| Recent sources agree: The old folks are at home in Tallahassee
Once a sleepy southern town, Tallahassee has reinvented itself over the years as a growing educational and political center. But the community's recent recognition as a senior-friendly place by at least two national magazines - and by the state of Florida - has put the spotlight on the retirees who come here for its quality of life. .
Harrison Square study released
On the same night City Council introduced two proposals that would help pave the way for Harrison Square, a city-commissioned study was released that said the venture would create jobs and increase wages. One proposal would commit the city to paying $27 million toward Harrison Square, the $125 million to $160 million downtown revitalization project, from various funds. The second would extend the boundaries of the Jefferson/Illinois Road Economic Development Area to include the area reserved for Harrison Square by the Fort Wayne Redevelopment Commission, which gave preliminary approval in March. The $12,000 study from Crowe Chizek and Co., LLC, a public accounting and consulting firm with an office in Fort Wayne, concluded Harrison Square will provide the city with new jobs and an impact on household earnings by those employed there.
Wal-Mart on Independence still a go
A Wal-Mart planned on East Independence Boulevard has the rezoning it needs to start building, but an existing business that has resisted giving up its lease is what has delayed the project from moving forward, Charlotte city officials said. Wal-Mart plans to tear down the Amity Gardens Shopping Center at Independence and Pierson Drive and build a new Supercenter store on the 14-acre site. Faison and the Providence Group of the Carolinas are working together to develop the site. The Wal-Mart store would replace the one on Eastway Drive. At 157,000 square feet, it would be smaller than the usual Supercenter, which is normally around 200,000 square feet. The new center would resemble the Wal-Mart Supercenters on Wilkinson Boulevard in West Charlotte and on Sardis Road North at The Galleria in CrownPoint on the east side.
Perry Homes offers small-town charm in historic Rosenberg
(PRLEAP.COM) Located in the historic city of Rosenberg, the 80-acre community of The Oaks of Rosenberg offers all the comforts of a small-town community with all the conveniences of the city. The new Brazos Town Center, a 540-acre development featuring 100 acres of retail shopping choices, a park and trail system, lakes and fountains, is less than three miles from the community. Plus, with access to U.S. 59, Texas 6 and Grand Parkway, The Oaks of Rosenberg is convenient to other nearby shopping and recreation such as First Colony Mall, Sugar Land Town Square, Home Depot and H-E-B. Perry Homes in The Oaks of Rosenberg offers a full selection of one- and two-story homes from the $150,000s and ranging from 1,700 to 2,700 square feet. Plus, through April 30, Perry Homes is offering a $10,000 buyer bonus on all sales in the community.
Vast mall in China idling
The world's largest shopping center looks almost deserted on a recent afternoon. While schoolchildren ride the sidewinder and roller coaster, there are few shoppers and fewer tenants at South China Mall in central Dongguan, a city of 6 million north of Hong Kong. "They did this mall all wrong," says Stephen Liu, a Hong Kong businessman visiting clients in Dongguan who came by to see the place for himself. "They never found out if there were enough people to fill it. All the Chinese in this town are factory workers; they can't afford to shop here." That's a problem for more than just the mall's owners. South China Mall stands as a symbol of China's failure to stimulate more spending by its 1.3 billion people and to curb runaway investment in real-estate projects. The results: A record $232.5 billion trade gap with the U.S.
BizFocus: Where are the shoppers?
HONG KONG: The world's largest shopping centre looks almost deserted on a recent afternoon. While schoolchildren ride the sidewinder and roller coaster, there are few shoppers and fewer tenants at South China Mall in central Dongguan, a city of 6 million north of Hong Kong. .
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