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Jeff Lindsey Communities Home Provides Funding for Catch-A-Dream Foundation

By Carol Morgan June 25, 2010 0 Comment

Jeff Lindsey Communities, which has a company motto of "Live Your Dream", has provided funding to a foundation dedicated dedicated to fulfilling the dreams of young people with life-threatening illnesses. The home building/development company recent built and sold a "Catch-A-Dream" home (pictured) with all profits from the project going to the Catch-A-Dream Foundation. Jeff Lindsey, owner and president of the company,[...]

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Atlanta Buildable Hours Begins October 1

By Carol Morgan September 29, 2009 0 Comment

Buildable Hours is a chapter of Habitat for Humanity created in 2002 that offers small and mid-sized firms the chance to contribute to building homes in the Atlanta area by donating money and volunteering time. Buildable Hours began as a way for law and professional service firms to build upon volunteer work that their associates started at college chapters of[...]

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Lane Company Honored for Helping the Hungry

By Carol Morgan November 20, 2007 0 Comment

Lane Company has won the award for Most Food Items Collected in the 2007 Atlanta Apartment Association Food-a-Thon. The Food-a-Thon benefits the Atlanta Community Food Bank. Property management companies from all over the Metro area compete to see who can collect the most non-perishable food. Lane has won the award 14 of the past 15 years. This year they had[...]

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Builders Receive Project Playhouse Awards

By Carol Morgan November 14, 2007 0 Comment

Making this year's signature event a little more exciting than usual, HomeAid Atlanta and Coldwell Residential Brokerage CARES Foundation are proud to present the winners of the 2007 Project Playhouse Awards. Each playhouse was evaluated in ten different categories by a panel of industry experts and local celebrities, and the winners are: Craftsman Award - Presented for the highest caliber of[...]

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Project Playhouse 2007 A Huge Success

By Carol Morgan November 12, 2007 0 Comment

HomeAid Atlanta is pleased to announce the successful completion of its 4th annual signature fundraiser, Project Playhouse, presented this year by Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage CARES Foundation. Project Playhouse displays several custom crafted, fully furnished, child-size showcase homes for seven weeks so that onlookers can peruse and evaluate each home, contemplating which is their favorite. Once the seven weeks are over,[...]

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Legendary Developer Steve Selig to Speak, Receive Award

By Carol Morgan November 5, 2007 0 Comment

Selig Enterprises President and Chairman Steve Selig is receiving a significant honor. He'll be inducted into the REIAC/GSU Hall of Distinction on Thursday, Nov. 15 at the Westin Buckhead. Cocktails and networking start at 5, followed by a presentation on the past, present and future of the "Midtown Mile." Selig is a legend of the Atlanta real estate community. His developments[...]

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Haunted Houses and other spaces

By Carol Morgan October 23, 2007 0 Comment

With Halloween right around the corner, I thought It would be fun to share a Web site that details some of Georgia's best haunted places. Included in the list are historic sites, such as Barnsley Gardens and subdivisions, such as Marietta's Hickory Grove. The stories that are told about some of these places will make chills crawl up your spine![...]

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Seville Named Residential Green Building Advocate

By Carol Morgan September 20, 2007 0 Comment

Carl Seville, owner of Seville Consulting, Decatur, has been named Residential Green Building Advocate for the Atlanta chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council. In this role, Seville will work closely with local homebuilders’ associations and other green homes organizations, as well as within his own USGBC chapter, to explain and promote the LEED for Homes Program. LEED, the Leadership in[...]

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Rick Porter Does More Than Build Great Homes

By Carol Morgan March 26, 2007 0 Comment

Rick Porter, founder and owner of Richport Properties, does a lot more than build solar homes and conservation communities. The third generation home builder also teaches two courses at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. He first taught Development of Communities and Residential Design and Construction in the fall of 2006, and earned such a positive rapport with students[...]

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HBAG Lewis Cenker Scholarship Fund

By Carol Morgan February 5, 2007 0 Comment

The Home Builders Association of Georgia is now taking applications for the 2007 - 2008 Lewis Cenker Scholarship Fund, which is awarded to qualified students seeking a career in the home building industry. Applications are due by March 1.[...]

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