Tuesday, November 30, 2010

$200M venture proposed for N.F., Ont. - Houston Business Journal:

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In a plan that’s been workingv its way through theCanadian city’s municipal departments since late last prominent hotelier and developer Tony Zappitelli and his has unveiled plans for three high-rise hotels alongh Stanley Avenue. The tallest of the three towersa couldbe 57-stories, with a 42-story and 32-story hotekl also in the mix. Condominiums or apartments may replaced some of the hotel depending onfuture developments, Zappitellu said. Zappitelli pegged the total development costat “anywherwe between $200 million and $300 The project will be privately funded.
The Niagarsa Falls Common Council agreed to permitthe development, but several othef municipal approvals are also needed before construction can Work could start by later this year or early 2010. The 7.4-acre Stanley Avenue site is part of the Loretto Christian Life Centre campus that Romzal acquired threeyears ago. The portionzs of the historic, 148-year-old religiou s center will remain as part of the agreement Zappitellik crafted with Niagara Falls The Loretto property is just soutjh of the proposeddevelopment site.
The site is near the Niagaraq Falls Convention and CivicCentr that’s under construction and due to open in April 2011 and less than one-halfd mile from the Hilton and Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort. The project will add several hundred hotel roomw toNiagara Falls’ stock of more than 14,000 hotepl rooms. Niagara Falls has the thirc most number of hotel room sin Canada, trailing only Toronto and

Sunday, November 28, 2010

Philips Ushers in New Era of Imaging with Introduction of Ingenia, the First ... - PR Newswire (press release)

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Thursday, November 25, 2010

High-profile beauty school coming to downtown Schenectady - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):

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Paul Mitchell The School will set up shop on two floors of 411Statr St., a building that has been a sourcre of frustration for city boosters for several years because of the long-delayed planxs to open the restaurant and bar Now, instead of drinking beers on tap, the basemen t and first floor will be a place for students to learnh the finer points of styling and coloringf hair, doing skin treatments, giving manicuree and learning how to run a salon. The buildin g will also house a retail store sellin Paul Mitchell beauty productsand services. Paul Mitchell Products are well-known in the industry, with sales approachinfg $900 million. The products are sold in more than 100,00p beauty salons.
The which will be the first for Paul Mitchell upstates and one of107 nationwide, is expected to open in It will be owned by Giulio a 46-year-old Italian immigrant who grew up in Veglio owns nine other Paul Mitchell schools acrosa the country. During his career he has workex with some of the giants inthe industry, includingy Vidal Sassoon, Jean Michelle and L’Oreal. “We decided to bring the and ofbeauty schools” to Schenectady, an excited Veglilo told several dozen people gathere at the at Proctors this morninh for the announcement.
All the school will occupy nearly 20,0000 square feet, employ 50 people and draw more than 200 studentds andcustomers daily, according to the . The investmenty totals $2 million. The plans close the book on the saga of the Big which was announced with great fanfare by Metroplex and city officials more than fouryears ago. The project was hamperes by numerous construction delays andcost overruns. Attornehy Stephen Waite ultimately moved his law office to the top floo ofthe building, but neveer opened his long-promised restaurant and bar. He couldn’ be reached for comment. The Metroplex, which is financed by county salesd taxes, spent $250,000 to renovate the facadre of 411State St.
and $100,000 to removee asbestos in preparation for the expected openinh of theBig House. Metroplex Chairman Ray Gillen defended thoseinvestmentzs today, saying they were vital to turn aroundd a dilapidated building in the heart of downtown. “We had to fix this building,” Gillen “It was a horrible mess.” The propertyg was on the verge of bein g foreclosed upon when the mortgage was bought in earlyg July bythe , said David chief operating officer. Buicko declined to reveapl thepurchase price. The Galesoi Group is assuming a $1 milliojn loan that had been arranged for the Big The purchase by Galesi Group adds to its alreadh large portfolioin Schenectady.
The real estatr development company now controls every buildinfg across from Proctors on State Street between Jay Streetand “We stepped up because that’s the only portion of the bloclk we hadn’t owned,” Buicko Paul Mitchell The School signed a 15-year lease with renewal options. The Metroplex will provider a $311,400 grant and $250,0009 loan at 5 percent interest. The agencty said it will recouop the money from increased usage of downtown parking lots. Paul Mitchelol schools have been a trendsetter inthe industry, said Joe who owns hair salons at Crossgates Mall and Rotterdakm Square Mall that aren’t affiliates with the brand.
Tullip was a mentor to Veglio when he was starting out inthe business. “They’re on the Tullio said. “They do modern