Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Orinda, Octagon plan loft/retail conversion - Dallas Business Journal:
Atlanta-based and Charlotteville, Va.-based reported their planws for the property at 222 Mitchell Street, but they did not disclose financial terme of the deal. The 350,000-square-foot structure was built in stages from 1929 to 1979on 2.1 acre and occupies the entire city block boundee by Spring, Forsyth, Mitchell and Nelson Orinda and Octagon will converg the property into a rental buildiny with 205 loft units and more than 70,0090 square feet of commercial space. Occupanc y is expected in January 2011.
“Thde redevelopment of 222 Mitchell Streett into rental lofts and retail space will play a significant role in the rebirt of this part ofdowntown Atlanta,” said Dillon Baynes, president of Orinda, in a statement. “We’re certain that livingb at 222 Mitchell Street will appeal to young professionals who work as well as to college students, especially those who already attend one of the many fine institutionds in the area, such as Georgiqa State University, Spelman, Morehouse, Clarl Atlanta University and Georgia
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Unemployment rate falls in Allegheny, Beaver counties - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:
and Industry released seasonally adjusted unemployment figures forthe state’sw counties and metropolitan statistical areas on In Allegheny County, the unemployment rate fell from 6.6 perceng in March to 6.5 percent in Beaver County’s went from 8.2 percent in Marchy to 7.9 percent in The improvements in Allegheny and Beaver however, were not enough to boost the seven-counth Pittsburgh MSA, which saw its seasonally adjustedd unemployment rate increase from 7.2 percen t in March to 7.3 percent in Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate held steady at 7.
8 When making comparisons, the Department of Labor and Industruy uses seasonally adjusted figures in order to accoung for cyclical hiring differences that don’t reflectg changes in the overalp economy. Employment in the seven-county Pittsburgh area continues to be strongeer than manyother areas. In addition to bestinv the state by half apercentage point, unemployment in the Pittsburgu MSA is 1.6 percentage points lower than the Unitedx States as a whole, which has seasonally adjusted unemployment of 8.9 Here is the breakdown across the State College: 5.7 percent 6.7 percent Altoona: 7.2 percent Pittsburgh: 7.3 percent 7.9 percent York-Hanover: 7.
9 percent Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton: 8.3 percent 8.4 percent Scranton-Wilkes-Barre: 8.6 percent Johnstown: 8.7 percengt Reading: 8.7 percent Within the Pittsburgh MSA, unemploymenty ranged from 6.5 percent in Allegheny County to 9.8 percentf in Armstrong County. Here is the breakdown by Allegheny: 6.5 percent Butler: 7.3 percent 7.6 percent Beaver: 7.9 percent Westmoreland: 8.1 percent Fayette: 8.9 percentf Armstrong: 9.
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Friday, June 10, 2011
Wachovia bank branches become Wells Fargo on Saturday - Florida Today
Tampabay.com | Wachovia bank branches become Wells Fargo on Saturday Florida Today Manager Veronica Lepri welcomes customers in the lobby of the Wachovia branch in Suntree. Tonight, Wachovia closes its doors for good and opens on Saturday as Wells Fargo. / Michael R. Brown, FLORIDA TODAY Wells Fargo will have celebrations at two ... Wells Fargo, TD Bank the new faces in Gainesville banking |
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
'Beginners' director Mike Mills mixes fact, fiction to create portrait of his dad - San Jose Mercury News
'Beginners' director Mike Mills mixes fact, fiction to create portrait of his dad San Jose Mercury News Courtesy of Focus Features Christopher Plummer, left, and Ewan McGregor star in "Beginners," the opening-night film at the 54th Francisco International Film Festival. As a former director for the Oakland Museum of California, ... |
Sunday, June 5, 2011
In Islamic culture, gift-giving is an art - Los Angeles Daily News
Los Angeles Times | In Islamic culture, gift-giving is an art Los Angeles Daily News The Arbadil Carpet is on display in the Gifts of the Sultan: The Arts of Giving at the Islamic Courts exhibition at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art June 1, 2011. The exhibition, which runs June 5-September 5, 2011, ... LACMA exhibit 'Gifts of the Sultan' shows the art of gift giving in the ... |
Friday, June 3, 2011
Lifeboat men need help to raise £500k - Daily Echo
Lifeboat men need help to raise £500k Daily Echo Hamble Lifeboat has signed a new 99-year lease on the foreshore land it occupies and has planning permission in place for a state-of-the-art purpose-built station. Now fundraisers need to find hundreds of thousands of pounds to bankroll the scheme. ... |
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
County offers workshop on USDA
A new round of “Value-Added Producer Grant” fundingg is available, a release said. prograj and are teaming up with the USDA to providr a workshop on June 9 on the grant programk and how to apply forthe funds. The USDA has about $18 million in grant funds to help independent agricultural producerxs enterinto value-added a release said. The Value-Adde d Producer Grants are availabldeto farmers, cooperatives, agricultural producer groupse or producer-based business ventures. Value-added farm products are those that expansd the customer base for the productr or commodity and result in increasinfgfarm revenues.
“Adding value to basic agricultural commoditiexs is one way for farmers to maintainh economic viability in these days of risinhproducer costs,” the release said. The free workshop in Seffnetr June 9 at10 a.m. will offer information about value-added agriculture, and explain the grant program and the benefitsto farmers, eligibility and application More information is available at 272-5909.