
(PRWEB UK) 29 August 2014

(PRWEB UK) 29 August 2014

Union City, GA (PRWEB) June 27, 2014
Sporting Kansas City’s award-winning training center was dedicated in 2007 and is located in Kansas City’s historic Swope Park (the second largest municipal park in the country). The facility is the product of a unique public-private partnership between the Kansas City Parks and Recreation Department and Sporting Club, the parent organization of Sporting Kansas City. After seven years a new era is ushered in for Swope Soccer Village with the installation of six new GreenFields artificial turf soccer fields as part of a $ 13.44 million dollar expansion project. When the expansion is complete, the complex will boast a total of nine soccer fields.
Opting for Excellence and Experience
Sporting KC performed an exhaustive examination of turf products before selecting the new field surfaces for Swope Park. Vice-president of Development David Ficklin of Sporting KC: We have a unique situation at Swope Soccer Village. We expect the new fields will receive tremendous daily use from youth soccer leagues throughout the region. In addition, our Youth Development Academy will train on these fields daily, and our MLS team will need to train on them as well. The combination of durability and outstanding playability for professionals is a difficult pair to match up. We believe that GreenFields offers the best artificial soccer turf to meet these diverse needs. GreenFields vast experience and track record in soccer is undisputed given the highest number of FIFA certified fields installed of any supplier worldwide. Also, working with the GreenFields team was a pleasure.
Opting for Quality
In the Midwestern states, GreenFields is represented by Midwest Sport and Turf Systems.
According to Jody Factor of Midwest Sport and Turf Systems, the artificial turf systems chosen in Kansas and scheduled for installation this summer are ideal for Swope Soccer Village: We listened carefully to what the folks at Sporting KC told us about how the fields would be used at Swope. We also listened to all of their concerns and visions for this exciting facility. From there, the recommendation as to the best GreenFields system for Swope was easy turf with a blend of two different types of high-quality Tencate fibers. The particular combination provides a beautiful natural look, a fantastic playing experience, and long term durability, even when subject to very intensive use.
About GreenFields
GreenFields, a leading sports field supplier, has longstanding experience in the development, manufacture, construction, installation and maintenance of synthetic turf systems. Its ability to provide high quality product innovation and turnkey solutions is unrivalled within the sports turf industry. The GreenFields team works to provide both cost-effective and premium quality products whilst focusing on researching and developing new surfaces for the international sports industry. Through our internal testing facility, we develop products that match the requirements of the sports governing bodies around the world.
With a tradition of commitment to the design and development of sustainable synthetic turf systems, GreenFields has developed the real next generation of sports turf GreenFields MX

Burlington, Canada (PRWEB) September 01, 2014
The United States currency, stock market and real estate markets are showing clear signs of progress states Liaquat Mian of LJM Developments in his recent blog entry. The global market as a whole is still a precarious place to be, but on the whole, the North American region is stable and on track to become a bull market by June of next year (Stockwatch by Edmond Jackson, Aug 29 2014).
The US is seeing signs consistent with a recovery, posits Mian, if you look at all three major financial and economic indicators; currency, real estate and the stock markets. The US dollar has rebounded globally (Finances Forex Analysis by H.S. Borji, Aug 28, 2014) showing strong growth against many major currencies including the Euro, Yen and the Pound. The stock market has experienced fluctuations and will continue to do so, Mian believes until after the Dow Jones breaks through the 18,000 mark. Even though the housing and real estate sectors looked slow to respond in 2014, part of the delayed reaction is due to the slow start to job growth explains Mian, but underlying pressures of built up demand (National Association of Realtors | Walter Molony, May 15 2014) and lower inventory will gradually show through in 2015. On the whole, Canada and the US should expect a healthy period of growth through 2015 according to Mian.
However, the rest of the world is still on unstable ground. It is obvious to many that the unrest in places like the Middle East, the Ebola crisis in Africa, and the changing leadership in South American countries is driving uncertainty in emerging markets, says Liaquat.
Even in areas like Dubai, a metropolis that has a healthy investment environment, investors are looking for safer markets to invest into explains Mian – with a projected $ 175 billion USD available for investment and almost one-third slated for the North American real estate market. Part of this is because the underlying fundamentals of the Dubai market are expected to cause a recession and downturn by 2016, postulates Mian.
In currency and interest rate markets, Mian projects the US dollar to remain strong, the Euro to drop below $ 1.30 USD, Canadian and Australian dollars to remain stable where they are, and the Sterling to rise to $ 1.60 USD, making a small gain. In most western markets, Mian projects interest rates to continue to remain where they are through 2020, in order to assure the recovery.
Mian believes that market fundamentals show the path for investors lay in the North American market through 2015, in stocks and real estate.
About Liaquat Mian
Mr. Mian is the CEO of LJM Developments, a real-estate development company based in Burlington, Canada. Mr. Mian is a Chartered Accountant by profession and a member of the Fellowship of Chartered Accountants. He is a frequent blogger and gives talks on state of Global economy, real-estate markets, and currencies. Mr. Mian brings 20 years of experience in financial services and real-estate investment.
Disclaimer
The opinions stated in this article are those solely of Mr. Liaquat Mian, and do not represent financial or investment advice, and may not represent L JM developments. Individuals must seek independent qualified financial advice from a licensed financial services provider before making any investments. Opinions, predictions, and forward looking statements in this article should not be used for making financial decisions or investments. Investors must be aware of the risks involved in making investments and must seek professional advice.

Minneapolis, Twin Cities Minnesota (PRWEB) August 31, 2014
Dawdling home sales and a respite in apartment construction triggered a substantial decline in August homebuilding in neighborhoods across the Twin Cities. Levels of permits and home sales aren’t daunting most Minneapolis home builders. The latest housing market index from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) shows a positive upward trend; Augusts increase in home builder confidence from 53 to 55 is the peak level seen in seven months.
“Today, families looking to buy premium Minneapolis apartment or condos will find a lack of new supply and an increase in demand,” comments Jenna Thuening, owner of Home Destination. “Less than 200 condominiums are currently listed for sale in downtown and the northeast side of the Mississippi River. At the existing pace of metro home sales, that represents a to 2.4 months supply of available inventory, which may be one reason why Minneapolis home builders demonstrates continued confidence in the metro’s real-estate market.”
The latest Keystone Report for the Builders Association of the Twin Cities (BATC), reveals that there were 413 building permits granted for a total of 532 units during four equivalent weeks in the month of August 2014.Across the Twin Cities 3,213 permits have been issued Year-To-Date, coming to a sum of 6,117 units.
Apartment construction comprises the largest sector contributing to the recovery in the Minneapolis St. Paul, Minnesota real estate market in the first half of 2014. Making up a slice of nearly half of all new residential homes constructed in the Twin Cities, the report shows that apartment figures for August have dropped to closer around the quarter of all units built. The declines reflect the nature of construction activity, which can be precarious from one month to another due to its dependence on how many apartment buildings have been permitted.
So far in 2014, levels of new construction activity have been highest in Minneapolis, which is contributed to the high demand for single-family apartment living. As a summary of Augusts construction numbers becomes available, the City of Minneapolis was heads above other residential neighborhoods for having the most units built across the Twin Cities metro – tallying 83 units. Second place goes to Maple Groves 40 units, Blaine ranks third at 32, Woodbury comes in fourth at 26. And Lakeville follows in fifth place with 21 units.
BATC’s Five-Year Comparisons of Building Permits Issued for Twin Cities Residential Construction:
August 2010: 246 Permits and 460 Permitted Units at a value of 92,095,652
August 2011: 256 Permits and 437 90,289,823
August 2012: 385 Permits and 901 Permitted Units at a value of 146,729,664
August 2013: 494 Permits and 1,114 Permitted Units at a value of 175,144,693
August 2014: 413 Permits and 532 Permitted Units at a value of 532
Total permit value is a good barometer that indicates how many dollars are supporting residential construction since it combines both apartments and single family homes into one figure.
Nationally, new home sales declined 2.4 percent compared with last year, according to the National Association of Home Builders. Some housing experts attribute the slowdown in home sales to low levels of available housing inventory. Confined by fewer options, some perspective Twin Cities homebuyers end up waiting to find the home they want to buy. Some guess that the accelerated pace of home prices in comparison to income increases leave other buyers on hold till they can afford to buy a new home.
While there are signs of broader improvement in the economy, locally, underemployment and resultant lower wages keep buyers hesitant, said Shawn Nelson, this years president of the BATC and president of New Spaces, a home renovation firm in Burnsville. Its clear that multifamily construction has kept overall permit numbers somewhat volatile this year.
Predicting how the homebuilding industry will finish out the year, NAHD stated: “Expectations for the next six months increased by two points to 65, the highest since August 2013 and the index for traffic rose three points to 42, the highest since December 2013.” Sentiment expressed by Twin Cities home builders coincides with the national optimism.
Whether home buyers seeking to buy a Twin Cities newly constructed home or an existing home for sale, Home Destination offers guidance. Call and ask for Jenna Thuening at 612-396-7832.
