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PS Business Parks, Inc. Sells 177,000 Square Foot Flex Park in Houston, Texas, and Acquires 45,500 Square Foot Flex Building in Miami, Florida

GLENDALE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–PS Business Parks, Inc. (NYSE:PSB) announced it has completed the sale of Westchase Corporate Park, a 177,000 square foot flex park consisting of 13 buildings in Houston, Texas, for a sales price of $9.8 million

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PS Business Parks, Inc. Sells 177,000 Square Foot Flex Park in Houston, Texas, and Acquires 45,500 Square Foot Flex Building in Miami, Florida

O.C. manufacturer celebrates 50 years in business

For 50 years Bazz Houston Co. has been going strong and Chet Houston has been there every step of the way.

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O.C. manufacturer celebrates 50 years in business

O.C. manufacturer celebrates 50 years in business

For 50 years Bazz Houston Co. has been going strong and Chet Houston has been there every step of the way.

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O.C. manufacturer celebrates 50 years in business

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. Agrees to Acquire Continental Alloys & Services, Inc.

LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. (NYSE:RS) announced today that it has reached an agreement to purchase all of the outstanding capital securities of Continental Alloys & Services, Inc., headquartered in Houston, Texas and certain affiliated companies. Continental is a leading global materials management company focused on high-end steel and alloy pipe, tube and bar products and precision manufacturing of various tools designed for well completion programs of gl

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Thelma Houston Honored by Alma Mater

Thelma Houston was honored last Saturday by Polytechnic High School in Long Beach, California, according to OldiesMusic.com. The singer — who was born in Mississippi but grew up in Long Beach — was part of the first class of inductees into the school’s Walk of Fame.

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Loyalty Pays off at CPK

LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–California Pizza Kitchen, Inc. (CPK) (NASDAQ: CPKI), home of the Original BBQ Chicken Pizza and other innovative hearth-baked pizzas, made-to-order pastas, creative salads, appetizers, soups, sandwiches and desserts, announced today that Southern California resident Susan Williams has won the $100,000 grand prize in the restaurant chain’s nationwide Thank You Card program, which kicked-off in April

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Loyalty Pays off at CPK

Largest Coffee-Producing Country and Second Largest Consuming Country Featured at Specialty Coffee Event

LONG BEACH, CA–(Marketwire – 03/07/11) – The Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA) is pleased to announce Brazil as the Portrait Country at its 23rd Annual Specialty Coffee Event, April 28 – May 1, 2011 in Houston, Texas at the George R. Brown Convention Center. Brazil is the largest coffee producing country in the world and the second largest coffee consuming country; thus its …

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Largest Coffee-Producing Country and Second Largest Consuming Country Featured at Specialty Coffee Event

Younan Properties Selects Moody Rambin to Lease Younan Place in Houston

LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Younan Properties has named Moody Rambin exclusive leasing agent for Younan Place, a Class A, 11-story office building in the Westchase sub-market of Houston at 9802 Westheimer Road.

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Canyon-Johnson and Centurion Partners Take Ownership of Hotel Icon in Houston; Plans in Place for Repositioning

LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Weeks after purchasing the debt on Hotel Icon in Houston, Texas, a joint venture between the Canyon-Johnson Urban Funds and Centurion Partners has taken ownership of the property through a consensual foreclosure process. The team will take several steps in the coming months to stabilize business operations of this iconic and historic asset that has been a fixture in the city since 1911.

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Canyon-Johnson and Centurion Partners Take Ownership of Hotel Icon in Houston; Plans in Place for Repositioning

Appreciating Teena Marie: ‘The Ivory Queen of Soul’ made R&B colorless

Appreciating Teena Marie: ‘The Ivory Queen of Soul’ made R&B colorless — Mon Dec 27 21:05:12 UTC 2010 It’s impossible to lend an ear to today’s crop of R&B divas without hearing just a little bit of Teena Marie.

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Appreciating Teena Marie: ‘The Ivory Queen of Soul’ made R&B colorless

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