USCIS approves New York Proton Regional Center designation

USCIS approved another New York center  - New York Proton Regional Center, LLC (www.nyprc.com).  The center application was submitted by Florida based Law Offices of Larry Behar.  The following RC information was provided by USCIS website.
Geographic Scope: New York Counties of Kings, Queens, New York, Bronx, Westchester, Suffolk and Nassau
Industry Clusters: Non-Residential Building Construction; Hospitals; Business Support Services including Telephone Call Centers; Data Processing Services; Other Financial Investment Activities; Legal Services; Computer Systems Design and Related Services; Scientific Research and Development; Management of Companies; Office Administrative Spaces

EB-5 Person of the Year - Stephen Yale-Loehr

EB-5 News Blog is glad to announce that Mr. Stephen Yale-Loehr is our top choice for the title of EB-5 Person of the Year 2010.  Mr. Yale-Loehr is one of the nation's preeminent authorities on U.S. immigration and asylum law. A prolific scholar, he has written many law review articles, and is author or co-author of four standard reference works. He was editor-in-chief of The Cornell International Law Journal, and he co-authors a bimonthly column for The New York Law Journal. He teaches immigration and asylum law at Cornell Law School as an adjunct professor, and is of counsel to the Ithaca firm of Miller Mayer. Upon receiving his Cornell J.D. cum laude, Mr. Yale-Loehr clerked for Chief Judge Howard G. Munson of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York. Mr. Yale-Loehr is a member of the New York and District of Columbia bars, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York and the U.S. Supreme Court. He is vice-chair of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) business immigration committee. Mr. Yale-Loehr is listed in Who’s Who in America and in the International Who’s Who of Corporate Immigration Lawyers as one of the best immigration lawyers in the world. He is the 2001 recipient of AILA’s Elmer Fried Award for excellence in teaching and the 2004 recipient of the AILA’s Edith Lowenstein Award for excellence in advancing the practice of immigration law. Mr. Yale-Loehr resigned from the post of Executive Director of IIUSA this year; however, his leadership and dedication to IIUSA over the past three years have earned him respect from many people who are involved in EB-5 program. Congratulations to Mr. Yale- Loehr! For more information about Mr. Yale-Loehr, please log on his bio page.

EB-5 Regional Center of the Year - the State of Vermont Regional Center

EB-5 News Blog has given EB-5 Regional Center of the Year title to the State of Vermont Regional Center which is the only state government owned and operated Regional Center in the country. The State of Vermont Regional Center and its approved EB-5 visa projects have significant government backing at the State level from Governor, Jim Douglas and Secretary, Kevin Dorn and at the federal level from United States Senator and Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Patrick Leahy.  Governor Douglas has recently returned from an EB-5 promotional trade mission to Asia. The Center has been very successful in promoting EB-5 program in international market. Approved State of Vermont Regional Center projects have a "Memorandum-of-Understanding" (MOU) that creates an agreement between the State Government and the private corporation that will be promoting and administering the project. The MOU provides that a project will governed under the applicable laws in the State of Vermont and that project will comply with USCIS requirement. For more information about the Regional Center, log on http://www.thinkvermont.com.

EB-5 Immigration Law Firm of the Year - Stone & Grzegorek LLP

EB-5 News Blog has decided to award EB-5 Immigration Law Firm of the Year to Stone & Grzegorek LLP.  The Los Angeles based law firm specializes in the practice of U.S. immigration law. The Stone & Grzegorek team includes a diverse group of attorneys and staff. The law firm's expertise covers a broad range of matters, including investor, employment, and family-based immigration, as well as removal proceedings, federal court litigation, asylum and naturalization. Widely published and referenced on issues of investor-based, entrepreneur, and business immigration, founding principals Mr. Lincoln Stone and Ms. Kathleen Grzegorek have developed an international reputation for achieving outstanding results in the practice of immigration law.  Mr. Lincoln Stone enjoys the highest professional reputation with the Chinese migration industry in the People's Republic of China.  Congratulations to Mr. Lincoln Stone and Ms. Kathleen Grzegorek and their professional team!  For more information about the law firm, please log on http://www.lskglaw.com 

EB-5 Media Provider of the Year - USAdvisors.org

EB-5 News Blog has selected USAdvisors.org to receive the title EB-5 Media Provider of the Year 2010!   USAdvisors.org is the source for EB-5 news, projects and information about EB-5 Regional Center program. The firm provides EB-5 Regional Center project comparative analysis reports for foreign national investors based on over 30 topics covering the strategic plan, management, risk factors, risk mitigation, safety, return, exit strategy, escrow and industry overview.  In 2010, the team continued its filming production of DVD “EB-5: The Regional Center Story” that is very popular among foreign investors and regional centers.  USAdvisors.org has been running a number of online websites USAdvisors.org, EB5VisaNews.com, EB5China.info, EB5Info.com, EB5Seminar.com, EB5Seminars.com, and social media through facebook, twitter, etc. In addition, USAdvisors team offers various EB-5 seminars worldwide and just formed an alliance with Chinese TV media this year. Congratulations to Mr. Michael Gibson and his professional team for their dedication to EB-5 program.  To learn more information about USAdvisors, log on http://www.USAdvisors.org

EB-5 Economic Consultant of the Year - Economic & Policy Resources, Inc. (EPR)

EB-5 News Blog is glad to announce that Economic & Policy Resources, Inc. (EPR) has been selected as EB-5 Economic Consultant of the Year!  EPR is a Williston, Vermont based applied economics consulting firm that has successfully completed over 60 EB-5 impact assessment studies and various assignments for clients around the country. Its work in the Vermont Regional Center has resulted in an application that has been viewed as a model project under the EB-5 program. The firm also evaluates and drafts a large number of EB-5 compliant business plans for various clientele. Congratulations to Mr. Jeff Carr and Mr. Larry Copp and their professional team.   For more information about EPR, log on www.eb5economics.com

Happy Thanksgiving Day

Artisan Business Group, Inc., directors and staff are very thankful to all of our clients and partners for their business and continued support!  We look forward a greater success in year 2011. For more information about Artisan Business Group, Inc., please log on http://www.artisanbusinessgroup.com.