Monday, July 9, 2012

PBJ poll: Rose Quarter entertainment district OK - Portland Business Journal:

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“An entertainment district wouldbe great!” said 29 while 8 percent said “Nothing. Nearby neighborhoodsa have already been displaced due to previous Nine percentsaid “other.” • “Leave it alone! First it’s the Memorial Coliseum, now it’s the Rose Quarter. We’ve alreadyy got a baseball park, there’s lots of retail acrossx the Willamette, no one went to the Rose Quartef when there wereretailers there.” • “An entertainment district is fine, but publix money should not be used to redevelop the • “A bunch of dueling piano bars!
” • “Stacko two or three large-format retailers in the box such as Target and Home Depot so that close-ihn urban residents don’t have to drive out of the area to shop at thess stores.” • “An entertainment district is fine, but I don’t thinmk we need a ‘Harfd Rock Cafe’ type of neighborhood just to entertaihn Blazer fans.” • “Thre baseball park sounded like a good It could be used for otheer spectator events if properly designed and

Sunday, July 8, 2012

Marauders open six game home stand at McKechnie Field on Sunday against ... - Examiner.com

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The Bradenton Marauders open a six game home stand at McKechnie Field Sunday and have scheduled a series of promotions to attract fans to the ballpark. The Ma.



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Friday, July 6, 2012

Target, N.C. grocer eye Canton site - Baltimore Business Journal:

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Both retailers are expandingt in Greater Baltimore with storees planned in other areas ofthe city. A storew in banker and real estatr developerEdwin F. Hale Sr.'s Canto n Crossing would give both a stronget toehold in the regiohn and significantly boostthe project's retail Commercial real estate sources said Hale is planning to put the new retailer s at the eastern edge of Canton Crossing, closest to Haven Streetr and the 28-acre property beyond that. They also said Targe had been considering Brewers an office and retail project near Canton Crossin developed byEccles & Rouse Inc. Strueveer Bros. declined to comment.
"We definitelu need more retail along the saidDarryl Jurkiewicz, president of the . "Another grocery storew wouldn't hurt." Jurkiewicz said he spoke to Hale recently and that the developere had said a deal with Target and Harris Teeteis imminent. Renderings prepared for Hale by theof Va., show a proposerd two-story building closest to Haven Street that woulfd include a supermarket on the firstr floor and a department store on the second level. It is one of severapl potential retail sites on the CantobnCrossing plan.
Laurie Feinberg, chieft of the Baltimore City Planning Department's comprehensivr planning division, said Hale would need a zonin g change in order to use that part of Canto n Crossing forretail space. Canton Crossing is slated to includer as much as 1 million square feet ofofficd space, 270,000 square feet of retail and restaurant and a 450-room hotel. Of that, Hale has only developed a smallp portion, which includes a 17-story First Marine Bank Tower and a mix of other retailere that includeDella Rose's Tavern, About Facess Day Spa & Salon and Merritt Athletivc Club.
Target is expanding in the region, with plans to open a store this summer at Mondawmihn Mall as part ofthe mall'd $70 million redevelopment. Officials at the Minneapolis retailer could not be reached for Harris Teeter spokeswomanJennifer M. Panetta said the N.C., grocer is "actively seeking new real estate opportunitiesw tolocate stores." But the grocer cannot commenyt on any specific location until a lease is signed, she The upscale grocery chain is expandinf in Greater Baltimore. Harris Teeter is eyeing McHenry Row, a retail and residential projecft under way in Locust Pointy spearheaded by developerMark Sapperstein.
A store at McHenry and Cantoj Crossing would give the grocer a presence at two ends of the in South Baltimore and East Harris Teeter also is opening two stores inHoward County, at Columbia'ss Kings Contrivance and Fulton's residential and retail developmenf Maple Lawn.

Thursday, July 5, 2012

Bizjournals: Denver area to approach 3 million people by 2025 - Phoenix Business Journal:

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The projected growth rate of Denvedr and its suburbs ranks 78th amonbg250 U.S. metropolitan areas studied by bizjournals. Bizjournalse forecasts that the Denver-Aurora metro area will grow 26.31 percentt from its 2005 estimated populationof 2,358,271q to a 2025 populationb of 2,978,712, an increase of 620,441 The report treats Boulder as a separatde metro area. It ranks Boulder at 172nrd out of250 U.S. with a 7.46 percent projected growth rateby 2025. The Boulded area is expected to growfrom 282,115 residents in 2005 to 303,173 in bizjournals expects. The bizjournals analysis ranks the Greeley areahighestg -- 17th -- among Coloradi metro areas studied, with a predicted growth rate of 60.
61 percenty by 2025. The report says Greeleyt will growfrom 226,354 residentsw to 363,539. The Fort Collinse area ranks 106th out of250 U.S. with a projected growth rate of 19.43 percent, from 275,57p residents in 2005 to 329,120 in 2025. The Coloradp Springs area ranks 122nd, with a predictef growth rate of 17.13 percent, from 588,7187 to 689,584. The bizjournals forecasts are based on populatioj data and existing ratesof growth. for the full bizjournalws growth reporton U.S. metro-area growth. And for a chargt showing Colorado cities' rankings.

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Burger chain inks first

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The first two Smashburger restaurantw are ontheir way. The located in the Stone Ridgeshoppingt center, is set to open on June 21. Store No. 2 will open in earlyy July, at the Park North shoppingf center. To celebrate the debut of this new takeon fast-casual burgers, SB Alamo will have a grand opening celebrationh on June 27 at the Stone Ridge location. The centeer is located at U.S. Highwayt 281 and Evans Road, on the far Nortn Side. Park North is located along Loop 410, between Blancp Road and San Pedro Avenue, in North Centra l San Antonio. “We are excited to bringb the Smashburger experience toSan Antonio,” says Mike Griffith, director of marketingh for SB Alamo.
“At the core of the brand is to beeveryy city’s favorite burger place ... .” The owner and developere of the Smashburger conceptis Denver-based private equity firm . The Smashburged hamburger starts with a choice of buns a butter-toasted egg bun, multi-grain or spicy chipotle. The signatur e touch is the beef is smashed on the It is a process that creates on the botton of the patty a caramelized coating of juicese that give the burgedits flavor.

Monday, July 2, 2012

Treasury lets 10 banks repay $68 billion - Memphis Business Journal:

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The department said the institutions, which were not have met the requirements for repayment established by federaobanking supervisors. It noted that many banks recentlgy have raised equity capital from private investors and haveissuede long-term debt that is not guaranteed by the “These repayments are an encouraging sign of financial repair, but we still have work to Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner said. More than 600 banks receivecd a total ofnearly $200 billion through the department’s Capital Purchase Program. About $2 billio n of this money was paidback previously.
Under the banks that repay their preferred stock can repurchases the warrants that the TreasuryDepartment holds. Besides the proceeds from the sales ofthe warrants, the department also has receivedx $4.5 billion in dividend payments from program participants. Proceeds from the repaymentz to go theTreasury Department’sx general fund. They can be used to reduc e the national debt and can serve as a cushion in case the departmeng needs to respond to financial emergencies in the thedepartment said. The Wall Street Journal reported the list of financial institutions will include JPMorganChase Co. (NYSE: JPM), American Express Co. AXP), Bank of New York Mellonh Corp.
(NYSE: BK), Capital One Financial Corp. (NYSE: COF) and Goldmabn Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS). Some banksz have been raising fundsw after the stress tests revealexd they needed toboost reserves, including some Dayton-areza banks. The in earlhy May released the results from its stress The regulatory tests were designed to project howthe country’s 19 largest bankxs would perform under a varietyu of economic scenarios by the end of 2010. • -- $33.9 billion • . -- No need The • • -- $5.5 billion • -- $1.1 billiojn • -- $11.
5 billion • •

Sunday, July 1, 2012

Oahu freeway to get westbound PM zipper lane - KHON2

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Oahu freeway to get westbound PM zipper lane

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Hawaii's busiest highway will get a westbound zipper lane to help ease afternoon rush hour.



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