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TAMPA When Joe Lopano talks about what Tampa International Airport will look like in the future, he sounds more like a real estate developer than the airport's CEO.

Other times, he sounds like he's planning a romantic evening.

"You have a little something to eat, maybe a glass of wine," Lopano said Thursday. "You watch the sunset. Then you go to the airside and get on your plane.

"It will be completely awesome."

The airport's CEO was showing off renderings of what TIA will look like when the airport's $943 million expansion and renovation project is completed in 2017. Airport officials said the new renderings are very close to what the finished product will look like.

The Hillsborough County Aviation Authority, which oversees the airport, on Thursday also approved more than $330 million in contracts a third of the project's total price.

"It's a big, audacious plan," said Mayor Bob Buckhorn, who sits on the aviation board. "It's expensive, but in the long term I think it's the right decision. I think it will allow Tampa International Airport to prosper and grow for decades to come."

The new renderings showed that glass and steel will be added to the concrete exterior that has dominated the airport's architecture since the main terminal opened in 1971.

Skanska USA was awarded the second phase of a contract to gut, expand and renovate the main terminal, adding 55,000 square-feet. That contract was worth $32 million. Construction is set to start this month and run through November 2017. The airport is also taking bids to replace all of its eating, drinking and shopping options by 2017.

Lopano was particularly enamored with the big new outdoor terraces that will be added on the east and west sides of the third-floor transfer level of the expanded terminal. Airport patrons will be able to sit outside and grab a bite while watching the sunset on the new west terrace or stargaze with a glass of wine on the east side.

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Corpus Christi, TX (PRWEB) November 06, 2014

The newest state-of-the-art CRT Flooring Concepts showroom is now open in Corpus Christi, TX. The entire team is excited about the expansion, which gives residents on the Gulf Coast first-class flooring options without having to leave the city.

Corpus Christi was a natural selection for the new CRT Flooring Concepts location. The city has seen a 12.5% growth in population between 2000 and 2012, the Texas Workforce Commission reports continued job growth and there has been a significant increase in new residential and commercial building throughout Corpus Christi. Pete Quiroga, the manager of the new Corpus Christi showroom, said that his team is ready for business.

We have a knowledgeable staff that has decades of combined experience in the Corpus Christi market, said Mr. Quiroga. Our facility is first-class, and the team is prepared to help both residential and commercial customers meet their flooring needs. The Corpus Christi showroom joins a growing list of CRT Flooring Concepts locations, which currently includes:

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Beijing Welcome to fairytale Beijing.

The sky is blue, the air is clean, the traffic flows. And all because China is hosting the likes of Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin at a summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, Asias premier trade forum.

President Xi Jinping, chairing a major international meeting for the first time, has spared no effort to impress his guests, including draconian steps to temporarily curb the capitals notorious pollution.

The campaign goes well beyond Chinas long tradition of hospitality. Never has so much time, energy, money, and propaganda been expended on an APEC summit, says Zhang Yunling, a former trade policy adviser to the Chinese government.

Nor is it wasted, in the eyes of the authorities. They are using this meeting to build Chinas image as the leader of Asia, says Zhang Lifan, a historian and independent commentator. This is an opportunity to present their status.

Most APEC host nations organize the annual meetings in existing hotels and conference facilities. China has reportedly spent $6 billion on a purpose-built lakeside campus 40 miles outside Beijing and a new elevated expressway leading to the 595-room hotel, conference hall, and press center.

The government has chased away air pollution in equally dramatic fashion. Only half of Beijings cars will be allowed on the roads each day between Nov. 3and Nov. 12; more than 1,000 heavy industrial plants within a 120-mile radius of Beijing have been ordered to close; all construction sites have been suspended; and residents of Tianjin, a port city 90 miles east of Beijing, will not get any central heating until APEC is over.

All of Beijings schools and universities have been shut down for the week of the APEC summit, and all government employees have been given a mini-holiday, so as to reduce congestion in the capital. But that means no passports will be issued, no weddings registered, no taxes paid, in fact no official business done at all. And the partial car ban means that public transport is even more packed than normal.

The police and other security forces, though, are working overtime. Fearing a possible terrorist attack by separatists from the predominantly Muslim province of Xinjiang, the government has stepped up roadblocks and security checks around the capital.

Trying to ensure a trouble-free event in the most pleasant circumstances possible is natural enough in any host government. And the tradition of caring about face, wanting to show our best side, is part of Chinese culture, says Zhang Lifan.

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SALINE--We are pleased to announce that our indoor tennis facility is in the final stages of its State-of-the-Art renovation. In celebration of its completion, we are hosting a special Open House. We would like to invite the public, TPCC members, and all tennis enthusiasts to attend this event from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday,Nov. 6. The Saline Area Chamber of Commerce will host a ribbon cutting ceremony at 5:30 p.m.

After two months of dedicated efforts, the facility has received a complete facelift inside and out. Michigan-based businesses were used during the renovation process. The lighting was designed and made in Michigan by Shelby-based Zon LED, and supplied by Ann Arbors McNaughton-McKay. The newly installed Re-Verber-Ray infra-red heaters are manufactured by Detroit Radiant Products and supplied by Johnstone Supply in Ann Arbor. Willis Building Company, Inc. in Saline completed the installation of the roof, insulation and also provided a fresh coat of paint.

Enhancements to the facility include: new lighting, heating, roof, insulation, ventilation, painting, resurfacing of the courts, new backdrops, divider curtains, nets and new furnishings for the Tennis Shop.

In addition to the company's goal of investing in companies to promote the local economy, a conscious effort was also made to be environmentally friendly. The club recycled all previous heaters, light fixtures and fluorescent tubes replaced during the renovation.

Our new lights, in particular, will provide more and better than we had with our previous lights, which used 520 fluorescent tubes, and will also reduce our energy consumption by about 70 percent, said Guy Guarino, general manager. "DTE Energys credits on these lights and our heaters help make this not only good for our planet, but also for our budgets.

Appetizers and refreshments will be available at the open house.

Travis Pointe Country Club is a member-owned private country club 15 minutes from downtown Ann Arbor and five minutes from downtown Saline. Club amenities -- including an 18- hole golf course with putting greens and practice ranges, indoor and outdoor tennis, indoor and outdoor pools, 24/7 fitness center, racquetball court and three separate dining areas create an inviting, family-friendly atmosphere blending comfortable traditions with dynamic programs and contemporary facilities.

Source: Saline Area Chamber of Commerce

After two months of dedicated efforts, the facility has received a complete facelift inside and out. Michigan-based businesses were used during the renovation process. The lighting was designed and made in Michigan by Shelby-based Zon LED, and supplied by Ann Arbors McNaughton-McKay. The newly installed Re-Verber-Ray infra-red heaters are manufactured by Detroit Radiant Products and supplied by Johnstone Supply in Ann Arbor. Willis Building Company, Inc. in Saline completed the installation of the roof, insulation and also provided a fresh coat of paint.

Enhancements to the facility include: new lighting, heating, roof, insulation, ventilation, painting, resurfacing of the courts, new backdrops, divider curtains, nets and new furnishings for the Tennis Shop.

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Memorable: The Hotel Hotel lobby, designed by architects March Studio. Photo: Peter Bennetts

As the head of the National Architecture Awards jury Paul Berkemeier spent two "intense" but "fun" weeks travelling across Australia visiting about 60 sites in contention for a gong from the Australian Institute of Architects.

But when he walked into Hotel Hotel's lobby-cum-bar-cum-restaurant, he was bowled over.

"It's really memorable," he said.

"It just has such a strong, quirky sense to it, both the architecture but also the social aspect really works."

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The "exciting and original design" of the hotel's lobby scored its designers, north Melbourne firm March Studio, a national award for interior architecture one of three handed out by the institute.

The Australian Institute of Architects' 2014 National Architecture Awards were announced on Thursday night in Darwin.

Across Australia, 43 awards and commendations were given to 36 projects, but Hotel Hotel was the only ACT winner.

Mr Berkemeier said the "playful" way timber and concrete was assembled in the hotel "sings".

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OSWEGO Architects working with SUNY Oswego on the 2011-13 exterior renewal of century-old Sheldon Hall recently earned a top design award for historic preservation from the American Institute of Architects New York State.

Architects from WASA/Studio A in New York City recently earned the American Institute of Architects New York State Award of Excellence in Adaptive Reuse/Historic Preservation for work on Sheldon Halls exterior renewal. Now poised for its next century, the colleges Old Main gleams in this April 2013 photo by SUNY Oswego photographer Jim Russell.

WASA/Studio A of New York City working closely with the colleges Facilities Design and Construction office as well as State University Construction Fund representatives won AIA New Yorks Award of Excellence in Adaptive Reuse/Historic Preservation.

The award was presented in October at the professional organizations annual Design Conference in Saratoga Springs.

The Sheldon Hall exterior renewal project put the colleges Old Main, which opened in 1913, on course for its next 100 years.

The building remained fully occupied as contractors restored the cupola and replaced its four long-missing clocks, updated lighting with a new LED and linear-halide system, rebuilt the parapets, replaced the granite steps and the iconic columns, put down a new copper roof, added fleece-reinforced waterproofing for gutters, replicated hundreds of terra cotta replacement moldings, repointed the brickwork and replaced damaged bricks, installed special-order historic replicas of the windows and much more.

It is wonderful to have Sheldon Hall, which is so intertwined with the colleges identity, finally and fully restored, President Deborah F. Stanley said in the summer 2013 edition of Oswego, the colleges alumni magazine.

The AIAs award letter to WASA/Studio A noted that architects from California, Massachusetts, New York and Washington, D.C., served on the jury for the 2014 New York Design Awards.

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Tucumcari, Nm - A several week long investigation by the New Mexico state police linked a series of fires in the city to former officer Dustin Lopez.

Tucumcari, Nm - A several week long investigation by the New Mexico state police linked a series of fires in the city to former officer Dustin Lopez.

Lubbock, TX - Day nine of the Thomas Dixon murder trial is underway as convicted murderer David Shepard testifies to the court.

Lubbock, TX - Day nine of the Thomas Dixon murder trial is underway as convicted murderer David Shepard testifies to the court.

Amarillo, TX - Amarillo Crime Stoppers is asking for your help in finding this week's fugitive.

Amarillo, TX - Amarillo Crime Stoppers is asking for your help in finding this week's fugitive.

A public meeting will be held today (Thursday) in the Bud Joyner Auditorium at Amarillo College at 6:30 p.m. to talk about the Downtown Development Project, specifically focusing on the proposed hotel and parking garage.

A public meeting will be held today (Thursday) in the Bud Joyner Auditorium at Amarillo College at 6:30 p.m. to talk about the Downtown Development Project, specifically focusing on the proposed hotel and parking garage.

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