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Abilene - South Downtown Economic Enhancement Strategy - 06/22/09 08:48 AM
Economic enhancement presentation
A public presentation of the South Downtown Economic Enhancement Strategy will be held from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Monday in the Elks Building ballroom at 1174 N. 1st St. in Abilene. Hyett Palma, the city of Abilene's consultant, will conduct the presentation.
The economic enhancement strategy under development is for the South Downtown Abilene area, bounded by N. 6th Street on the north, S. 7th Street on the south, Treadaway Boulevard on the east and Pine and Butternut streets on the west.
This is going to be a very exciting look into the future plans for the … (2 comments)
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One Step Closer to Earning the SIOR Designation - 06/08/09 02:28 PM
One Step Closer to Earning the SIOR Designation
by Erik Johnson
CORE COMPONENTS OF COMMERCIAL BROKERAGEMay 28-30, 2009 ♦ Houston, TX
SIOR - Center for Career Advancement
After attending and passing the Mandatory Topic courses of the SIOR in Houston, I am one step closer to earning the SIOR designation. The Mandatory Topics (MT) include: Ethics & Professional Standards, Construction, and Understanding the Lease Agreement.
One of the benefits of acquiring the SIOR designation is targeting your network with commercial and industrial real estate professionals from all over the country and even Canada. This adds a great value and advantage to … (0 comments)
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High Plains CCIM District meeting in Abilene Texas - 06/08/09 01:09 PM
High Plains CCIM District of the North Texas Chapter of the CCIM Institue 5 June 2009 by Erik Johnson CCIM Designees from Abilene, San Angelo, Midland, Lubbock, Odessa, and Amarillo met to formalize the new district that will service designees from West Texas. The meeting was held at Fairway Oaks Country Club on Friday and Saturday. The commercial real estate professionals met to approve By Laws and vote on officers. The officers elected are: Scott Senter, President - Abilene; Paul Johnson, Vice President - Abilene; Gabe Irving, Secretary/Treasurer - Amarillo. Saturday there was a STDB (site to do business) meeting presented … (0 comments)
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American Realty Plans $30M Houston Industrial Buy - 06/08/09 12:01 PM
American Realty Plans $30M Houston Industrial Buy
June 3, 2009
American Realty Capital Trust Inc. plans to acquire a newly constructed freight facility entirely net leased to FedEx Freight in the coming weeks. The firm will buy up the 152,600-square-foot Houston-area facility by June 15 for some $30.9 million from seller PinPoint Commercial. FedEx currently occupies the space under an existing lease with a primary lease term of 15 years, having commenced in October 2008. The agreement includes two successive five-year extensions. The base annual rent increases by 8 percent every five years. American Realty will finance the deal via a … (0 comments)
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Midland economic contraction result of oil, gas prices - 06/08/09 11:44 AM
Midland economic contraction result of oil, gas prices(Economy : Midland) 6/1/2009
The ripples in the Midland and Odessa economies caused by last fall's plunge in crude oil and natural gas prices have grown to waves as they move through the region's general economy.
The Midland-Odessa Regional Economic Index, prepared by Amarillo economist Karr Ingham, showed the biggest month-to-month drop in its history - 2.2 points - and remains barely positive, up 1.1 percent from April 2008. Ingham predicted the index could turn negative next month.
Among the last dominoes to fall has been retail activity, which fell about 1 percent in April … (0 comments)
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Abilene's local recession to end sometime in 2010 - 06/08/09 11:42 AM
No time to panic: Area economy shows hopeful signs
By Brian Bethel (Contact)Friday, June 5, 2009
From his seat in Amarillo, economist Karr Ingham peers into Abilene's future and sees the end of a local recession -- sometime in 2010.
Ingham said that according to the figures he pulls for the Abilene Economic Index, the area entered a financial slide in late 2008, and for six months now has seen an economic decline in a variety of areas, ranging from automobile sales to airport enplanements to home sales.
The current factors are something Ingham said have been a long time in … (0 comments)
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Amarillo OK's road improvements for Wind Farm for Tech - 06/08/09 11:24 AM
Amarillo OK's road improvements, $50,000 wind farm for Tech(Infrastructure & Transportation : Amarillo) 5/27/2009
The Amarillo City Commission has divided more than $1.1 million in federal stimulus dollars which will pay for three road improvements. Also approved was a wind farm grant.
The agreements approved by the Amarillo City Commission dedicate:
$526,500 in stimulus funds to extend Hillside Road from Soncy Road, which doubles as Loop 335, west to Nancy Ellen Drive $292,500 in stimulus money to improve a stretch of South Georgia Street from Farmers Avenue south to Hollywood Road, which doubles as the southern arc of Loop 335 $292,500 … (0 comments)
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Wind requires different real estate - 06/08/09 11:21 AM
Wind requires different real estate
(Industrial : Abilene) 5/26/2009
With the scramble toward alternative energy focusing on solar power and natural gas, wind energy is also starting to take its place as a viable, natural source. As a result, Abilene is becoming the target location for wind-oriented companies that need space.
A local group, the Abilene Industrial Foundation, has constructed 100,000 sf of speculative space for wind-related businesses.
Meanwhile, KBS Real Estate Investment Trust, Hackman Capital Partners and Calare Properties joined forces to buy and develop the 100-acre WindStar Industrial Center at 1000 E. I-20. One company, Neo Energy Solutions Inc. … (0 comments)
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More wind energy firms open - 06/08/09 11:17 AM
More wind energy firms open
West Texas reigns as center of the booming new industry
By Jared Fields Sunday, June 7, 2009
Though they live in the wind energy capital of the world, some people may grow so accustomed to the booming wind energy industry that the newness has worn off.
But much more is yet to come whether people are paying attention or not, Greg Wortham, director of the West Texas Wind Energy Consortium, said.
Three wind energy companies in the Big Country have events scheduled Tuesday: one a grand opening, one a groundbreaking ceremony and another an open house.
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