Archive for April, 2009

RICS Showcasing Professionalism Amongst the World’s Leading Market Players at Cityscape Asia

The global property world is turning its attention to Asia with investors hoping 2009 will be the year to begin picking up potentially ‘undervalued’ assets ahead of regional economies emerging from the global financial crisis, say the organisers of Cityscape Asia, an annual real estate exhibition and conference to be held in Singapore during 19-21 [...]

The Illinois CPA Society Suggests 10 Ways to Take Control of Your Credit Cards

Even with President Obama’s efforts underway, take greater responsibility for your credit President Obama’s push to get more consumer protection for credit card holders won’t happen overnight. Even if and when changes occur, the Illinois CPA Society reports there are obvious steps people should already be taking to manage their credit. They offer these ten [...]

Ritchie Bros. to sell enormous, 820-ton hard rock tunnel boring machine in unreserved Los Angeles auction

450-foot long “unique” machine used in Arrowhead Inland Feeder project is at auction site for preview by interested bidders Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (NYSE and TSX: RBA), the world’s largest industrial auctioneer, is selling a single shield 450-foot long, 820-ton, self-propelling, hard rock tunnel boring machine (TBM) with trailing gear at an upcoming three-day unreserved auction [...]

New Thinking in the Face of the Economic Downturn Required

Presentation of the 2009 International Transport Forum Programme, the World’s Leading Transport Sector Meeting, bringing together 52 Ministers and Top Business Leaders in Leipzig “Difficult times require new thinking,” said the Secretary General of the International Transport Forum (ITF) Jack Short in Berlin on Friday, “Because in the face of the current economic downturn, global [...]