Monthly Archives: August 2012

Fury over fun day changes

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Photo Peter Evans / Caboolture News LACK of consultation has been listed as a major factor causing upset for groups concerned about the Caboolture Family Fun Day moving to September. Caboolture Neighbourhood Centre/Caboolture Multicultural Association's Ces Conte and Nooreen Harris are disappointed with the decision and lack of consultation to hold the family fun day the day before the Multicultural Festival. "Someone in the community asked me if I had changed the date of our festival Read more [...]

Former Northridge Mall listed for sale

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The former Northridge Mall, which closed in 2003, is on the sale block after the current owner's plans to redevelop it failed. The property, with an asking price of $2.75 million, is listed with Milwaukee brokerage Cassidy Turley Barry. With demand for commercial real estate space recovering, the timing is right to list the property for sale, said James T. Barry III, the firm's president. A wide variety of potential buyers will be sought for the property, Barry said Tuesday. "We're going to cast Read more [...]

Where Are All of the Houses?

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Being a real estate agent has always been challenging. By and large, your livelihood is dependent upon other people making one of the biggest decisions of their life. This weekend, I was looking for homes to show to one of my clients. Here is the problem, many of the homes, even if they are listed as active, have multiple offers (they won't become pending until one of the offers is selected and approved- can take several days for that to happen). Here is snap shot of what this looks like Read more [...]

This week’s Top Five – RTHS fall sporting events to attend

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Rantoul Township High School has five varsity fall sports teams — football, volleyball, golf, cross country and girls tennis. Here’s a game or meet from each of those sports that are worth checking out in person. Events are listed chronologically. 1. Champaign County golf tournament — The RTHS/Paxton-Buckley-Loda co-op team will tee off in this event that will feature the likes of Champaign Centennial, Champaign Central, Urbana and many others, at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 29, at Lake Read more [...]

Former Northridge Mall listed for sale

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The former Northridge Mall, which closed in 2003, is on the sale block after the current owner's plans to redevelop it failed. The property, with an asking price of $2.75 million, is being listed with Milwaukee brokerage Cassidy Turley Barry. With demand for commercial real estate space recovering, the timing is right to list the property for sale, said James T. Barry III, the firm's president. Barry told me Tuesday that a wide variety of potential buyers would Read more [...]

Price cut for 37% of for-sale homes

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The share of homes on the market which have had their original asking price slashed has reached a nine-month high, amid the wet summer weather and the distraction of the Olympics, a study finds. Nearly four in 10 (37%) of properties for sale in Britain have had their asking prices cut at least once since they were listed, with a typical reduction of 7.6%, or £19,000, zoopla.co.uk said. Newcastle upon Tyne has the biggest average percentage discount, at 9.6%, or £18,888. New figures from the Office Read more [...]

Cardiff Fashion Week: what to expect from style city

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Style city Today WalesOnline can announce the launch of the fabulous Cardiff Fashion Week. The nine-day event kicks off in October. Here’s a taste of what we can expect... WHAT are you doing this October? Diaries at the ready – and forget booking that last-minute holiday. You’ll want to be in town for Cardiff’s first official fashion week. From October 20 until October 28, the Welsh capital will be boasting its style credentials and boosting its status as one of the leading Read more [...]

Elan chief says sale is not on agenda despite split-up plan

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Drug company does not have immediate plans to replace me as chief executive -- Kelly MartinELAN chief executive Kelly Martin has denied the company is being readied for a sale after the pharmaceutical group revealed plans to split the firm into new separately-listed entities.The drug company, valued at €5.6bn, wants to corral its cash-hungry drug development business into a vehicle called Neotope Biosciences, which will be listed on the Nasdaq or the New York Stock Exchange.Elan will Read more [...]