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The Louisville Arena Authority Inc. has closed on the sale of nearly $350 million in bonds needed to build a planned 22,000-seat arena along Main Street, between Second and Third Streets, in downtown Louisville.

NORTH WILKESBORO, NC (MARKET WIRE) Expo Holdings, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: EXPH), a holding Company, which wholly owns D&D Displays, Inc., is pleased to announce to shareholders that it will close its Regulation D 504 Offering.

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SUGAR LAND, TX (MARKET WIRE) According to a recent analysis of active industrial construction projects performed by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas), there are more than 700 industrial projects, representing more than $185 billion, under development in North America (U.S., Canada and Mexico) in which a site has not been selected. These "site study" projects include not only grassroot plant construction, but also unit and production line additions. After the decision is made that a project is marketable, a suitable site must be found. The site selection process can include grassroot, brownfield or existing

A groundbreaking is scheduled for early next year on the first phase of Austin Community College’s new Round Rock campus.

After months of steady to modest economic growth, the Federal Reserve’s Cleveland district bank reported weaker conditions in the past six weeks in Ohio and some bordering states.

Gov. Bill Richardson has signed a $200 million highway construction bill passed by lawmakers during the Legislative special session.

KGMB9 News anchor Kim Gennaula is leaving the station after 15 years to join Kapiolani Health Foundation.

Armando Codina is stepping down as chief executive of Flagler Development Group, and will be replaced by Jose Hevia. Codina will remain as chairman.

The new $14 million Hyatt Place Hotel in Birmingham’s Southside was topped off Wednesday at a ceremony to celebrate reaching the top floor in construction.