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Lighting Companies Recognized with Good Design Awards
The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design recently announced the winners of its 2007 Good Design Awards. Several lighting and home control manufacturers and their products were selected for the awards, including: Bocci Products, Lumini, ERCO Digitale Kommunikation GmbH., Luceplan...
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Staff Announcements
Schreder Lighting USA in Chicago has appointed Jeff Sanders as inside sales manager.Amerlux Lighting Solutions in Fairfield, N.J., has appointed Ted des Enfants to the new position of vice president of international sales.Leviton of Little Neck, N.Y., has promoted David Weigand to national sales...
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Equity Focuses on Liquidity, Makes NoAcquisitions in Third Quarter
In the history of Equity Residential, there have only been two quarters when the Chicago-based REIT didn't buy any assets. One of those two quarters just endedthe third quarter of 2008.
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MIDWEST
Detroit—Habitat Co., based in Chicago, has placed Lafayette Towers, a 584-unit apartment complex located downtown, on the sales block for $20 million.
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PEOPLE
John Pritscher, president and CEO of Community Investment Corp. (CIC) in Chicago, died Oct. 13, 2007.
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UPFRONT: PEOPLE
MCZ Development Corp., a Chicago-based real estate development firm, is launching a new division, MCZUrban. Christina Noelle has been named president of the new branch, which will focus on the development of residences in urban areas that incorporate green spaces and retail components. Noelle has...
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Seize Opportunity for Change, Johnson, SarbanesTell Audience
CHICAGO—The next year will bring tremendous opportunities for progress in federal affordable housing policy, but only if housing advocates come up with good ideas to modernize current programs and convince the next president to install a capable reformer as the head of the Department of Housing and...
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ILLINOIS
CHICAGO—The Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) has made some significant changes to its 2008-2009 qualified allocation plan (QAP), revamping its setaside categories and offering incentives for lower-income targeting and green building techniques.
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Time for Bold Action
Chicago—As I wrapped up AHF Live: The Tax Credit Developers’ Summit here in October, I was amazed by the excitement it generated.
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Schréder Lighting Opens U.S. Office
Brussels-based Schréder Group, G.I.E., has established Schréder Lighting USA in Chicago. The company says its U.S. office will complement existing Canadian operations to establish the Schréder brand throughout North America.