Housing Giants - December 10, 2008 - (Page 12) Moves Continued from page 11 at land in Tampa and pouncing on parcels all over central Florida, with construction starting within 90 days. And Mattamy hired former Mercedes Homes vice president of construction Glen Kirwan to lead its production operations in central Florida. Mattamy built its growth in Canada on a solid reputation for quality and service, winning several builder of the year awards. It has U.S. operations in Minneapolis; Charlotte, N.C.; and Phoenix; as well as Orlando and Jacksonville, Fla. It has already won J.D. Power awards for customer satisfaction in Toronto, Minneapolis and Charlotte. In Canada, where the company’s total revenues are said to exceed $1 billion a year, Mattamy is now expanding. However, Parker is quoted in a recent press release, “Today, Mattamy Homes is a Canadian builder that also builds in the U.S. Hopefully, between five and six years from now, we’ll be a U.S. home builder that also builds in Canada.” — Bill Lurz Trammell Crow Co. Closes oklahoma offiCes Dallas-based Trammell Crow Co. will shutter offices in Oklahoma City and Tulsa, Okla., by January 2009. The company cited lack of credit for new real-estate development projects. Existing projects will continue under Shaun W. Frankfurt, an executive with Trammell Crow in Oklahoma. Frankfurt will work out of Chicago. sChool disTriCT sues kB home KB Home is being sued by the Vallejo school district in Vallejo, Calif. According to The Times-Herald, the school district says KB Home owe them $3 million for a 2006 land purchase totaling $17.5 million. Company representatives could not be reached for comment. Let J hgn ennif ews er P @re ow edb ell k usi nes now a s.c om t: NE WS ? GO T 12 HOUSING GIANTS.12.10.08 www.HOUSINGGIANTS.cOm http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%20News/2043001/ http://www.mercedeshomes.com http://www.mercedeshomes.com http://www.kbhome.com http://www.timesheraldonline.com/news/ci_11056739 http://www.housinggiants.com
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