Hitachi Power Tools announced the partnership with Yates Racing, sponsoring the No. 28 entry with driver Travis Kvapil for a total of six races in the remaining NASCAR Sprint Cup Series schedule. The primary sponsorship will debut at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 27th and the race will mark the first time Hitachi Power Tools [...]

Construction services provider Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. said Wednesday it received a contract to widen and reconstruct two roadway sections north of Atlanta.
Financial terms weren’t disclosed.

Atlanta-based Beazer Homes USA, Inc. has responded to statements made by the representative of FBI on the possibility of a federal investigation of the company in connection with alleged mortgage fraud. “Beazer Homes has been in contact with the U.S. Attorney’s Office and, at this time, there have been no allegations of any wrongdoing,” the [...]

According to both the code enforcement statistics for 2005 and 2006 and the number of subdivisions currently under development, Lincoln County is continuing to grow at an unprecedented rate.
In a building and construction report issued recently by the local code enforcement office, it was noted that during 2006, 461 building permits were issued and 1,231 [...]

Aiming for an iconic new building that will grab international attention, the Cleveland Institute of Art has hired MVRDV, a highly regarded Dutch architecture firm known for edgy, humorous and provocative buildings, to design a major expansion of its campus on upper Euclid Avenue.
The project, which could cost $40 million and take three to [...]

Known to a legion of cable television do-it-yourself viewers from his work on TLC’s Trading Spaces and the hot, new HGTV show, Design Star, multi-talented designer Vern Yip will return to his McLean roots for a two-day appearance at the popular Capital Home & Garden Show Feb. 23 and 24 at the Dulles Expo Center [...]

Graphic designers from across Tennessee will gather in Chattanooga in January to compare their efforts.
The second Ten Show event, founded by the state’s chapters of design trade group AIGA, is a chance for designers to examine their peers’ work and to highlight local art in a growing industry, organizers said.
“We want to communicate to not [...]

Design plans for the proposed SoBro office high-rise that would be anchored by Nashville law firm Bass Berry & Sims PLC were given a preliminary go-ahead Tuesday, moving construction of the contemporary tower one step closer to reality.
The Metro Development and Housing Agency’s Design Review Committee unanimously approved the currently proposed configuration and appearance of [...]

From their 3,500-square-foot penthouse in the Victory Lofts, Terri and Sam Ellison see the Port of Tampa much like passengers on a cruise ship. A checkerboard of storage tanks, tugboats, rooftops, gritty oil freighters – not to mention cruise ships themselves – create a working cityscape like no other.
Floor to ceiling windows maximize the view.
Horizontal [...]

Aaron Rents Inc. has added noted architect and developer John C. Portman Jr. to its board of directors.
Portman is founder and chairman of Atlanta-based architecture and engineering firm John Portman & Associates, real estate development company Portman Holdings LLC and AmericasMart-Atlanta’s parent AMC Inc. Portman has developed premier projects on three continents over the past [...]

Gay youth are understandably a colorful bunch. From tight jeans and preppy shirts to baggy apparel and sideways ball caps, fashions run the gamut from classic to urban.
But according to a group of guys at YouthPride, Atlanta’s gay and lesbian youth center, fashion decisions are clear cut: either you dress “cunt,” or you dress “trade.”
“It [...]

THINK Interactive, an integrated interactive marketing agency, today announced it has been selected by Windstream Communications to design the company’s consumer and corporate Web site and develop and execute an online marketing campaign. Windstream is a new company formed through the spin-off of Alltel’s landline business and merger with VALOR Communications Group.
Windstream Communications’ primary Web [...]