A Look Behind the Scenes of D.C.’s Convention Center Hotel
Swensons Start 2nd Century in Silicon Valley
As a leader of his own construction company, Swenson Development & Construction, for over twenty years, Case Swenson had the pedigree of a builder family that has been a major player in Silicon Valley development for a century. In 2013 he has devoted more time to a family business that his father, Barry, a perennial valley fixture had been running for over three decades.
Starbucks Coming to City Market at O; Latte Lovers Rejoice!
Here’s some exciting news for Shaw caffeine lovers, Starbucks has just signed a lease at City Market at O and will open this spring. The Starbucks is going to be on the ground floor of the luxe condo project’s attached Cambria Suites Hotel. The Giant attached to City Market at O also has a coffee bar, but hey, now the residents (who started to move in at the end of 2013) have another option…with whip cream!
Foreigners Finance Real Estate Development to Gain U.S. Citizenship
People seeking U.S. citizenship are financing Bay Area real estate projects using an obscure federal immigration program that grants green cards in exchange for capital investment. San Jose-based Barry Swenson Builder broke ground May 15 on an $80 million two-hotel complex east of the Mineta San Jose International Airport for which 40 percent of the cost is to come from equity raised from foreign investors.
EB-5 Visas: Everything You Need to Know
Following State Department’s recent announcement that they are on track to issue a record number of EB-5 visas this year, the EB-5 program has been getting quite a bit of press.
EB-5, or Immigrant Investor Program as it’s officially known, was created by Congress in 1990 “to stimulate the U.S. economy through job creation and capital investment by foreign investors,” according to the program’s official U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).