Investment activity in the medical office market has been on the rise in recent years, and now the burgeoning medical office sector of commercial real estate is poised for an even larger boost, if Congress approves President Obama’s sweeping overhaul of the nation’s health care system.
The plan could cost taxpayers at least $1 trillion over [...]
A bunker mentality can be helpful for security, backup and business continuity
Computerworld – As Hurricane Ike bore down on Houston one Friday last September, the Continental Airlines’ flight operations center, located on the 14th floor of a glass-sided downtown high rise, suddenly went dark. For the airline’s pilots and flight crews, however, business proceeded [...]
Terremark’s new cloud-computing facility for U.S. government customers features concrete walls, bomb-sniffing dogs, motion-sensing videocams, and a promise of 100% service availability.
As U.S. government agencies consider the move to cloud computing, where will their clouds be hosted? Terremark, a hosted service provider to U.S. government customers, has built a data center specifically for that purpose.
Terremark’s [...]
The state of Washington’s decision to build a $300 million data center in Olympia is being challenged by legislators who say the state could save taxpayers money by using cloud computing services.
On Monday the State Finance Committee approved the sale of $300 million in bonds to fund the construction of a new data center and [...]
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has made it possible for hospitals to refinance debt under the HUD/FHA Section 242 Hospital Mortgage Insurance Program, without conditioning such refinancing on new construction or renovation.
In addition to issuing a notice outlining how it will amend the regulations, HUD plans to publish a rule to make [...]
by CJ Follini
“We’d be a lot better off if the government stopped trying to kill us while they were saving us.” ………. Ted Petrillo Sr., Westage Companies
Welcome back from the July 4th holiday weekend. As you can see, I spent it writing Part 2 of my article re-capping June 24th’s BOMA International Medical Office [...]
WASHINGTON – The Obama administration and major hospital associations on Monday evening were nearing a deal for about $150 billion in cost savings to help pay for an overhaul of the nation’s health care system, with an announcement expected at the White House as early as Wednesday, officials said.
If an agreement is finalized, it would [...]
House Republicans recently sought to block funding for the airport in the Pennsylvania hometown of Rep. John P. Murtha, complaining that the powerful Democrat has showered the modern but lightly used facility with wasted taxpayer dollars.
But the Murtha airport is one of many small-town airports — in districts represented by members from both parties — [...]
A longtime North San Diego County businessman said he’ll start a regional airline offering a total of six daily flights to Oakland, Phoenix and Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, provided that authorities allow a 1,000-foot extension to the runway at McClellan-Palomar Airport.
The entrepreneur, Ted Vallas, said he plans to launch Carlsbad Palomar Airline with three to [...]
by CJ Follini
“By trying we can easily learn to endure adversity. Another man’s, I mean.” – Mark Twain
As the somnolent days of summer take hold, it’s the perfect time to attend yet another real estate industry conference, this time for healthcare real estate at last week’s BOMA International Medical Office Buildings [...]
