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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 ...

  • Can a rise in crime increase your property value

    (MoneyWatch) It may seem strange, but crime could actually make your home more valuable. A new study reveals that when crime goes up, property values can too -- as long as the crime is happening in the next town over. It should come as no surprise that safety is a vital factor when buying a new home. For 20,000 home shoppers surveyed by researchers at John Burns Real Estate Consulting, a ...

  • Will Hulls beachfront condo push make 2013 feel like 1988

    Nantasket Beach in Hull: The town is looking to spur beachfront development with a zoning change that's friendly to condo builders. Hull, Mass., is planning for a second condo boom, with a zoning change that allows for taller buildings on a 64-acre stretch of the sandy peninsula that protects Boston Harbor from the winds and waves of Massachusetts Bay. Hull's last condo boom began in the ...

  • 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 ...


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    Coming Up On May 24, well publish our famous List of the top crab houses in Greater Baltimore, ranked by Yelp.com ratings. Well also have our List of top 25 construction and general contracting firms in the Baltimore area, ranked by local contracting revenue and based on our own survey results. Next in May and June For May 31, its our List of the fastest-growing public companies headquartered 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 ...

  • Three Triad counties could be removed from regional partnership

    PTP President David Powell Major changes are slated for how economic development is done in North Carolina, and that includes a move to remove Davie, Surry and Yadkin counties out of the region's economic development group, the Piedmont Triad Partnership, according to the Winston-Salem Journal. A Senate bill sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Harry Brown would eliminate four of the states ...

  • Convergys selling downtown Cincinnati headquarters

    Convergys is selling its downtown Cincinnati headquarters but maintaining a presence there. Call center operator Convergys Corp. (NYSE:CVG) is selling its downtown Cincinnati headquarters, but expects to lease space in the building once it's sold, the Cincinnati Business Courier reports. It paid $63.8 million in 2003 for the Atrium I office building which has 97,600 square feet of space ...

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