Western Mass News will open standalone studio at MGM Springfield
Western Mass News will have a standalone studio on the grounds of the MGM Springfield casino when it opens in September.
MGM Springfield announced Tuesday that the studio will “go live” near the resort's outdoor plaza and will broadcast select news on a daily basis when the casino opens. The studio will have floor-to-ceiling windows, allowing those passing by to see live broadcasts and interviews.
When the studio is not in use, guests will be invited inside to see the “Western Mass News experience,”…
Windward Oahu golf course owes state more than $110K in back rent
Olomana Golf Links owed the state of Hawaii more than $110,000 when the operator of the 18-hole Windward Oahu golf course closed last week without notice.
Olomana Golf Links closed on Friday and apparently has no immediate plans to reopen.
The company has a lease with the state Department of Land and Natural Resources for the par-72 Waimanalo course, and spokeswoman Deborah Ward told Pacific Business News in an email that the department was not notified about the closure.
As of Friday, the company…
Real Estate Roundup: Big buy in Palo Alto, investor makes a profitable flip in San Jose to same group eyeing up Gilroy
Here is a roundup of interesting transactions from the past week – from a $145 million buy in Palo Alto, a profitable flip in downtown San Jose (see our slideshow) to a nearly 9-acre warehouse purchase in Gilroy.
Brown Deer juggles proposals from landscape businesses for lots on Teutonia Avenue
The village of Brown Deer is working on two land deals that would attract a landscaping company and help Gielow’s Lawn & Garden Equipment grow.
Major changes are in store for another mall in the Puget Sound region
As e-commerce eats into the bottom lines of brick-and-mortar retail, mall owners in the region are taking on big redevelopments. The latest is the Marketplace at Factoria, where up to 685 residential units are planned.
San Francisco’s big seismic gamble
It’s been more than a century — Wednesday marks the 112th anniversary — since the last devastating earthquake and subsequent inferno razed San Francisco. But experts are sending this message: The building code does not protect cities from earthquakes nearly as much as you might think.
Tennis star Rafael Nadal misses shot at South Florida tennis academy
Boca Raton parks officials have rejected tennis star Rafael Nadal’s proposal to build a tennis training academy in a city park, essentially calling his shot at a deal out of bounds.
The 16-time Grand Slam winner had hoped to establish his first academy outside of his Spanish hometown in Patch Reef Park at 2000 Yamato Road. Acting on behalf of Nadal, architect David Iglesias Serret in Spain submitted a proposed site plan to the Greater Boca Raton Beach & Parks District in February. On April 16,…
vTv Therapeutics plans to keep its High Point headquarters despite building sale, clinical setback
vTv Therapeutics plans to keep its headquarters at its current location in High Point despite the building being purchased by a new owner and plans to end clinical trials for an Alzheimer's drug it has been developing, the company confirmed Tuesday.
The prospect of vTv Therapeutics moving its office from 4170 Mendenhall Oaks Parkway was raised after it was revealed Cambrex Corp. bought the 40,000-square-foot structure, along with its own building, for $10.2 million on April 6.
The revelations…
Citizens sue Arvada city hall over ‘$30 land deal’
A controversial land deal in Arvada aimed at building transit- oriented development near the city's soon-to-open commuter rail line is winding up in court.
A grassroots group called Arvada for All the People, which has opposed the project, has filed suit against the city of Arvada in another attempt to block the project.
The developer, Dallas-based Trammell Crow, proposed to build a six-story, 256-unit apartment on the site back in 2013.
It was struck down by the city council in February amid…
Developer expands size of 22-story FiDi hotel proposal with purchase of neighboring site
The proposal was introduced in 2015 as a $35 million, 189-room hotel in San Francisco's Financial District.