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Earwood Joins EdR Construction Team to Support Growth
EdR announced that Bob Earwood has joined the company as vice president of construction effective immediately.
PBM Adds Two Executives to its Senior Management Team
Perfect Building Maintenance (PBM), a building maintenance companies, announced the addition of two executives to its senior management team. Ronald Fay has been appointed general manager, a position created specifically for him. Patricia O’Brien joins as senior account executive.
TSW Designs Renovation of Atlanta’s Ansley Forest Apartments
For decades, the 1970s-era Ansley Forest Apartments in Midtown Atlanta sat in a time warp, as the neighborhood around the community evolved and flourished.
Economy Watch: Unemployment Ticks Up in Nearly Half the States
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that 24 states and the District of Columbia suffered unemployment rate increases in August compared with July, while 15 states had decreases, and 11 experienced no change.
Continential Properties Begins New OK City Apartments
Developer Continential Properties Inc. has started work on Springs at Memorial in Oklahoma City.
Detroit Breaks Ground on Unprecedented Public Transit System
Ground has been broken for the M-1 RAIL Streetcar project, an unprecedented Detroit public transit initiative intended to generate new investment and development around the rail line.
Economy Watch: Housing Starts Take a Dip in August
The Census Bureau reported that private housing starts in August came in at an annualized rate of 956,000 units, a drop of 14.4 percent compared with July, when the rate was more than 1.11 million units.
Crescent Ninth Street in Durham Opens
Crescent Ninth Street, a 303-unit apartment community in Durham, has been completed. The property is at 749 Ninth St. in the city’s Ninth Street district, which is between Duke University’s East and West campuses, and is known for its bars, restaurants, coffee shops and funky retail.
Infosys, Skanska Sign Record-Breaking Office Lease Deal in Poland
Infosys BPO Poland has signed a 10-year lease agreement with Skanska Property Poland to occupy an area of more than 226,000 square feet (21,000 square meters) of office space in the Infosys Green Horizon office complex in Lodz.
Scandic Announces New Stavanger Hotel, Will Operate Seven Facilities in Oil Industry-Driven City
Scandic is expanding its operations in the Nowegian city of Stavanger.