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CALGARY, ALBERTA (MARKET WIRE) WAM Development Group, a North American leader in commercial real estate development, today announced that Whirlpool Canada LP is the first industrial tenant and is in full operation occupying over 439,000 square feet of distribution space at Stoney Industrial in Northeast Calgary.

DENVER, CO (MARKET WIRE) ACH Foam Technologies announced today the completion of a 15-year test to determine water absorption characteristics of EPS (Expanded Polystyrene) and XPS (Extruded Polystyrene). The test showed a dramatic variance between the two materials in their resistance to water absorption.

SAN MATEO, CA (MARKET WIRE) Glenborough, LLC, a San Mateo, CA real estate investment and management company specializing in office properties, is pleased to announce that it has been named an "Energy Star Leader - Top Performer" in the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) energy STAR program. Glenborough is one of only six Commercial Real Estate organizations nationwide to have received this award.

SUGAR LAND, TX (MARKET WIRE) Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- Forest products giant International Paper (NYSE: IP) (Memphis, Tennessee) has announced plans to immediately idle pulping operations at a mill in Bastrop, Louisiana. The company cited declining demand for pulp from international markets coupled with a weak global economy as reasons for the mill closure.

EMERYVILLE, CA (MARKET WIRE) Nine days ahead of schedule, the last beam of 3,800 tons of steel was placed atop the Thomas J. and Muriel T. Long Patient Care Tower at the John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus. Representatives from the hospital joined architects from Ratcliff (http://www.ratcliffarch.com) and members from a multi-faceted construction team to celebrate the topping out ceremony of its new five-story, 380,000-square-foot patient wing under sunny skies on november 19th.

QUEENS, NY (MARKET WIRE) Video Doorman, a system which remotely lets residents of non-doorman buildings receive and securely store packages when they are not home, has been introduced in the New York residential market.

Local advertising and marketing firm Chandler Ehrlich is closing its doors, according to multiple industry sources.

KBS Real Estate Investment Trust I has completed a $20.6 million deal for two buildings at City Gate Plaza, a master-planned office park in South Natomas.

Monday Properties added three new tenants and expanded an existing anchor tenant in its twin tower property at 1100 Wilson Blvd. in Arlington.

University of Cincinnati Football Coach Brian Kelly announced he would stay at UC Tuesday, following a meeting at which UC officials vowed to pursue an expansion that would add up to 10,000 new seats to the 35,000-seat Nippert Stadium.