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Ahead of make-or-break vote, here are the changes being considered to Austin’s MLS stadium deal
Austin City Council members offered more than two dozen amendments to a soccer stadium agreement in North Austin, ranging from rent hikes to youth soccer commitments, transit spending to LEED certification. Some were described as “poison pills” intended to sink the deal.
EXCLUSIVE: Former Terrace Plaza has a new owner, and it isn’t Anderson Birkla
The former Terrace Plaza Hotel has a new owner, and it isn’t the developer who a year ago unveiled a bold plan to transform the building.
UC lawsuit alleges UCSF employee steered building deals to contractor
A high-level UCSF employee who helped map out university building projects and awarded contracts was paid by a Berkeley contractor to steer work toward the company, the University of California alleged in a lawsuit filed late Friday.
The civil suit in Alameda County Superior Court claims that Juan Martin, who was a fire marshal and deputy building inspector for the University of California, San Francisco, was paid an unspecified amount of money by ISI Inspection Services Inc. and his family was…
Fast-growing Denver contractor talks growth in the wake of ‘eye-opening’ fire
Vertix’s three priorities are people, trade partners and owners.
Sleeping and high-tech? Sleep Number mixes it up in Manhattan (photos)
Sleep Number Corp. is opening one of its new concept mattress stores in Manhattan this week.
Minneapolis-based Sleep Number (Nasdaq: SNBR) said the new location, in a historic building at 136 Fifth Ave. in the city's Flatiron District, contains a few more technological innovations than your typical mattress store.
It's one of dozens of new stores the company is opening nationwide to boost its profile as new competition presses into the mattress market.
The company also is going to spotlight…
Lane4 has no interest in Metcalf South Sears, leaving property searching for a future
Nearly a year after closing, the former Sears and Sears Auto Center in Overland Park at 9701 Metcalf Ave. remain on the market for lease.
Sears once anchored the now-defunct Metcalf South shopping center, which was mostly demolished and is being redeveloped by Columbia-based The Kroenke Group and Kansas City-based Lane4 Property Group. In an emailed statement, Lane4 confirmed that it is “not currently pursuing the former Sears building in any way” and has “no plan to obtain the neighboring property.”…
Brasfield & Gorrie acquires another Lakeview property
The construction giant is currently the largest private company and is looking to expand its headquarters in the Lakeview neighborhood of Birmingham.
Looking to attract more young talent? Take some tips from our Rising Stars
Company culture, flexibility, leadership opportunities and mentorship ranked high on the list of what employers can do to attract more young talent.
Top of the Market: See inside one of five homes that sold for more than $800k this week
This week's housing market roundup features five homes that each sold for at least $800,000
The top home, a 6,800-square-foot East Memphis abode, sold for $1.35 million. Located on West Clover Drive in ZIP 38120, the 2006 house holds four bedrooms, four full bathrooms and two half bathrooms.
The No. 2 home, located on Chesley Lane in Germantown, sold for $880,000. Built in 2008, the ZIP 38138 home contains four bedrooms, three full bathrooms and two half bathrooms in 5,100 square feet. To see…
River Vista Apartments project complete
The much-anticipated downtown apartment complex is now complete, though work remains on an accompanying boathouse.