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  • Work starts on creation of new Dubai island Work starts on creation of new Dubai island

    Work began on Monday on the development of a man-made island in Dubai, 500 metres directly opposite the Jumeirah Beach Residence complex. To be known as Bluewaters Island, the new development will house five star hotels and resorts, al fresco dining and entertainment zones, and residential apartments and villas. The focal point of the island city, which will cost $1.6 billion, will be a 688 ...

  • Australian construction industry to see slow recovery

    The Australian building and construction industry will see a mixed recovery over 2015-16 after a number of challenging years, according to Master Builders Australia (MBA) forecasts released Monday. While the forecasts predict a positive growth for the industry, MBA reports that the current economic climate is creating headwinds that may impede the timing and strength of recovery. There's light ...

  • Asias Ascott inks deal for first Saudi property

    Singapore-based Ascott Limited, the world's largest international serviced residence owner-operator, has entered Saudi Arabia by securing a management contract for its first residence in ...

  • Accenture’s Property Casualty Insurance Claims Software Receives Industry Awards for Functionality and Service

    Accenture Claim Components , received two XCelent Awards in Celent's latest report titled "Claims Systems Vendors: North America P/C Insurance ...

  • Property Will Attract Buyers to Angolan Companies Banker Says

    Africa 's largest crude oil producer behind Nigeria, Banco Angolano de Investimentos SA Executive Director Joao Fonseca said. The southwest African country plans to sell about 30 companies that are mostly inactive and date from when the formerly Marxist state was fighting a 27-year civil war that ended in 2002, Minister of the Economy Abrahao Gourgel said in an e-mail exchange ...


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  • Baker McCullough to lead new Saratoga Springs restaurant

    Chef Jason Baker (left) and Paul McCullough will team up at a new Saratoga Springs restaurant. Experimental chef Jason Baker and Paul McCullough, the former manager of Creo and McGuires, will open 15 Church in Saratoga Springs, NY. The restaurant is backed by developer Tom Burke of Malta-based Burke Cos. Burke paid $440,000 for the 1870s-era, three-story building and property at 15 Church St. ...

  • Safeway-anchored center on Kauai to open in 2014

    A subsidiary of Safeway Inc. plans to start construction on Hokulei Village, a new Safeway-anchored shopping center on 14.25 acres on Kauai, during the second half of this year. The Hokulei Village center will be anchored by a 56,000 square-foot Safeway Lifestyle store and will include a Walgreens (NYSE: WAG) pharmacy, a Petco pet supply store, a Jack in the Box (Nasdaq: JACK) restaurant and a ...

  • Whole Foods plan likely to move forward in Prince Georges County

    After a heated approval process, the $250 million project that would give Prince George's County its first Whole Foods store appears to be moving forward, The Washington Post reported. The Prince Georges County Planning Board is expected to review key elements of the project on Thursday in one of the final steps before the developer can seek building permits and break ground at the 37-acre ...

  • Baltimore bank profits soar on real estate rebound

    The profit picture is getting brighter for banks in the Baltimore area, and a rebounding real estate market is the main reason, the Baltimore Business Journal reports in its current issue. Of the 47 banks headquartered here, 39 turned a profit in 2012, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. That was a huge swing from 2009. That year, just 26 of the 53 banks based in Greater Baltimore ...

  • Sunland execs jailed over Dubai property deal

    Two Australian executives have been sentenced in Dubai to 10 years' jail on property fraud charges, while a third accused has been found not guilty, according to media ...

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