Monthly Archives: June 2011

Listed property firm spending P4B on Makati project

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“We have purchased a property in Salcedo Village, which used to be the former Asian Plaza building,� Vicente P. Formoso, chief finance officer and treasurer of Shang Properties, told reporters after a stockholders’ meeting. The site will be allotted for a 65-storey residential development that will have studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom units, Mr. Formoso said. In April, Shang Properties bought the asset from listed Phinma Corp. under a P615-million deal. A five-storey Read more [...]

Habitat for Humanity Listed as One of the Top Home Builders in America

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The efforts of the workers, volunteers and customers of the Habitat for Humanity of Prince William County, Manassas and Manassas Park and its ReStore has helped propel the organization to become one of the largest builders in the country. According to Builder 100, an annual list of the largest home-builders in the United States, Habitat for Humanity International ranked number six for 2010. This is the second time Habitat has been in the top 10. The organization ranked number eight in 2009. Last Read more [...]

Teach Kids About Money By Having A Garage Sale

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I love garage sale season.  In a previous article I listed having a garage sale as being a great summer activity for families.  It’s also a great way for children to learn about money, so I took my own advice and my kids and I put on a sale last week.  Involving my kids in the preparations was interesting.  I thought they would be excited to make a little money from the sale so I told them to clean out their room of any unwanted toys.  My oldest son promptly reminded me, “You never paid Read more [...]

Acquisition for AIM-listed InterQuest

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Print Email Text size Comment IT staffing provider InterQuest has bought Contract Connections (CCL) in a deal worth £4.6 million. AIM-listed InterQuest has made the acquisition as part of its strategy to strengthen its legal sector services as well as providing additional geographical reach. London-headquartered CCL supplies technology Read more [...]

City gets £3.25m from offices sale

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City gets £3.25m from offices sale 7:00am Wednesday 22nd June 2011 Print Email Share Comments(2) CASH-strapped Oxford City Council has sold its offices in Blue Boar Street for £3.25m. It is one of a number of properties put on the market by the council in recent months, including cemetery lodges, stables and even a Victorian public toilet in Headington Hill Park. The offices Read more [...]

Plan for £8bn Earls Court scheme unveiled

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A sweeping transformation of London’s Earls Court, intended to create thousands of homes and jobs within an £8bn suburb, is promised by developers who have put forward the UK’s most valuable planning application.

In a move that will underscore confidence in the capital’s future by its leading developers, the proposals to regenerate one of London’s biggest development areas will be submitted today after three years of consultation.