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White Star Real Estate, is an international real estate company whose core businesses include acquisition and development of properties, and provision of asset and property management services. The company has been present in the Central and Eastern European region since 1997, completing more than 2.5 million square meters in over 50 ...
Part-time work makes it easier to take care of housework and family work after the birth of a child and to continue to work or to get back to work after a baby break and thus reconcile family and work. Part-time jobs leave more time for other activities (such as hobbies, further education, volunteering). [26] Productivity of part-time workers ...
An Icelandic farm. The raising of livestock, sheep (the traditional mainstay for generations of Icelandic farmers) and cattle (the latter grew rapidly in the 20th century), [2] is the main occupation, but pigs and poultry are also reared; Iceland is self-sufficient in the production of meat, dairy products and eggs.
United Country Real Estate was founded in 1925 with a focus on farms and ranches in rural towns [1] by Roscoe Chamberlain out of a Kansas City bank. [7] It published the first rural properties catalog in 1928, [ 4 ] which was put on display at the Smithsonian in 1981. [ 8 ]
Farm land can be very large: some farms are more than 100 acres. The agent must be familiar with livestock farms and crop producing farms to determine the market value of the property. [1] Value of the property is determined with the expected return on investment of the farm business. Farm machinery are often included as part of the transaction.
The second plant started production in 1998 and is operated by Norðurál, a wholly owned subsidiary of U.S.-based Century Aluminum Company. It is located in Grundartangi in Western Iceland near the town of Akranes. Its former capacity was 220,000 t/yr but an expansion to 260,000 t/yr has already finished.
The founder of Sólheimar, Sesselja H. Sigmundsdóttir, was far ahead of her time in sustainability. Even today, Sólheimar is built to work on her ideals. The community emphasis is placed on organic farming and the use of natural and recyclable materials in workplaces. Sesseljuhús has an auditorium that can hold 100 people.
In February 2004, Sotheby’s entered into a long-term strategic alliance with real estate services provider Realogy Holdings Corp., now Anywhere Real Estate, Inc. The agreement provided for the licensing of the Sotheby’s International Realty name and the development of a full franchise system. Franchises in the system are granted to ...