TORONTO and SEATTLE, Jun. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Colliers International Group Inc. (Nasdaq:CIGI) (TSX:CIG) and FirstService Corporation (Nasdaq:FSV) and (TSX:FSV) today announced the completion of their separation into two independent, publicly traded companies – Colliers International Group Inc. (“Colliers”) and new FirstService Corporation (“FirstService”). Colliers’s shares are expected to begin trading on The NASDAQ Stock [...]
U.S. Leads the Pack With 5% Growth, Followed by Asia; Europe and Canada to Remain Flat CHICAGO, Jan. 14, 2015 (Korea Bizwire) – A just released global hiring forecast by Ferguson Partners Ltd. shows three industry trends driving global hiring demand in 2015. They are: *T — Abundant equity capital to invest, which is [...]
MOSCOW, Dec. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The world’s tallest cylinder aquarium was recently revealed to the public at the new Avia Park Shopping Center in Moscow. The aquarium, designed and built by International Concept Management (ICM), is a staggering 23 meters tall and is viewable from all four levels of Europe’s largest shopping center. Photo: [...]
SAN FRANCISCO and SEOUL, Sept. 5, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – ASD Global, the industry leader in knowledge-based engineering software solutions for early-stage design through construction planning of projects for the Process, Power and Marine (PPM) industries, has selected KorACE to be its exclusive Agent in the Korean Peninsula. KorACE is headquartered in Seoul, Korea and [...]
NEW YORK, Aug. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The Bauhouse Group has unveiled renderings for 515 High Line, one of Manhattan’s most coveted developments located at 515 West 29th Street. Bauhouse has selected Singapore architect Soo K. Chan, founder of the award-winning firm SCDA Architects, as the Principal Architect for the luxury condominium which is uniquely [...]
WASHINGTON, July 7, 2014 (Korea Bizwire)–Consumer confidence in the housing market has trended upward significantly during the recovery but continues to be less than needed to return to “normal” housing levels, according to results from Fannie Mae’s June 2014 National Housing Survey. On average, consumers’ 12-month home price change expectation remained in positive territory in [...]
BUFFALO GROVE, Ill. June 9, 2014 (Korea Bizwire)–Siemens Industry, Inc., Building Technologies Division’s new Intelligent Voice Communication panels allow small and medium-size facilities to have full-featured protection sized for their everyday and emergency life safety and communication needs. With Siemens’ Intelligent Voice Communication systems, these facilities can now leverage a system that provides increased [...]
For the second year in a row, London tops “Christie’s International Real Estate Index,” which ranks the top luxury property markets globally, followed by New York and Los Angeles NEW YORK, April 17, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – The global luxury residential real estate market flourished in 2013, with exceptional increases in the volume of US$1 million-plus [...]
Singapore, Mar 28, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – The biennial Asia Pacific Maritime (APM), one of Asia’s largest and leading maritime shows, concluded with a forward-looking outlook. Three days of bustling business activity on the exhibition floor, including signed deals, announcement of new offices and facilities in Singapore, and the launch of new technology and products among [...]
NEW YORK, Mar 19, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – More Americans are planning to find a new nest to feather in 2014, with 16% planning to move (vs. 10% in 2012), according to the latest American Express Spending & Saving Tracker. Among those who plan to move, buying has become more popular than renting, with more than [...]