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Construction companies on hiring sprees, will take young workers needing trained
Despite struggles in recent years to build its workforce, the Ohio construction industry is seeing slightly higher employment numbers this spring.
The Associated General Contractors of America reported an increase in construction employment rates across 42 states and the District of Columbia within the past year. Additionally, 28 states added construction jobs between April and May of this year.
Ohio added 6,000 jobs within a month, the most the study saw from a state in an individual month.
Within…
Tempe, Arizona Attorney General settle in GPLET case
Bank of the West's operations center at the Fountainhead development in Tempe opened in October 2017 and was part of a GPLET deal.
Schomp acquires three Shortline auto franchises
The Schomp Automotive Group has purchased three franchises from the Shortline Automotive Group, an acquisition that will make it the largest family-owned automotive business in the state.
“This is the next major milestone in the life and legacy of the Schomp Automotive Group, increasing our brand portfolio by 75 percent and welcoming more than 180 new teammates,” Aaron Wallace, who leads the Schomp Automotive Group, said in a news release on Wednesday.
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Marriott workers protest at Boston hotels for higher pay
Workers at Marriott International hotels in Boston protested at the hospitality giant’s local properties on Wednesday, demanding higher pay and stronger sexual harassment protections from the company.
Marriott (Nasdaq: MAR) workers protested in cities across the country, including Philadelphia, Seattle and San Francisco. They were organized by Unite Here, a union for hotel and hospitality workers. Marriott properties in Boston include the Boston Marriott Long Wharf and the Boston Marriott Copley…
Former First Hawaiian Bank CEO invests in growing West Oahu area
Malu Investments LLC purchased a one-acre property at the corner of Kapolei Parkway and Keoneula Boulevard in the Ocean Pointe subdivision in April for $1.5 million.
On eve of opening, $2.2 billion Salesforce Transit Center struggles to fill huge space for stores and restaurants
The original goal was to have at least 35 retail leases by the middle of the year. As of June 1, however, the Transbay Center had zero.
New restaurant, hotel to open across from Pueblo Cultural Center
Indian Pueblos Marketing Inc. announced Wednesday that a new concept by a well-known local restaurateur and a national hotel chain will join the Avanyu Plaza development on 12th Street.
Local restaurateur Myra Ghattas, well-known for her Slate Street Café, will open a new restaurant at Avanyu Plaza, next to Laguna Burger. Ghattas will name the restaurant Sixty-Six Acres, a tribute to the original allotment of land provided for Indian boarding schools, on which Avanyu Plaza sits, according to a…
Investor scoops up Burlingame office building for $110 million
EverWest Real Estate Investors picked up a 277,784-square-foot Burlingame office campus for about $109.7 million or about $395 per square foot, according to sources familiar with the deal.
The seller in the deal, Burlingame Bay LLC, bought the buildings, at 555 and 577 Airport Blvd., for $90 million or about $324 per square foot in 2015, according to property records.
“We’ve been targeting the Peninsula for a while now,” said Ryan Madson, who oversees EverWest’s Northern California and…
University of Minnesota Foundation pays sky high prices to bank land near campus
The University of Minnesota Foundation wants to control the type of development that happens just south of TCF Bank Stadium, but gaining such power isn't coming on the cheap.
Trupanion to buy its Seattle headquarters building
The 523-employee pet insurance company said it thinks owning the five-story building will reduce its fixed expenses.