FCPS), a company that offers payroll processing, tax filing and construction reporting services to the construction industry, has recently expanded its market presence to contractors on a national level...

Pulte Homes Amends 382 Rights Agreement

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:13:00 0500

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich.-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2009 - Pulte Homes, Inc. (NYSE: PHM) today announced it has entered into a second amendment (the “Rights Amendment”) to the Section 382 Rights Agreement between Pulte and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as rights agent, dated as of...

Shaw Extends $1 Billion in Credit Facility Commitments to October 2012

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:00:00 0500

BATON ROUGE, La.-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2009 - The Shaw Group Inc. (NYSE: SHAW) announced today it has amended its credit agreement to provide new and extended lender commitments totaling $1.0 billion, the entire amount of which is available for the issuance of performance and financial...

Mexico’s Federal Electricity Commission Determines that Nansulate® Insulating Coatings Offer Substantial Energy Savings

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:00:00 0500

NAPLES, Fla.-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2009 - Industrial Nanotech, Inc. (Pink Sheets:INTK), an emerging global leader in nanoscience energy saving solutions, today announced the release of a report by Mexico’s CFE (Comision Federal de Electicidad, Federal Electricity Commission...

KB Home Reports Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:00:00 0500

LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2009 - KB Home (NYSE:KBH), one of America’s premier homebuilders, today reported financial results for its third quarter ended August 31, 2009. Results for the quarter include:

Revenues totaled $458.5...

Research and Markets: Construction Site Supplies Market in Indonesia: Business Report 2009 Features Related News Bulletin Updates on the Economical Situation in Indonesia

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:10:00 0500

DUBLIN-(Business Wire)-September 25, 2009 - Research and Markets((“SPI”)

Steven Nichols, Rutan & Tucker, LLP, Named One of Daily Journal’s Top 100 Lawyers

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 23:14:00 0500

COSTA MESA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - Steven Nichols, a top trial lawyer at Rutan & Tucker, LLP, California’s largest full-service law firm based in Orange County, has been named one of the state’s Top 100 Lawyers in the annual list assembled by the editors of the...

SunEdison Receives Its First Grant Under Section 1603 of The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 23:10:00 0500

WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - On September 21, 2009, SunEdison, North America’s largest solar energy services provider, received its first grant in lieu of investment tax credit under Section 1603 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act). Following...

ILMA Draws Clear Distinction Between Life Settlement Securitizations and the Sub-Prime Mortgage Crisis

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:43:00 0500

WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - The Institutional Life Markets Association outlined today the major differences between life settlement securitizations and the securitization of mortgages during testimony before the Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government...

Federal Court Denies Attempt by Pulte Homes Inc. to Silence Working People Who Spoke Up for Construction Workers Dismissed by the Homebuilder

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:36:00 0500

WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - LIUNA issued the following release:

A U.S. District Court today denied Pulte Homes’ request for an injunction to stop LIUNA members from supporting construction workers for the nation’s largest homebuilder, who were fired by...

Prime Group Realty Trust Announces Sale of Extended Stay Investment, Release of Citicorp Loan and Grant of Summary Judgment in Prime/Mansur Litigation

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:30:00 0500

CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - Prime Group Realty Trust (NYSE: PGEPRB)(the “Company”) today announced that PGRT ESH, Inc. (“PGRT ESH”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, sold its membership...

Artisan Partners Featured in Bisnow’s First Ever Montgomery County Event

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:01:00 0500

ROCKVILLE, Md.-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - The newly renovated Lakewood Country Club, located in Rockville, MD, was an ideal backdrop to this morning’s panel discussions on development and construction in Montgomery County. Bisnow – a media group that publishes free email newsletters...

Parsons Reaches Significant Milestone on Radioactive Liquid Waste Processing Facility

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:30:00 0500

PASADENA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - Parsons is pleased to announce that it has completed the foundation (base mat) of the

Nimbletoad, Inc. Unveils Caimeiju.com Real Estate Research Tool Proving the Power of Open Source Software

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:45:00 0500

CARLSBAD, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 -

Research and Markets: San Antonio, TX - Local Market Forecast: The Premier Real Estate Forecasting Tool

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:13:00 0500

DUBLIN-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - Research and Markets (

Pulte Homes’ Presentation at Deutsche Bank 17th Annual Leveraged Finance Conference to Be Webcast Live

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:40:00 0500

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich.-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - Roger A. Cregg, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Pulte Homes, Inc. (NYSE: PHM), will participate at the Deutsche Bank 17^th Annual Leveraged Finance Conference on Thursday, October 1, 2009, at 5:10...

Lowe’s Donating $250,000 to American Red Cross for Flood Relief Efforts; Activating Customer Donation Program and ‘Racing for Relief’

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:36:00 0500

MOORESVILLE, N.C.-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - In response to the flooding in the Atlanta area, Lowe’s is...

Fitch Affirms Banning Community Redevelopment Agency (CA) Revs (GNMA) Series 1987-A

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:07:00 0500

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - Fitch Ratings affirms the 'AAA' rating and assigns a Stable Outlook to the Community Redevelopment Agency City of Banning (CA) 1987-A single family mortgage revenue refunding bonds.

Primary security for the bonds rests with the Ginnie...

Lanahan & Reilley, LLP, 'Best Law Firm of 2008,' Joins Estate Planning Team to Offer Clients Deferred Sales Trust as an Alternative to a 1031 Exchange

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:00:00 0500

SANTA ROSA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - Lanahan & Reilley, LLP, a leading law firm located in Santa Rosa with offices on Montgomery Street in San Francisco, recently joined the Estate Planning Team as a Deferred Sales Trust™ (DST) licensee, announced Robert Binkele...

William H. Hernandez Elected to USG Board of Directors

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:17:00 0500

CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - USG Corporation (NYSE: USG), a leading building products company, has announced the election of William H. Hernandez, Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer of PPG Industries, Inc., to its Board of Directors.

Mr...

Across the Country, Invasive Pest Species Are Causing Problems

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:15:00 0500

FAIRFAX, Va.-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - Conservative estimates by the Smithsonian Institution put the number of known insect species found in the United States at more than 91,000 – not including an additional 73,000 unidentified species. These numbers are likely to climb as increased...

Butzel Long Advises Parsons Brinckerhoff Inc. in Acquisition by Balfour Beatty plc

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:13:00 0500

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - Butzel Long is acting as special counsel to Parsons Brinckerhoff...

Fitch Affirms Winchester Gardens, New Jersey's Ser 2004 Bonds at 'BBB-'; Revises Outlook to Stable

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:10:00 0500

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - Fitch Ratings has affirmed the 'BBB-' rating on $32.7 million series 2004A New Jersey Economic Development Authority fixed-rate revenue refunding bonds (Winchester Gardens at Ward Homestead Project). Fitch also has revised the Rating Outlook to Stable...

Computer Guidance Corporation Welcomes Rob’t Baggett, Inc.

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:00:00 0500

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - Computer Guidance Corporation, the leading developer of financial and project management software solutions for architecture, engineering and construction companies, today announced that Rob’t J Baggett Inc., one of the largest industrial...

Hanover Real Estate Partners Appoints Romano Orlando as Chief Financial Officer

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:35:00 0500

GREENWICH, Conn.-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - Hanover Real Estate Partners today announced its appointment of Romano Orlando as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Orlando will be responsible for the day to day management of Hanover’s financial reporting and cash management, including...

The Benefits of Smart Grids Include Fighting Climate Change, says NextGen Research

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:30:00 0500

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - Increasing the efficiency of electrical power networks can help fight climate change, since any improvement means less carbon-based fuel needs to be burned to generate power, resulting in fewer greenhouse gas emissions into the environment...

Post Properties Prices Common Stock Offering

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:18:00 0500

ATLANTA-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - Post Properties, Inc. (NYSE: PPS) announced today that it has priced its public offering of 3,500,000 shares of common stock at a price to the public of $17.75 per share. In addition, the Company has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase...

Philips First to Submit to Department of Energy L PrizeSM Competition with Development of LED Replacement for Common Household Bulb

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:15:00 0500

WASHINGTON & BURLINGTON, Mass.-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced today that the Bright Tomorrow Lighting Prize (L Prize) competition has received its first entrant, a product from Philips Electronics. Philips has developed, manufactured and...

Health Care REIT, Inc. Announces Expiration of Cash Tender Offer for Any and All of Its Outstanding 8.00% Senior Notes Due 2012

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:07:00 0500

TOLEDO, Ohio-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - Health Care REIT, Inc. (NYSE:HCN) announced today the expiration of its tender offer (the “Offer”) to purchase for cash any and all of its outstanding 8.00% Senior Notes due 2012 (the “Notes”). The Offer expired at 5:00 p.m. Eastern...

Axion Announces Availability of SmallcapInsights.com Article

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:01:00 0500

BASKING RIDGE, N.J.-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - Axion International Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: AXIH), a next-generation technology innovator utilizing recycled plastic for high load industrial products, today announces the release of a SmallcapInsights.com article by industry veteran, Dr...

Beazer Homes’ Presentation at the Deutsche Bank Seventeenth Annual Leveraged Finance Conference to be Webcast Live on October 1, 2009

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:00:00 0500

ATLANTA-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (NYSE: BZH) (www.beazer.com) will present at...

Research and Markets: Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN - Local Market Forecast Provides the Complete Home Price Forecast You Need to Evaluate Risk for Your Real Estate Portfolio

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:44:00 0500

DUBLIN-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - Research and Markets(The StoneHill Group, a national provider of

GWS Technologies, Inc. Launches Arizona Solar Power Initiative

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:00:00 0500

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - GWS Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: GWSC), an alternative energy company developing and marketing solar and wind-powered renewable energy products and solutions, today announced that it has launched an initiative to install solar energy systems in...

Playworld Systems Donates $75,000 “Green” Playground to Marvin Gaye Park

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:00:00 0500

WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - Children in a suburban Washington D.C. community now have something to sing about. Playworld Systems, a global provider of commercial recreation equipment, has donated a $75,000 “green” playground to help revitalize Marvin Gaye Park with the...

IMAX Corporation Chooses Audyssey Laboratories as Strategic Audio Partner

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:00:00 0500

LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - Audyssey Laboratories and IMAX Corporation today announced a partnership to use MultEQ, the ground-breaking acoustical correction technology developed by Audyssey, to calibrate and tune IMAX^® theater sound systems beginning in...

Research and Markets: Designing Sustainable Cities

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:16:00 0500

DUBLIN-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - Research and Markets (

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. Announces Pricing of Initial Public Offering of Common Stock

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 04:12:00 0500

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. (NYSE: ARI) announced today the pricing of an underwritten initial public offering of 10,000,000 shares of its common stock, at a price to the public of $20.00 per share, for gross proceeds of $200...

5 Ways to Avoid Florida Foreclosure: Free Legal Workshop Aims to Help Homeowners

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 04:00:00 0500

WESTON, Fla.-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - The legal side of Florida real estate can be daunting...

CEMEX Announces Exercise of Over-Allotment Options in Global Offering

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 01:47:00 0500

MONTERREY, Mexico-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE:CX) announced today that the underwriters of its previously announced global offering have notified it that they intend to exercise their over-allotment options in full and will purchase an additional 195,000,000...

General Growth Properties Announces New Director

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 22:52:00 0500

CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - General Growth Properties, Inc. today announced the appointment of John K. Haley to its Board of Directors.

Mr. Haley is a recently retired partner of the international accounting firm of Ernst & Young LLP, where he worked for...

Board Votes to Include $4.5 Billion for High-Speed Train Projects In California's Federal Stimulus Funding Application

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 22:15:00 0500

SACRAMENTO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - The California High-Speed Rail Authority on Wednesday unanimously approved an application for more than $4.5 billion in federal stimulus funding for engineering, design and construction on the state's high-speed train system – generating...

Colony Financial, Inc. Announces Pricing of Initial Public Offering

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 22:15:00 0500

LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - Colony Financial, Inc. (the “Company”) (NYSE: CLNY), a newly formed real estate finance company, announced today the pricing of its initial public offering of 12,500,000 shares of common stock at $20.00 per share. The shares will begin...

Louisiana-Pacific Corp. Announces Pricing of Its Common Stock Offering

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:52:00 0500

NASHVILLE, Tenn.-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LP) (NYSE:LPX) today announced the pricing of a public offering of 18,000,000 shares of its common stock, at an offering price of $6.75 per share. LP has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to...

LERETA Announces New Ownership

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:35:00 0500

LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - LERETA, LLC, an investment group which includes Doug Foley...

Weingarten Realty Breaks Ground on Surf City Crossing

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:33:00 0500

SURF CITY, N.C.-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - Weingarten Realty (NYSE:WRI) announced today that the company broke ground on a new 70,000 square foot shopping center. Named Surf City Crossing, Mayor Zander Guy and member of the Greater Topsail Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism helped...

Post Properties Announces Common Stock Offering

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:15:00 0500

ATLANTA-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - Post Properties, Inc. (NYSE: PPS) announced today that it has commenced a public offering of 3,000,000 shares of its common stock. In connection with the offering, the underwriters will be granted a 30-day option to purchase up to 450,000 additional...

Cyberlux Corporation President/CEO Mark D. Schmidt's Letter to Shareholders

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:08:00 0500

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - Cyberlux Corporation President/CEO Mark D. Schmidt's letter to shareholders:

The text of the letter follows below:

September 23, 2009

Dear Fellow Cyberlux Shareholder...

Ad-ology Research Home Maintenance Survey: Nearly 30% Higher-Income Consumers are Influenced by Social Media

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:40:00 0500

WESTERVILLE, Ohio-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - Nearly 30% of higher-income consumers said social media influenced their choice of home maintenance or repair services, a markedly higher percentage than other income groups. The Hilton Garden Inn, the global brand of upscale...