LOUISVILLE Louisville will get a new four-diamond hotel along with a much-anticipated downtown grocery, retail shops and 200 apartments under a $261 million downtown development plan announced today by Mayor Greg Fischer and Governor Steve Beshear.

Omni Hotels & Resorts will build a 600-room convention hotel on the old Water Company Block at Third and Liberty streets that will be adjacent to 200 apartments constructed by The Cordish Companies, according to a news release from Omni. The project the fist Omni in Kentucky will also include an upscale grocery and retail space for other shops.

The development will be among the largest projects under construction in the region and will be a catalyst for the continued revitalization of downtown Louisville, Fischer said today. Construction is anticipated to begin in 2015 and the project will open no later than 2017. The project is a joint deal between Omni, Cordish, Metro Government and the State of Kentucky, which is providing support in the form of a rebate of taxes that will be generated by the project.

He and Beshear were joined by Cordish Director of Development Nick Benjamin and Mike Deitemeyer, president of Omni Hotels & Resorts, in making the announcement.

This project is a major infusion in our downtown and to the citys entire economy, Fischer said. It will create jobs, both temporary construction positions and permanent jobs, and it will boost our convention and tourism industry as Omni provides a new level of luxury hotel.

Fischer said that he is particularly pleased that downtown will, at long last, get an upscale grocery.

Citizens and visitors have told us for years that a grocery was the biggest missing component to downtown, Fischer said. Im pleased to say that a new grocery is on the way.

This investment will be a catalyst for more convention activity, while bringing more out of state visitors to Kentucky, said Gov. Beshear. By leveraging the Kentucky International Convention Center and Louisvilles dynamic downtown, the plans for the project will bring added excitement and events to Louisville. Its these types of public/private partnerships that help make Kentucky the ideal place to conduct business and share ideas.

The Omni Louisville Hotel, in conjunction with the planned expansion of the Kentucky International Convention Center, will serve as a critical amenity in the retention and expansion of conventions to the state, Gov. Steve Beshear said.

The project will create 1,350 construction jobs and 350 permanent jobs. The specific components of the project are:

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City Hall anticipates reaching an agreement next week with the team redeveloping the building once known as the Main Street Mall to reduce the impacts of the construction on nearby businesses.

Park City officials, representatives from the contractor and a Main Street leader are scheduled to meet Wednesday afternoon to discuss possibilities at the site. The construction zone, the largest on Main Street, has come to symbolize an increasingly tense situation along the popular shopping, dining and entertainment strip. There have been widening complaints in recent weeks about a drop in sales on Main Street that businesses are pinning on a series of construction sites.

Businesses close to the onetime Main Street Mall site, particularly those uphill from the construction zone, are especially displeased. They say that sales in some cases have tanked as pedestrians have not ventured past the construction zone to the businesses beyond.

Chad Root, the chief building official at City Hall and one of the municipal government's negotiators, outlined three options for the site in an interview on Thursday.

They are:

Root in the interview cautioned the second and third options could slow progress, extending the work by up to a year beyond the expected completion date. The developer recently indicated the project could be completed in December. The second and third options involve shifting loading, unloading and material storage to the upper Park Avenue side of the site, Root said. Doing so could be politically risky, though, given the residential nature of upper Park Avenue. The people who live there would almost certainly object.

"There's no win on it, for sure. It's a no-win situation," Root said.

Root spoke to Mayor Jack Thomas and the Park City Council during a Thursday meeting, describing the ongoing talks between City Hall, the contractor and Main Street. He said the sides remain concerned. Root acknowledged that the contractor did not make significant adjustments over the past week while waiting for further direction from the elected officials. More skis were affixed to the Main Street-facing construction fence, though, he said.

Root told the elected officials the construction crews at the former Main Street Mall site could at some point request to be allowed to temporarily close part of Main Street to traffic to bring a crane to the location under the second and third options.

Thomas and the City Council took comments from a few people about the construction zone. Two speakers worried about activity being shifted to upper Park Avenue. Another speaker, The Eating Establishment owner Rick Anderson, said it is important that sidewalks remain open as he described a decline in sales. He worried that the work is setting a precedent along Main Street.

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Friday, March 7, 10:11 AM EST

By Karen Brune Mathis, Managing Editor

Lifetime Achievement Award: Barry Allred, chairman and CEO, Elkins Constructors Inc. Allred has led the company since 1984 and has served as an officer or board member on many civic groups, professional associations and nonprofits.

Office project: ASD, for its design of the Dixon Hughes Goodman offices at 245 Riverside Ave. ASD is a design firm offering interiors, architectural and graphic design services to corporate, financial, restaurant and hospitality, retail, medical and institutional clients.

Historic rehabilitation project: Workscapes, for its renovation of Cushman & Wakefields Downtown offices at 121 W. Forsyth St.

Redevelopment project: Deerwood Distribution Center at 8500 Baycenter Road, owned by EastGroup Properties Inc.

Office lease/sale: Bob Retherford of Cushman & Wakefield for the AmeriHealth Caritas lease, a 70,000-square-foot lease at 8171 Baymeadows Way W.

Industrial lease/sale: Jacob Horsley and Tyler Newman of Cushman & Wakefield for Body Central Corp., a 407,000-square-foot lease in North Jacksonville.

Emerging professional: Christian Harden of NAI Hallmark Partners.

Office broker: Chuck Diebel with Colliers International, whose 2013 deals included leases exceeding $28 million.

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Whether your home has suffered a tiny bit of smoke damage or complete fire and water destruction, or damage from this brutal winter, the cleanup process can leave you overwhelmed.

It is the kind of horror story thousands of homeowners every year tell.

Steve Westervelt, a homeowner, says, We had little bit of a rain back in May and during that time our sump pump failed and we had about four inches of water throughout the finished basement downstairs."

The water damaged Steves drywall and carpet.

Steve says, The restoration company that we worked with did an excellent job because they took pictures of everything they were going to take out for repair. That kind of helps because sometimes you just kind of forget what you had and what was taken."

Cleaning up water and smoke damage quickly is important because if left untreated, the damage can become a bigger problem, costing more money to repair.

Companies that specialize in remediation and restoration are staffed with professional technicians who have extensive experience use heavy duty equipment to help remove mold, mildew, smoke and odors from your home and belongings.

Kenny Cochran, Owner of Restoration Company says, "It's very important when you have a major fire or flood and your contents are being packed out of your home that the company doing it does complete photographic inventory, bar coding, scanning of all contents so it can be tracked from start to finish from the home to the restoration facility and back into the home."

Angie Hicks, from Angie's List, says, When going through the items that you might have lost in the fire or flood, you first need to access what their value was, how much it would cost to replace them because that's going to help you make some of these decisions a little easier. Obviously the sentimental things are going to be a lot tougher. But that sofa you paid $1,000 for, if it's going to cost $800 to repair it, you might just want to go ahead and get a new one."

A fire or flood can leave you feeling desperate for help, but homeowners should still research contractors thoroughly and get estimates in writing.

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Chantilly, VA (PRWEB) March 07, 2014

Moss Building and Design and Moss Home Services, a family-owned home remodeling and home services company in Chantilly, VA, is set to attend the Arlington Home Show and Garden Expo at the Thomas Jefferson Community Center in Arlington, VA. The show takes place on Saturday, March 8th from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Moss has been a part of the Arlington show for several years and is pleased to once again be a representative of remodeling in northern Virginia. Both divisions of Moss, Moss Building and Design and Moss Home Services, will be in attendance. Moss Building & Design remodels additions, kitchens, bathrooms and basements. Moss Home Services offers superior care in handyman services, plumbing, electrical, roofing and siding and a variety of other home improvement needs.

Moss will also be doing their HandyMOM 101 workshop at the show. The HandyMOM 101 workshops have allowed Moss to empower women to tackle those smaller items on their honey-do lists but also to reach a community that is not often a part of the remodeling and construction business. The workshop is a hands-on approach to teaching women the right DIY skills they need to tackle their home improvements. Attendees are invited to work alongside a Moss professional and test their new skills. This weekend, Moss will be doing one of their most popular workshops, Patch it, at 1 p.m. in the Green Room. They offer a variety of workshop options including "Tile it," "Patch It," and Hang it."

Come visit Moss at the Home Show this weekend with Moss Building and Design at booth #316A and Moss Home Services represented at booth #319. The Arlington Home Show will be located at the Thomas Jefferson Community Center, 3501 South 2nd Street, Arlington, VA 22204 which is off of South Glebe Road and Route 50.

Moss Building and Design continues to meet the remodeling demand in Northern Virginia from additions to kitchen and bathroom remodels and basement remodels, to their Moss Home Services division with handyman services and smaller renovations and repairs. Homeowners are encouraged to contact Moss or visit the website at http://www.mossbuildinganddesign.com to learn more about Moss remodeling services in Northern Virginia, including additions, kitchens, bathrooms, basements and home services, or to request a free consultation.

About Moss Building & Design and Moss Home Services: For home improvement in Northern Virginia, you can count on Moss Building & Design. Moss Building & Design and Moss Home Services are an award-winning, family-owned residential remodeling and home services company located in Chantilly, Virginia.

Since 2001, Moss has established a reputation for excellence in remodeling additions, kitchens, bathrooms and basements and home services throughout Northern Virginia. Their customers see them as a trusted partner, and Moss is very proud of their exceptional 80% repeat customer and referral rates. Moss Building & Design has won consumer awards from Angies List and also has an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau, as well as many industry building and design awards.

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