Rogue Fitness proposes 4,000-seat arena in Milo-Grogan

Rogue Fitness wants to build a 3,500-4,000-seat arena in the Milo-Grogan neighborhood. While designs are being finalized, the company says it hopes to build the multi-purpose arena immediately north of the fitness company’s headquarters at 1101 Cleveland Ave., near the intersection with East 5th Avenue. “We wanted to do something that would build excitement around … Read more

Mayor Durkan, Tod Leiweke and Vulcan execs highlight PSBJ Outlook event this Friday

Paul Allen had a knack for getting the right people in a room. The Business Journal’s second annual Outlook 2019 event was planned with that in mind. Join us this Friday as we convene some of Seattle’s leading voices in business, politics and sports to talk about Allen’s impact and to look at the year … Read more

Co-living startup scores $300M, wants to build new kind of affordable housing in Austin

Shared-living operators, which specialize in providing housing to low-income millennials, is a burgeoning business. New York-based companies such as WeWork and Common, as well as San Jose, California-based Starcity, have each built large co-living developments in various urban neighborhoods. Medici Living Group is another company that wants a bigger slice of the market. The Berlin-based … Read more

Negotiations with Beckham group for MLS stadium stall over ethics complaint

Negotiations between Miami officials and representatives of the Major League Soccer team led by soccer-star David Beckham have been placed on hold because of an ethics complaint filed against members of the group. That means the team’s deal to build a stadium can’t become official until this legal issue is resolved. In November, City of … Read more

Growing new brokerage poaches top Bay Area brokers

New brokerage HelloOffice has snapped up a handful of Bay Area brokers for its growing team. CBRE Group, Inc. brokers Felipe Gomez-Kraus, Mike Iino, John Diepenbrock and Clinton Lee will join the young brokerage company, according to a news release, along with former Cushman & Wakefield broker Stephen Llevano. Iino and Gomez-Kraus will serve as … Read more

Ground breaks on speculative warehouse in Hanover

An Atlanta developer broke ground on a 101,000-square-foot distribution center in Anne Arundel County to meet growing demand for warehouse space in Greater Baltimore’s suburbs. Work on the Hanover Business Center is underway at 1250 Stoney Run Road and expected to be completed this summer. No tenants have signed a lease for the space yet. … Read more

Boca Raton Regional Hospital seeks to raise $250M, expand campus

Boca Raton Regional Hospital has launched a campaign to raise $250 million for expanding, including the construction of a patient tower on its campus. The announcement came as the nonprofit hospital prepares for a merger with Miami-based Baptist Health South Florida. That affiliate is expected to be finalized in summer 2019. However, BRRH will maintain … Read more

Razor burn: Gillette ad stirs online uproar

A Gillette ad for men invoking the #MeToo movement is sparking intense online backlash, with accusations that it talks down to men and groups calling for a boycott. But Gillette says it doesn’t mind sparking a discussion. Since it debuted Monday, the Internet-only ad has garnered nearly 19 million views on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter … Read more

Growing new brokerage poaches top Bay Area brokers

New brokerage HelloOffice has snapped up a handful of Bay Area brokers for its growing team. CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE: CBRE) brokers Felipe Gomez-Kraus, Mike Iino, John Diepenbrock and Clinton Lee will join the young brokerage company, according to a news release, along with former Cushman & Wakefield (NYSE: CWK) broker Stephen Llevano. Iino and … Read more

$45M fundraising campaign coming soon for Waterfront Park expansion

A formal $45 million fundraising campaign for the fourth phase of Waterfront Park could launch as soon as this spring, with plans to start construction once money starts flowing in. Waterfront Development Corp. has not set a timeline for the start or completion of the 22-acre expansion, but the agency’s vice president and deputy director, … Read more

Cuomo proposal: $750 million state health lab will be located in Albany

A new $750 million public health laboratory would be located on the Harriman state office campus in Albany under a proposal by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The location was disclosed in Cuomo’s State of the State briefing book, released Tuesday afternoon. The state Legislature and Cuomo have already approved the $750 million to build the lab. … Read more

Stalled $2B Frisco project reappears on foreclosure list

Frisco’s $2 billion Wade Park development is back in limbo after lenders behind the 175-acre mixed-use project returned it to the foreclosure list. Lenders filed foreclosure notices on it in February 2018 and from May through October, but did not post Wade Park for possible auction in November or December. As of Tuesday, New York-based … Read more

Walsh to broaden Boston’s economic development program

The city of Boston is broadening its economic development efforts in a bid to reach neighborhoods and communities that have often been shut out of highly bureaucratic city processes, Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh will announce Tuesday.  The city’s Economic Development Center will use a mobile “pop-up” style of programming and scheduling, with city staffers … Read more

Pepper Place gains entertainment district status

One of Birmingham’s most popular districts is about to add another feather to its cap. Sloss Real Estate said Pepper Place will begin its designation as an entertainment district in February. The designation allows participating businesses in the area with alcohol licenses to sell alcohol to be consumed off-premises within certain boundaries and hours. The … Read more

Suffolk hires longtime GE exec as CFO

Suffolk Construction has hired Puneet Mahajan, a 20-year veteran of Boston-based General Electric Co., as its chief financial officer, and Lea Stendahl, former chief marketing officer for E*Trade, as its chief marketing officer. Mahajan joined GE (NYSE: GE) in 1998 and was most recently vice president of financial planning and analysis. He also previously served … Read more

Baker taps Cathy M. Judd-Stein as chair of Mass. Gaming Commission

Gov. Charlie Baker has tapped Cathy M. Judd-Stein, his office’s deputy chief legal counsel, to serve as chair of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission. Former commission chair Stephen Crosby, 74, announced his surprise resignation last September. Gayle Cameron has been serving as interim chair in Crosby’s place. Judd-Stein’s appointment comes at a time when the commission … Read more

Sick of costly printing? Fairfax goes paperless with online building plan submission process.

Sick of lugging around rolls of printed documents for your new Fairfax County commercial project? You can submit building plans online to Fairfax County, from the comfort of your home or office. The county’s Land Development Services department, following a two-year pilot program, launched ePlans, an online system developed by Arizona-based Avolve that allows developers, … Read more

Search on for CEO to lead fairgrounds redevelopment

Premier Health and the University of Dayton are taking steps early this year to position the former Montgomery County Fairgrounds for redevelopment. A new nonprofit corporation, onMain Inc., is being formed by the two anchor institutions, which purchased the 38-acre site at South Main and Stewart streets in 2017. The new corporation will guide development … Read more

Preservationists recommend parking for major part of former Terrace Plaza Hotel

Preservationists who want to save the former Terrace Plaza Hotel at 15 W. Sixth St. in its current form believe that the vast interior behind a windowless brick wall that is one of the building’s key features can be used as parking. Councilman David Mann and a group of preservationists said at a Tuesday news … Read more

Co-living startup scores $300 million investment for housing expansion

Shared-living operators, which specialize in providing housing to low-income millennials, is a burgeoning business. New York-based companies like WeWork and Common, as well as San Jose, California-based Starcity, have each built large co-living developments in various urban neighborhoods. Medici Living Group is another company that wants a bigger slice of the market. The Berlin-based company, … Read more

Explaining the 'backstop,' a sticking point in Brexit debate

Much of the opposition to Prime Minister Theresa May’s divorce deal with the European Union is about the “backstop” — a provision designed to prevent the reintroduction of border controls between Northern Ireland, which is part of the U.K., and the Republic of Ireland, a member of the EU. After Brexit, the border will be … Read more

Plant shop B. Willow plans second location in Canton

This spring will bring new growth for B. Willow. The Remington plant shop plans to open a second location in Canton, owner Liz Vayda said. The new store will crop up inside a rowhouse at 2822 O’Donnell St., around the corner from O’Donnell Square, in February or March. It’s been almost wo years since B. … Read more