How developers can combat rising impact fees with credits
When it comes to the rising cost of housing in Colorado, you do not have to look very hard to find yet another article about a Colorado community studying or increasing the development impact fees it charges.
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Smoothie King to relocate its headquarters to North Texas this summer
It's confirmed. Smoothie King will relocate its headquarters to North Texas this summer, the company’s CEO told the Dallas Business Journal.
Currently based in Metairie, Louisiana, the brand will move to Irving’s Cypress Waters development in June to support its burgeoning footprint, said Smoothie King’s CEO Wan Kim.
Kim added that his company was attracted to the Dallas area due to its central location, talent pool and access to high-quality vendors and suppliers.
“Dallas offers the advantages…
Talking Virtual Reality for Architects and Clients
We’ve been using VR for a few years now, primarily for 360-degree rendering and we share those with clients through Samsung Gear headsets in the office.
Overall clients love it. It blends both seeing the design of their project with the novelty of being able to use a VR headset. We’ve had a very positive reaction and it’s certainly a real asset to our design process.
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Boulder building is music to ears of nearby audio company
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Chick-Fil-A plans to open new restaurant in Castle Rock Promenade Center
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Prepare your company for blockchain business beyond bitcoin
Blockchain is best known as the platform supporting the cryptocurrency bitcoin, but the technology’s most far- reaching impact is developing quietly behind the scenes.
Blockchain technology allows for the recording, execution and auditing of contracts in real time on distributed ledgers. It can be adopted to asset sales, payments, loans and contracts of all types.
Here’s how. By eliminating the need for trusted third parties, blockchain continues the internet’s elimination of middlemen.
Bitcoin…
The Hunt for HQ2: D.C.’s multilayered bid for Amazon’s second home
The District is the only jurisdiction in Greater Washington that publicly detailed how it would meet Amazon's space needs. How does it stack up?
Sales of Atlanta office buildings climb to $685 million this year, on pace with 2017
Atlanta posted $2.6 billion in office sales last year, according to data compiled by Jones Lang LaSalle Inc.
UT System releases RFQ to find buyer, developer for 300 acres in Houston
The University of Texas System is moving forward with plans to sell more than 300 acres it owns in Houston.
UT System Chancellor William McRaven announced plans to buy 332 acres in November 2015, even though a specific use for the property had not been developed. The system formed an 18-member task force to come up with recommendations for the site, which proposed using it for a massive data science institute.
However, McRaven announced in March 2017 that any further work on the project would…
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