Archive for February, 2011

Transit: Time to chart our mass-transit progress

Posted 02.15.2011 | Categories: Transit Development | No Comments

When I became a state representative, transit planning in the region was stalled.

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Senior Housing: Wichita firms land contracts to build $2.9M assisted living facility in Satanta

Posted 02.15.2011 | Categories: Senior Housing/Assisted Living | No Comments

Hutton Construction Corp. and Howard + Helmer Architecture are partnering to build a $2.9 million assisted living facility in western Kansas.

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Student Housing: Transport-related boost for housing

Posted 02.15.2011 | Categories: Student Housing | No Comments

FEDERAL funding for transport and infrastructure projects will have significant spin-offs for the local housing sector, industry experts believe.

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Healthcare: Private firm buying area’s remaining Mercy hospitals

Posted 02.14.2011 | Categories: Medical Office/Healthcare | No Comments

Tennessee-based Community Health Systems, owners of Wyoming Valley Health Care System, entered into a purchase agreement Thursday with Mercy Health Partners for the sale of Mercy Hospital, Scranton; Mercy Tyler Hospital, Tunkhannock; and Mercy Special Care Hospital, Nanticoke.

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Parking: Update – A Miami Beach Event Space. Parking Space, Too

Posted 02.10.2011 | Categories: Parking Facilities | No Comments

HSBC and PNC Provide $76M Loan . Developer Robert Wennett secures one of the largest traditional commercial real estate loans made in South Florida since the economic meltdown

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Senior Housing: Crain’s Special Report: The graying of Chicago

Senior Housing: Crain’s Special Report: The graying of Chicago

Posted 02.09.2011 | Categories: Senior Housing/Assisted Living | No Comments

More than 2 million Chicago-area baby boomers begin turning 65 this year, unleashing a demographic wave that will last nearly two decades and transform nearly every part of the local economy.

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Senior Housing: Kingston senior housing plan suffers setback

Posted 02.09.2011 | Categories: Senior Housing/Assisted Living | No Comments

The Ulster County Planning Board has recommended that a housing project for senior citizens behind the Holiday Inn be rejected as currently proposed.

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Healthcare: New medical center breaks ground in Frisco

Posted 02.09.2011 | Categories: Medical Office/Healthcare | No Comments

The face of Frisco Square will change in the next year-and-a-half as a medical center will be constructed northwest of city hall.

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Senior Housing: Update on Proposed Senior Housing Plans near Harbor Homes

Posted 02.09.2011 | Categories: Senior Housing/Assisted Living | No Comments

Port Washington residents asked for more information about plans to build a 48-unit senior housing facility on a 1.5 acre site adjacent to Harbor Homes.

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Healthcare: For-Profit Clinic Offers Alternative For Health Care

Posted 02.09.2011 | Categories: Medical Office/Healthcare | No Comments

There’s a new player on the local health care scene.

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