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Capital Gains: Austin’s most-popular CEOs & latest east-side mural
In this week's Capital Gains: An East Austin mural highlights famous vegetarians (and connects somehow to blockchain), employees heap praise on CEOs in annual Glassdoor ranking, and a pair of restaurants head toward closure.
Price tag for KCI’s single-terminal renovation goes up
The price tag for Kansas City International Airport's renovation has officially gone up.
The project, initially a $1 billion single-terminal modernization project, now is expected to cost $1.3 billion to $1.4 billion, according to new projections provided to the City Council during Thursday's meeting.
The cost increase comes from a request by airlines to increase the number of gates from 35 to 39 and would increase the square feet from 750,000 to about 1 million. Taxpayers will not cover the…
Harbor Towers board to sue state over tower planned next door
The board of trustees of the Harbor Towers, two residential towers next to the downtown Harbor Garage, have taken the first steps toward suing the state over its approval of a downtown plan that would allow for a skyscraper to be built on Boston’s waterfront.
The board's notice of violation comes a day after the Conservation Law Foundation, a Boston-based environmental advocacy group, notified state officials of its intent to file a lawsuit against the state-approved Downtown Municipal Harbor…
US Foods gets tax credit, but unsure it will develop $71.6 million distribution center at McClellan Park
Despite being awarded a scarce California Competes tax credit, the second-largest food service distributor in the country isn’t sure it will develop a $71.6 million distribution center at McClellan Park.
UC Davis plans aggressive development of Aggie Square in Sacramento
University of California Davis Chancellor Gary May is pushing for rapid development and early successes at the proposed Aggie Square research and innovation center in Sacramento.
Downtown Orlando midrise nears full occupancy with newest tenant in long-vacant space
As the building fills up, office vacancy rates in Orlando’s central business district continue to tighten.
Exclusive: Facebook agrees to occupy all of WeWork’s largest-ever outpost
WeWork's Mountain View outpost is its largest-ever co-working space. Now fast-growing Facebook is slated to move into almost all of it, save for a new public amenity WeWork is dreaming up.
Elisha Alcantara
President | Encompass Realty/Encompass Design & Renovation/Encompass Life Foundation
Other banks could follow HomeStreet’s mortgage retreat
The challenges of low inventory and rising interest rates aren't unique to the Seattle-based bank, industry experts warn, and could mean more layoffs and office closures to come.
What millennials, baby boomers seek in new home construction
When marketing to Millennials, experts recommend putting deadlines on incentives while Baby Boomers want to know total costs upfront.