A prominent Houston developer will build an Italian-inspired luxury hotel on a high bluff overlooking Austin and the Hill Country, alongside a new office building project. Giorgio Borlenghi, founder of Interfin Cos. LP and a native of Milan, Italy, will .....»»

LONDON, December 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- New Year is fast approaching and last minute holiday plans could help you to welcome 2013 in style. Pack your bags and put on your party hat as Direct Holidays brings you some of the best places to go on holiday .....»»

Solar is booming across the country, even in the most unlikely of places — New York City.  According to ConEd data provided to Business Insider, solar capacity in the five boroughs, plus Westchester County, grew 93% in 2013 to 35.3 megawatts, t.....»»

Two Austin-area master planned developments were ranked among the Top 50 best-selling communities in the country in 2013, according to the annual report by John Burns Real Estate Consulting. Crystal Falls in Leander was the 27th best-selling community in.....»»

The Denver Business Journal is partnering with seven other American City Business Journals newspapers to publish in November a joint Who’s Who in Energy 2013 supplement that will include the movers and shakers in the energy industry from Austin, Columbu.....»»

The Denver Business Journal is partnering with seven other American City Business Journals newspapers to publish in November a joint Who’s Who in Energy 2013 supplement that will include the movers and shakers in the energy industry from Austin, Columbu.....»»

While the rest of the country continues to be saddled with an unemployment rate of 7.2%, Houston, TX’s jobless rate is just 6.1%. Over the last year, employment ticked up 2.6% there, putting it in the top 10% of U.S. metropolitan areas. Oilfield service.....»»

Eight American City Business Journals newspapers are publishing in November a joint Who’s Who in Energy 2013 supplement that will include the movers and shakers in the energy industry from Austin, Columbus, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Pittsburgh, San Anton.....»»

While the food in Italy is reason enough to visit, the country is filled with famous works of art, exceptionally beautiful cities, and gorgeous lakes and mountains.  We compiled a list of 37 sites in Italy you should see at least once in your lifetim.....»»

San Francisco-based Uber Technologies Inc., valued at $18.2 billion, is to be banned in South Korea’s capital Seoul. The services of Uber- which is a smartphone application that can be used to call a taxi- started in the country in August 2013. The comp.....»»

With more than 122,000 followers, the Transportation Security Administration's Instagram account is documenting the bizarre items confiscated at airport security across the country.  The Instagram account, created in June 2013, show items ranging fro.....»»

One year ago, Edward Snowden was trying to find a way from Hong Kong to asylum in a country willing to take him. At the time, WikiLeaks was paying for Snowden's plane tickets, lodging, and legal counsel while acting as a "go-between" to deliver Snowden's .....»»

Unemployment and changes in unemployment continue to vary across the country. The Bureau of Labor Statistics just released the June 2014 unemployment rates for each state. In every state except Alabama, unemployment rates have dropped since June 2013. Sou.....»»

The long awaited cross country merger between Portugal Telecom SGPS S.A. ( PT ) and a leading Brazilian telecom operator Oi S.A. ( OIBR ) is nearing completion. On Oct 2, 2013, the two companies had reached an agreement.....»»

The U.S. military does not fully reflect the demography of the United States, at least not in terms of the places American servicemembers hail from. According to data from the Census Bureau's 2013 population estimates and the Department of Defen.....»»

Funds by country All Inhouse content:  off Total assets managed by the Top 100 alternative investment managers globally reached USD3.3 trillion in 2013, up from USD3.1 trillion in 2012,.....»»

Miro Cerar, whose party was on course to win a parliamentary election in Slovenia on Sunday, said he would strive to meet economic goals agreed with the European Union but that the country would seek its "own ways" of getting there. "Our party will aim fo.....»»

Led by a huge turnover in the C-suites in the health care sector, the number of CEO departures gained sharply nationwide in June. In Austin, three CEOs departed their jobs in June. Across the country, 103 CEOs announced their departures in June, up nearl.....»»

Average rents in big cities rose more than 5% in the 12-month period ending in June 2013, while wages rose a measly 1% Rent prices are going up in cities across the country even as wages stagnate, making it ever harder to afford to live in big cities.....»»

La Cantera Hill Country Resort will get a major facelift. The multimillion-dollar transformation will affect the entire footprint of the 250-acre San Antonio property. Officials with Destination Hotels & Resorts, which manages the La Cantera Hill Countr.....»»