February 29th, 2008
Organizers of the Banks riverfront development project have established an April 2 groundbreaking and identified National City Corp. as their senior-debt financing partner in the project.
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February 29th, 2008
One of the foremost personalities and developers of modern Phoenix has died. John F. Long, the founder of J.F. Long Properties and the creator of the master-planned Maryvale neighbhorhood in west Phoenix, died shortly after midnight Friday. He was 87.
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February 29th, 2008
Popular NASCAR race driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. purchased the first unit at a new condominium development one mile from Talladega Superspeedway.
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February 29th, 2008
Wisconsin residents will receive about $2.1 billion from the federal economic stimulus package, according to a special report issued Friday by the Wisconsin Department of Revenue.
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February 29th, 2008
Due to the shortage of seasonal workers to the Cape Cod and Berkshire regions, Suzanne M. Bump, secretary of Labor and Workforce Development, said Friday the state is developing an "emergency response" to help businesses find summer workers.
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February 29th, 2008
The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta believes stability in the housing market and favorable economic conditions will redeem the financial industry and investors' confidence.
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February 29th, 2008
The first step to creating a vibrant downtown that appeals to the growing urbanite market is bringing the streetcar from the Channelside District into downtown, Christopher Leinberger, a visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution, told developers and others in Tampa.
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February 29th, 2008
Pinn Bros. Fine Homes said it's building San Jose's first single-family, solar powered and LEED certified neighborhoods.
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February 29th, 2008
Daisy Tours-Conventions San Antonio, a local tour bus company, has been selected as a finalist for the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) 2008 Inner City 100 Award for Excellence in Urban Business.
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February 29th, 2008
The Texas economy likely will avoid many of the economic woes experienced in other parts of the country, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas' publication, Southwest Economy.
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Groundbreaking date, financing set for Banks project
