http://ronforster.com Good Bye Real Estate, Hello MetLife Sat, 06 Sep 2008 22:31:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A number of airlines (including Tempe-based US Airways Group Inc. and Dallas-based Southwest Airlines) are waiving flight change fees in charges for travelers impacted by Tropical Storm Hanna and Ike. http://ronforster.com/2008/09/06/airlines-to-waive-fees-if-storms-disrupt-flights-4/ Arizona senator's John McCain's wild-card pick of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate has supporters and detractors of McCain saying the pick gives hints to what kind of CEO McCain would be if he wins in November. http://ronforster.com/2008/09/06/palin-pick-gives-hint-of-mccains-ceo-style-arizona-senator-gets-more-viewers-than-obama-4/ Salt River Project will ask for an increase in its fuel and purchased power adjustment for customers, citing high fuel costs and the rising price of buying power from other providers. http://ronforster.com/2008/09/06/srp-to-request-fuel-surcharge-increase-from-board-in-october-4/ Faced with fewer flights and declining passenger numbers, Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport is deferring some construction projects, keeping in place a hiring freeze for non-essential workers and cutting its operating budget by $8 million. http://ronforster.com/2008/09/06/sky-harbor-plans-spending-cuts-in-wake-of-declining-passenger-traffic-4/ V3 Corporate Center at 1048 N. 44th St. in Phoenix has been sold for $10.5 million to a Dublin, Calif. firm. http://ronforster.com/2008/09/06/phoenix-office-building-sells-for-105m-4/ Arizona ranked second to last for job growth, or more accurately job loss, in a tally of state activity from July 2007 to July 2008. http://ronforster.com/2008/09/06/only-rhode-island-exceeds-arizona-job-loss-rate-4/ Raytheon Co. has been awarded an $85 million contract by the U.S. Army to produce Excalibur projectiles for the Army, the U.S. Marines and the Australian Defence Forces, officials of the company said Friday. (RTN) http://ronforster.com/2008/09/06/raytheon-given-85m-contract-for-precision-howitzer-projectiles-2/ Continental Airlines has joined the list of airlines that have decided to charge some passengers fees for checking one bag at the airport. (CAL) http://ronforster.com/2008/09/06/continental-adds-15-fee-for-first-bag-2/ More apartment owners are missing mortgage payments and trying to sell their homes to avoid default. Some seem to have been caught by surprise at the mess they find themselves in. http://ronforster.com/2008/09/06/foreclosure-makes-its-move-on-manhattan/ The Grasmere neighborhood in Staten Island has a stop on the Staten Island Railway and is home to Brady’s Pond, which covers 15 acres. http://ronforster.com/2008/09/06/living-in-grasmere-staten-island-bucolic-and-bustling-all-at-once/