The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill that will further fund construction of a $1.7 billion Department of Veterans Affairs medical campus in Aurora. The same measure was passed by the Senate this morning, clearing the way to keep the project going, as long as the House also passes a measure to keep the entire federal government funded. The bill hit a speed bump Tuesday in the form of an amendment introduced by Rep. Jeff Miller, a Republican of Florida and the chairman of the House…
Reported by bizjournals 13 hours ago.
House passes bill to fund Aurora VA hospital
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Brauchler won't seek U.S. Senate bid, leaves GOP scrambling
Aurora theater shooting prosecutor George Brauchler will not seek his party's nomination for the U.S. Senate, a move that leaves Republicans still scrambling for a prominent candidate in one of the nation's top races.
Reported by Denver Post 12 hours ago.
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Wood Partners Sells Del Arte in Aurora, CO for $52 Million
AURORA, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Wood Partners, a national real estate leader, and E2M Partners announced the sale of Del Arte Lofts & Flats, a 351-unit apartment complex in Aurora, Colorado, earlier this week. The community went on the market in June of this year and sold to Advenir for $52 million on September 14th. “Del Arte is great example of a successful repositioning of an asset that has a strong location with great drive-by, access to jobs, and proximity to retail and services, but t
Reported by Business Wire 12 hours ago.
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Report slams FAA response to fire at air traffic facility
Among other changes, the inspector general recommended the FAA redesign its operational contingency plans for all of its center facilities, conduct contingency training that simulate more realistic scenarios and consider replacing existing fire suppression systems in critical center equipment areas with a waterless system. According to the repot, Howard's last scheduled shift at the Aurora facility was Sept. 18, 2014. According to court filings, Howard walked into the radar facility before dawn on Sept. 26, 2014, carrying a gas can, a lighter and knives; he cut cables and set fire to a telecommunications room before trying to slit his throat.
Reported by SeattlePI.com 4 hours ago.
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Family, friends remember those killed and injured in the Aurora Bridge crash
Hundreds gathered in North Seattle College’s courtyard to remember the dead and injured students who died on their way to orientation last week.
Reported by Seattle Times 3 hours ago.
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Community holds vigil for victims of Aurora Bridge crash
Hundreds of people gathered Wednesday night for a vigil at North Seattle College to remember those who died in the Aurora Bridge crash and honor those who were injured.
Reported by SeattlePI.com 3 hours ago.
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University of Colorado Hospital opens Center for Lungs and Breathing
University of Colorado Hospital is hoping to take its already national reputation for treating complex lung diseases to a new level with the opening of a Center for Lungs and Breathing that will bring diverse specialists together to work on patients’ treatments. The Aurora hospital already is ranked as the No. 2 pulmonology center in the country, along with partner National Jewish Health, by U.S. News & World Report, and it has the only National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center in the…
Reported by bizjournals 2 hours ago.
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Engel & Völkers Joins in Celebrating 25 Years of German Unification
E&V proudly sponsors the annual event in honor of Germany’s day of unity
Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) October 01, 2015
Germany-based luxury real estate brand, Engel & Völkers, joins in celebrating the 25th Annual Day of German Unity event in Los Angeles on October 3rd. Held at the historic Villa Aurora, the Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas E&V shops, in partnership with RPM Mortgage, show their support and patriotism in sponsoring the special event.
“This is a significant year in the event’s history and we are honored to be participants for this milestone,” says Raphael Barragán, CEO of Engel & Völkers Beverly Hills. “Headquartered in Germany, it is of great meaning, importance, and pride for our company to maintain a strong connection with our roots.”
On October 3, 1990 East and West Germany reunited to form one single nation. War-stricken and split apart in 1945, with Soviets occupying the East and the United States and their allies controlling the West, this year marks the 25th anniversary of the celebrated event in the country’s history, a unification process that began with the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. Home to this years event, the stunning Villa Aurora stands as a memorial to artists and intellectuals who were victims of Nazi persecution – a truly symbolic venue at which to recall the return of peace to Germany and the renewal of a commitment to shape the world through freedom.
Over 500 guests, including German and American politicians, celebrities, and business professionals are set to attend the event hosted by the German Consulate. Other notable sponsors, such as VW, Sixt, Bosch, and Jaegermeister are also showing their German pride in supporting this special event.
About Engel & Völkers
Since its establishment in 1977 as a specialty boutique providing exclusive, high-end real estate services in Hamburg, Germany, Engel & Völkers has become one of the world’s leading companies specializing in the sale and lease of premium residential and commercial property and yachts. Engel & Völkers currently operates a global network of real estate advisors in more than 560 residential brokerages and 65 commercial offices spanning 39 countries across six continents, offering both private and institutional clients a professionally tailored range of luxury services. It established its North America corporate headquarters in 2007 and opened its first brokerage in the same year. Committed to exceptional service, Engel & Völkers supports its advisors with an array of premium quality business services; marketing programs and tools; multiple platforms for mobile, social and web; as well as access to its global network of real estate professionals, property listings and market data.
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Sheela Shouhed
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Sheela.Shouhed@evusa.com Reported by PRWeb 2 hours ago.
Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) October 01, 2015
Germany-based luxury real estate brand, Engel & Völkers, joins in celebrating the 25th Annual Day of German Unity event in Los Angeles on October 3rd. Held at the historic Villa Aurora, the Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas E&V shops, in partnership with RPM Mortgage, show their support and patriotism in sponsoring the special event.
“This is a significant year in the event’s history and we are honored to be participants for this milestone,” says Raphael Barragán, CEO of Engel & Völkers Beverly Hills. “Headquartered in Germany, it is of great meaning, importance, and pride for our company to maintain a strong connection with our roots.”
On October 3, 1990 East and West Germany reunited to form one single nation. War-stricken and split apart in 1945, with Soviets occupying the East and the United States and their allies controlling the West, this year marks the 25th anniversary of the celebrated event in the country’s history, a unification process that began with the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. Home to this years event, the stunning Villa Aurora stands as a memorial to artists and intellectuals who were victims of Nazi persecution – a truly symbolic venue at which to recall the return of peace to Germany and the renewal of a commitment to shape the world through freedom.
Over 500 guests, including German and American politicians, celebrities, and business professionals are set to attend the event hosted by the German Consulate. Other notable sponsors, such as VW, Sixt, Bosch, and Jaegermeister are also showing their German pride in supporting this special event.
About Engel & Völkers
Since its establishment in 1977 as a specialty boutique providing exclusive, high-end real estate services in Hamburg, Germany, Engel & Völkers has become one of the world’s leading companies specializing in the sale and lease of premium residential and commercial property and yachts. Engel & Völkers currently operates a global network of real estate advisors in more than 560 residential brokerages and 65 commercial offices spanning 39 countries across six continents, offering both private and institutional clients a professionally tailored range of luxury services. It established its North America corporate headquarters in 2007 and opened its first brokerage in the same year. Committed to exceptional service, Engel & Völkers supports its advisors with an array of premium quality business services; marketing programs and tools; multiple platforms for mobile, social and web; as well as access to its global network of real estate professionals, property listings and market data.
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For more information please contact:
Sheela Shouhed
Director of Communications
Sheela.Shouhed@evusa.com Reported by PRWeb 2 hours ago.
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Westell Technologies Kicks Off “National Passives Month”
AURORA, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Westell Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: WSTL), a leading provider of in-building wireless, intelligent site management, cell site optimization, and outside plant solutions announces that it has declared October as Westell’s National Passives Month. Together with its distributor partners, Westell will be offering a number of new and exciting promotions designed to both incentivize and educate users on the benefits of deploying the right passive equipment. Exclusive off
Reported by Business Wire 21 hours ago.
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Thomas 'Jack' Simpson (2016) commits to Iowa
Thomas 'Jack' Simpson of Aurora, Ontario, recently verbally committed to the University of Iowa for the Class of 2016.
Reported by Golfweek 18 hours ago.
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Aurora Investment Management L.L.C. Announces Strategic Relationship With Copernicus Capital Management, LLC
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aurora Investment Management L.L.C. Announces Strategic Relationship With Copernicus Capital Management, LLC
Reported by Business Wire 18 hours ago.
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Ride the Ducks vehicles will no longer use Aurora Bridge
Ride the Ducks tour vehicles like the one involved in last week’s fatal collision will no longer use the Aurora Bridge. Meanwhile, state regulators said they would go beyond examining the safety of the vehicles to also look at maintenance and training.
Reported by Seattle Times 14 hours ago.
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Watch Obama Address Homicidal Gun Violence Again, And Again, And Again, And Again, And...
A version of this article was originally published on June 18, following the shooting at the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina. It is being republished after another mass shooting at a community college in Oregon.
Following the mass shooting at the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina in June, which killed nine people, President Barack Obama found himself in a familiar, dark place: addressing the nation about a shooting that had taken multiple lives.
It was the 14th time during his administration that he had been forced to issue a statement in response to a mass killing, according to CBS’ Mark Knoller. And his frustration over having to repeatedly mark these morose occasions clearly weighed on him. The president spent a large part of his remarks bemoaning how the political system has completely failed to respond to gun violence.
A look back underscores the growing sense of hopelessness the president must feel. Once clinical and business-like when responding to tragedy, Obama now seems emotionally worn down and at times overtly angry when these incidents occur. Above is footage of the president in the wake of gun-related violence: from the shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, to the killings in Aurora, Colorado; the near-assassination of Gabby Giffords to the slaughtering of children in Newtown, Connecticut; the murders at a Sikh temple in Milwaukee to the latest deaths at a black church in Charleston, South Carolina.
*Watch the video above.*
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Following the mass shooting at the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina in June, which killed nine people, President Barack Obama found himself in a familiar, dark place: addressing the nation about a shooting that had taken multiple lives.
It was the 14th time during his administration that he had been forced to issue a statement in response to a mass killing, according to CBS’ Mark Knoller. And his frustration over having to repeatedly mark these morose occasions clearly weighed on him. The president spent a large part of his remarks bemoaning how the political system has completely failed to respond to gun violence.
A look back underscores the growing sense of hopelessness the president must feel. Once clinical and business-like when responding to tragedy, Obama now seems emotionally worn down and at times overtly angry when these incidents occur. Above is footage of the president in the wake of gun-related violence: from the shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, to the killings in Aurora, Colorado; the near-assassination of Gabby Giffords to the slaughtering of children in Newtown, Connecticut; the murders at a Sikh temple in Milwaukee to the latest deaths at a black church in Charleston, South Carolina.
*Watch the video above.*
*Also on HuffPost:*
-- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website. Reported by Huffington Post 14 hours ago.
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The View From The White House As A Mass Shooting Unfolds
A version of this article was originally published on June 21, following the shooting at the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina. It is being republished after another mass shooting at a community college in Oregon.
WASHINGTON -- On the morning of December 14, 2012, as news trickled in painfully slowly about a shooting at an elementary school in Connecticut, aides gathered in the White House to chart out a response.
Moments of national crises require, at a basic political level, a prompt reaction, if only to demonstrate that the situation is being dealt with. And the president and his aides knew he'd have to deliver remarks as reports from Sandy Hook Elementary School grew worse.
President Barack Obama's speechwriter, Jon Favreau, came in at one point to hand Obama the draft of the speech he'd deliver to press corps waiting in the nearby James Brady Briefing Room, named after Ronald Reagan's press secretary who had himself been a victim of gun violence.
"He barely looked up from his desk and couldn't even look at me because there were tears in his eyes," Favreau recalled.
Twenty kids were dead along with six educators in Newtown, Connecticut. And even though the president occupied the most powerful political perch in the country, there was a sense of helplessness in the room. After talking with Connecticut Gov. Dan Malloy and FBI Director Robert Mueller, a draft was finalized. Obama walked into the briefing room at 3:15 p.m.
"I know there is not a parent in America who doesn't feel the same overwhelming grief that I do," he said, speaking in measured tones, staring down carefully to the written text and pausing occasionally to gather himself and wipe tears from his eyes.
"Our hearts are broken today."This was the emotional nadir of Obama's presidency. Later, he would email his longtime aide David Axelrod to say that it had been the first time where he had cried in the Oval Office.
Though no incident would match the despair of Newtown, this wouldn't be the last time Obama would have to address a nation grappling with wanton gun violence. On Thursday, the president made yet another appearance at the briefing room to respond to a mass killing, this time the shooting of nine people at a historic black church in Charleston, South Carolina. By the count of Mark Knoller, the unofficial presidential data keeper at CBS Radio News, it was the 14th time in his presidency that has been placed in such a circumstance.
"At some point, we as a country will have to reckon with the fact that this type of mass violence does not happen in other advanced countries," Obama said Thursday. "It doesn't happen in other places with this kind of frequency. And it is in our power to do something about it."
Those who have worked at the White House describe these moments as excruciatingly awful. At first, it is a torturous scramble for news from any source available, whether it be television, local officials or law enforcement.
"You just hope they have specific information that is less devastating," one former White House official put it. Once enough information is accumulated, it falls on someone to brief the president, which the official described as "probably the hardest thing you can do in the White House on any given day." (That particular task during Newtown fell on John Brennan, then the Deputy National Security Advisor for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism and now the director of the CIA).
The primary job for the president and his aides is to ensure that no faulty information gets made public and that all the right political levers are pulled. Throughout it all, there is a tremendous tug and pull taking place: the desire to react viscerally to the events unfolding bumps up against the demand to operate conservatively and with precision.
"It is a fog," said Ben LaBolt, Obama's former press hand on gun policy, among other issues, and the press secretary of his 2012 campaign. "You are trying to figure out the facts and the motive and how many people were injured."
For those who have to go before the cameras, the pressure to maintain this balance can be overwhelming. Obama's former press secretary, Jay Carney, said that the briefing he gave after Newtown was the hardest of his tenure.
"People think it was the one after Benghazi but it is not even close," he said.
Often, it is the president who bears this burden first. His job is to not just relay what is being done to respond to the violence but to offer a certain level of empathy, grief and even green shoots of hope for those affected or those just watching.
"The role of the president is many, but one is ministerial in times like this," said Axelrod. "Obviously you want to make sure that everything that should be done is being done and in cases like this they almost certainly are. The main function is to come out and articulate the nation's grief."
As the cases of gun-related mass killings have piled up during his time in office, Obama's approach to these moments has become -- disturbing as it may be to acknowledge -- more practiced; the routine more familiar.
"There is no question that, yeah, he has done this so many times that I don't think that when it comes to figuring out the right tone it is very complicated," said Carney.
You can see as much in watching Obama's responses to instances of gun violence through the years. The dry recounting of the events and calls for reflection and prayer that he displayed early in his administration have become peppered, increasingly, with visible emotions and calls for actions. More recently, they've featured laments, almost angry at times, that no action is taking place.
"He didn't become numb to it," said Favreau. "He became frustrated."
For Favreau, one memorable tipping point was the shooting of moviegoers in Aurora, Colorado, in July 2012. He recalled being with the president on a campaign swing at the time that the news broke.
"You don't have kids yet but being a parent is like having your heart outside of your body all the time," the president told him, Favreau recalled. He was cribbing from someone else. But also reacting to just how little information was known in the immediate aftermath of the shooting, when parents were wondering if their child was among the 12 killed and 70 injured by the shooter, James Holmes.
Six months later, Newtown happened. Obama recited that line in the speech he delivered at the vigil.
*Also on HuffPost:*
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WASHINGTON -- On the morning of December 14, 2012, as news trickled in painfully slowly about a shooting at an elementary school in Connecticut, aides gathered in the White House to chart out a response.
Moments of national crises require, at a basic political level, a prompt reaction, if only to demonstrate that the situation is being dealt with. And the president and his aides knew he'd have to deliver remarks as reports from Sandy Hook Elementary School grew worse.
President Barack Obama's speechwriter, Jon Favreau, came in at one point to hand Obama the draft of the speech he'd deliver to press corps waiting in the nearby James Brady Briefing Room, named after Ronald Reagan's press secretary who had himself been a victim of gun violence.
"He barely looked up from his desk and couldn't even look at me because there were tears in his eyes," Favreau recalled.
Twenty kids were dead along with six educators in Newtown, Connecticut. And even though the president occupied the most powerful political perch in the country, there was a sense of helplessness in the room. After talking with Connecticut Gov. Dan Malloy and FBI Director Robert Mueller, a draft was finalized. Obama walked into the briefing room at 3:15 p.m.
"I know there is not a parent in America who doesn't feel the same overwhelming grief that I do," he said, speaking in measured tones, staring down carefully to the written text and pausing occasionally to gather himself and wipe tears from his eyes.
"Our hearts are broken today."This was the emotional nadir of Obama's presidency. Later, he would email his longtime aide David Axelrod to say that it had been the first time where he had cried in the Oval Office.
Though no incident would match the despair of Newtown, this wouldn't be the last time Obama would have to address a nation grappling with wanton gun violence. On Thursday, the president made yet another appearance at the briefing room to respond to a mass killing, this time the shooting of nine people at a historic black church in Charleston, South Carolina. By the count of Mark Knoller, the unofficial presidential data keeper at CBS Radio News, it was the 14th time in his presidency that has been placed in such a circumstance.
"At some point, we as a country will have to reckon with the fact that this type of mass violence does not happen in other advanced countries," Obama said Thursday. "It doesn't happen in other places with this kind of frequency. And it is in our power to do something about it."
Those who have worked at the White House describe these moments as excruciatingly awful. At first, it is a torturous scramble for news from any source available, whether it be television, local officials or law enforcement.
"You just hope they have specific information that is less devastating," one former White House official put it. Once enough information is accumulated, it falls on someone to brief the president, which the official described as "probably the hardest thing you can do in the White House on any given day." (That particular task during Newtown fell on John Brennan, then the Deputy National Security Advisor for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism and now the director of the CIA).
The primary job for the president and his aides is to ensure that no faulty information gets made public and that all the right political levers are pulled. Throughout it all, there is a tremendous tug and pull taking place: the desire to react viscerally to the events unfolding bumps up against the demand to operate conservatively and with precision.
"It is a fog," said Ben LaBolt, Obama's former press hand on gun policy, among other issues, and the press secretary of his 2012 campaign. "You are trying to figure out the facts and the motive and how many people were injured."
For those who have to go before the cameras, the pressure to maintain this balance can be overwhelming. Obama's former press secretary, Jay Carney, said that the briefing he gave after Newtown was the hardest of his tenure.
"People think it was the one after Benghazi but it is not even close," he said.
Often, it is the president who bears this burden first. His job is to not just relay what is being done to respond to the violence but to offer a certain level of empathy, grief and even green shoots of hope for those affected or those just watching.
"The role of the president is many, but one is ministerial in times like this," said Axelrod. "Obviously you want to make sure that everything that should be done is being done and in cases like this they almost certainly are. The main function is to come out and articulate the nation's grief."
As the cases of gun-related mass killings have piled up during his time in office, Obama's approach to these moments has become -- disturbing as it may be to acknowledge -- more practiced; the routine more familiar.
"There is no question that, yeah, he has done this so many times that I don't think that when it comes to figuring out the right tone it is very complicated," said Carney.
You can see as much in watching Obama's responses to instances of gun violence through the years. The dry recounting of the events and calls for reflection and prayer that he displayed early in his administration have become peppered, increasingly, with visible emotions and calls for actions. More recently, they've featured laments, almost angry at times, that no action is taking place.
"He didn't become numb to it," said Favreau. "He became frustrated."
For Favreau, one memorable tipping point was the shooting of moviegoers in Aurora, Colorado, in July 2012. He recalled being with the president on a campaign swing at the time that the news broke.
"You don't have kids yet but being a parent is like having your heart outside of your body all the time," the president told him, Favreau recalled. He was cribbing from someone else. But also reacting to just how little information was known in the immediate aftermath of the shooting, when parents were wondering if their child was among the 12 killed and 70 injured by the shooter, James Holmes.
Six months later, Newtown happened. Obama recited that line in the speech he delivered at the vigil.
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University of Colorado Hospital ranked among nation's best academic hospitals
University of Colorado Hospital is one of the top academic hospitals in the United States, the University HealthSystem Consortium said in its latest annual ranking. University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC), an alliance of 133 nonprofit academic medical centers, ranked the Aurora hospital No. 6 out of 10 in its annual UHC Quality Leadership Awards. The awards recognize "high performance in quality and safety" based on measures of patient safety, clinical effectiveness and efficiency, patient satisfaction,…
Reported by bizjournals 10 hours ago.
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China charges 10 with repackaging, selling old meat
BEIJING (AP) — Shanghai prosecutors say they are charging people connected to a U.S. meat supplier’s Chinese subsidiary with producing and selling fake and substandard products. Shanghai Husi Food Co., which is a unit of OSI Group of Aurora, Illinois, has been under investigation since a Shanghai TV station reported last year that it repackaged […]
Reported by Seattle Times 5 hours ago.
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RE/MAX Professionals Agent Bob Miner Stresses Now is the Time to Buy in the Mile High City
In light of a recent influx of home listings in metro Denver, Bob Miner, a Denver real estate specialist with RE/MAX Professionals, urges those in the market to buy now as prices and competition for homes is easing up with more choices on the market.
Denver, CO (PRWEB) October 02, 2015
“The inventory of new home listings has created some much-needed breathing room in the Denver market, which has been tight for several months,” said Bob. “It is also a great time to sell as buyers who were hesitant before when the market was so competitive will start to get back in the game and be ready to purchase.”
According to a September 3, 2015, Denver Business Journal article, although the housing market in metro Denver slowed down a bit in August, as it typically does as summer winds down, the number of active listings on the market in August was 9,144. This shows a 2-percent increase over July, which jumped up 12.8 percent over the same period last year in July.
Additionally, according to September 1, 2015, statistics reported on movoto.com, the median listing price in Denver stayed the same from August to September. Furthermore, there were a total of 98 price increases and 883 price decreases.
“Also, with rents shooting through the roof all over metro Denver, it could be time to start building your own wealth by purchasing a home, rather than building someone else’s wealth,” said Bob. “In summary, now is the time to buy and sell in metro Denver as the market is finally finding some balance.”
About Bob Miner, RE/MAX Professionals
The Miner Real Estate Team is a full-service real estate source for Denver and the entire surrounding metro area. With its vast experience and knowledge of all areas in and around Denver, they are dedicated to helping clients find the home to fit their vision. The Miner Team serves Denver, Highlands Ranch, Littleton, Centennial, Lone Tree, Castle Rock, Golden, Parker, Lakewood, Aurora, Arvada, Westminster, Wheat Ridge, Thornton and Broomfield. For more information, please call (303) 638-9033. The office is located at 1745 Shea Center Dr., Suite 100, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129.
About the NALA™
The NALA offers local business owners new online advertising & small business marketing tools, great business benefits, education and money-saving programs, as well as a charity program. For media inquiries, please call 805.650.6121, ext. 361. Reported by PRWeb 2 hours ago.
Denver, CO (PRWEB) October 02, 2015
“The inventory of new home listings has created some much-needed breathing room in the Denver market, which has been tight for several months,” said Bob. “It is also a great time to sell as buyers who were hesitant before when the market was so competitive will start to get back in the game and be ready to purchase.”
According to a September 3, 2015, Denver Business Journal article, although the housing market in metro Denver slowed down a bit in August, as it typically does as summer winds down, the number of active listings on the market in August was 9,144. This shows a 2-percent increase over July, which jumped up 12.8 percent over the same period last year in July.
Additionally, according to September 1, 2015, statistics reported on movoto.com, the median listing price in Denver stayed the same from August to September. Furthermore, there were a total of 98 price increases and 883 price decreases.
“Also, with rents shooting through the roof all over metro Denver, it could be time to start building your own wealth by purchasing a home, rather than building someone else’s wealth,” said Bob. “In summary, now is the time to buy and sell in metro Denver as the market is finally finding some balance.”
About Bob Miner, RE/MAX Professionals
The Miner Real Estate Team is a full-service real estate source for Denver and the entire surrounding metro area. With its vast experience and knowledge of all areas in and around Denver, they are dedicated to helping clients find the home to fit their vision. The Miner Team serves Denver, Highlands Ranch, Littleton, Centennial, Lone Tree, Castle Rock, Golden, Parker, Lakewood, Aurora, Arvada, Westminster, Wheat Ridge, Thornton and Broomfield. For more information, please call (303) 638-9033. The office is located at 1745 Shea Center Dr., Suite 100, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129.
About the NALA™
The NALA offers local business owners new online advertising & small business marketing tools, great business benefits, education and money-saving programs, as well as a charity program. For media inquiries, please call 805.650.6121, ext. 361. Reported by PRWeb 2 hours ago.
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Sand Creek Park sees changes in response to R Line stop at Fitzsimons
Outdoor enthusiasts are preparing for a revised renovation of Sand Creek Park, Aurora's only large urban park, north of the Regional Transportation District's R Line tracks along Fitzsimons Parkway.
Reported by Denver Post 13 hours ago.
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Video: President Obama's statement on the Oregon shootings
by One News Page Staff - At least 10 people were killed and seven others injured when a gunman opened fire at an Oregon college on Thursday. U.S. President Barack Obama delivered the following statement in the light of the mass shooting, speaking of his frustration with lawmakers blocking "common sense gun control laws" that could help prevent such tragedies.
President Obama's statement on the shootings at Umpqua Community College, Roseburg, Oregon
Source: The White House
Full transcript of President Obama's statement
(source: James S. Brady, Press Briefing Room, The White House)
THE PRESIDENT: There’s been another mass shooting in America -- this time, in a community college in Oregon.
That means there are more American families -- moms, dads, children -- whose lives have been changed forever. That means there’s another community stunned with grief, and communities across the country forced to relieve their own anguish, and parents across the country who are scared because they know it might have been their families or their children.
I’ve been to Roseburg, Oregon. There are really good people there. I want to thank all the first responders whose bravery likely saved some lives today. Federal law enforcement has been on the scene in a supporting role, and we’ve offered to stay and help as much as Roseburg needs, for as long as they need.
In the coming days, we’ll learn about the victims -- young men and women who were studying and learning and working hard, their eyes set on the future, their dreams on what they could make of their lives. And America will wrap everyone who’s grieving with our prayers and our love.
But as I said just a few months ago, and I said a few months before that, and I said each time we see one of these mass shootings, our thoughts and prayers are not enough. It’s not enough. It does not capture the heartache and grief and anger that we should feel. And it does nothing to prevent this carnage from being inflicted someplace else in America -- next week, or a couple of months from now.
We don't yet know why this individual did what he did. And it's fair to say that anybody who does this has a sickness in their minds, regardless of what they think their motivations may be. But we are not the only country on Earth that has people with mental illnesses or want to do harm to other people. We are the only advanced country on Earth that sees these kinds of mass shootings every few months.
Earlier this year, I answered a question in an interview by saying, “The United States of America is the one advanced nation on Earth in which we do not have sufficient common-sense gun-safety laws -- even in the face of repeated mass killings.” And later that day, there was a mass shooting at a movie theater in Lafayette, Louisiana. That day! Somehow this has become routine. The reporting is routine. My response here at this podium ends up being routine. The conversation in the aftermath of it. We've become numb to this.
We talked about this after Columbine and Blacksburg, after Tucson, after Newtown, after Aurora, after Charleston. It cannot be this easy for somebody who wants to inflict harm on other people to get his or her hands on a gun.
And what’s become routine, of course, is the response of those who oppose any kind of common-sense gun legislation. Right now, I can imagine the press releases being cranked out: We need more guns, they’ll argue. Fewer gun safety laws.
Does anybody really believe that? There are scores of responsible gun owners in this country --they know that's not true. We know because of the polling that says the majority of Americans understand we should be changing these laws -- including the majority of responsible, law-abiding gun owners.
There is a gun for roughly every man, woman, and child in America. So how can you, with a straight face, make the argument that more guns will make us safer? We know that states with the most gun laws tend to have the fewest gun deaths. So the notion that gun laws don't work, or just will make it harder for law-abiding citizens and criminals will still get their guns is not borne out by the evidence.
We know that other countries, in response to one mass shooting, have been able to craft laws that almost eliminate mass shootings. Friends of ours, allies of ours -- Great Britain, Australia, countries like ours. So we know there are ways to prevent it.
And, of course, what’s also routine is that somebody, somewhere will comment and say, Obama politicized this issue. Well, this is something we should politicize. It is relevant to our common life together, to the body politic. I would ask news organizations -- because I won't put these facts forward -- have news organizations tally up the number of Americans who’ve been killed through terrorist attacks over the last decade and the number of Americans who’ve been killed by gun violence, and post those side-by-side on your news reports. This won't be information coming from me; it will be coming from you. We spend over a trillion dollars, and pass countless laws, and devote entire agencies to preventing terrorist attacks on our soil, and rightfully so. And yet, we have a Congress that explicitly blocks us from even collecting data on how we could potentially reduce gun deaths. How can that be?
This is a political choice that we make to allow this to happen every few months in America. We collectively are answerable to those families who lose their loved ones because of our inaction. When Americans are killed in mine disasters, we work to make mines safer. When Americans are killed in floods and hurricanes, we make communities safer. When roads are unsafe, we fix them to reduce auto fatalities. We have seatbelt laws because we know it saves lives. So the notion that gun violence is somehow different, that our freedom and our Constitution prohibits any modest regulation of how we use a deadly weapon, when there are law-abiding gun owners all across the country who could hunt and protect their families and do everything they do under such regulations doesn’t make sense.
So, tonight, as those of us who are lucky enough to hug our kids a little closer are thinking about the families who aren't so fortunate, I’d ask the American people to think about how they can get our government to change these laws, and to save lives, and to let young people grow up. And that will require a change of politics on this issue. And it will require that the American people, individually, whether you are a Democrat or a Republican or an independent, when you decide to vote for somebody, are making a determination as to whether this cause of continuing death for innocent people should be a relevant factor in your decision. If you think this is a problem, then you should expect your elected officials to reflect your views.
And I would particularly ask America’s gun owners -- who are using those guns properly, safely, to hunt, for sport, for protecting their families -- to think about whether your views are properly being represented by the organization that suggests it's speaking for you.
And each time this happens I'm going to bring this up. Each time this happens I am going to say that we can actually do something about it, but we're going to have to change our laws. And this is not something I can do by myself. I've got to have a Congress and I've got to have state legislatures and governors who are willing to work with me on this.
I hope and pray that I don't have to come out again during my tenure as President to offer my condolences to families in these circumstances. But based on my experience as President, I can't guarantee that. And that's terrible to say. And it can change.
May God bless the memories of those who were killed today. May He bring comfort to their families, and courage to the injured as they fight their way back. And may He give us the strength to come together and find the courage to change.
Thank you.
ENDS
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Blue Pillar Key Account Director Recognized By the Association of Energy Engineers
Healthcare Facilities and Energy Management Industry Veteran Nancy Merritt named a “Legend in Energy”
Frederick, MD (PRWEB) October 02, 2015
Blue Pillar, a leading provider of Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) connectivity and centralized energy management software solutions, announced today that its Director of Key Accounts, Nancy Merritt, was honored as a “Legend in Energy” by the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE) at the 38th Annual World Energy Engineering Congress (WEEC) in in Orlando, Florida.
AEE’s prestigious awards program shines a light on the important work that is being done by individuals, organizations, agencies, and corporations in the energy industry. By identifying those who exemplify the very best in their fields, energy professionals are honored and the industry is advanced.
“Blue Pillar is proud to see Nancy receive this prestigious recognition by her industry peers,” said Tom Willie, CEO of Blue Pillar. “Since joining Blue Pillar, Nancy has championed the importance of Centralized Facility Management (CFM) strategies within large healthcare systems to advance patient safety, improve energy resiliency and increase energy efficiency.”
“I greatly appreciate this distinction from the Association of Energy Engineers,” said Nancy Merritt, Director of Key Accounts at Blue Pillar. “I enjoy being part of the AEE and continue to be impressed with their continued focus on advancing innovative trends that bring positive business transformation. The thought leadership AEE provides has helped facilities take control of their energy future while advancing compliance and patient safety standards through industry best practices. This recognition is truly an honor.”
Blue Pillar provides an open energy IIoT platform that helps keeps the lights on and energy costs down at the world’s most critical facilities. Through Aurora®, our award-winning IIoT platform, Blue Pillar connects all “behind the meter” energy assets regardless of make, model, vintage, age or type to improve resiliency, increase energy efficiency or help facilities become energy self-sufficient. This turnkey approach had improved compliance and safety standards while avoiding the larger industry problem of stranded assets in more than 300 facilities and 4,000 assets connected to date.
About Blue Pillar, Inc.
Blue Pillar is a leading provider of Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and energy management solutions for complex single site and centralized multisite facilities. The Aurora, Aurora Applications and Avise Foresite™ platforms connect, control, and manage data to help organizations improve energy resiliency, efficiency and overall facility operations. Today, over 300 of the most critical, complex and geographically dispersed facilities – across healthcare, government, higher education, and other industries – use Blue Pillar solutions to manage their energy and power systems. For more information, visit http://www.bluepillar.com and follow Blue Pillar on Twitter at @bluepillarinc. Reported by PRWeb 22 hours ago.
Frederick, MD (PRWEB) October 02, 2015
Blue Pillar, a leading provider of Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) connectivity and centralized energy management software solutions, announced today that its Director of Key Accounts, Nancy Merritt, was honored as a “Legend in Energy” by the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE) at the 38th Annual World Energy Engineering Congress (WEEC) in in Orlando, Florida.
AEE’s prestigious awards program shines a light on the important work that is being done by individuals, organizations, agencies, and corporations in the energy industry. By identifying those who exemplify the very best in their fields, energy professionals are honored and the industry is advanced.
“Blue Pillar is proud to see Nancy receive this prestigious recognition by her industry peers,” said Tom Willie, CEO of Blue Pillar. “Since joining Blue Pillar, Nancy has championed the importance of Centralized Facility Management (CFM) strategies within large healthcare systems to advance patient safety, improve energy resiliency and increase energy efficiency.”
“I greatly appreciate this distinction from the Association of Energy Engineers,” said Nancy Merritt, Director of Key Accounts at Blue Pillar. “I enjoy being part of the AEE and continue to be impressed with their continued focus on advancing innovative trends that bring positive business transformation. The thought leadership AEE provides has helped facilities take control of their energy future while advancing compliance and patient safety standards through industry best practices. This recognition is truly an honor.”
Blue Pillar provides an open energy IIoT platform that helps keeps the lights on and energy costs down at the world’s most critical facilities. Through Aurora®, our award-winning IIoT platform, Blue Pillar connects all “behind the meter” energy assets regardless of make, model, vintage, age or type to improve resiliency, increase energy efficiency or help facilities become energy self-sufficient. This turnkey approach had improved compliance and safety standards while avoiding the larger industry problem of stranded assets in more than 300 facilities and 4,000 assets connected to date.
About Blue Pillar, Inc.
Blue Pillar is a leading provider of Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and energy management solutions for complex single site and centralized multisite facilities. The Aurora, Aurora Applications and Avise Foresite™ platforms connect, control, and manage data to help organizations improve energy resiliency, efficiency and overall facility operations. Today, over 300 of the most critical, complex and geographically dispersed facilities – across healthcare, government, higher education, and other industries – use Blue Pillar solutions to manage their energy and power systems. For more information, visit http://www.bluepillar.com and follow Blue Pillar on Twitter at @bluepillarinc. Reported by PRWeb 22 hours ago.
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