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New Survivalist Resource OffTheGridNews.com Providing Information on How to Live Off the Grid and Survive in a Time of Crisis
Survivalist Resource Providing Information on How to Live Off the Grid, Concentrating on your personal liberties and how best to protect them |
Thompson | Dorfman Partners Celebrates Opening of KTGY-Designed Teacher Housing on College Campus
Built on the site of a former surplus parking lot, a new housing development for professors and staff of the San Mateo County Community College District (SMCCCD) is celebrating its grand opening. Designed by KTGY and developed by an affiliate of Thompson | Dorfman Partners, Cañada Vista will provide 60 high quality, affordable apartment homes for faculty and staff at below market rates, and will serve as an effective recruiting and retention tool for the SMCCCD. |
Hanley Investment Group Selling Three Neighborhood Shopping Centers Totaling $112 Million and Closes Seven Shopping Center Transactions Valued at $40 Million in 60 Days
In the last two months, Hanley Investment Group has sold seven shopping centers totaling over $40 million and more than 250,000 square feet, and is now marketing for sale three Southern California grocery-anchored neighborhood shopping centers totaling $112 million. |
Liver Cancer Cure Now Announces Cancer Cure that Costs Nothing!
The FDA doesn't want you to know that you can cure cancer for free. If this were to become common public knowledge, a trillion dollar per year industry would be at risk. And with Big Pharma at risk, the FDA's funding would dry up. |
Hodgdon-Miank Construction Begins Renovation of Barstow Mall and Tenant Improvements for New County Offices
Hodgdon-Miank Construction has started construction on the remodel of the Barstow Mall, including tenant improvements for the County of San Bernardino's new social service office for the Transition Assistance Department and Children and Family Services. The scope of work includes demolition and the reconfiguration of approximately 37,500 sq. ft. of space formerly occupied by Sears, to make room for the county's new offices located at the east end of the mall. The tenant improvements should be completed November 1, with plans to be open for business by December 1, 2010. |
UHC Begins Construction on The Crossings at Big Bear Lake, a $17 Million Eco-Friendly Affordable Apartment Community Designed by KTGY Group
Designed by KTGY and developed by UHC, construction has begun on The Crossings at Big Bear Lake, a $17 million, 42-unit affordable housing community, offering a healthy, supportive and eco-friendly lifestyle for working families. |
Kirk Marketing Retrofits Lighting System in Offices & Direct Mail Production Facility
Kirk Marketing is excited to announce that a company-wide retrofit of our lighting system is nearly complete and the majority of our offices and direct mail production facility have already been retrofitted. |
UK Jobs Guide Comment on UK Jobs Increase
The lastest UK jobs data shows that while unemployment is falling this is mainly due to the rise in part time work. |
KTGY Group Honored with Gold Nugget Award for Habitat for Humanity Home Designs
KTGY Group received a Gold Nugget award from the Pacific Coast Builders Conference (PCBC) for design work on three new Craftsman-style Habitat for Humanity homes recently completed in Yorba Linda. KTGY received the Gold Nugget Building Industry Community Spirit Award's "Grand Award," which recognizes various philanthropic efforts made by the building community on behalf of the less fortunate. |
Chip Flowers, Treasurer Candidate, Releases First ‘Delaware Economic Index’
Chip Flowers released his first 'Delaware Economic Index.' He is running as a Democratic candidate for Delaware State Treasurer and, if elected, Chip Flowers plans on releasing an updated economic index once a month. |
Chip Flowers, Treasurer Candidate, Releases First ‘Delaware Economic Index’
Chip Flowers released his first 'Delaware Economic Index.' He is running as a Democratic candidate for Delaware State Treasurer and, if elected, Chip Flowers plans on releasing an updated economic index once a month. |
SCTNow.org Plans Innovative Awareness Events Around The U.S. To Stop Child Trafficking
Stop Child Trafficking Now has a number of events planned to increase awareness about the growing problem of human trafficking. The organization works to stop child trafficking in the United States and across the world. |
Chip Flowers Ready To Serve Delaware's Middle Class With His 'Flowers Framework' Plan
Chip Flowers, a Democratic candidate for Delaware State Treasurer, outlines his plan to help middle-class Delawareans with the Flowers Framework for Restoring Prosperity. Chip Flowers' plan has 18 specific points to serve Delaware. |
Hanley Investment Group Sells Single-Tenant NNN Red Robin in Apple Valley for $2,275,000
Edward B. Hanley and William B. Asher of Hanley Investment Group represented the seller in the sale of the fee-simple ownership in the land leased to a single-tenant NNN Red Robin Restaurant in Apple Valley, Calif. Located at 18999 Bear Valley Rd., Red Robin occupies a single-tenant 5,532-square-foot pad building situated within the Jess Ranch Marketplace Phase III, one of the dominant power centers in the region anchored by Best Buy, Bed Bath & Beyond, Cinemark, 24 Hour Fitness and Jack in the Box. The purchase price was $2,275,000.
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WorldOils.com is Expanding its Industry Leading World Oil & Gas Directory
WorldOils.com is using a new young and aggressive team to expand its industry leading world oil and gas directory. |
WorldOils.com is Expanding its Industry Leading World Oil & Gas Directory
WorldOils.com is using a new young and aggressive team to expand its industry leading world oil and gas directory. |
Mercy Housing Plans New Green Affordable Apartment Community in Stapleton, Colo. Designed by KTGY Group
Mercy Housing is slated to break ground in Jan. 2011 on Bluff Lake Apartment Homes, a new 92-unit, high-quality, eco-friendly residential community designed by KTGY for families earning between 30% and 50% of AMI. |
Section8programs.com Develops Section 8 Consolidation Program Offering Grants to Low Income Families
Section8programs.com has developed the Section 8 Consolidation Program and eSales Program to assist low income families. The site, which is not government affiliated, awards small cash grants to qualified families in need. |
Congress Report on HAMP Paints Ugly Foreclosure Picture, Prepare for Rise in Short Sales
The latest Congressional Report on HAMP paints an ugly foreclosure picture with the program falling well short of expectations. Short Sale expert, Matthew Sipera, offers new service to help real estate agents with the intricacies of short sales. |
KTGY Principal Ken Ryan Invited to Speak on TOD Design Trends
KTGY's Principal Ken Ryan has been invited to participate as a speaker at the City of Fresno's Workshop, "Making Transit Oriented Development (TOD) a Reality in the San Joaquin Valley," on Friday, May 28, 2010, at the Fresno Convention Center. Ryan's presentation, “TOD Development: Design Trends, Considerations and Everything Else Mother Never Taught You," will feature the latest trends in the design of TODs including innovative, environmental-friendly technologies as well as how to create successful TODs that complement, revitalize and support the local economy. Ryan will highlight TOD examples, review lessons learned from initial ideas to the built environment, and offer insights regarding the challenges and opportunities for addressing the issues of place, livability, demographics/lifestyle, phasing, and mobility from a design perspective. Attendees will be provided a handout summarizing key Design Guideline considerations, areas to avoid, and elements to embrace as part of TOD pl...Read more |
KTGY Designed ARTIC Honored for Leadership in Sustainability By Southern California Association of Governments
The plans for the Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center (ARTIC) have received the Southern California Association of Governments’ (SCAG) 2010 Compass Blueprint Recognition Award for Sustained Leadership. The award program honors plans and projects throughout Southern California that coordinate land use and transportation initiatives and work toward improving the mobility, livability, prosperity and sustainability in the region. KTGY serves as the Urban Design Advisor to the City of Anaheim and prepared ARTIC’s Master Plan and the Mixed-Use District Conceptual Development Guidelines. |
The Muller Company Completes Nearly 180,000 SF in New Leases and Renewals in Southern California Valued at $41 Million
The Muller Company has recently completed nearly 180,000 square feet in new leases and lease renewals at Torrey Pines Court in La Jolla, Calif., and Main Street Town Center in Santa Ana, Calif. The total value of the leases is nearly $41 million and the recent lease signings at Torrey Pines Court brings the office campus to 100 percent occupancy. Recently, The Muller Company was awarded three new management contracts totaling over 1.9 million square feet, including 14 industrial buildings in the Phoenix-metro area owned by DCT Industrial Trust, Inc. |
KTGY Principal Chris Texter to Speak on Housing Innovation and Sustainability at Orange County Housing Summit in Irvine
KTGY’s Chris Texter, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP and principal has been invited to participate as a speaker at Orange County Housing Trust’s fourth annual summit on May 20, 2010, at the University of California, Irvine, at the Student Center from 8:30 am to 2:30 pm. Texter’s presentation, “New Ideas and New Direction: Housing Innovation and Sustainability,” will focus on the new design trends, green products and sustainable technologies that are influencing the housing industry. The presentation, which beings at 10:55 am, will include examples of recent and future communities that demonstrate innovative and practical solutions to sustainable communities. |
KTGY Designed Trestle Glen Affordable Apartments to Celebrate Grand Opening Adjacent to Colma BART Station
Designed by KTGY Group and developed by BRIDGE Housing, Trestle Glen affordable apartments celebrates its Grand Opening adjacent to the Colma BART Station. GreenPoint Rated Trestle Glen provides high-quality, eco- and pedestrian-friendly workforce housing to families earning between 20 percent and 50 percent of the area median income and offers 119 thoughtfully-planned dwellings ranging in size from one- to three-bedroom units. Rent is currently $403 to $1,400 per month, based on family and apartment size and income level. |
KTGY Principal Mike Flynn to Participate as Moderator and Panelist at ICSC’s Global Retail Real Estate Convention in Las Vegas
KTGY’s Mike Flynn, principal and LEED AP, has been invited to participate as the moderator and panelist at ICSC RECON, The Global Retail Real Estate Convention held from May 23-25, 2010, in Las Vegas, NV. Flynn’s panel, which will be presented on Monday, May 24, at 2:30 p.m., will focus on green building and is entitled, “Corporate Retailer to Boutique Retailer – What Has Worked, What Hasn’t Worked, and Where Do We Go From Here?” |
45% of Britons Would Elect Queen Over Politicians
A survey of UK voters taken this week by British T-Shirt printing company 1ClickPrint has revealed that over 45% of the British public would rather see the Queen returned to power than any of the current political parties. |
Whittlesey Doyle Adds Veteran Infill Development Specialist Greg Sullivan as Senior Land Advisor
Industry veteran Greg Sullivan has joined Whittlesey Doyle as senior land advisor focused primarily on the Orange County market. Whittlesey Doyle is a full-service land brokerage and advisory firm and market leader in the sale of land in Southern California. With a real estate career spanning more than 25 years, Sullivan has negotiated the sale of more than $1 billion in commercial, multi- and single-family residential properties. Most recently, he co-founded a boutique real estate brokerage firm focused on infill redevelopment opportunities. |
Eastern European Special Forces Training Secret Revealed
Special Forces training secret shows the value of the Muscle Balance and Function Development(R) system for injury reduction, pain relief, and performance enhancement. The MBF(R) system is a step-wise progression, physics-based exercise system where programs are designed individually based on postural evaluation, health history, and symptoms. |
PEECO Completes Supply and Commissioning of 10.4MWe Gas Turbine Power Plant at Prudhoe Bay, AK. Electric Utility.
Philadelphia Electrical Equipment Co. (PEECO) has provided major upgrades to double the utilities electrical capacity with a 10.4MWe Gas Turbine Power Plant in Prudhoe Bay, AK. |
KTGY-Designed Quality Workforce Housing in Irvine to Celebrate Grand Opening
The Arbor at Woodbury Apartment Homes at 300 Regal Avenue in Irvine, Calif. will celebrate its Grand Opening on February 11, 2010. Developed by Jamboree Housing Corporation, The Arbor at Woodbury provides high-quality workforce housing to 90 families earning between 30% and 60% of the area median income. Ranging in size from one- to three-bedroom units, rent is currently $523 to $1,450 per month based on family size and income level. |
Mario Gonzalez, Library Director, Elected Councilor-At-Large For American Library Association
Mario Gonzalez, Library Director in Passaic, NJ has been elected as a councilor-at-large for the American Library Association. He also serves as treasurer of the Orangeburg Library Board of Trustees and on the Passaic Rotary Club. |
Volusia Manufacturers Association Designing 2010 Programs for Manufacturing Success
The Volusia Manufacturers Association Board of Directors is designing the 2010 programs to give its manufacturing and associate members “an edge” for success. |
Dan Goldie Financial Services Supports Estate Tax Reform in 2010
Dan Goldie Financial Services LLC, an independent financial advisory and financial planning firm in Menlo Park, California, announced its support today for revising current estate tax law. |
Driving Lessons On ‘Dodging Potholes’
Learning to drive can be a challenging time for anyone, but with ever-increasing traffic (especially heavy traffic) on the UK's roads, one Coventry driving school has adopted a new topic for their driving lessons! |
Only 2 Weeks Remain to Create a Free Army Hero Page in Army Hero Photo Contest
The Army Hero Photo & Essay Contest being held by US Army website, Army.net, is coming to a close with only 2 weeks left for contestants to send in their entries for the competition. |
Uncle Sam Looks Like Santa This Year By Extending Federal Home Buyer Tax Credit
Uncle Sam is looking a lot like Santa this year by giving away thousands of dollars in tax credit to new AND current home buyers until April 2010! |
Hanley Investment (HI) Urban Retail Advisors Sells High-Profile Street-Front Retail in Downtown San Pedro
Carlos J. Lopez, president of HI Urban Retail Advisors, represented the seller in the sale of an 18,864 sq. ft. ground-floor retail component of a 116-unit residential condo building in downtown San Pedro, CA. The retail portion of the project was 18 percent occupied at the time of sale allowing the buyer, International Longshore & Warehouse Union Local 13, to acquire the project in order to occupy the building as their corporate headquarters. The price could not be disclosed. |
Unique Web Site Allows Public to Honor Veterans by Posting Stories, Background, Photos
First anniversary of a unique web site that offers a way to pay tribute to veterans from the Revolutionary War through the current conflicts in the Mideast. |
Thompson | Dorfman Partners Development Wins ULI Workforce Housing Award
Casa del Maestro in Santa Clara, CA has received ULI’s 2009 Jack Kemp Workforce Housing Models of Excellence Award. Casa del Maestro, which provides affordable, high quality workforce housing in order to recruit and retain staff in the school district, was developed by Thompson | Dorfman Partners and designed by KTGY Group . |
Kindle Releases Minstrels Alley's New Book - The Guys Who Spied For China
Kindle and Amazon.com will be distributing The Guys Who Spied For China. The book is based on a true story. A young California man is thrust into the shadow world of espionage as he works with a senior intelligence operative to cover a Chinese espionage ring operating in California and throughout the United States. |
Time Is Running Out To Get $8,000 Tax Credit For Buying A House
People who qualify as First Time Homeowners can get up to $8,000 tax credit if they buy a home before December 1, 2009. |
Coreland Awarded Over 1.2 Million SF in Court-Appointed Receivership Service Assignments and Management Contracts During 2nd Quarter
Coreland's Principal Patrick Galentine has been appointed State Court Receiver in matters involving four assets located in Southern California totaling 1,231,000 sq. ft. of retail, office and industrial space. Additionally, Coreland Companies will be responsible for the property management during the receivership period. Earlier this year, Coreland was awarded over one million square feet in property management contracts; nearly half of the new assignments were on behalf of state court-appointed receivers. |
FAA Data: 6 Airports Change IDs, 21 Change Magnetic Variation, 195 New Airport Managers
The latest update of the FAA airport database contained a number of changes that will impact pilots using the affected airports. Aviation data is subject to almost continuous change and the FAA database is updated every eight weeks to keep pilots current. |
KTGY Principal Manny Gonzalez, AIA, LEED AP Invited to Speak at Several National Industry Events
Manny Gonzalez, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP, CAASH and Principal of KTGY Group has been invited to speak at several key industry events including the Multifamily Executive Conference, Big Builder magazine’s pioneering virtual program and two sessions at the International Builders' Show. |
Reuniting Bondholders with Their Matured Unredeemed Savings Bonds
The Unclaimed Savings Bond Act of 2009 bill will compel the Federal Government to put the bonds holder records in a digital format and all access to these records of the State Agencies which will then try to locate the owners |
New Green Affordable Senior Housing Community to Enhance Revitalization of Downtown Martinez
Nonprofit developer Resources for Community Development (RCD) and KTGY Group, Inc., Architecture and Planning, are proposing an environmentally- and pedestrian-friendly, transit-oriented community, which would provide 49 affordable one-bedroom apartments for qualifying active seniors 55 years of age and over. |
Tampa Taxi and Limo Regulator Passes Anti-Consumer Price Increase
The Hillsborough County Public Transportation Commission ups licensing fees on intercounty passenger transport services 900%. |
Wyoming Dinosaur Ranch Discovers a “Flak Vest Hanger™”
Frank Bliss owner of the Bliss Dinosaur Ranch in Weston Wyoming discovers the “Flak Vest Hanger™” which is a “Safety Device for those who use Body Armor and a Winner of the 2008 Law Enforcement Technology Award. |
Wyoming Dinosaur Ranch Discovers a “Flak Vest Hanger™”
Frank Bliss owner of the Bliss Dinosaur Ranch in Weston Wyoming discovers the “Flak Vest Hanger™” which is a “Safety Device for those who use Body Armor and a Winner of the 2008 Law Enforcement Technology Award. |
KTGY Earns Two Grand Awards in Gold Nugget Competition For Green Residential Community & World-Class Intermodal Mixed-Use Site Plan
KTGY has earned 12 high honors in the prestigious 2009 Gold Nugget design and planning competition including two Grand Awards. Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center (ARTIC) in Anaheim, CA for "Outstanding On-The-Boards Site Plan" and The Glen at Hidden Hills in Napa, CA for "California Green Builder Residential Community" won Gold Nugget Grand Awards. |
