The long-awaited inauguration of the Couture apartment tower is approaching due to new building permit filings and a real estate sale. Portions of the streets next to the downtown Milwaukee development site, 909 E. Michigan St., would close on May 3 to allow for construction. That’s according to building permit …
Read More »Miami Senior Living Facility Secured $ 45M Construction Loan
Avi Bittan, CEO of Royal Senior Care, and Managing Director Sean Kanov, at 152nd Street and 97th Avenue (Google Maps) A senior living center in southern Miami-Dade County has received a big boost, with the developer securing a $ 41.9 million construction loan. Aventura-based Royal Senior Care, led by CEO …
Read More »Varde Provides $ 155 Million Funding For Office Construction In India
Law360 (April 6, 2021, 2:13 p.m. EDT) – Minnesota-based Varde Partners on Tuesday said it provided $ 155 million to Indian conglomerate Phoenix Group to refinance and complete two office projects in a financial district in Hyderabad, India. Senior construction funding will be used to complete the projects, which total …
Read More »Funding obtained, residential tower at 500 Alton to begin construction
Developers David Martin and Russell Galbut announced this week that they have secured funding for their development of Five Park at 500 Alton Road, one of the gates to Miami Beach. While construction is already underway on the three-acre city park In the 600 and 700 city blocks of Alton, …
Read More »An asymmetric approach to building teams of loan officers
Where companies fought last year for underwriting talent, this year they can fight for initiators. With rising rates and falling volumes, processing times are less important than the type of purchasing pipeline a mortgage professional can bring to their business. The largest firms are already working on acquiring the best …
Read More »With $ 40M in New Funding, Firefly Health Targets Employer-Sponsored Market
Firefly Health has banked $ 40 million in Series B funding backed by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) to launch a new employer health care plan. Existing investors F-Prime Capital and Oak HC / FT also participated in the round. As part of the round, Julie Yoo, general partner of a16z, will …
Read More »Bridge secured a $ 78 million construction loan for the Opa-locka complex
A branch of Bridge Point AVE with Steve Poulos, CEO of Bridge Development (courtesy of Bridge Development Partners) A three-building industrial complex west of Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport is nearing completion in the third quarter, after securing a $ 78.3 million construction loan. Chicago-based Bridge Development Partners, one of the …
Read More »Decentralized finance builds a new financial system | Business
Decentralized Finance, also known as DeFi, uses cryptocurrency and blockchain technology to manage financial transactions. DeFi aims to democratize finance by replacing old centralized institutions with peer-to-peer relationships that can provide a full range of financial services, from everyday banking, loans and mortgages, to complicated contractual relationships and trading in …
Read More »US $ 345 million guaranteed for the construction of the tallest building in Miami Beach
Terra Group secured a US $ 345 million construction loan to build a 48-story community, a project expected to become Miami Beach’s tallest building. Construction is expected to begin in April after developers, including GFO investments and New valley received funding led by Blackstone with funds managed by Apollo Global …
Read More »Lowe’s bans PFAS in protective fabric sprays
Sujatha Bergen, Jen Dickman and Mike Schade / April 7, 2021 In a step forward for public health, Lowe’s has banned the sale of fabric protectors containing toxic PFAS chemicals in its stores. PFAS chemicals (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are a class of thousands of man-made chemicals often used to …
Read More »A diverse group of leaders come together to form the Advisory Board of the Women’s Forest Congress
WASHINGTON, April 7, 2021 / PRNewswire / – A group of visionary, practical and supportive women have come together to help shape the Forestry congress. Advisory board Members serve as advisers to the Steering Committee, champion the broader work of Congress, and ensure equal representation from diverse backgrounds, organizations and …
Read More »Red deer have a personality and it’s linked to their dominance behavior – sciencedaily
An international team of researchers has studied individual differences in red deer behavior. They found that several observed behaviors form a component of personality, which they called âconfidence / aggressionâ. As is known, people always behave differently from each other and these kinds of constant behavioral differences are called personality. …
Read More »China approves merger of chemical giants, creating $ 150 billion company
ChemChina and Sinochem will be placed under a new holding company funded and supervised by a government body that owns state-owned enterprises. Photo: Thomas Peter / Reuters China has approved a merger between the country’s two largest chemical companies, paving the way for another large state-owned company that Beijing hopes …
Read More »Barometer of chemical activity slightly up in March
Unadjusted data shows a gain of 1.2% in March after gaining 0.9% in February. The diffusion index rebounded to 82% in March, well above the long-term average of 58%. The dissemination index marks the number of positive contributors compared to the total number of indicators monitored. The CAB reading for …
Read More »New Study Finds Nearly 70% Of Companies Surveyed Improved Toxic Chemical Safety Programs
Rite Aid and Target pledge to screen beauty products marketed to women of color for toxic chemicals Over 65,000 stores worldwide pledge to eliminate or reduce toxic PFAS ‘chemicals forever’ in food packaging WASHINGTON, DC – A new report published today by the Pay attention to the Store campaign finds …
Read More »Czech billionaire among 5 killed in Alaskan helicopter crash
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A helicopter carrying guides and guests on a heli-skiing tour north of Anchorage crashed into a mountain, then tumbled hundreds of feet, killing the pilot and four of the five passengers, have officials announced Monday. Among the dead in Saturday night’s crash was billionaire Petr Kellner, the …
Read More »This turns out to be a bad year for forest fires, says forest agency
Ashes falling from the sky. Hundreds of people evacuated. Destruction of federally protected land. These are some of the consequences of one of the worst forest fire seasons in a decade. According to a report by the National Forestry Commission (Conafor), Mexico had recorded 1,684 forest fires as of March …
Read More »Forest restoration paves the way for pandemic recovery and a greener future
Achieving our common goals to avert dangerous climate change requires a dramatic acceleration of progress towards clean growth and resilience. More than 120 countries have so far announced their intention to reduce their emissions to net zero by the middle of this century. As we look forward to COP26, this …
Read More »The recent summer droughts in Europe are far more severe than anything in the past 2,100 years
Example of a polished cut of an oak from the Czech Republic. Credit: Ulf Büntgen European summer droughts since 2015 unprecedented for two millennia, according to a new study. An international team, led by the University of Cambridge, studied the chemical fingerprints of European oaks to reconstruct the summer climate …
Read More »DGB announces investment in sustainable forest plantation in Sierra Leone
Reforestation DGB Sierra Leone Reforestation DGB Sierra Leone Reforestation DGB Sierra Leone Reforestation DGB Sierra Leone – Creates 128,000 tonnes of expected carbon offsets – Carbon offsets ensure the long-term viability of the project DGB GROUP (DGB: DGB) This marks an important step forward for DGB as we seek to …
Read More »Mountain top fire started at Camp Tuckahoe near Dillsburg, official says
A mountain-top wildfire that started Sunday afternoon at Camp Tuckahoe in York County’s Dillsburg area – destroying nearly 150 acres – is under investigation, according to a state forestry official by Michaux. Michaux State Forest District Forester Roy Brubaker said the initial call arrived at 3:30 p.m. Sunday. About 12 …
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