CA Immo exits non-core market Serbia with the sale of the 19,600 sqm office building Sava Business Center in Belgrade Both the sales price and the buyer are subject to confidentiality As the PBSA sector finally takes off in Poland it is now increasingly attracting international operators and investors Eurobuild CEE spoke to Xior's investment manager about why it has such confidence in the Polish market Residential developer Develia has signed a preliminary agreement to acquire all the shares in Bouygues Immobilier Polska the Polish subsidiary of Bouygues Immobilier ESA logistika has leased 15,000 sqm in Prologis Park Piotrków GLP has completed the development of its Wrocław V Logistics Centre and has received a BREEAM rating of Outstanding Panattoni has secured EUR 40 mln in financing from BNP Paribas for the development of Panattoni Park Sosnowiec IV Newgate Investment (NGI) and Redkom Development are developing a large retail park in Bydgoszcz Deutsche Hypo – NORD/LB Real Estate Finance has provided a five-year green loan to Olivia Seven for the refinancing of the Olivia Prime A office building in Gdańsk-Oliwa communications and security company Motorola Solutions has signed a five-year lease renewal 18,000 sqm at the Green Office complex in Kraków’s Podgórze district Falling interest rates and easing monetary policy across the eurozone and CEEi are boosting investor confidence in the region’s commercial real estate market reveals Colliers in its ‘Beyond Real Estate | Economy’ report Panattoni is to build the Panattoni Park Mainz Süd in Erbes-Büdesheim bei Alzey Axi Immo has presented its latest report “Warsaw Office Market – Q1 2025 The market opened in 2025 on a steady footing with a notable increase in leasing activity and a modest decline in vacancy landlords continue to focus on upgrading existing assets and prioritizing quality over quantity Convenience store chain Żabka has officially opened a new logistics centre in Kąty Wrocławskie The first stage of the development will serve 1,500 stores in the Wrocław area Romanian Post has leased over 5,000 sqm of logistics space in CTPark Bucharest to serve as its temporary regional courier and logistics hub for Bucharest JLL has announced the sale and leaseback of two properties by a manufacturing company in a deal worth over PLN 1 bln Warehouse developer CTP is adding 2,000 sqm to its Clubco coworking development in Brno pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank has extended an investment facility to PineBridge Benson Elliot for the Diuna Office Park in Warsaw The hotel market in Bucharest continued its recovery in 2024 while the ADR has finally surpassed the milestone of EUR 100 Torus has announced its All.inn students’ residence concept that is soon to appear on ul which specialises in temperature-controlled goods is to enlarge its freezer warehouse in Radomsko by an additional 4,800 sqm it will be the company's largest distribution centre in Poland Footwear retailer Deichmann has prolonged its lease of 21,000 sqm in Prologis Park Wrocław III The company has been in the park since 2011 The grand opening of DPD's 18,000 sqm logistics hub at Segro Logistics Park Stryków took place on 14 April 2025 The courier company currently leases a total of more than 35,000 sqm across Segro's portfolio in Poland The largest Polish ice cube manufacturer has increased the space it leases at the MLP Pruszków II warehouse complex to 7,200 sqm an Oligocene well has been drilled to meet the tenant's needs Peakside Capital Advisors and Partners Group have laid the cornerstone for the City Point Okęcie logistics centre Panattoni has completed the expansion of Panattoni Park Koluszki in Central Poland and obtained an occupancy permit Axi Immo has presented its latest market analysis in the special publication "Central Poland Industrial Snapshot" the region recorded a historic high in industrial and logistics leasing activity A 15,300 sqm hi-tech production hall has opened in Debrecen developed by Panattoni Hungary and the OTP Real Estate Investment Fund a company that specialises in LED light therapy and pharmaceuticals distributor Avenier have both signed leases for space in CTPark Plzeň Kasárny Mito Light is to take up 556 sqm while Avenier has leased 588 sqm with the handover planned for the autumn of 2025 With warehouse and industrial stock of nearly 35 mln sqm Poland’s market has stabilised at a healthy level Logistics operator DB Schenker has leased an additional 9,800 sqm in the Hillwood Rawicz logistics centre The tenant has been operating from the centre since the autumn of last year when it opened a service centre with an area of over 17,000 sqm for a manufacturer of optical products More than 2.6 mln sqm of industrial and logistics space was delivered across Poland in 2024 according to BNP Paribas Real Estate Poland’s latest report "At a Glance While this was below the new supply levels recorded in previous years Spring has very much sprung and everywhere is bathed in the 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Velis Real Estate Tech is officially changing its name to Singu adopting the title of its property management product the construction of the Panattoni Park Unterfranken has officially started A Saxton man already behind bars in Bedford County is now facing child sexual assault charges in Blair County was arraigned Monday before Magisterial District Judge Paula M Aigner on two felony charges each of unlawful contact with a minor – sexual offenses and corruption of minors – defendant age 18 or above and two misdemeanor charges of indecent assault of a person less than 13 years of age Bail was set at $100,000 and he was remanded to the Blair County Prison His preliminary hearing is set for May 9 before Aigner at the Blair County Courthouse According to the affidavit of probable cause after a 13-year-old girl told her therapist that she had been touched sexually by Eltman The girl’s father contacted state police when he learned of the incident the girl was interviewed at the Blair County Child Advocacy Center where she talked about the incidents and stated they happened at least two times when she was 10 years old she believed the assaults began when she was 3 years old and continued until she was 10 or 11 who said the victim confided in her about the incidents stating that the victim spoke about it occasionally over the last several years Another friend of the victim said that after Eltman was arrested for sexually assaulting another person the victim told her Eltman sexually assaulted her as well Court documents show that Eltman was charged in 2022 with 38 charges related to rape sexual assault and endangering the welfare of children related to offenses dating back several years Eltman pleaded guilty to one count of rape The plea agreement calls for a 9.5- to 20-year prison sentence Sentencing in that case is set for May 9 in the Bedford County Courthouse Antis Township will apply to the state Department of Community and Economic Development for a $250,000 grant to .. 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Copyright © 2025 Central Pennsylvania Newspapers LLC | https://www.altoonamirror.com | 301 Cayuga Ave. Please select what you would like included for printing: Copy the text below and then paste that into your favorite email application Tommy graduated from Kings Park High School He loved being with his family and friends and animals of all kinds He could build a house from top to bottom with a box toothpicks and then proceed to fill it with love The most important thing to Tommy is his children.  and Erin & Zach Witt of WY; nieces and nephews He was preceded in death by his grandparents Services: Visitation will be held on Wednesday 2024 from 3:00-4:00 PM with sharing to begin at 4:00 PM at Haisley Funeral Home Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors click the icon above to turn off Compatibility Mode Nicholas Eltman was a self-professed "homebody," reading books playing video games and avoiding physical activity while in high school he decided to pursue an ROTC scholarship for college which motivated him to get off the couch and start running "I eventually found exercise to be an extremely cathartic experience, just the process of doing it," admitted Eltman, a Health Sciences major who is also pursuing a minor in exercise science and a certificate in Medical Humanities I was much more confident and healthier." It's not an overstatement to say that exercise changed his life It set Eltman on a course that led him to Drexel University for a term in 2014 and four years as U.S Army Rangers as a critical care paramedic before returning to Drexel's College of Nursing and Health Professions (CNHP) in 2019 His ultimate goal is to become a doctor of osteopathic medicine (DO) practicing the specialty known as physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R) or physiatry "I knew that the Army Rangers specifically offered a higher scope of practice than a traditional army medic," he observed He had one of the best medical experiences where I practiced clinical and trauma medicine and I worked very closely with a team that included a physician assistant (PA) and athletic trainers." This experience was foundational in several ways He narrowed his practice focus to physical medicine and rehabilitation which combines elements of both physical therapy and clinical medicine Encouraged by the military benefits, Eltman returned to Drexel in 2019. The university has committed over $20 million since 2009 to provide education to eligible military veterans as part of its participation in the new GI Bill's® Yellow Ribbon Program "That financial independence really gave me not only the confidence I needed to resume a full-time education but also allowed me to dedicate all of my resources to school." Eltman has become a leader and advocate for veterans at Drexel. He got involved with Drexel's Military Transition Program offered through the Goodwin College of Professional Studies The program “helps veterans transition from military to civilian life by enrolling them as full-time students," Eltman explained "This program is an amazing opportunity Drexel gave me; I really wanted to help other vets that way." The student-run Drexel Veterans Association of which Eltman currently serves as its president supports and enhances student veterans' educational experiences and the unique challenges they may face as they transition to college life we host veteran-oriented social events to help them feel welcome and included in the community," remarked Eltman until restrictions are fully lifted on campus he said that the association is "giving away a lot of swag stuff like that to keep the interest going." PM&R "is one of the newer subspecialty areas of medicine that manages a diversity of conditions involving the nervous and musculoskeletal systems perhaps with a subspecialty in sports medicine Eltman has forged a unique path encompassing all his interests and experience Drexel University College of Nursing and Health Professions, 60 N. 36th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, 215.895.2000, © All Rights Reserved This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. The action you just performed triggered the security solution. There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase, a SQL command or malformed data. You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked. Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. Bedford Co., PA (WJAC) — State police in Bedford County say a Saxton man is facing dozens of counts of sex-related charges after being accused of repeatedly sexually abusing a teenage girl for over a year. Troopers say John Eltman II, 54, faces charges of rape, statutory sexual assault, aggravated indecent assault, incest and child endangerment, according to online court documents. Authorities say the investigation into the alleged abuse began in August of last year, when the victim, who was 15-years-old, reported that Eltman had repeatedly sexually abused her since 2020, when she was 13-years-old. According to the affidavit, the victim told police that several of the assaults occurred inside a trailer, and that on one occasion, Eltman allegedly gave her $100 and told her not to tell anyone. Authorities say they attempted to question Eltman last September about the accusations, but he never appeared for the interview. Upon further investigation, police learned that the alleged assaults occurred at two different residences within Bedford County, one in Liberty Township and the other in South Woodbury Township. Court dockets show that Eltman was taken into custody on Thursday afternoon and is being housed at the Bedford County Correctional Facility, on $100,000 bail. His preliminary hearing is scheduled for June 22. 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Please download the PDF to view it: Download PDF Corrado Rizzi is the Senior Managing Editor of ClassAction.org ClassAction.org is a group of online professionals (designers developers and writers) with years of experience in the legal industry Before commenting, please review our comment policy Schaeffler AG will cut 4,400 jobs and close or sell several German plants as the automotive supplier joins peers in reeling from the coronavirus pandemic Most of the reductions will take place at a dozen facilities in Germany and two sites elsewhere in Europe transmission and chassis components said in a statement Wednesday Eltmann and Clasthal-Zellerfeld will be shut or shopped to other companies with the cuts expected to save Schaeffler as much as 300 million euros ($355 million) a year “Although in recent months demand has pick up across all of Schaeffler’s three divisions and four regions uncertainty surrounding the pandemic outlook and the resulting economic downturn remains high,” the company said trading down 1% to 5.73 euros as of 3:30 p.m Parts makers including Schaeffler and Continental AG which are controlled by the same billionaire family have been dealing with a massive drop in demand for components after Covid-19 forced the shutdown of production lines earlier this year Although Chancellor Angela Merkel has resisted calls for more state support for the sector German government and industry leaders are holding talks on ways to support companies The company announced plans last month to raise as much as 1.3 billion euros by issuing new shares to bolster its finances Schaeffler had already extended a voluntary severance program to 1,900 positions in Europe Chief Executive Officer Klaus Rosenfeld told Bloomberg last month the company was considering more cuts but would need to see how economies were recovering Revenue fell by more than a fifth in the first six months of the year though the company still managed to generate a small profit .st1{fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;fill:#2a2a2a}By Katrina Tulloch | ktulloch@syracuse.comMan cave where a man can be alone or socialize with his friends without fear of upsetting any female sensibility about house decor or design We singled out the caves dedicated to Orange sports although dedicated might not be a strong enough word here Stuffed with Syracuse University sports memorabilia perhaps meet five men with five unique stories about how their cave collections all started The rules of man caves are not the same as the rules of Fight Club "Every man cave needs one or else don't even call it a man cave," Eltman declared Eltman's friends poke fun at his other big artist on the wall but he maintains the importance of artistic culture in the man cave "Don't expect a caveman in 2012 to etch his own drawings on the wall," he said Eltman prefers Belgian ales like Duvel and the occasional Rare Vos He's enjoying the new Bud Light Platinum No beer should be drunk in your man cave unless it has at least six percent alcohol content And don't make the mistake of asking if his TV is only 64 inches "It's 65 inches," Eltman said instantly He and his brother-in-law procured pictures and programs from the Syracuse University library collection There's a 25-cent football program from the Syracuse vs Right above it is the $10 Pinstripe Bowl game program from Dec Physical therapist Frank La Puma has been a Syracuse fan since he was 7 he bought championship banners but didn't have a place to put them "The first thing my dad and I did was finish the basement and put up that felt championship banner on the wall." La Puma's favorite Orange player was Derrick Coleman "I just love Fair's work ethic," La Puma said Now La Puma has some competition for his man cave His son's room is starting to look like Man Cave #2 the managing director of Northwestern Mutual in East Syracuse tried to name his daughter Sara Cuse Barnhart "My daughter was born 10 weeks early so we had to come up with a name right away," Barnhart said "I tried to convince my wife -- first name Sara The doctors and nurses loved it but my wife hated it Barnhart's now two-and-a-half-year-old daughter loves to play with the stuffed Ottos in his man cave To say Barnhart hopes to pass on his fandom to is kids is an understatement Sitting in Barnhart's office is Sean Keeley's book "How to Grow an Orange: The Right Way to Brainwash Your Child into Becoming a Syracuse Fan." It might already be working on his daughter "When we go to the mall and see SU clothing in the window 'Look it's daddy's store.' When her friends wear orange she informs them it's her daddy's favorite color," Barnhart said Every detail of the Barnhart's basement is Syracuse-themed a blue light shines through the stream of water There's even a TV in the bathroom so no one has to miss a moment of the game or the commercials "I don't know what made me do this but if a girl is sitting down she can watch the TV directly," Barnhart said Also on Barnhart's walls are Carmelo Anthony's autograph which he got at a Wendy's in New Orleans the ticket stub from his first basketball game with his dad and a pair of stretchy Barnhart once received a Merritt Estate Winery bottle of wine with the specialty label "Barnhart's Cuse Juice." If you look up Maxim Magazine's gallery feature NCAA's Most Annoying fans Barnhart clocks in at #3 wearing an orange feather boa "I dressed up like a crazy fool," Barnhart said "I have that picture blown up on my wall." The house of Steve and Mary Evans went up in flames on Dec Putting their home back together took a year but they added one significant change: a man cave dedicated to SU basketball "It wouldn't have come out like this if we didn't have the fire," Evans said "We decided when we got insurance back Evans's wife took the initiative to collect the photographs on the walls "She's the consummate party planner Evans is the president of Syracuse's motorcycle club He calls his man cave their unofficial clubhouse Evans holds Orange football and basketball parties in the cave where the walls are adorned with SU sports photography Evan's' prized photo is one of Jim Boeheim playing ball in his original plaid suit "We're dedicated because we like to watch SU sports," Evans said "During football and basketball season we fly an SU flag outside on game days." treasurer for Rockefeller Group International owns a collection of SU sports memorabilia spanning 20 years It all started in Vedder Hall at Bucknell University in Lewisburg "We were moving out of the dorms and I saw one of my hallmates was throwing out the 1987 team poster," Pallotta said "I took it off his hands and then dragged it to three different rooms at Bucknell." The poster went on to decorate two apartments in New Jersey one in Virginia and two apartments in New York City before finally going up in Pallotta's man cave in Rye Brook it's more of a room for me," Pallotta said "I have a desk in there so I can do work or get away from it all and sometimes have friends over." Pallotta converted his fixer-upper's attic into a shrine to hold his framed posters programs from games he attended and old Post-Standard sports pages it was a total train wreck," Pallotta said which is what I'm most proud of in the room." The orange and blue paint exactly matches of the SU team colors because it's the official team color paint that Glidden makes "Some of the man caves had tons and tons of paraphernalia but I like my room the way it is," Pallotta said "My wife's a graphic designer and she helped me with ideas and painting She's been very supportive and I think she's happy it's all contained in one space." "My kids are young but I think they see it as 'We have our playroom and Daddy has his playroom,' " Pallotta said a former Syracuse professor of Italian language and literature brought him to his first basketball game: a defiant Syracuse win against Georgetown "I remember very vividly," Pallotta said "It was one of the bigger games and we were sitting at the absolute top of the Dome We had one of the worst seats of the house It was a great introduction to the Orange and I was so glad my father bought those tickets for me." Pallotta bought tickets last week to bring his two daughters "I'm excited because it's my first opportunity to bring my two daughters to the Dome," Pallotta said "They're excited to see the Dome but they're maybe more excited about buying a foam finger and deciding what they're going to eat at the game But it's kind of coming full circle." 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This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page (AP) — The "registry verification representatives" wear street clothes and travel in nondescript Toyota sedans knocking on doors at run-down trailers and waterfront mansions to find out if registered sex offenders are actually living where they say they are It is part of an unusual public-private partnership in Long Island's Suffolk County that uses six retired New York City police officers to hold ex-cons accountable to sex-offender registry laws Suffolk County has paid the nonprofit group Parents for Megan's Law about $780,000 a year to run the program resulting in 8,700 home checks and 104 people charged with violating the registry law Detectives found some offenders on the registry were deceased or deported; others listed addresses that ended up being vacant lots or abandoned homes which also includes counseling services for crime victims a success and want the nonprofit's three-year contract renewed but some are questioning whether the checks amount to harassment and whether a private entity should be performing duties that traditionally have been the purview of law enforcement A registered sex offender claimed in a federal lawsuit filed last year that he was "the target of two harassing investigations" by Parents For Megan's Law who was only identified in court papers as John Jones because of concerns about retribution said retired officers came to his home "without a warrant and absent any suspicion." A judge ruled last month that despite its status as a private organization Parents for Megan's Law could be sued for civil rights violations in its role as a "state actor." There are also questions about whether the effort is achieving the main goal of sex registries which is to prevent habitual rapists and molesters from striking again which require sex offenders to tell authorities where they are living a 7-year-old New Jersey girl who was raped and killed in 1994 by a twice-convicted sex offender who lived near her a forensic psychologist and longtime critic of the program said intense scrutiny of convicts is a poor use of resources because 95 percent of sexual abuse occurs between a victim and a known acquaintance "One of the most unethical pieces of the situation has been saying that we need to do this to prevent sexual abuse when we know statistically that this has nothing to do with preventing sexual abuse," he said executive director of Parents for Meghan's Law but said she is confident the program helps deter crime "We can't allow state and federal lawmakers to say you have a great sex offender registry law that registry needs to be up-to-date and accurate." She also said her group is saving taxpayers money in a county where active-duty detectives can earn as much as $200,000 annually "Do you really want that detective who is highly skilled at doing an investigation knocking on the door of a registrant The Suffolk County Police Department maintains oversight over the program and approves all home visits in advance They return as many as five times before contacting the police department to suggest an investigation of an offender's whereabouts president of the National Association of Chiefs of Police/American Police Hall of Fame said he knew of no similar program in the country It's not clear whether Suffolk's efforts since 2013 have been more successful than in years past The department could not immediately provide such statistics the police department makes random compliance checks of offenders and has a 99-percent compliance rate The program hasn't been operating long enough to draw conclusions about its impact on recidivism two people on the registry who would have been subject to the checks have been arrested for new sex crimes since 2013 at least 2,230 arrests have been reported to the Department of Criminal Justice Services for offenders who failed to register since 2013 there were 39,313 registered offenders in the state This story has been corrected to show the contract is for about $780,000 a year