AZUSA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rain Bird, the leading manufacturer and provider of irrigation products and services, tonight announced the winners of the 2008 Intelligent Use of Water

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hollywood heartthrob Antonio Banderas visited Hydra Properties Island at the Cityscape Dubai as a special guest of Dr. Sulaiman Al Fahim, CEO of Hydra

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Weingarten Realty (NYSE:WRI) announced today that Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. signed a 40,000 square foot lease to co-anchor Perimeter Village Shopping Center. Hobby

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco today announced that incumbent member directors Reginald Chen and Gregory A. Kares have been declared elected to

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch Ratings has affirmed and assigned Outlooks to Cobalt CMBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2007-C3 commercial mortgage pass-through certificates as follows:

XI'AN, China--(BUSINESS WIRE)--China Housing & Land Development, Inc., (NASDAQ: CHLN) today announced it has accepted the resignation of Mr. Edward Meng as a director of the company for

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch Ratings has affirmed and assigned Outlooks to Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.'s (BACM) mortgage pass-through certificates, series

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bureau of Collection Recovery (BCR) announced today the opening of a new 225 seat call center in Willmar Minnesota.

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Forestar Real Estate Group Inc. (NYSE: FOR) will release its results for third quarter 2008 on November 5, before the market opens.

BELTSVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SunEdison, North America’s largest solar energy services provider, today named former Federal Communications Commission

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The U.S. Small Business Administration announces today that due to a steady decrease of activity, the Disaster Loan Outreach Center located in Brevard County in the

PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Woodland Park Management L.L.C. announced today that the Santa Clara County Superior Court approved the company’s motion

COCONUT GROVE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Watsco, Inc. (NYSE:WSO) will host a conference call to discuss its 2008 third quarter earnings results on Thursday, October 16, 2008 at 10:00 a.m.

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The following is an open letter by Robert F. Maguire III sent to Maguire Properties’ shareholders:

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As U.S. housing continues its downward spiral, most statistical data reported so far in 2008 are discouraging, prompting Fitch Ratings to continue lowering its

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--With the credit markets seizing up once again and the U.S. government assuming an interventionist stance, continued weakness for U.S. homebuilders' operating and

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Movoto.com (

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sterling Construction Company, Inc. (Nasdaq GS: STRL), ("Sterling" or the "Company"), today announced that it has been named one of

SUNRISE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pet Supermarket, the nation’s largest privately owned chain of pet supply stores, has continued to remodel stores across

DUBLIN, Ireland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (