Monday, April 30, 2012
Comstock Diversifies to Adapt to Changing Housing Market
Strains Visible in Homes Data
April Newsletter
Billionaire planning to rebuild Titanic
Balfour Beatty Construction: Omni Dallas Hotel
Election Results
Fluor Celebrates 100-Year Anniversary
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Chris McCosky: In photos: Chris McCosky's mock draft includes controversial pick for Lions
Here's what I want to hear Lions general manager Martin Mayhew say after he announces his pick at No.
For sale: Home that inspired Beatles' 'Blue Jay Way'
The opening line of one of George Harrison's most memorable songs sets the mood: "There's a fog upon L.A.
Areva, Partners Get $1.3 Billion Contract To Handle Nuclear Waste
A group led by French state-controlled nuclear engineering company Areva and other partners was awarded a $1.3 billion contract to handle nuclear waste in New Mexico.
Emcor gains expectations of 2012 growth
Pink hard hats by Emcor Group form ribbons for breast cancer awareness in this file photo.
Focus on Fall Protection: OSHA Campaign Targets Hazards in Construction
With that blunt comment, OSHA Administrator David Michaels last week marked Workers' Memorial Day, an annual event that honors and remembers workers who have lost their lives while on the job.
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EnSafe opens branch office in Jacksonville, Fla.
The office was opened to help serve EnSafe's long-term contracts with the U.S. Navy, including the Comprehensive Long-term Environmental Action Navy program.
Clothing store, Kirkland's join city's retail sprawl
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Lima moves forward with renovations
LIMA Lima City Council approved a contract Monday with URS Corp. to perform a condition assessment on the former Cambridge Hotel and Train Depot.
Citigroup's CEO Pandit puts home up for sale
Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit has reportedly put his Greenwich, Conn., home up for sale for $4.3 million, or almost 5 percent more than he paid for it some 11 years ago.
Falling Home Prices Drag New Buyers Under Water
More than 1 million Americans who have taken out mortgages in the past two years now owe more on their loans than their homes are worth, and Federal Housing Administration loans that require only a tiny down payment are partly to blame.
New York Business Enters New York Buildings
New Market Report Now Available: AECOM Technology Corporation (ACM) - ...
It engages in providing planning, consulting, architectural and engineering design, and program and construction management services.
Product Preview: 2012 Kitchen and Bath Industry Show
Look for cool faucets, dark finishes, and more transitional design.
Dexter Residents Affected by Tornado Receive Gift of Trees from Lodi Farms
After Drop, Workplace Deaths on Upswing
More deaths in confined spaces and several large-scale disasters fueled an overall increase in fatalities on the job in 2010, according to new data by the Labor Department.
Friday, April 27, 2012
The Lock, Stock, and Barrel Listing
Exhibition Explores Meanings of House and Home
On April 28 the National Building Museum (NBM) will open House & Home, a long-term exhibition with multiple educational events devoted to exploring the evolution and meaning of house versus home.
Real estate agents warn of unintended consequences from public list of foreclosed homes.
A proposed foreclosure registry in Toledo came under fire Wednesday from the professionals who buy and sell homes in the city.
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Parsons Brinckerhoff Supporting Expansion Of LRT System In Phoenix
Valley Metro has awarded a contract to a joint venture of Parsons Brinckerhoff and PGH Wong Engineering to provide program management/construction management services to support the planned expansion of the metro Phoenix high-capacity transit system.
PS&G workers maintain power grid from aloft
Lineman Carl Pellegrino works on a power line from a platform affixed to a helicopter piloted by Vinnie Carchia.
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Slideshow: What home buyers can get for $500,000
Each week, TODAY real estate expert Barbara Corcoran looks around the U.S. to see what home buyers can get for their money.
For sale: Home that inspired Beatles' 'Blue Jay Way'
The opening line of one of George Harrison's most memorable songs sets the mood: "There's a fog upon L.A.
Preschool in Timayui, Colombia
Orion Marine Group Schedules Announcement of First Quarter 2012 Results
Registration forms for Seminar and Golf Tournament
Listing of the week: New Jersey home takes flight
Architect Jules Gregory's home was labeled one of America's "10 Best Houses" by Architectural Record in 1961. The home continues to attract attention for its unique roof line that puts a new spin on mid-century modern design.
Lima moves forward with renovations
LIMA Lima City Council approved a contract Monday with URS Corp. to perform a condition assessment on the former Cambridge Hotel and Train Depot.
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
PDC Consultants: Australia
M.T.A. Halts Work on Manhattan Subway Extension After a Crane Collapse
Prosecutors from the office of the Manhattan district attorney took investigative authority over the crane, and inspections were ordered for all cranes at Metropolitan Transit Authority work sites.
Infusion from China for Toledo, Ohio, Real Estate
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US watchdog targets discriminatory lending
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Construction Blocks Businesses
'Flood-prone' tag concerns real estate industry
But the move has concerned real estate industry figures, who believe the council is trying to protect itself from liability while deterring potential housebuyers.
Training Seminar
Principal Forgiveness May Save GSEs $1.7 Billion
Livermore Lab taps Frances Alston as environmental safety boss
Alston, who starts May 14, comes to Livermore Lab from Oak Ridge and the East Tennessee Technology Park run by the Department of Energy.
Monday, April 23, 2012
Construction resumes on south McCarran rehab and widening project
Construction resumes on a $16 million project to improve South McCarran from Virginia Street to Mira Loma Drive on Sunday, April 22 at 7 p.m. Granite Construction is the contractor for the project designed by consultants Wood Rodgers.
Housing slump cuts mortgage tax break for many Americans
The cost of one of the country's most expensive individual tax breaks is shrinking as the number of Americans who own homes declines and mortgage rates hover near historic lows.
Dueling Owings Mills projects trap county officials
Baltimore County welcomes having three major projects like the Metro Centre in Owings Mills under construction at once, developers have worries.