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Marietta,Ga.-Based Marketing and Training Director Awarded Scholarship to Attend NAAEI Leadership Training
The National Apartment Association Education Institute (NAAEI) has selected Melissa White, director of marketing and training for GFI Management Services, Inc., as the recipient of the first Alexandra Jackiw Leadership Scholarship, which supports leadership training for minority employees working in the apartment industry.
‘Economy Watch’ Podcast with Dees Stribling: Retail Sales Up
Retail sales up, federal budget deficit down.
New LCOR Apartments Begin Move-Ins
Residents have started to move in to 250N10, a new-construction rental property in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn.
TriBridge Residential Opts for Full Yardi Multifamily Solution Stack
Needing a comprehensive technology solution to effectively manage its business operations and provide detailed reporting to investors and clients, TriBridge selected Yardi Voyager ® as its new Software as a Service core property management and accounting system, along with the Yardi Marketing Suite ™ and Yardi Multifamily Suite™.
Prism Capital Partners Redevelops NJ Landmark Warehouse into Luxury Apartments
Prism Capital Partners has redeveloped a century-old landmark from a six-story warehouse into Parkway Lofts, 361 beautifully appointed loft-style apartments in Bloomfield, N.J.
Economy Watch: Leading Economic Indicators Spike in March
The Conference Board reported that its Leading Economic Index was up in March (and its Coincident and Lagging Indexes were up, too).
Pennrose Awarded ‘2014 Healthiest Employer’ Award for its Progressive, Employee Wellness Program
For the third year, Pennrose has been honored with a “Healthiest Employer” Award by the Philadelphia Business Journal.
LaSalle Group to Develop Two Memory Care Properties in Austin Area
The LaSalle Group, which specializes in memory-care seniors housing, has broken ground on two properties in the Austin, Texas, area.
CBRE Group Hired to Market Laketown Wharf
CBRE Group Inc. has been hired to market and sell the interests of ST Residential and its affiliates in Laketown Wharf, a Panama City Beach, Fla., Gulf-view resort property, with 399 units operating as apartments.
Economy Watch: State Unemployment Rates Mostly Down in March
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, during March 21 states had unemployment rate decreases, 17 states and the District of Columbia had increases, and 12 states had no change, compared with February.