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There isnt a retail real estate sector that is discussed much more nowadays than the supermarket arena. Two of the biggest middle-market operators, Albertsons and Safeway, are combining, and retail observers are waiting to see what store-closure fallout could occur as a result. Meanwhile, specialty grocers focused on quality and organic products, such as Sprouts Farmers Market, the Fresh Market and Trader Joes, are looking for space and drawing consumers. On the other end of the spectrum, lower-priced options, such as Walmarts Neighborhood Markets, Aldi and others, are popular with the cost-conscious shopper and fighting for space. All of this is happening in an environment with very little new retail real estate construction.

In conjunction with this months ICSC RECon show and Real Estate Media Thought Leaders Marcus & Millichaps annual Retail Trends event at the conference, we bring you a roundtable discussion on where the grocery sector is headed, as well as what is taking place overall in retail real estate.

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Cape Coral, FL (PRWEB) May 29, 2014

TheHomeMag is a national brand magazine offering high-end homeowners easy access to quality home improvement services via a high-quality, high-gloss magazine and multi-market web services delivered to their doors via the USPS and the web. Now, 60,000 of the finest Colorado Springs and El Paso County homes have joined 5.4 million homeowners in 34 other US markets receiving TheHomeMag for information and visual inspiration of home improvement projects.

We bought our very first home, an old Victorian needing restoration, in downtown Colorado Springs in 1992, so it feels especially good to be here, noted Russell and Claire Lindsay, owners and publishers of the El Paso County franchise, about the expansion. Our audience is comprised of mature homeowners with a substantial investment to protect in the maintenance and improvement of their homes. We are honored to deliver inspiring ideas that help them connect with quality providers of local home improvement services every month at no cost to subscribers.

TheHomeMags successful advertising-only format sets it apart from other magazines directed at high-end homeowners. The magazine is editorial free with nothing to get in the way of the home improvement decision-making process. Homeowners specifically and deliberately view the postal service delivered magazine or the online version for local information and inspiration regarding needed home repairs, replacements and improvements. Limiting the nature of the ads to over 200 different kinds of home improvement businesses including kitchens, bath, closets, home additions and remodeling to name a few, provides breadth of choice, but does not clutter the decision-making process with noise from unrelated advertisers.

TheHomeMag amplifies the marketing efforts of its home improvement advertisers by providing, in addition to recyclable print advertising, a free directory landing page which can include company information and philosophy, completed project photos, product information, and links to videos and testimonials. The mobile app gives homeowners the ability to reach home improvement advertisers in as little as one click. Advertisers are also offered free call-tracking affording them with measurable return on investment for their advertising dollar.

TheHomeMag is a privately held corporation formed in 2002 and headquartered in Cape Coral, Florida. The company publishes a high quality, high-gloss, home improvement business advertising-only magazine. By its monthly mailings, TheHomeMag supports local economies, inspiring the top 20% of single family homeowners in 35 US markets to preserve and improve their homes. TheHomeMag multiplies its print efforts and those of its advertisers with a substantial digital presence offering online versions of all magazines, landing pages for advertisers and other online services. Financial data remains private, but the company publishes in excess of 64 million magazines annually. TheHomeMag may be contacted at 1732 SE 47th Terrace, Cape Coral, FL 33904. Phone: 239.549.6960. http://www.thehomemag.com.

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Hampton Township School District administrators and school board members are weighing the information presented in a feasibility study to explore a potential multimillion-dollar remodeling project at the high school.

The feasibility study was scheduled to be presented to the school board at a special meeting on May 27.

Since February, architects with VEBH Architects, a Mt. Lebanon-based firm, have been meeting with staff, teachers, students and community members to collect input on the limitations of and issues with the current high school design to include in the feasibility study.

The final public meeting scheduled for May 19 was sparsely attended by the residents, but the architects and Superintendent John Hoover said they felt comfortable with the information collected to date.

We have been getting feedback from the people we've been sending to the architects, Hoover said.

I think we have a pretty good sense of all the problems.

The next step is for the school board members to decide how to proceed and at what cost; early projections estimated the cost at $5 million to $10 million.

No decisions have been made no budget and no design solutions, said Tom Durkin, a Hampton resident and principal with VEBH.

The feasibility study was prompted by interest in remodeling the high school. District administrators are looking at several potential areas to be remodeled at the high school that would either improve energy consumption, security or education.

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Frankfort, IL (PRWEB) May 29, 2014

Ridgeworth Roofing Company is celebrating its 40th year of quality workmanship and reliable customer service. Specializing in commercial, institutional, condominium, and industrial roofing applications, family-owned Ridgeworth Roofing began in 1974 under the leadership of Robert Petrick and continues to thrive today under his son, Rodney Petrick.

As I was coming out of high school, I was going to go help him out for a couple of years and go back to school, said Rodney Petrick, current Owner and President, about his early days with his fathers company. Petrick instead discovered his passion and decided to help grow the family business. Now an established, award-winning industry expert and graduate of what he calls the School of Roofology, Petrick serves as a member of various professional committees and is a past president of the Chicago Roofing Contractors Association (CRCA) and the Midwest Roofing Contractors Association (MRCA). He was recently involved in negotiations with the City of Chicago for their updated energy code requirements.

Ridgeworth Roofing has developed a strong base of customers, some of whom date back to the earliest days of the company. Because the business is family-owned, Ridgeworths customers receive answers from the person making the end decision: the owner himself. Several other family members also serve the company, including Petricks son, Ryan. Its a good feeling to be able to take what I know and now give it to my son, and hopefully hell do the same 20 to 25 years from now, said Petrick.

Over the years, Ridgeworth Roofing has earned a reputation for its clean trucks and work sites, clear communication with customers, and deep familiarity with its employees. The company offers quality service at a fair price and stands behind its work regardless of when it was completed. Ridgeworth is also known for its involvement in charity projects as well as complicated roofing jobs that other contractors might avoid. This has allowed the company to continue to develop expertise and offer more to its customers.

Ridgeworth Roofing Company has launched a new website, http://www.ridgeworthroofing.com, as part of its 40th anniversary celebration.

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Located in Frankfort, IL, Ridgeworth Roofing Company is a family-owned business specializing in commercial, institutional, condominium, and industrial roofing applications. In addition to new installations, re-roofing, roof replacement, and roof repair, services include preventative maintenance programs and inspections. For more information, visit their website at http://www.ridgeworthroofing.com or call (708) 598-0039.

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New Rochelle, NY (PRWEB) May 29, 2014

Saturday, May 31 at 9 a.m. marks the opening of the New Rochelles Downtown Farmer's Market. The market will be held every Saturday from May 31 through November 22 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Library Green next to the New Rochelle Public Library on Huguenot Street between Memorial Highway and Lawton Street.

This festive neighborhood market features more than 30 weekly and guest vendors selling local farm-fresh produce, meats, cheeses, baked goods and other specialty foods. The market will also showcase artisanal products and community organizations. Shoppers can join friends and Dine on the Green with prepared foods from an assortment of Dine Downtown restaurants. To make this a great community happening for the entire family, there will be free childrens activities and live music every Saturday.

The Farmers Market is sponsored by the New Rochelle Downtown Business Improvement District (NRBID), Monroe College, Green Mountain Energy and Halstead New Rochelle. Our sponsors, Mayor Noam Bramson, city and community leaders will participate in an opening ceremony at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 31.

As a first year market, we were very happy with the nearly 10,000 people that visited and shopped last year. Given the additions to this years market, we expect to significantly increase the number of vendors and shoppers in 2014, said a market manager Bo Kemp. Wee Westchester Magazine named our market one of the best farmers markets in Westchester County in 2013.

We want our Farmers Market to not only bring healthy farm-fresh and local produce to residents of New Rochelle and surrounding communities, but also to serve as a festive community gathering place bringing people to downtown, the heart of our community, said Ralph DiBart executive director of the New Rochelle BID. Councilman Ivar Hyden, a strong proponent of downtowns Saturday market noted that the Saturday market has allowed many working New Rochelleans and surrounding community residents to shop, eat and celebrate the rich diversity of our city on a day where many naturally spend time buying food for their family.

What better way than a weekly food market to bring together residents from throughout the area to our city? The Farmers Market is a new focal point for the community and we are thrilled to be able to participate as a vendor, shopper and eater, said Ellen Dupuy dAngeac, New Rochelle resident and downtown business owner.

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Migliorelli Farm - Migliorelli Farm is a family-run fruit and vegetable farm located in Northern Dutchess County in the Hudson Valley Region of New York. Now in its 3rd generation, Migliorelli Farm is growing over 130 different varieties of fruits and vegetables.

LeBris Bakery - Jean Yves LeBris, a French born and trained artisanal bread baker with more than 50 years of experience baking. He launched a line of artisanal breads that include authentic French Baguettes, Ficelles, Italian Paesano and Ciabatta, as well as hamburger buns that have helped define and support a new, creative menu item in high-end restaurants.

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U.S. President Barack Obama says natural gas can be a bridge from coal to a cleaner energy future.

Investors are showing its more likely a bridge to nowhere.

The countrys embrace of natural gas means less love for wind and solar. New investments in renewable energy sources declined 5 percent in North America last year to $56 billion, the lowest since 2010, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance. By comparison, North American oil and gas companies spent $168.2 billion on exploration and production last year, more than double 2009, data compiled by Bloomberg show.

Fracking -- the process of blasting water, sand and chemicals into miles-deep shale rock to extract fuels -- has helped push U.S. natural gas production to new highs in each of the past seven years, according to the Energy Information Administration. Its also more expensive than traditional drilling and contributes to global warming, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Renewables, which are getting cheaper, have lost support even as the United Nations warns that time is running out to stem climate change and China forges ahead with sustainable power.

Everyone in Washington thinks gas is a savior, so Washington has been oblivious to the renewables revolution, but China hasnt been oblivious, said Hal Harvey, the chief executive officer of San Francisco-based Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology LLC, who has been appointed to energy panels by Presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton.

The shale revolution has brought the country closer to energy self-sufficiency than at any time in the last three decades, according to the EIA. Its also changed the way Americans invest, said James McDermott, managing director of the U.S. Renewables Group. He said his Los Angeles-based investment firm, which manages more than $750 million, is currently raising money only overseas.

Hydraulic fracturing, the technical name for fracking, has helped open the money tap for gas and oil. Since 2012, investors added more than $2.3 billion to the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund, which tracks oil and gas companies. In the same period, investors withdrew $32.5 million from the Powershares Wilderhill Clean Energy Portfolio, the biggest exchange-traded fund tied to renewable-energy equities, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

Theres absolutely no question that investors dollars have moved from one to the other, said Bruce Jenkyn-Jones, a managing director at London-based Impax Asset Management Group Plc, which oversees about $4.2 billion.

Even as investors have embraced fracking, more Americans tell pollsters they oppose the practice than support it, according to a September survey by the Washington-based Pew Research Center. Its true that windmills as tall as 40-story buildings are still sprouting in the Great Plains, and more solar panels are appearing on Americans roofs, including at the White House. The U.S. is generating more power from these sources than ever before.

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East Alton, IL, May 28, 2014- West Star Aviation, Inc. has been named the approved window repair and replacement vendor for the C21 fleet, which consists of Learjet models 35s & 36s being utilized by the United States Air Force.

West Star currently has two window repair locations at their East Alton, IL (ALN) and Grand Junction, CO (GJT) locations, allowing them to dispatch one of their highly trained aircraft window experts to any base worldwide. West Star currently employs five window technicians with a combined experience of 65 years specializing in aircraft windows, allowing them to provide quick response time worldwide to the United States Air Force.

We are proud to be selected the approved vendor for the C21 fleet, says Chris Becker, Window Repair Program Manager (GJT), West Star Aviation. Our years of experience coupled with our extensive window repair and replacement services will allow us to provide high quality craftsmanship and customer service to our military.

West Star can repair, refinish, or replace windows for most corporate aircraft including Falcon, Hawker, Citation, Challenger, Learjet, King Air, Conquest, Embraer and Westwind. Specializing in cabin and cockpit windows, light lens and surface sealing, West Star offers a variety of solutions for all window needs. Contact Chris Becker at 970-243-7500 or cbecker@wsa.aero to learn more or to schedule service.

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Newswise ROLLA, Mo. A World War II-era power plant that has provided energy to much of the Missouri University of Science and Technology campus for nearly seven decades is powering down as the university makes the transition to a geothermal energy system.

The power plant, which was constructed in 1945, burned coal and wood chips to provide steam to much of campus for the past 69 years. The plants boilers were permanently shut down on Wednesday, May 21.

By the fall, Missouri S&Ts geothermal energy system one of the most comprehensive ever undertaken by a university will be fully in service. It will provide heating and cooling to 17 buildings on campus and chilled water to the majority of campus buildings.

The geothermal system consists of three separate plants that will distribute energy from the system to different parts of campus. Over the summer, a fourth facility will be completed to provide heating and cooling to the Gale Bullman Building at 10th Street and Bishop Avenue.

The heat recovery chillers of the three main campus plants have been operating since early April, and the system is providing heat to six buildings on campus. Since mid-April, the system has also provided the majority of the chilled water supply used for air conditioning on campus, says James Packard, director of facilities operations at Missouri S&T.

The number of buildings being served by the geothermal system will probably double within a week, when one of the geothermal plants begins to produce hot water as part of the start-up and commissioning of that plants systems, Packard says. That plant is located in James E. Bertelsmeyer Hall, the new chemical and biochemical engineering building under construction at 11th and State streets.

When completed, the geothermal system is expected to cut the universitys annual energy use by 50 percent and reduce its carbon footprint by 25,000 metric tons per year. That reduction amounts to roughly the equivalent of the greenhouse gas emissions of 4,600 passenger vehicles a year. The geothermal system will also reduce Missouri S&Ts water usage by over 10 percent, or 10 million gallons per year, and eliminate a $34 million backlog in deferred maintenance costs for the aging power plant.

The geothermal project was approved by the University of Missouri System Board of Curators in 2010. Funded through the sale of bonds by the university, the system is expected to save more than $1 million annually in energy and operational costs. That savings is expected to grow to $2.8 million a year. The university plans to repay the debt over 30 years through savings from the project.

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