Training Seminar

The East Tennessee Section is hosting a training seminar on April 13th-14th featuring Ted Douglas, CCC PSP. More information and a registration form will be ava...

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Q&A: Candidates for Kitsap County auditor | 2014 Election

This is part of a series of Q&As with candidates for local office in the Nov. 4 general election. This Q&A: Kelly Emerson and Dolores Gilmore, candidates for Kitsap County auditor.

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Fluor Still In Business In Mongolia

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Autodesk Revit 2015 R2 is Available Now

Subscribers rejoice! Revit ?R2? includes over 30 user-requested features that add powerful capabilities, enhance software performance and improve user productivity for architects, MEP and structural engineers. In addition to addressing customer requests, the family of Revit R2 releases represents more...

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March Newsletter Online

The March newsletter is now online.

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Deere & Co (DE) - Stock Analysis

Deere & Co is the world's largest maker of farm tractors and combine harvesters, and a major player in the production of construction equipment. The company currently operates in three segments, with the majority of revenue coming from the Agricultural and Turf division.

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Ziwo plans 160m yuan purchase of 25% stake in China construction firm

ZIWO Holdings said on Monday that it is planning to buy a 25 per cent stake in Xisheng Investment Co, for 160 million yuan to play a role in China's redevelopment of industrial zones in Quanzhou city in Fujian Province. Xisheng, jointly with CMTCC Shanghai Shisanye Construction Co, a branch of Metallurgical Corporation of China Ltd , had successfully bid in 2011 to develop the infrastructure construction project of Guanqiao Park in Quanzhou Economic and Technological Development Zone.

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U.S. Growth Revised Up

The US economy grew faster than previously thought in the second quarter, according to revised official data, expanding at the steepest rate since the fourth quarter of 2011. Gross domestic product increased at an annualised rate of 4.6% in the three months to June, up from a prior estimate of 4.2% and a welcome revival from the 2.1% decline seen in the first three months of the year.

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Transparency: the new mantra

The following post is by Kathleen O'Brien:

Ten years ago when Alistair Jackson (now principal of O'Brien & Company) and Michelle Long (now Executive Director of BALLE) created the Transparency Institute, they just couldn't gain traction they wanted and needed to make a go of it. "We were ten years ahead of our time," Jackson sighs.� Now, transparency is all the rage. In fact, at GreenBuild recently, I couldn't walk five feet without some reference to the concept.� Most references were focused on product transparency, but not all.� At the International Living Future Institute's GreenBuild Booth, the nonprofit was touting its new "JUST" Label, which applies to organizations transparency.� Organizations of all types and sizes can earn the JUST label when they are willing to report on 22 social and equity indicators related to six categories: diversity, equity, safety, worker benefit, local benefit and stewardship. The JUST Label joins the organization's DECLARE, a "nutrition" label of sorts for building products.

DECLARE is one of the latest efforts over the past decade to make it easier for building project teams to "do the right thing" when selecting products and technologies. Product certifications, such as those offered by the Carpet & Rug Industry Institute (focused on VOC emissions) and Forest Stewardship Council SC (focused on sustainably harvested wood products) have been one way to achieve this goal; but even there, industry members have been demanding more transparency, wanting to know what's behind the "green" label.� DECLARE requires that manufacturers complete a Health Product Declaration (HPD) that is then publicly available.� The hope is that this label will make it easier for project teams to use the Living Building Challenge, which "red lists" materials and chemicals the ILFI deems hazardous.

Eden Brukman, Technical Director for the non-profit HPD Collaborative was staffing its booth at GreenBuild, where business was non-stop. �Brukman noted a "remarkable uptick in interest in (HPD's) work."� The Transparency Movement (as some like to call it) is definitely experiencing an upswing, and HPD is clearly a key player in this progression.� In addition to offering manufacturers an open standard format for reporting product content and associated health information for building products and materials,� the service is free for all to use, which is certainly one factor in its gaining popularity.

The HPD Collaborative partners with several product databases.� Green Spec was one of the first independent efforts to vet and list products meeting specific requirements.� The Pharos Building Library provides access to HPDs (as do most of the other collaborative members)� as well as a full assessment of health hazards associated with the product and its manufacture, VOC certifications, renewable material content, and renewable energy usage. SpecSimple is more recent, and unlike Green Spec or Pharos, includes advertising.� Another commercial database partnering with HPD includes Green Wizard, which integrates its product library with a proprietary software aligned with LEED credits (WORKflow Pro). I understand from one user that the software program is "pricey" but a good value. GPD's THESource (which also offers advertising) aligns product transparency efforts with BIM and Revit; I attended a GreenBuild presentation introducing �GPDTools (Alpha), a free downloadable add-in specifically designed for the Autodesk Revit users to search, select and annotate building product data (including HPDs) directly.

Nearly 30 manufacturers at GreenBuild were exhibiting products that are Cradle to Cradle Certified. �Up to recently a proprietary system closely held by its founders William McDonough and Michael Braungart, the Certification has gone public with the founding of the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute.� Lots of other product certifications were on display as well -- sometimes several for the same product. One GreenBuild attendee complained that the multiple certifications on many product booths were confusing, but my guess is that as the drive for transparency takes hold, two things will� happen, the value of a given certification will be understood more clearly, resulting in a more nuanced weighting of that certification in the prospective purchaser's mind.� Another consideration is the audience for the certification(s): a skilled professional whose license depends on being informed, and the less informed consumer of the skilled professional's services.� My observation, at least at events like GreenBuild, is that professionals are seeking more information, not less. But they want to know the information they are getting is good quality -- and transparency can help them know that.

Transparency is not intended, however, to sort out the certification puzzle. The commonly held view is that manufacturers won't want to reveal damaging information, such as the fact that a given product includes harmful ingredients or was created using harmful processes.� Forward-thinking companies with solid product portfolios (or willing to create them) have done the calculus. This is good for business. Laggards will innovate or lose in the race for transparency.

Kathleen O'Brien is a long time advocate for green building and sustainable development and most well known for founding O'Brien & Company, the oldest green building consultancy in the Seattle area.� She lives in a green home, and drives a hybrid when she drives at all. After 30 years of working in the field, she is now focused on providing leadership training and mentoring through her legacy project: The Emerge Leadership Project, a 501c3 non-profit with a mission to "accelerate life-sustaining solutions in the built environment through emergent leadership principles."

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View the top 10 residential real estate agents in Phoenix

Luxury real estate specialist Walt Danley, working out of the brokerage that bears his name, was No.

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Cindy Heine , president of Associated Benefits Consulting and SyncStream Solutions LLC, has been designated a certified employee benefit specialist by the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans and the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School. Jim Silverstein , a partner in the New Orleans office of Kean Miller, has been named a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers.

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Toll Brothers Inc. (TOL) Q3 Earnings Preview: Big Beat, Small Move? (iStock Analysis)

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Not So August: Builders, Economists Still See Mediocre New-Home Sales in 2014

New-home sales in August reached the highest annualized pace since 2008. But many builders and economists still expect sales for this year to underwhelm, ultimately either matching or only slightly exceeding last year's level.

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CASD authorizes payment for bus contractors and others

CHAMBERSBURG >> Local bus contractors are getting their paychecks for 20 days of service provided in September, even though Chambersburg school board did not approve the payment of bills at its most recent meeting. Chambersburg Area School District on Friday afternoon announced that board leadership had authorized the treasurer to "promptly pay amounts due based on contracts previously approved" by the school board.

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Infusion from China for Toledo, Ohio, Real Estate

Infusion from China for Toledo, Ohio, Real Estate: Two investors from China bought a formerly...

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Baton Rouge-area home sales drop in August

Home sales in metro Baton Rouge dropped by 5.7 percent in August, breaking a four-month streak of transactions outperforming 2013 numbers. According to figures released Wednesday by the Greater Baton Rouge Association of Realtors, there were 851 home sales that closed in August in the nine-parish area.

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Shares fall as US home sales drop

Specialist Jason Hardzewicz, left, and trader Michael Zicchinolfi work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. File photo / AP Equities on both sides of the Atlantic declined overnight, along with commodities including nickel, copper, and oil after an unexpected drop in US existing home sales and comments by China suggesting it might not aim to bolster economic growth as much as expected.

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Toll Brothers Inc. (TOL) Q3 Earnings Preview: Big Beat, Small Move? (iStock Analysis)

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Bill Proposes Mortgage Shake-Up

Bill Proposes Mortgage Shake-Up: Two lawmakers, a California Republican and a Michigan Democrat, are...

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Dycom (DY) is Overbought: Is A Drop Coming?

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Colleges, businesses face challenge of helping workers ...

Oakton Community College will offer an online dictionary to students in certain manufacturing classes this spring after seeing the numbers of students needing English-language help soar to four times the numbers from eight years ago. McDonald's Corp. has seen the numbers of its Chicago-area restaurant crew and managers enrolled in its English-language class, dubbed "English Under the Arches," more than double from a year ago.

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Demand Rises for Ground-Up Retail

Want to learn best business practices and be positioned to Thrive in a competitive environment? Don't miss CCIM THRIVE on October 21-22 at the Westin Bonaventure in Los Angeles. This two-day event is designed to deliver more leading industry voices, more tangible market intelligence, from CCIM and Globest.com.

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April Newsletter

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Army Base Achieves Net-Zero Energy

The 72-year-old Fort Carson, near Colorado Springs, CO, is not only a historic site but also the flagship project for the Army's Net Zero Initiative. The initiative seeks to reach net-zero energy status for both water and waste by 2020.

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NY recommends 22 properties for historica

NY recommends 22 properties for historic preservation Sites in Chemung, Schuyler included on list Check out this story on pressconnects.com: http://press.sn/1siIYhm "These nominations highlight the diverse forces that have shaped New York's history," said Rose Harvey, commissioner of the state Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, in a statement. "Listing these landmarks will give these physical reminders of our past the recognition and support they deserve."

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Expo for construction industry

The 10 a.m.-to-4 p.m. expo, which is in its sixth year, takes place at the Ramada Plaza Capitol Park Hotel. Doors open at 9 a.m. The event, sponsored by the Georgia Black Constructors Association-Atlanta Chapter, is free to attend, but registration is required at www.GBCA-MetroAtl.org.

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Electrical Workers union picks new business manager

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 103 members elected John Dumas to become the new business manager. He replaces Michael P. Monahan , a high-profile leader who vacated the post to take a position with the union at a national level.

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Are real estate agent teams just a fad or the wave of the future?

Sometimes it seems like everywhere you turn, people are saying agent teams are the business model of the future. But what if they're just a fad? Leigh Brown, broker-owner, Re/Max Executive Realty; Brian Copeland, chief engagement officer, Village Real Estate Services; and Kristan Cole, vice president of mega agent expansion, Keller Williams Realty, debate the pros and cons of this business model.

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EC&M's 2014 Top 20 Electrical Contractors

ISC, founded in 1989, is among the largest industrial electrical and instrumentation contractors in the United States, offering construction, maintenance, and engineering services. With its corporate office located in Baton Rouge, La., the firm employs more than 2,500 people, primarily in the southern region of the United States.

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Berkshire Regional Planning Commission not sold on Housatonic River cleanup strategy

The federal Housatonic River cleanup strategy falls short and risks leaving a "legacy of contamination" to future generations, the Berkshire Regional Planning Commission fears. The Environmental Protection Agency's proposed action to clear PCB pollution from the river is not "comprehensive" enough to "gain long-term resiliency of species and habitat," BRPC Executive Director Nathaniel Karns wrote in a response to the EPA's cleanup proposal.

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Brokers Eyeing Whats Ahead - Construction Industry News and Articles (greatpossibilities)

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3 reasons why California housing is about to go bust

California is perhaps one of the most important states in mortgage finance. So much of the mortgage finance world is based in California and, like Texas, the industry is a huge source of employment for workers of varying levels of education.

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New Figures: Metro-North Adding Riders, Reducing Delays

Metro-North's on-time performance improved dramatically in August, surpassing the railroad's goal for the first time all year. The railroad classified 95.6 percent of trains on the heavily used New Haven line as "on time," meaning they reached their final stop within six minutes of scheduled arrival.

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Versar CEO Purchases $4,830 in Stock

Versar CEO Anthony L. Otten acquired 1,500 shares of the stock on the open market in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 12th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $3.22 per share, with a total value of $4,830.00.

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Charlotte's Childress Klein buys former SciQuest building in Cary

A Weston Parkway office building in Cary that was recently vacated by growing-software firm SciQuest has been sold to a Charlotte investor group for $12.5 million. Real estate records show a joint venture partnership led by Charlotte-based Childress Klein Properties acquired the three-story building at 6501 Weston Parkway from a subsidiary of Archon Group , the real estate arm of investment bank Goldman Sachs .

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Versar (VSR) Releases Quarterly Earnings Results

Versar announced its earnings results on Wednesday. The company reported earnings per share for the quarter, Analyst Ratings News reports.

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CAWIC Calls on Construction Industry to Promote Women's Advancement

CAWIC continues to call on the industry to join forces with CAWIC to address the shortage of skilled trades in through Status of Women Canada, CAWIC is undertaking a three-year project to conduct research and develop, with industry employers and female participants, a targeted and detailed action plan to increase women's entry, retention and advancement into leadership roles within the construction industry. CAWIC is actively seeking employer partners to share its vision to break down existing barriers for women in the industry and to develop an action plan that makes economic sense for both the employer and the employee.

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SPI urges caution to forest users due to fire danger

In a press release on Tuesday, Sierra Pacific Industries urged those who used the forest to caution due to the high fire danger in California's forests SPI noted that the "extremely dry and windy conditions" and that September 20 is the opening of hunting season in California. "We urge all those who plan to hunt on company lands to be cautious and comply with SPI's recreational use policy which prohibits camping or fires ."

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Data show home prices will continue to rise

It would now take 5.8 months to sell all of the inventory that's on the market nationally , down from six months in each of May, June and July. It would now take 5.8 months to sell all of the inventory that's on the market nationally , down from six months in each of May, June and July.

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Fluor Completes New Gas-Fired Power Plant in Texas

[Business Wire] - Fluor Corporation recently achieved substantial completion for the Ferguson Replacement Project, a high-efficiency combined-cycle power plant located in Horseshoe Bay, Texas.

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Suffolk wetlands dispute bogs down warehouse plan

The Army Corps of Engineers has declared that major portions of this property in Suffolk are entitled to federal protection as wetlands. Scott Camp, a residential real estate developer in the Richmond area who bought the property from International Paper in 2008, insists the property is not wetlands.

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Fitzgerald to retire from Galliford Try (Financial Times)

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Vote impasse hits Scottish construction (Financial Times)

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Calgary home prices rising faster than rest of country

Canada's resale housing market saw its seventh consecutive monthly increase in MLS sales in August reaching the highest level since January 2010 and Calgary continued to outpace the nation with year-over-year price growth. The Canadian Real Estate Association reported Monday that Calgary's annual price gain of 9.83 per cent in the MLS Home Price Index was much steeper than the national aggregate of 5.33 per cent.

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Fire at Cemex tower in Rugby

Crews from Rugby needed help from additional fire engines to assist with dealing with the incident, plus an aerial appliance. This website and its associated newspaper adheres to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's Editors' Code of Practice.

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U.S. Stocks Decline on Fed Speculation After Retail Sales Climb

U.S. stocks fell, giving the Standard & Poor's 500 Index its first weekly drop in more than a month, as investors speculated the Federal Reserve may raise interest rates sooner than estimated after retail sales climbed at the fastest pace in four months. Energy shares in the S&P 500 fell 1.5 percent, extending losses for the week to 3.7 percent.

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Insider Selling: Frederick W. Werner Sells 17,000 Shares of AECOM Technology Corp Stock

AECOM Technology Corp Insider Frederick W. Werner sold 17,000 shares of the stock on the open market in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $37.23, for a total value of $632,910.00.

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Why It's Time to Buy

Why It's Time to Buy: Despite all the gloom, there are growing indications that it is a good time to...

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2015 NFL Draft: How Dominant is Usc DL Leonard Williams?

As we approach a new week of college football, we're going to have our eye on a lot of players but one in particular that really stood out in week two action was USC junior defensive lineman Leonard Williams. In the Trojans' huge win over Stanford, Williams was key up front, racking up 11 tackles, one for loss, and a sack.

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Ventas Shares Deserve an Upgrade

An aging population and savvy deals helped turn Ventas into one of the nation's largest senior health-care REITs. Plus, the stock has 25% upside.

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Construction worker finds grandfather's message 50 years...

Construction worker finds grandfather's message 50 years later Hugo Schneider and his grandson worked on the Genesis Bethesda Hospital 50 years apart. Check out this story on mansfieldnewsjournal.com: http://ohne.ws/1rWev8K Hugo Schneider holds an electrical conduit signed by his grandfather, Hugo, and uncle, Martin.

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How salt causes buildings to crumble

Salt crystals are often responsible when buildings start to show signs of aging. Researchers have studied salt damage in greater depth and can now predict weathering processes more accurately.

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Pulte to Cut Executives

Pulte to Cut Executives: PulteGroup Inc., the country?s second-largest home builder by annual...

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Defense Ready for Smashmouth Football Against Stanford

Playing against Fresno State , USC faced several things that were completely different -- that they may not see the rest of the season.

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Editorial: Santa Barbara County takes big green step with Cuyama solar approval

While Santa Barbara businesses are engaged in a heated debate over Measure P, the proposal that could ban most oil and gas production in the county [see letter, this page], the Board of Supervisors has gaveled through one of the largest energy projects in recent years for the county. Shortly before deadline, a 40-megawatt solar array was unanimously passed by the board when it approved an environmental impact report that was the last barrier to construction on the 325-acre project in the Cuyama Valley.

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Hundreds march in Labour Day parade

Members and supporters of the Ottawa & District Labour Council with their banner.

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Peninsula water authority backs Cal Am test well appeal, despite slant well misgivings

MONTEREY >> Despite expressing frustration at the mounting time and expense associated with the unproven slant well intake method at the core of California American's proposed Monterey Peninsula desalination plant, the Peninsula water authority board on Thursday unanimously backed the company's state Coastal Commission appeal on the Marina city council's rejection of slant test well program. While some of the mayors agreed slant wells would not have been their preference, they also pointed out that they've been told by regulatory agencies that the relatively new intake process must be fully explored until it is proved to be infeasible, and they agreed they were essentially obligated to support Cal Am's efforts.

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911 provides insight into death at International Paper

WTOC has obtained a copy of the 911 call made moments after a tragic accident at International Paper last month. For the first time since the incident, we are learning more about what happened that day near the paper roll handling area on the Savannah Plant.

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Alexandria housing prices lead area declines in August

If you're thinking about selling your house or condo, you might not get much more for it than you would have a year ago, and prices are actually lower in some areas. Listing service MRIS's monthly RealEstate Business Intelligence report says the median selling price in the region in August was $415,000, unchanged from last August.

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Labor support split among gov hopefuls

The labor movement is spreading its support across the Democratic gubernatorial field, resulting in an unusually fractured landscape in the run-up to next week's primary and potentially taking the wallop out of the boots-on-the-ground punch organized labor can pack when it otherwise rallies behind a single candidate, observers say "I think it's ... (more)

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REOs: Where Are They Now

REOs: Where Are They Now: What?s become of all those properties seized by banks? CoreLogic delved...

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How to Decipher Glass Jargon - Construction Industry News and Articles (greatpossibilities)

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More $$ for EBC in election year

The Election and Boundaries Commission's estimates of recurrent expenditure for the 2015 general election year totals $164.3 million, an increase over its 2013 and 2014 figures. The information is contained in the draft estimates of recurrent expenditure for 2014-2015, one of several documents accompanying the budget statement.

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Why Matrix Service (MTRX) Stock Is Plummeting Today

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Fluor Completes New Gas-Fired Power Plant in Texas

[Business Wire] - Fluor Corporation recently achieved substantial completion for the Ferguson Replacement Project, a high-efficiency combined-cycle power plant located in Horseshoe Bay, Texas.

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Construction Is Shut Down at Atlantic Yards Complex

Forest City Ratner and its partner, a Swedish construction company, are battling over who should pay for millions of dollars in cost overruns at an innovative residential project at the former Atlantic Yards in Brooklyn.

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Solidarity Day Parade draws large crowd in Massena

Labor Day 2014 is in the books, and it was another large turnout for the 34th annual Solidarity Day Parade, both in terms of marching units and spectators.

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CHART: Home price growth over next 12 months

The National Association of Realtors projects home prices to increase over the next twelve months, with the median expected price increase at 3.4%. The pace varies across the nation, but the reasons behind the slowdown remain the same: difficulty to obtain a mortgage and a weak job recovery.

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CHART: Home price growth over next 12 months

The National Association of Realtors projects home prices to increase over the next twelve months, with the median expected price increase at 3.4%. The pace varies across the nation, but the reasons behind the slowdown remain the same: difficulty to obtain a mortgage and a weak job recovery.

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Infusion from China for Toledo, Ohio, Real Estate

Infusion from China for Toledo, Ohio, Real Estate: Two investors from China bought a formerly...

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KZN town takes on mining company

Residents of Mtunzini, a small holiday town on the North Coast, are to take on a multinational mining company that wants to mine on their doorsteps. On one side are the residents, a group of about 2 400 people.

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Granite to Present at D.A. Davidson E&C Conference

[Business Wire] - Granite Construction Incorporated announced today that President and CEO, James H. Roberts, will present at the D.A. Davidson & Co. 13th Annual Engineering and Construction Conference in San Francisco on Tuesday, September 9, 2014, at 7:00 a.m.

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Construction Is Shut Down at Atlantic Yards Complex

Forest City Ratner and its partner, a Swedish construction company, are battling over who should pay for millions of dollars in cost overruns at an innovative residential project at the former Atlantic Yards in Brooklyn.

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John Portman & Associates Release Rendering of Union Tower West

John Portman & Associates released a new rendering of their 303,400 square foot Union Tower West project in Denver. Union Tower West is a $100-million mixed-use project that will include a hotel, offices, and parking slated for a site across from the city's Union Station.

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Sluggish housing also impeding commercial real estate rebound

The housing bust and its slow recovery also are an impediment to a rebound in Phoenix's commercial real estate market.

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D.A. Davidson & Co. Expects Solid Results From Matrix Service Co. Earnings Call

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Construction Is Shut Down at Atlantic Yards Complex

Forest City Ratner and its partner, a Swedish construction company, are battling over who should pay for millions of dollars in cost overruns at an innovative residential project at the former Atlantic Yards in Brooklyn.

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Defense Ready for Smashmouth Football Against Stanford

Playing against Fresno State , USC faced several things that were completely different -- that they may not see the rest of the season.

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Real estate agent led double life

ONE of Australia's top real estate agents was allegedly living a double life, with the drug addict trafficking drugs he obtained from criminal gangs and threatening death against those who exposed his secret.

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REOs: Where Are They Now

REOs: Where Are They Now: What?s become of all those properties seized by banks? CoreLogic delved...

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Real estate agent led double life

ONE of Australia's top real estate agents was allegedly living a double life, with the drug addict trafficking drugs he obtained from criminal gangs and threatening death against those who exposed his secret.

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IGC Announces Adjournment of Annual Meeting; Seeks to Obtain a Quorum of Voting Stockholders Owning Shares as of July 15, 2014

[GlobeNewswire] - Bethesda -- India Globalization Capital, Inc. (NYSE MKT: IGC), announced that its 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders scheduled for, and convened on August 25, 2014, was adjourned due to the lack of requisite ...

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UTV Media, WPP Net Surge; Antofagasta, Petrofac Net Plunge

Petrofac profit tumbled 44% and revenue plunged 11% but backlog surged 35% to $20 billion.

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U.S. Hits Builders With Pay Probe

U.S. Hits Builders With Pay Probe: The Labor Department is investigating pay practices at many of...

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REOs: Where Are They Now

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Boosting Profitability for General Contractors

As profit margins drop past the 2% mark, general contractors are compelled to look for more innovative ways to drive profitability. Recently, I learned of a GC that hired a third party services firm to photo-document its work on a large school project and passed the cost onto the owner with a slight markup. While I see the rationale behind adding value-added services as a way to improve revenue, I find this particular choice questionable.

Construction Photo-documentation firms offer a valuable combination of construction knowledge and photography services to owner/developers who lack the experience and resources to scrutinize the construction of their buildings. Most also offer a deliverable that includes construction photos delivered via the web.

However, does this make sense for a GC? Can these firms offer expertise that the GC doesn?t already have on staff? Do they hold the secrets to construction photography that a GC can?t match with a $500 camera purchase�and a basic photography course at a local community college (or even online)? The answers are obviously no and no.

So, therefore, the missing piece of the puzzle must be the ability to deliver construction photos with a web interface offers more than a link to a Sharepoint folder. If a GC could deliver a comprehensive package of photos to an owner that offered a complete record of as-built construction and critical installation details, now that would be valuable.

And now, the GC can offer just such a deliverable. In my next post I will describe how Geedra enables GC?s to self perform the photo documentation of their projects, and in doing so transforms an overhead cost, into a value-add service that boosts profitability.

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SM's 'Future City' rising in reclamation area

Property developer SM Prime Holdings Inc. on Monday said it may integrate its reclamation project in the cities of Pasay and Paraaque to create a "future city" with a combined size of 600 hectares near Manila Bay.

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Brandon Brittingham named Realtor of the Year by Coastal Association of Realtors

At the presentation of the Realtor of the Year Award are Coastal Association of Realtors President Susan Megargee, honoree Brandon Brittingham, and CAR Immediate Past President Pam Wadler.

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On the Sidewalks, Structures That Serve to Protect and Obscure

The structures meant to protect pedestrians from unstable facades have been known to stay in place for years. For visitors, they are permanent blemishes in the photo album.

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