Emera Announces Transaction to Acquire All Remaining Outstanding Shares of Emera (Caribbean) Inc.

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia BRIDGETOWN, Barbados--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Emera Inc. (“Emera”) (TSX: EMA) and Emera (Caribbean) Inc. (“ECI”) (BSE: ECI) today announced that they will proceed with a “going private transaction” pursuant to which ECI will amalgamate (the “Amalgamation”) with Emera (Caribbean) (2016) Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Emera (Barbados) Holdings No. 2 Inc. (“EBH2”) under the Companies Act (Barbados). The Amalgamation will Read more [...]

Historic Warwick University statue awarded listed status

A STATUE at the University of Warwick has been listed by Historic England. The 3B Series 1 Sculpture, in the Rootes Building courtyard on the University’s main Coventry campus, has been awarded listed building status in recognition of its post-war importance. The statue, nicknamed the Red Square, was listed alongside 40 other post-Second World War public sculptures which were designed to rejuvenate public spaces as towns and cities began to repair themselves. The 3B Series 1 Sculpture Read more [...]

Residents voice anger at planning appeal that could give "the green light" for Caerphilly borough greenfield development

CONCERNED residents have voiced their anger against a housing estate that could be built on a greenfield site. A “residential development” plan of up to 115 houses near Cwmgelli, Blackwood was lodged by Gwent Investments Ltd last year, provoking a 350 signature petition from livid residents. The application was unanimously denied by planning committee on Wednesday November 4 as the land was identified as “green wedge” under the council’s local development plan Read more [...]

Storm Jonas: New York Igloo Listed On Airbnb

A New Yorker took advantage of the heavy snow brought on by Winter Storm Jonas by building an igloo and listing it for $200-a-night on Airbnb. The hurricane-force blizzard dubbed "Snowzilla" may have brought New York and much of the East Coast to a standstill, but Patrick Horton and his friends used the time to have a little fun. They Read more [...]

Students gain insight into transforming listed building

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NYSE-listed Johnson Controls buys Ireland’s Tyco International in £22bn tax inversion deal

JOHNSON Controls today agreed to acquire Tyco International, creating a merged entity with revenues of more than $32bn (£22.4bn) that will be based in the low-tax haven Ireland. New York Stock Exchange-listed Johnson Controls is an American company that makes heating systems, car batteries and energy-efficiency measures for buildings, while Tyco produces fire protection and security systems. By taking over Tyco, which is headquartered in Cork, Ireland, Johnson Controls Read more [...]

Moving to the country? Britain’s liveliest and most idyllic winter villages

Average house price: £233,226 A farmers’ market with artisan breads, meat and fish befits this Saxon hilltop town, famous for Gold Hill as featured in Ridley Scott’s 1973 Hovis advert. Its pubs have roaring fires and traditional ales, and many of the cafés, shops and restaurants are independent. “The huge attraction is the wonderful views across the Blackmore Vale,” says Fiona Pengelly of Strutt Parker. Shaftesbury also has a thriving arts centre run by volunteers offering year-round Read more [...]

Morning briefing: Gov. Scott Walker’s Wauwatosa home listed for sale

Take a look at the stories from around our area and world that are making news today.Gov. Scott Walker's Wauwatosa home listed for sale: Meg Jones of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel writes: "Gov. Scott Walker has put his home — the one in Wauwatosa, not the governor's mansion — up for sale. The two-story, three-bedroom house has been listed by Delafield Read more [...]

Developers finally submit plans to convert fire-ravaged hospital near Duston into homes

Long-awaited plans to demolish a fire-gutted former psychiatric hospital near Duston and replace the site with flats and houses have been submitted. Irish firm WN Developments took over the St Crispin’s Hospital land in 2009 and announced major plans to bring it back to life. Hilary Harman and Seamus Neville, owner of development company WN Developments, pictured at the site back in 2012 when the firm first announced plans to build "luxury appartments" there. Read more [...]