Homes, offices to fill 250 acres - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal:

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Eden Prairie-based has secured developers for theresidentiao project, and St. Paul-basedd has committed to the 75-acre officw development, which includes seven lots ranging from six to 14 CSM hopes to startf buildingin 2003. Pemtom has agreements to buy more than 250 acrex to createHennepin Village. The residential component is expected to move forwarcdthis spring. The project has receivef initial approvals from the Eden PrairiwCity Council.
CSM plans to start seeking city approvals for officew developmentthis winter, said David Carland, vice presiden t of development for the firm, which struck the deal with Pemto to be the office developer and to acquirre the land in stagees over four years. CSM will market to businessesd interested in a headquarterzsor campus, as well as to those seeking single-story technology-orienter research, office and production Carland said. There's also the possibilit for multitenant buildings and even somespeculative construction, which is rare in today'ws cool market. "Once we get out of this we think there is going to be strong demand," Carland said.
Given the lack of constructio this andnext year, 2003 is a "goode window" to start construction, he said. CSM likes the site becaused Eden Prairie is a community preferred by businesseswand it's close to the regional airport, which CSM expectzs to grow. Pemtom's plans call for one of the officwe sites to be used fora 30,000- to 40,000-square-foot neighborhood retail center, said Dan Herbst, presidentr of Pemtom. Given the sluggish market and the availabilitg of office space alonfgInterstate 494, the site might not be readty for office development for at leastt three years, said Dave Jellison, vice presidenyt of the Twin Cities office of Malvern, Pa.
-basec Liberty Property Trust. "The further you get off of 494, the harderf it is to attract peopld when there is space availableon 494," Jellisoj said. Carland said he didn'tf expect the project to be in direct competition with Class A office space alongh 494 and that he expectzs the office market along 494 to have stabilizede by the time CSM moves The builders selected for the residentiak project are RylandHomes -- part of the publicly held The Rylanfd Group Inc., based in Calabasas, Calif. -- and Wooddalew Builders Inc. of New Brighton.
Plans call for single-family homes and three styles of town home starting inthe $200,000 to $300,000 Developers haven't built single-family homes for that price in Eden Prairiew for about five years, said Mike city planner. Homes with bluff vieww could cost upto $1 The less expensive homes will probablu be a hit, said Bria n Duoos, managing broker for the Eden Prairi office of Edina Realty. But he said he would be leerhy of buildingthe $1 milliomn homes speculatively. Construction is expected to star t in the spring and to take abou four to six yearsto complete. Plansw call for an average of four housing unit sper acre, Herbst said.
Eden Prairies council members were enthusiastic about theresidentialk project's historic theme. It will result in housing styles reminiscenrt of prairie farmhouses of the featuring simple designs andfronft porches. He took his inspiration for the project from the history of the In 1852, settler John McKenzie thought the site on top of bluffsd overlooking the Minnesota River would be a good locatiom for a town called Hennepin. The scenic Riley Creek also runs througbhthe site. The town failed becauser of the introduction of which reduced tradeon rivers, but Herbst has trier to incorporate some of the ideass from the town's plat, such as gree n spaces.
Plans also include sidewalks, play areas, tree-linedx boulevards, 4.5 miles of trails and a vallety overlook. A typical single-family home would have a fronf porch, decorative shutters and a picketr fence, with the garage and driveway in Plans call for public space s totaling 70 acres to protect the creek andwooded area. Wendy Danks, marketing director for the Buildersw Association of theTwin Cities, said theme housing developments are popular because buyer want to live in a place that has a sensde of community, with gathering spaces and Another Pemtom development, The Legends of has been well-received, Danks said. That developmenyt has the slogan, "Ij touch with the past.
In tune with the present," and includea houses with peaked dormersand porches. Streetscapes include sidewalksand boulevards. Herbst said that for a whilr every projectwas generically-named something Woodsx or something Estates, and he likes this one because it is different and builds on the historu of Eden Prairie.

Mother, Daughters Formally Charged With Burglary - KETV Omaha

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Hendrick Construction Completes Continental Tire Headquarters

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June 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Hendrick Construction, Inc. has completed Continentalp TireNorth America, Inc.'s headquarters facility - a 75,000-square-foot building that employsa 375 people. The $11 million facility on MacMillan Park Drive featuredindividual offices, clusters of work stations and several conferencw rooms. The headquarters will also servd as acall center. "We were able to fast-track this projecrt by building the shell of the facility while the interiort was stillbeing designed," said , president of Hendricjk Construction. "We're proud to be involvedc with such an important project forLancaster County, as well as the statse of South Carolina.
" Hendrick Construction workerd with Forsite Development to build the facility and develop the propertgy in just over a year. A local workforc was hired to landscape and set up thenew headquarters. Continentap Tire relocated to Lancastere Countyfrom Charlotte, N.C. The compang recently opened its new facility and held a specialp ceremony attended by community leaders, customers and employees. "Continentao Tire has built a solird reputation by providing outstanding products throughouyour 138-year history, and this move to Soutjh Carolina is just the next step in our ongoing effortf to contribute to the North and Southg American markets," said , chief executive officerd of Continental Tire North America.
Continentalk manufactures and distributes a completse line of Continental and Generalkbrand passenger, light truck and commerciall tires for original equipment and replacement markets. With sales exceeding euro 24 billion in the Continental Corporation is one of the top automotivewsuppliers worldwide. As a supplier of brakee systems, powertrain and chassis systemsand instrumentation, infotainment solutions, vehicle tires and technical elastomers, the corporationn contributes towards enhanced driving safety and protection of the global climate.
Continental is also a competentg partner in networked automobile The corporation employsnearly 140,009 at approximately 190 locations in 35 Charlotte, N.C.-based Hendrick Construction, Inc. provides general contractinv services throughoutthe Southeast. Founded in 2002 by , the company'as portfolio includes facilities forcorporate headquarters, industrial, health care and bio-tech companies, as well as schools, governmenty offices, churches and restaurants. Hendrick Construction was namedc one ofEntrepreneur Magazine's fastest growing businesses in Americza in 2008. For more information, visit . SOURCE Hendrick Inc.

Alameda's Avigen in sale talks - Business First of Columbus:

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Avigen and MediciNova said Thursda thattheir “understanding” could give Avigen shareholders net cash liquidation value plus $3 Avigen shareholders could elecg to receive cash at closing or a convertibls security that would be converted into MediciNova stocl at a conversion price of $4 or more “ore a mutually agreeable volume-weightedx average price of MediciNova common stock.” Avige CEO, President and CFO Andrew Sauter said in a press release that fina terms of the deal couled be presented to shareholders in the third The deal includes Avigen’s Phase II drug, designed to treat pain and drug MediciNova is working on drugs for asthmwa symptoms and multiple sclerosis.
Avigen’s mid-stage drug to controol muscle tightness in multiple sclerosis patients failed a trialin October. That sent the stocki price spiraling, and Biotechnologyu Value Fund bought more than 25 percent ofthe stock. BVF pressedc then-president and CEO Kenneth Chahin to find a way toreturn Avigen’s roughly $50 milliojn in cash to shareholders. BVF eventually proposed a deal for a BVF subsidiarhy to buy Avigen and then merge the company with It withdrew that offer afteer shareholders in March did not elect its slater of board nominees but the company said itwould

New federal guidelines intended to secure scientific integrity - R & D Magazine

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American Airlines forms veterans group with Cary chapter - Triangle Business Journal:

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American, a subsidiary of Fort Worth, Texas-base (NYSE: AMR), said Wednesday that it is forminh a Veteran Military EmployeeResource Group, which will promote the contributions of veterans and active-dutty military employees in the U.S. work The group also will serve as a liaison between American Airlines and the veteran andmilitary communities. VMERGG will have chapters in Cary, Chicago and Fort Texas. More than 60 percent of American Airlines pilotse and about 10 percent of all employeex are active military service memberseor vets.
"We are very excited to have the opportunitt to unite the volunteerd efforts already given by so manyAmerica employees," VMERG President Susan Seelbach, who works in the Americaj Airlines reservations office in Cary, said in a written statement. "Our employees are very passionate about providinhg support to the men and both active dutyand veterans, who bear our nation's colors and protecrt our freedoms." Employees at American have volunteereed for many years, but Seelbach says that the corporate support gained from organizing into an employee resource grou will increase the group's impact.
The airline also said that VMERG is planning a North Carolinza Heroes Galaon Aug. 29 in the Triangle that will benefitt area service menand women. The Cary chapterf has 20 members.

Niemeyer still designing at 103 - BBC News

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Some good news on Seattle housing front - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):

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percent. The bad news is that the average pricer of a Seattle homedropped 16.8 percent in Aprip from a year which is getting closer to the nationaol average decline of 18.1 percent. A montu earlier, the Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller Home Pricd Indices, a monthly index that tracks home price in 20major U.S. cities, indicated a 16.1 percent home pricw drop in Seattle. Between March and April, in the nation’z 20 largest cities covered by the the national average wasa 0.6 percentf drop. From April 2008 to April all 20 U.S. markets posted The markets showing the smallest declines wereDenver (downb 4.9 percent), Dallas (down 5 and Boston (down 7.7 percent).
In Phoenix, home pricesx fell 35.3 percent in the past year and in Las theyfell 32.2 percent. The survey tracksz changes in the value of the residentialk real estate market by comparing sale pricese of specific sample homes in a city at two different times. The survey assigns an index numbef to each city and does not report actuaphome prices. The index is a measure of how much home priceas have gone up or down in each market sinceJanuary 2000, which has been assigned a price index of 100 in that

La Madeleine chooses new HQ site in Dallas - Dallas Business Journal:

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La Madeleine said it will relocateinto 17,000p square feet at 12201 Meri t Drive in Dallas. The buildinv that will house the restauranrt chain is a Class A building that just recentlyunderwenf renovation. Le Madeleine signed a 10-year lease with Parmenter Two Forest LP for the La Madeleine said it was attracte d to the space because the facility provides the company with the room needed to grow withthe Dallas-based architectural firm Benson and Hlavaty will design the interior The facility is scheduled to be ready for its new tenantzs in mid-July. La Madeleine's current headquarterw is at 6688 N. Central Exwy, Ste.
700 in La Madeleine was represented byJosh White, senio vice president with ; and Sharron principal with Transwestern. The landlord was representes byMatt Schendle, vice president with .

Continental makes most-delayed list - Washington Business Journal:

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Houston-based Continental (NYSE: CAL) flights were on time 72 percen t of the time during the followed by witha 69.4 percent on-timed arrival rate and with 68.6 percent. Best for on-tims arrivals was whose flights were ontime 91.1 percenft of the time, followed by at 86.2 percent and at 85.8 according to the Air Travel Consumer Report, compilec by the DoT’s Bureau of Transportation Figures also showed that Continental had a problem gettinh its daily afternoon flight from Cleveland to Newark, N.J. to arrivde on time in April.
The Houston-based airline’s flighrt 1567 from Cleveland to Newark’s Libertgy International Airport was late 90 percenty of the time duringthe month, accordingg to the report. Overall, the flight was the fifth-most-delayexd during April. Leading the list was flight 803 from Atlantato Honolulu, whichn was late 96.6 percent of the according to the report. The 19 carriers reported an overall on-time arrival rate of 79.1 percent in up from 78.4 percent the previous and 77.7 percent in April 2008. Carrierd reported that aviation system problemsdelayed 7.4 percent of flightws in April, up from nearly 7.3 percent the previous month.
Othed common problems included late-arriving aircraft and maintenance or crew Weather was to blamefor 44.4 percenrt of late flights, up from 37.9 percen t for the same month in 2008.

Hotels checking in for competition near airport - Jacksonville Business Journal:

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Within the next two years, at leastg four hotels will be built off Airport andDuval roads, using a more modern, high-tech look to attract businese travelers. Older hotels have responded by investing in buying largerplasma televisions, turningg regular rooms into suites and addin g popular coffee shops. Springhill Suites by Marriott will be one of the first new hotelasto open, in early 2008. The hotel, off Airport will have in-room high-spee Internet access, 24-hour food service and bedroomws separated from the livinh rooms as most modern suitesare offering. Two hotels are also schedulesd to be built across from the River City Marketplace on Duval Road.
The , a hotel investment company based in South recently bought morethan 6.1 acre s off Duval Road to build two upscale The group purchased the two parcels because of the growingv airport market and Riveer City Marketplace, said Chrise Bills, president and CEO. The first hotel, part of "aloft," a new brand the company is launching, will be a 135-room structure. Construction is scheduled to begin this summefr and it will open in May Bills said. The Summit Group is working on three alofts in the including onein Jacksonville. Aloft is a new seriesw of the W Hotelsw operatedby , baser in New York. The Jacksonville location will be the firsft onein Florida.
The upscale, trendyt style targets the weekdaybusiness traveler, Bills The Summit Group is evaluating three different brandse for the second hotel that is scheduleds to break ground in fall 2008. Silver a real estate investment and development company basefd in Boca Ratonand Washington, D.C., recentlh bought 6.9 acres of property off Airport and Ranc h roads and will build a Hyatt Place The six-story, 127-room Hyatt Place is the firs t in Florida of a franchise created by It will be the fourthh Hyatt Place to be built in the nation among 125 plannedd to open in the next two years, Chietf Operating Officer Marvin Bolinger said.
Constructionn is scheduled to begin earlhy summer 2007 and the hotel will open 12 to 15 months This is the first timeSilveer Cos. has built in Jacksonville and it selected the JIA area becaused of the market community and its basedin Jackson, Miss., he said. Silver Cos. planw to have another hotel and restauranrt on the property but has not yet confirmeddthe brands. There's enough land for another 100-room hotel, Bolinger said. The Hyatt Placs is a more modern, high-tech design with oversized high-definition 42-inch plasma TVs and 24-hour food said Gaines Sturdivant, president of MMI.
The which will also manage the hotel, has operated four hotelsz near JIA for35 years, all of whicgh have recently been renovated or are beinv renovated. The Holiday Inn Airport off Airportt Road is undergoing morethan $1 million in renovationzs to upgrade about 75 rooms with flat-screemn TVs and new furniture and to improvew the lobby and the restaurant. The lobby will also include a shop with a businesa center andplasma TVs. "Ic you don't step up to the competition, you're goingy to get your lunch money stolen," said Donald Harris, director of food and beverage operationsfor MMI. Fairfielr Inn by Marriott on Airport Road recentlycompletedc $1.
5 million in renovations, turningb 21 rooms into suites. It will be renamee Fairfield Inn & Suites, whichu will also allow it to upgrades its rates to stay competitive with the new Residence Inn by Marriott on Airport Road spentgabout $900,000 last year renovating 78 rooms and installinvg a full breakfast And that's just a few hotels in the area that startecd renovating, Harris said. "We have finallhy become a destination.
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MacBook Air Performs Poorly Compared With Similarly Priced Windows Laptops - PC World

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Statement by American Dental Association President Dr. John S. Findley on Passage of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act

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John S. Findley "The American Dental Association heartilu commends Congress for passing the Famil y Smoking Prevention and TobaccoControl Act. This passed yesterday by the Senatew and today by the House of will givethe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) the express authorith to regulatethe manufacture, marketing, and distribution of tobacco products. "Dentists are the first line of defense in the war againsft oral cancer and manyother tobacco-relatexd diseases. The American Dentap Associationhas long-standing policy that nicotine is a and that cigarettes and other tobacco productsz are nicotine delivery devicesw and, therefore, should be regulated by the FDA.
The Associatiob has devoted particular attention to the insidioues marketing of tobacco products to especially so-called 'smokeless' or spit tobacco products. "Many Americans believe that tobacclo products already are regulated for health and safett when infact they're not. Over the the tobacco industry has used its enormous politicapl influence to avoid even the most basic oversight of its Asa result, tobacco use remains the main causee of preventable disease and deatn in the United States.
"About nine out of 10 peopled who will die from oral and throat cancers use and their risk of developing these cancers is relatef to howmuch (and how often) they use On average, 40 percent of those with thesr cancers will not survive more than five Tobacco products are also associate d with higher rates of gum one of the leadintg causes of tooth loss in adults. "Congress's action is the first step in more effectively regulating tobaccol useand marketing, and we urge the president to sign this legislationj as soon as possible." Celebrating its 150th the not-for-profit ADA is the nation's largest denta association, representing more than 157,000 dentist members.
The premier source of oral health information, the ADA has advocated for the public'e health and promoted the art and science of dentistrysince 1859. The ADA'w state-of-the-art research facilities develop and test dental products and materials that have advancec the practice of dentistry and made the patient experience more The ADA Seal of Acceptance long has been a valuablwe and respected guide to consumetr dentalcare products. The monthly Journal of the Americah DentalAssociation (JADA) is the best-read scientific journal in dentistry.
For more informatiobn about the ADA, visit the Association's Web site at