With the end of 2011, Puerto Rico should complete its sixth-consecutive year of negative growth with a smaller contraction or, in a best-case scenario, with no (zero) or flat growth, according to local...
Readers' opinions on industry-related issues Designers Keep Current with Showroom Upgrades Kitchen & Bath Design News recently posed the question to dealers and designers in the kitchen and bath industry: "Will your firm...
State legislators and estate-planning attorneys have renewed a push to repeal the inheritance tax in Indiana, one of just eight states to have such a levy. Rep. Eric Turner, R-Cicero, and Sen. Jim...
Throughout most of the 1900s, building was welcomed on Long Island. With thousands moving east from the city, communities grew exponentially and construction boomed. Ambitious developers turned vacant fields into neighborhoods and small...
ACCOUNTING Giambalvo, Stalzer & Co., a Great River accounting firm, announced that George I. Victor and David T. Scheuer were admitted as shareholders of the firm. Victor joined Giambalvo, Stalzer in 2009, establishing...
James Dodd has accepted a position with Cheyenne Village as the events and volunteer coordinator. He is responsible for all Cheyenne Village events as well as managing the volunteer program. Dodd is currently...
BioDistrict New Orleans CEO James McNamara says he hasn't been paid since March, a revelation he shared to illustrate that his organization is broke. That's because the district has no regular income, although...
Steven P. Block Partner Futterman, Lanza & Block An attorney and a certified public accountant, Block advises clients on all aspects of estate and elder law planning. In 2011, he merged his practice...
It's not just making it rain millions. For example, Jeffrey D. Forchelli, managing partner of the Uniondale law firm Forchelli, Curto, Deegan, Schwartz, Mineo, Cohn & Terrana, presented a common scenario of how...
Sabre Real Estate Group LLC, the New York metropolitan area's newest retail real estate brokerage, has arranged a lease for the first Orangetheory Fitness Studio on Long Island. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The lease with...
The Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY) announced that five new members have been elected to its Commercial Board of Directors, which oversees the organization's commercial brokerage division. The new members are:...
Banking Sussex Bank, in Franklin, has appointed Adriano M. Duarte to first vice president/treasury manager. He previously held manager roles in the accounting and financial reporting areas at Investors Bank. He holds a...
Hogan Lovells announced that associates Jennifer McClister and Chalyse Robinson, both in the Denver office, have been promoted to counsel. McClister is a member of the environment practice group and focuses on compliance...
It might be back to the drawing board for the team designing the Marriott Residence Inn in the Pearl District. SERA Architects, led by Principal Kurt Schultz, presented early designs today of the...
Strong Capital Generation With Tier 1 Common Equity Ratio at 9.86 Percent Global Excess Liquidity Sources Remain Strong at $378 Billion, up $42 Billion in 2011 Investment Bank Maintained No. 2 Global Ranking...
Opportunities Exist Despite Dim Outlook for Global Economy LONDON & NEW YORK -- Citi Private Bank today released its investment outlook for 2012, stating that despite increasing concerns about the solvency of some...
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Real Estate Board of New York was successful in achieving many of the goals established in its 2011 agenda, in spite of increasing government dysfunction on the federal level and...
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY), the city's leading real estate trade association, has announced the results of the 2010 Board of Directors Annual Elections. The Commercial Board of...
* Net income of $81.7 million for 2011, compared to $62.9 million for 2010. This represents an increase of $18.8 million, or 29.87%. Diluted earnings per common share were $0.77. * 4(th) Quarter...