Atlanta civil rights museum gets designers
The Freelon Group, a Durham architectural firm, and partner HOK of Atlanta were named Thursday as the architects of record for the Center for Civil & Human Rights in Atlanta.
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AARP honors St. Luke’s, Froedtert
AARP The Magazine has named Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center and Froedtert Hospital two of the country’s top hospitals.
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Barclays Report Advises Investors to Loosen Purse Strings
Barclays Capital, in its quarterly research report, says the foundations of a bottom in the global business cycle appear to be in place, and suggests a turn for the better in economic news over the next three to six months. Given that, the report urges investors to become more aggressive.
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Americans’ Top Hometown Spots
Forbes readers sound off on what they love about where they live.
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Servicer Vs. Hedge Fund
American Home Mortgage Servicing Inc. has filed a lawsuit against struggling hedge fund operator Bruce M. Rose and two of his companies, according to court documents provided by the plaintiff’s law firm. American Home serviced four residential mortgage-backed securities that the defendants held the lowest priority tranches in. A clause in the servicing and pooling agreement requires the servicer to seek the advice of the lowest priority certificate holder before marketing or selling real estate owned. American Home claims the defendant fraudulently held up REO sales so that it could continue receiving income through servicing advances.
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Martin hires Concentric Security for planned airpark
Martin Aviation Group said Thursday it awarded a $10 million contract to Concentric Security to provide products, technologies and services for the construction of Martin America Airpark, a planned $7 billion office complex in Cahokia, Ill., next to the St. Louis Downtown Airport.
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New home sales rise in February
According to figures released by the Commerce Department Wednesday, new sales of single-family homes rose 4.7 percent in February.
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DOT preps bids for $85 million in stimulus projects
The Arizona Department of Transportation announced Wednesday its first priorities for utilizing $85 million of the $350 million it expects to receive from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
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Florida Bank Adding Mortgage Jobs
EverBank Financial Corp. has already hired more than 80 new mortgage employees this year, a spokeswoman told MortgageDaily.com. While the hirings were concentrated in its home state of Florida, several jobs were also added in Illinois and New York. EverBank said it is actively recruiting for more than 100 additional new hires.
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New home sales show February increase
New home sales rebounded unexpectedly last month, although numbers remain near a record lows.
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