Search for planner boosts Conomo Point p [ Gloucester Daily Times ] May 06, 2008  ESSEX and mdash; Town Meeting's approval of searching for a planner to draw subdivision lines for the property is being called a boost for the long-debated plan to sell some of the town-owned land on Conomo Point south of Robbins Island Road. Read More ...

Workforce Development plans youth career [ The Buffalo News ] May 06, 2008  Erie Community College will help the Buffalo and Erie County Workforce Development Consortium Youth Services Program kick off its Career Development Day from 5 to 8 p. m. Wednesday at 3176 Abbott Road, Orchard Park. Read More ...

Orissa to prepare human development repo [ Outlook India ] May 06, 2008  For the first time in Orissa, the state government has decided to prepare the human development and prospective planning report at district level. The human development reports were till now being prepared at national and state level. Read More ...

Vintage baseball, beautification project [ The Colony Courier-Leader ] May 06, 2008  Residents of The Colony have been helping the city chart its future course. The process of developing a Community Development Master Plan culminated with a 'Charting the Course' open house Saturday at the The Colony Recreation Center. Read More ...

Brunswick planner honored for work [ The Times Record ] May 06, 2008  BRUNSWICK — Director of Planning and Development Anna Breinich, who started work in Bruns-wick late last year, was honored last month by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, which bestowed upon her the Dallas A. Dollies Award for Excellence in Planning. Read More ...

Funds OK'd for development plan EIR [ Ventura County Star ] May 07, 2008  The Ventura County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a contract on Tuesday with an Agoura Hills-based firm to complete an environmental impact report on a proposed development in the Santa Rosa Valley. Read More ...

'Dump plans' [ The Courier ] May 7, 2008  BALLARAT City Council should dump any plans for a resort-style residential development on the city's western fringe, a leading Ballarat real estate agent believes. Read More ...

OQYANA World first unveils $5bn final ma [ AME Info ] May 7, 2008  OQYANA World First, the first fully master-planned elite island community of the prestigious 'The World' development of Dubai, has unveiled the final master plan of its $5bn groundbreaking project, during the opening day of the Arabian Travel Market 2008. Read More ...

Microsoft invests $280m in Chinese devel [ vnunet.com ] May 7, 2008  Computing, Computing , Wednesday 7 May 2008 at 13:02:00 Plans to raise number of workers to 3,000 Microsoft has announced its biggest ever investment in China with plans to spend $280m <£140m> on a research and development centre that will eventually hold 3,000 staff.... >  Read the full article Read More ...

Hall County Planning Commission denies w [ AccessNorthGA ] May 05, 2008  The Hall County Planning Commission will not allow the development of nine controversial warehouses in South Hall. Despite several attempts to reach a compromise, HMR Partnership and residents of The Ridge at Chestnut Mountain attended Monday night's meeting no closer to an agreement than they were at last month's meeting. Read More ...

Former Manchester United ace Mark Hughes [ Daily Mail ] May 7, 2008  It's the sort of fight you would expect two Premiership icons to have on the field, but football has nothing to do with the ongoing row between Blackburn boss Mark Hughes and Manchester United star Michael Carrick. Premiership manager Hughes has decided to sell his £6million Cheshire mansion following a massive planning row with the Manchester United midfielder Read More ...

Landmarks Panel Halts Plan For NYC High- [ WNBC ] May 06, 2008  A hospital's plan to build Greenwich Village's biggest development in decades was dealt a major setback Tuesday as preservation officials blasted the contentious project. Read More ...

Heritage river designation will not stop [ Pembroke Daily Observer ] May 06, 2008  Designating the Ottawa River a heritage site will not halt any economic development along the waterway, according to the federal agency that administers the program. Leading up to a potential approval of designation by Environment Minister John Baird, Brian Grimsey, senior planner for the Canadian Heritage Rivers [...] Read More ...

New Planning and Economic Development di [ Marshfield News Herald ] May 07, 2008  Marshfields new Director of Planning and Economic Development, Jason Angell of Waconia, Minn., was approved by the Finance, Budget and Personnel Committee Tuesday. Read More ...

Fairview Twp. OKs preliminary land plans [ The Citizens' Voice ] May 07, 2008  FAIRVIEW TWP. — Supervisors gave conditional approval to a preliminary land development plans that calls for construction of a branch office of First Keystone National Bank on a parcel of land along Route 309 between Dunkin Donuts and Whistle Stop Pizza. Read More ...

New Hope commercial development back on [ NWAnews.com ] May 05, 2008  ROGERS — After removing itself from the planning process, New Hope Investments LLC has returned to present its vision for land near Eighth Street and New Hope Road. Read More ...

UEM Land Plans Property Funds Ahead of 2 [ Bloomberg.com ] May 06, 2008  May 7 -- UEM Land Sdn. , the development unit of Malaysia's third-biggest construction company, plans to start real estate investment trusts and new projects as it prepares for a listing this year. Read More ...

Watercooler Stories [ UPI ] May 07, 2008  Police: Suspect stripped during booking ... Boy retires Favre jersey after 1,581 days ... Sub teacher claims fired for 'wizardry' ... Bible park planner took pics for nudie mag ... Watercooler stories from UPI. Read More ...