EB-5 News & Updates June 15-22
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 | EB-5 Weekly News Roundup June 17 - 23 Miami, Florida, US 06/23/2017 2:00PM - 3:00PM (Eastern Daylight Time) Conversation about News & Events in the EB-5 Industry with Analysts, Experts and Newsmakers. Questions can be made by calling: +1-917-421-9919 or by video here with a Chrome browser See more here - https://eb5projects.com/updates/regi... | Free |
Projects
 | Rocky Point Autograph Hotel | |
| A new boutique hotel on the Rocky Point waterfront has signed a deal with one of Marriott International Inc.'s A rendering of a new hotel slated for Rocky Point in Tampa. The hotel, which will be built on the former Crawdaddy's Restaurant site, will be an Autograph Collection by Marriott... | ||
 | Le Meridien Houston | |
| The Le Meridien Houston will be a full-service hotel situated in downtown Houston, Texas that will operate under Starwood’s Le Méridien brand. Project plans include 255 guestrooms, a signature restaurant, meeting space, and a rooftop pool. The Project will feature an extensive list of amenities... | ||
 | Kimpton Journeyman | |
| The Kimpton Journeyman Hotel is located in Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward--an area sprawling with boutiques, restaurants, nightlife, and entertainment. The nine-story hotel features 158 guest rooms, 116,000 square feet, with 6,400 dedicated to meeting and banquet space. There is underground and... | ||
Posts
 | Miami Owes Its Life To Foreigners | |
| A contractor pulls equipment in front of a new high rise condominium and office buildings under construction in the Brickell neighborhood of Miami, Florida, U.S., on Friday, Sept. 30, 2016. Developers are building entire neighborhoods... | ||
 | Redeployment Version 2.0 - Serious Issues with USCIS’ New Policy Manual Changes. | |
| By Mona Shah, Esq. The EB-5 investment visa may be an employment based immigration category for permanent residence in the US, but it has long traversed far out of the realm of simple immigration. It has become alternative financing in... | ||
Updates
Regional Center Updates | ||
 | Work to start on 'European-inspired' AC Hotel NuLu | |
| Concord Hospitality Enterprises based in Raleigh will manage the property, which will operate as an AC Hotel by Marriott brand. Assisting with the financing are the Whitman Peterson real-estate investment and management company and the Bluegrass... | ||
 | Bluegrass International Fund officials say EB-5 loans could be answer to create economic growith in commonwealth | |
| Officials with the Bluegrass International Fund provided information to members of the Interim Joint Committee on Economic Development and Workforce Investment on Thursday about EB-5 loans, as a way to galvanize state economic growth and... | ||
 | Governor: EB-5 program could still help Vermont | |
| Investors accuse Vermont of covering up problems, but Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, says he can still capitalize on the controversial EB-5 program. The program offers wealthy foreign financiers green cards for investment in development projects.... | ||
 | China is Keystone state's third-largest trading partner | |
| Government officials and lobbyists in Pennsylvania want Chinese investors to know that the Keystone State is more than just a neighbor to New York and New Jersey. "Thanks to our strategic, central location on the US East Coast, companies who... | ||
 | EB-5 investor sues state | |
| An investor in the first of Jay Peak’s EB-5 projects is suing the state Agency of Commerce and Community Development, the Department of Financial Regulation, the Vermont Regional Center (VRC), and a number of those agencies’ employees. The... | ||
User Updates | ||
 | USCIS Seeks Input on Revised EB-5 Capital At Risk Requirement | |
| On June 14, 2016, USCIS released a Policy Alert indicating that it is seeking input on revisions to the USCIS Policy Manual on job creation and capital at risk requirement for investors. These revisions represent the next iteration of USCIS’s... | ||
 | USCIS Updates Policy Manual – Requires Sustainment of “At Risk” During Conditional Permanent Residency | |
| On June 14, 2017, USCIS issued a notice that it had revised its Policy Manual as it relates to the job creation and “at risk” requirements for EB-5 investors. USCIS’ announcement can be found here. For the first time USCIS is expressly permitting... | ||
 | EB-5 Fallout: Ariel Quiros Cuts Down His Defense Arguments | |
| Ariel Quiros, the embattled owner of Burke Mountain and Jay Peak resorts - which have been under federal receivership for more than a year since he was accused of masterminding an alleged Ponzi-like securities fraud scheme - has reduced the... | ||
Project Updates | ||
 | Real estate firm owned by family of Trump’s son-in-law withdraws request for New Jersey tax break | |
| Ties to the White House may ultimately help the Kushner Cos, but recent trouble in a New Jersey city suggests they can hurt a bit, too.... | ||
 | How Jared Kushner and others gerrymander to sell visas to foreigners — at a steep discount | |
| “It stands before you like a beacon. This is Jersey City like you’ve never seen it before. This is Trump Bay Street.” Well, the view... | ||
 | 'PBS NewsHour' delves into Kushner controversy in Jersey City | |
| "PBS NewsHour'' took viewers on a tour of Jersey City last night with the help of Jersey Journal reporter Terrence McDonald as it looked... | ||
 | Kushner Companies fails to respond to lawmaker requests on EB-5 activity | |
| Jared Kushner has gone from head of a multibillion dollar real estate developer to subject of multiple government investigations in... | ||
 | Vista Tower developers score $700 million construction loan | |
| Launching a $1 billion skyscraper without a construction loan can be a risky move, but the risk paid off for the developers of the Vista... | ||
 | The Truth About Trump's Golden Boy | |
| Perhaps no figure embodies the bizarre state of US politics better than Jared Kushner. With Trump's victory in November, the bland and... | ||
 | China's Richest Man Gets A $700M Assist From Ping An For Chicago Skyscraper | |
| China’s real estate developers have left home for Australia, Europe and the US, but that doesn’t mean that they’ve left their funding... | ||
 | Work begins on new base lodge after years of planning, waiting | |
| After years of waiting for permits, foreign investment funding, and work to be completed on a new snowmaking reservoir, Mount Snow broke... | ||
 | One Big Sky Center developers seek extension, city council skeptical on request | |
| The transformative, $165 million One Big Sky Center project needs more time, according to the lead developer of MontDevCo LLC. George... | ||
 | Chicago Vista Tower developer snags $700M construction loan | |
| Dive Brief: Developers for the 94-story, $1 billion Vista Tower in Chicago have secured a $700 million construction loan, the largest... | ||
 | Hospital CEO gives update on bankruptcy proceedings at forum | |
| More than 200 people showed at the GVR West Center on Tuesday for an update from CEO John Matuska on Green Valley Hospital's financial... | ||
 | ‘Flashy’ glass wiped off historic district hotel plan | |
| Turns out the dichroic glass design for the proposed Tacoma Convention Center Hotel was too polarizing. The city’s Landmarks and... | ||
Firms Updates | ||
 | Land at Port St. Lucie City Center still is tied up in court | |
| There's still no buyer for the City Center land. In the past year, court-appointed receiver Michael Goldberg has received permission from a federal judge to sell about $8.2 million in assets of its former developer, Lily Zhong — including two... | ||
 | Miller Mayer partner Carolyn Lee named incoming Chair of American Immigration Lawyers Association's National EB-5 Committee | |
| Miller Mayer is pleased to announce that partner Carolyn Lee will serve as Chair of American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)'s national EB-5 Committee. Carolyn is a partner in the EB-5 Immigration Group of Miller Mayer, LLP, based in... | ||
 | CanAm Responds to USCIS EB-5 Reports | |
| CanAm’s President and CEO, Tom Rosenfeld, published the below letter to investors and industry professionals correcting USCIS’ errors in reporting CanAm’s track record. "I write to you today in regards to reports published by the USCIS purporting... | ||
 | Peak Resorts Announces Two New Expansion Projects and Provides Preliminary Fiscal Year 2017 Results | |
| Peak Resorts Inc. (NASDAQ:SKIS), a leading owner and operator of high-quality individually branded ski resorts in the U.S. today announced that it intends to apply for permits for two organic revenue growth opportunities, and has reported... | ||
 | Government releases crucial EB-5 data – but beware, it could be full of flaws | |
| The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services issued three years of EB-5 visa data this week, confirming what was already known to many in the industry: big city regional centers servicing developer clients dominate the field for... | ||
Litigation Cases
| Chen Dongwu vs New York City Regional Center | ||
Events
 | 8th Beijing Overseas Property, Investment & Immigration Exhibition No.7 East Tianchen Road Chaoyang District Beijing, Beijing, CN 06/23/2017 10:00AM - 06/25/2017 5:00PM (Eastern Daylight Time) Concurrent Events: The Beijing International Tourism Expo (BITE) 2017 ◆Best Platform on Promoting Real Estate & Investing Projects. Beijing has become a leading Chinese market on overseas investment. Beijing Overseas Property and Investment... | Free |
| EB-5 Weekly News Roundup June 17 - 23 Miami, Florida, US 06/23/2017 2:00PM - 3:00PM (Eastern Daylight Time) Conversation about News & Events in the EB-5 Industry with Analysts, Experts and Newsmakers. Questions can be made by calling: +1-917-421-9919 or by video here with a Chrome browser See more here - https://eb5projects.com/updates/regi... | Free |
 | ABD kalıcı ve geçici vizeleri: EB-5 ve diğer alternatif vizeler Florida, Miami, US 06/29/2017 3:00PM - 4:00PM (Eastern Daylight Time) Conversation about News & Events in the EB-5 Industry with Analysts, Experts and Newsmakers. Questions can be made by calling: +1-917-421-9919 or by video here with a Chrome browser | Free |
 | EB-5 Weekly News Roundup June 24 - 30 Miami, Florida, US 06/30/2017 3:00PM - 4:00PM (Eastern Daylight Time) Conversation about News & Events in the EB-5 Industry with Analysts, Experts and Newsmakers. Questions can be made by calling: +1-917-421-9919 or by video here with a Chrome browser | Free |
 | The 8th Overseas Property & Immigration Exhibition (OPIE) Beijing Exhibition Center, Beijing , CN 06/30/2017 10:00PM - 07/02/2017 6:00PM (Eastern Daylight Time) The 8th Beijing Overseas Property & Immigration Exhibition (OPIE) will be held from June30th to July2rd, 2017 in Beijing Exhibition Center, China. OPIE is the Most Professional Immigration and Overseas Property Exhibition in China. The show cov... | $6,500 |
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