Entertainment Properties Trust announced significant third quarter capital formation.
During the third quarter of 2008, Entertainment Properties Trust continued its successful access to both the debt and equity capital markets. The Company obtained new lender commitments for $177 million of debt financing and issued approximately $113 million of common equity through a registered public offering [...]

The 8th China International Electric Power & Electric Engineering Technology Exhibition (China EPower 2008) will be held from 22 to 24 April 2008 at Intex Shanghai, China.
Formerly known as China International Electric Power & Electric Engineering Technology Exhibition (EPETEE), China EPower is one of the leading exhibitions in China’s power industry.
China EPower 2008 is endorsed [...]

Expo CTS and the Italian Ministry for the Environment invite operators from the hotel and hospitality sectors, together with their clients, to the Nemo Next Hotel, an exhibition-event on hospitality in the future, at Fiera Milano between 19 and 23 October 2007, as part of Host, the international trade fair on professional hospitality. A [...]

Debuting only last year, HI DESIGN, the 2nd annual business meetings forum for the hospitality interior design community which took place at the Intercontinental Berlin on 26- 28 April 2007, saw a 40% increase in the number of attending delegates.
“This leap in numbers has come as no surprise to us. HI DESIGN was borne out [...]

This report will look at the cyclical categories of non-residential building construction in Canada — commercial and industrial work. Institutional construction is more a trend phenomenon, driven by demographic factors and dependent on government financing. Engineering/civil construction can fluctuate dramatically as a result of individual large projects. There will also be comments on some key [...]

Speaking at this week’s 11th Annual East Coast Gaming Congress, Kevin DeSanctis, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Revel Entertainment Group, announced that Arquitectonica has been named the design architect, BLT Architects has been named Executive Architect and Architect of Record and SOSH Architects has been named Associate Architect for the Company’s Atlantic City resort [...]

British architect Lord Richard Rogers, acclaimed for his urban, socially minded and open designs including the airy Georges Pompidou Center in Paris, is the winner of the 2007 Pritzker Architecture Prize, it was announced Wednesday.
Rogers, 73, is the fourth British architect to receive the field’s top honor, founded in 1979 and sponsored by the family [...]

The nation’s construction industry is becoming increasingly staffed by Hispanics, with the biggest growth among workers who are undocumented, according to a new report.
New figures Wednesday from the Pew Hispanic Center show that overall construction employment nationwide rose 5 percent between 2005 and 2006. But the number of Hispanics employed in the industry rose 14.5 [...]

Bouygues Immobilier reported another year of market-beating growth in residential property reservations. The outperformance is attributable to growth in value terms, with a 33% increase in 2006 to €1,793 million, compared with €1,350 million in 2005; and volume growth, with 10,852 units reserved, a 32% increase, including 643 units in Europe. Reservations outside greater Paris [...]

The Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle has awarded over $300,000 in Affordable Housing Program grants for two projects being developed by the YWCA of Seattle-King County-Snohomish County and Habitat for Humanity of Seattle/South King County. The winning grant applications were sponsored by Seattle-based HomeStreet Bank, one of the largest privately owned banks in the [...]

Moroccan accent lighting is the theme for this month’s interior design contest. The increasingly popular Moorish design trend has sparked a surge in demand for genuine handmade furniture, lighting, and other home décor. With its position as the leader in Moroccan imports, The Moroccan Bazaar is proud to sponsor the design concept and to open [...]

In his design for a 52-story tower across the Hudson River from Manhattan, internationally acclaimed architect Rem Koolhaas wants to inspire social interaction, life and energy.
The building’s design — three rectangular slabs stacked perpendicular to each other — allows for a mix of uses: condominiums, a hotel, artist lofts and studios, gallery and retail space.
“I [...]