Swatch makes bid for Takashimaya building

Swiss watchmaker Swatch is the only retailer to advance to the second round of bidding for the Fifth Avenue building owned by Japanese store operator Takashimaya. Sources say the building’s price is expected to range from $120 million to $130 million and that there are four or five other bidders, including real estate investment trusts SL Green Realty and Vornado Realty Trust. Takashimaya, which …

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Help the Paws Animal Shelter in Pueblo go green

The Paws for Life Animal Shelter in Pueblo is planning a major upgrade. In the works is a seven and a half acre animal campus. The new shelter will feature a doggy day care, vet care, agility course and dog park. The shelter has a goal to become the first no kill shelter in the state that is LEED, or “green building certified”. By going green, more money will be available to care for the animals …

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Green Building Council to open Napa branch

NAPA The Redwood Empire chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council plans to open a Napa branch by fall, rather than sometime in late 2011, as had been anticipated by chapter officials earlier this year, according to Bob Massaro, chapter vice president and chief executive officer of Napa-based Healthy Buildings USA.

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