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Dan Fields, AIA, principal and CMO at BJAC, pa, an architectural firm offering professional services for specialized, complex institutional projects, has announced the release of a podcast onusing Prezi as a creative presentation tool.In this podcast, marketing coordinator Sarah Barrett discusses how architects can use Prezi to get across ideas in a nonlinear manner. Launched in April 2009, Prezi is a web-based, interactive presentation platform that allows users to easily move around multiple parts of a presentation and zoom in and out to see details rather than moving forwards and backwards through slides. The program is much like the web-based software that has changed how people navigate maps.

Welty Building Company, LLC, a commercial building firm providing traditional construction management, general contracting, development and energy assessments for the healthcare, education and not-for-profit industries, has announced that Tom Adams, president and COO, has been appointed as the vice chairman of the board of directors for Futures for Kids. An organization whose mission is centralized on education, Futures for Kids helps bridge the gap between the aspirations of students and the workforce development needs of the business community. As vice chairman, Adams is responsible for identifying areas of organizational growth and assisting in the evaluation and management of organizational operations.

In partnership with the Central Texas CCIM Chapter, Todd Kuhlmann, CCIM will be teaching ‘High-Tech Marketing for Commercial Real Estate’ on September 8, 2011. Taking place in Quarry Oaks (the same complex as Austin Board of Realtors), the seminar will guide attendees through the current technology tools available, and how they can be most effectively utilized by commercial real estate practitioners.

Welty Building Company, LLC, a commercial building firm providing traditional construction management, general contracting, development and energy assessments for the healthcare, education and not-for-profit industries, has announced that Tom Adams, president and COO, has been appointed to the 2011-2012 board of directors of Wake Education Partnership. An independent, nonprofit organization, Wake Education Partnership works to enhance the local business community and assist in providing educational excellence for the Wake County Public School System. As a member of the board of directors, Adams is responsible for improving organizational guidelines and policies, specifically assisting the fund development committee in overseeing long-term financial operations.

Tom Adams, president and COO of Welty Building Company, LLC, a commercial building firm providing traditional construction management, general contracting, development and energy assessments for the healthcare, education and not-for-profit industries, has announced that the firm will sponsor the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce’s 2011 Annual Meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 27 at the Raleigh Convention Center located at 500 South Salisbury St. in Raleigh. The Chamber’s 123rd annual meeting will highlight accomplishments over the past year, install the new chair of the board of directors and present the A.E. Finley Distinguished Service Award, recognizing an individual’s time, talent and service contributed to benefit the Triangle community.

Suite 250 makes available office space leasing, professional solutions and measurement and equipment services to small businesses for the enterprise to get bigger and reach their goals.

Apple CEO Steve Jobs revealed plans for a new headquarters for the company that “looks a little like a spaceship” at a City Council meeting in Cupertino, Calif., on Tuesday.

The window is still open for tenants in most markets to secure lower lease rates and we continue to encourage companies to be proactive in negotiations.In some instances, one or two-year extensions are available as landlords do not anticipate a better office and real estate space market until 2013.

Don Walston, founder and executive chairman of Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston (http://www.hpw.com), a full-service real estate firm, has announced that Ida Terbet and The Ida Terbet Group has joined Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston. A 25-year veteran, Terbet originally launched her career with Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston in 1986, winning the firm’s Rookie of the Year award. Leading the industry both locally and nationally, Terbet ranked third among 90,000 U.S. real estate agents during her 18 year tenure with RE/MAX and was the recipient of the highest award, the Circle of Legends, an acknowledgment given to only 14 agents worldwide at that time. She was initiated into the Hall of Fame in 1992 and recognized with the International Lifetime Achievement in 1995. Terbet sold the most homes in the Carolinas in 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001. In 2002 she received the new Chairman’s Club award and was recognized by Triangle Business Journal as one of the Top 25 Women in Business. Formerly working with Keller Williams since 2006, Terbet has consistently ranked number one across the Carolinas and ranked as high as number three internationally. Specializing in representing residential real estate for both buyers and sellers, The Ida Terbet Group will now partner with Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston to further grow and develop the Triangle real estate community.

Thirty-two SPAR stores from the estates of A F Blakemore and Son Limited and Capper & Co Limited are being marketed for sale by Christie + Co, the leading retail business advisor.

Fifty-five closed off-licence stores in the Oddbins estate are being marketed for sale by Christie + Co on the instructions of Lee Manning and Matthew Smith (Deloitte LLP), Joint Administrators of Oddbins Limited and Oddbins Properties Limited.

After being voted as the best real estate portal in Dubai, bayut.com still maintains its leadership among online Dubai real estate space.

Richmond-Upon-Thames is one of London’s most attractive boroughs, well known for its green open spaces, Georgian architecture and eclectic mix of shops, bars and restaurants. The area is also home to Richmond Park, Old Deer Park and the Orange Tree Theatre, popular for discovering forgotten old plays. Past and present notable residents include J.M.W Turner, Gwyneth Paltrow and Mick Jagger.

Coldwell Banker Commercial TradeMark Properties has announced that Fred Dickens, senior commercial advisor at the firm, negotiated the 5,954 square foot lease at the Concourse Building located at One Copley Parkway in Morrisville for Oxygen Biotherapeutics Inc. The building covers 131,335 square feet and offers ample parking, shower facilities and close proximity to restaurants, hotels and the Raleigh-Durham International Airport. Coldwell Banker Commercial TradeMark Properties represented the landlord, Concourse Associates, in this negotiation.

Over 15 new commercial construction projects are up for bid with EliteProNet, the fastest growing network for professional contractors in Georgia.

Las Vegas Sands has announced plans to build a mini Las Vegas style strip in Spain at a cost of $20.3 billion. Las Vegas Sands also asked the Singapore Government for more land to expand their $6 billion Marina Bay Sands property.

Brady, a company that provides high-efficiency HVAC systems and comprehensive building solutions for commercial and industrial facilities across North Carolina, announces today that Maz Talebi has joined the Greensboro team as an engineering intern. This continues the partnership between Brady and North Carolina A&T University.

Coldwell Banker Commercial TradeMark Properties, the Triangle area’s largest commercial real estate firm and one of its top women-owned businesses, has announced that the firm has launched a social media campaign that includes a blog, Facebook page, Twitter account and LinkedIn. The campaign will allow current and future clients to find information about the company more easily as well as offer a forum for commercial real estate news and events.

Intercontinental Hotels Group boutique brand, Hotel Indigo, have announced the opening of their first hotel and resort in Naithon Beach, Phuket, Thailand.

Coldwell Banker Commercial TradeMark Properties (http://www.cbctmp.com) has announced that Billie Redmond, CEO of the company, has been named a Triangle Business Journal Legacy Award winner. Legacy Leaders honors community volunteers, civic servants, business professionals and educational influencers who have established a legacy of contributions that have strengthened our communities over the course of time. Under Redmond’s leadership, Coldwell Banker Commercial TradeMark Properties has grown into the Triangle area’s largest commercial real estate firm and one of its top women-owned businesses, according to the Triangle Business Journal.

APM Property Consultants has added Saunders House in Ealing Broadway to its expanding portfolio of flexible office space lets, bringing its total to more than 200,000 sq ft across 17 different commercial property locations.

One of Phuket's longest established hotels, The Sheraton Grande Laguna Phuket, is set to change management from Starwood Hotels to Banyan Tree's Angsana Hotels and Resorts brand.

Pharmacists are split over the outlook for the UK’s pharmacy sector over the next 12 months, with half believing that trading levels for their businesses in 2011 will remain constant or will improve, according to a new survey by Christie + Co, the specialist property agent and adviser.

Coldwell Banker Commercial TradeMark Properties has announced that Russ Wallace and Tara Kreider, commercial real estate advisors at the firm, represented the seller of Ashbury Crossing, a mixed-used development on Ashbury Blvd., which intersects US Hwy 70 just east of Mebane, N.C. Billie Redmond, CEO of Coldwell Banker Commercial TradeMark Properties, represented the buyer in this sale. The property is comprised of 50 developed duplex residential lots, each approximately 0.16 acres, and two developed condominium pads, where two condominiums are to be built, each with 24 condos. The properties are located in an age-restricted “seniors subdivision” for individuals age 55 and older.

Castlewood Hotels and Resorts has announced the launch of a new 200 room hotel near Laguna Village and Bang Tao Beach in Phuket, Thailand.