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Cool tech and special amenities headed to KPMG’s new $430M Lake Nona training complex
New York-based KPMG LLP, one of the world's Big 4 accounting firms, will implement lots of useful technology for its employees at its new $430 million, 55-acre training facility in Lake Nona that will feature 800 guest rooms for the thousands of out-of-town employees who will come to town each year.
For example, one aspect will be technology that can guide visiting employees to their rooms at the new KPMG Training & Innovation Facility at 9313 Lake Nona Blvd., which is set for completion in 2019.…
Judge dismisses bid-rigging charge against Joe Nicolla
An Albany County judge today dismissed the felony bid-rigging charge against Joe Nicolla, finalizing an agreement announced two weeks ago between state prosecutors and the commercial real estate developer.
The dismissal by Judge Peter Lynch was confirmed by the attorney general's office, which had filed the criminal charge against Nicolla in September 2016.
Nicolla is president of Columbia Development Cos., one of the largest developers in the region. A statement was released on his behalf through…
More luxury brownstones rising in downtown Raleigh
The Saint is one of several row house-style luxury developments making inroads in downtown Raleigh in recent years.
Dallas bank to open Austin-area office in Westlake; deposits grow quickly in past year
Vista Bank, which dates back more than 100 years to its roots in West Texas, now has a total of $700 million in assets, including $613 million in deposits, spread around 15 offices around the state.
City throws its weight behind 100 N. Main redevelopment
The City of Memphis is throwing its weight behind a New York developer's redevelopment of the 100 N. Main building.
The city entered into a letter of intent Thursday, May 10, with New York-based Townhouse Management Co. and Loews Hotel Holding Corp. to help the companies redevelop the building into a convention center hotel, according to a City of Memphis news release. The city has long been working to lure a large convention center hotel.
In February, the Memphis Business Journal exclusively reported…
Photos: Prince’s island estate is heading to auction
Among the many properties that the musician Prince acquired during his life is a tropical paradise in the Turks and Caicos Islands. Now, the 10,000-square-foot estate, originally priced at $12 million, is being sold to the highest bidder, according to a post on TopTenRealEstateDeals.com.
Prince bought the property — with 10 bedrooms and bathrooms, two private beaches and 200-foot dock — in 2010. And though he'd made some changes — the first thing he reportedly did was paint the driveway…
Possible Centene site fuels new housing development
Multiple new housing developments have sprung up around Centene's proposed campus site at 4201 E. Commerce Way in North Natomas.
Exclusive: Commuters flock to new housing in Walnut Creek near BART
New homes in apartment and condo buildings near BART are luring residents will to pay for the “Walnut Creek experience.”
Biggest lender: Wave of San Antonio mortgage refinancing over for now
In the past several years, borrowers rushed to bring down home mortgage payments across the region by refinancing loans, but that wave has since subsided, executives at the largest lender in the local area said.
Texas businessman puts 5,000-acre ranch on the market
Texas businessman and philanthropist Richard “Dick” Wallrath has put his 5,000-acre Champion Ranch on the market.
For a tour of Champion Ranch, click through the slideshow above.
Located in Centerville, Texas, about 210 miles from San Antonio, the property includes an owner’s home on a 78-acre lake, as well as several barns, eight guest and ranch houses and a 16-person bunkhouse. A 2,200-square-foot on-property saloon also offers two bars, a piano, sound system and seats for 180 guests.
Outdoors,…