A survey of a global property adviser DTZ found that office space located in the Ortigas Center business district is the least expensive in the world. The survey puts Ortigas at about US$710 per workstation per year while the most expensive which is London’s West End stands at US$18,740 per workstation per year. Read more about it.
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Global firm puts up first call center in RP
The Resource Group (TRG), a global business process outsourcing company, opened Monday its Manila operations. Subsidiary TRG Philippines Inc. said it has infused around $4.2 million to launch the 850-seat facility in Ortigas Center, Pasig City, seen to employ about 1,000 agents.
Source: ABS-CBN
Flea market wars
Saint Francis Square, an air-conditioned mall, open its doors to shoppers last October 21. 150 jewelry (pearl, gold, silver and fashion accessories) stallholders and 320 RTW merchants, mostly from Greenhills, have leased all spaces in their respective sections in the new 2,000-stall flea market.