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New Construction Starts Rise Five Percent in May
National Mortgage Professional Magazine
At a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $495.7 billion, new construction starts in May advanced five percent from the previous month, according to McGraw Hill Construction, a division of McGraw Hill Financial. Much of the upward lift came from non ...

Construction alters view of Manhattan skyline for 'helix' commuters
Hunterdon County Democrat - NJ.com
The Estuary, under construction by Hartz Mountain, is to include an eight-story building along with two six-story siblings. In addition to the stunning view of Manhattan, amenities listed by the developer include a rooftop deck and pool, golf simulator ...

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Texas A&M Construction Accident Leaves Four Workers Injured
Huffington Post
COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- Four workers were hurt, three critically, after a barn frame collapsed Saturday at an $80 million Texas A&M University equestrian complex that's under construction. The collapse happened on university property about a mile ...
Construction company official says equine center work had been going smoothlyBryan-College Station Eagle
4 workers hurt in Texas A&M construction accidentUSA TODAY
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Disclosures of home seller need to be in writing
Rochester YNN
"A home inspector is there for two hours and they do a real prudent job, but it's hard to find every single thing, particularly, you know in a finished basement, you can't see the walls, there are a lot of things that can't be seen. So, it really ...

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Quick Roofing Announces New Summer Roof Replacement Specials
PR Web (press release)
They also offer volume services for contractors who need large areas roofed or want to have multiple homes covered. Businesses can also call on them for services for flat roofs and commercial structures. When property owners need to invest in a new ...

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SJ development fees vary widely
Stockton Record
Tim Mustin, a senior associate with Jones Lang LaSalle, said fees contribute a "fairly small portion" to the cost of a commercial real estate project. "The short answer is that they are just one of an assortment of factors," he said. "The factors ...

Tim Kabat: We must come together to face city's problems
La Crosse Tribune
We are deliberating options for increasing the amount of funds devoted to street repairs and storm sewers, and we are refocusing departments on improving code enforcement and property inspections. The city will be more aggressive in requiring property ...

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Anti-Gay Protesters in Newport, Farley Says They Must Go
Patch.com
B. Fixed signs which include advertisement, identification, publicity or notice of goods, services, establishments, enterprises, activities, persons, organizations and facilities which are not located on the premises, are allowed only in the commercial ...

West blast brings scrutiny to chemical hazards
Waco Tribune-Herald
ABOVE: Cotter Stringer, an official at Equalizer, on Old Dallas Road, said tanks of hazardous anhydrous ammonia stored at the site are kept under surveillance and are regularly inspected. BELOW: Doug Koop, president of Equalizer, holds up a product ...

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Texas A&M construction accident leaves 4 workers injured
CBS News
COLLEGE STATION, Texas Four workers were hurt, three critically, after a barn frame collapsed Saturday at an $80 million Texas A&M University equestrian complex that's under construction. The collapse happened on university property about a mile from ...
4 workers hurt in Texas A&M construction accidentUSA TODAY
Building under construction collapses on Texas A&M University property in ...abc13.com
Several construction workers injured during accident at Texas A&M Equine CenterKHOU
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4 Injured in Texas A&M Construction Accident
NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
Four workers were hurt, three critically, after a barn frame collapsed Saturday at an $80 million Texas A&M University equestrian complex that's under construction. The collapse happened on university property about a mile from the main campus, Texas A ...

Pierce County home values show uptick
TheNewsTribune.com
One-sixth of the properties are physically inspected each year, he said. The remaining five-sixths are “statistically trended” based on sales, said Lonergan, in his first year in office. Dale Washam, the assessor-treasurer who left office in December ...

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Texas A&M Equine Center Collapses, Injuring Construction Workers
KBTX
What started out as a normal day for construction, quickly took a turn for worse. Right before 11 Saturday morning, the Texas A&M University Equine center collapsed. According to the College Station Fire Department, workers were elevated 35 feet tying ...

Mayor's View: Restoring our neighborhoods: The journey begins
Freeport Journal-Standard
As I write this, I have now been in office 31 days. The month has sped by as we work ... Just yesterday, I dealt with a property that is essentially abandoned and overgrown, yet the last inspection report was close to a year old. No action. Not good ...

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Photos of Space Mountain's construction
Boing Boing
From the Imagineering Disney blog, a wonderful gallery of photos from the construction of Space Mountain at the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World. This is the original mountain, beating the Disneyland one to completion by two years: Although the ...

75/85 connector a sticky spot from weekend highway construction - CBS Atlanta 46
WGCL Atlanta
The Georgia Department of Transportation warns motorists of possible delays because of multiple construction projects this weekend. The I-75/I-85 connector was moving slowly northbound as lanes closed for construction Saturday. Motorists should avoid ...

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Sunday Business Notebook: New pair of hangars for Cecil Airport
Florida Times-Union
KCI performs inspections, maintenance and repair on business jets and turbo-prop planes. Company ... 2100 N. Jefferson St., replacement of HVAC, reroofing of city's Medical Examiners building, $1,641,387, 14,000 square feet, Nooney Construction, Inc.

Workers Injured in Collapse at A&M Equine Center Construction Site
KBTX
A number of construction workers were injured when a portion of the Texas A&M equine center under construction on the west side of the campus collapsed. Workers were in elevated positions tying steel together on the 35-foot-tall, 300-foot-long barn on ...

Ancient Chinese Tombs Destroyed By Contractors During Subway Construction ...
Huffington Post
The situation may remind some archaeologists of an equally frustrating incident in May, when a construction company destroyed one of Belize's largest Mayan pyramids during a road-building project. "It's a feeling of Incredible disbelief because of the ...

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Lantzville celebrates 10 years
Nanaimo News Bulletin
The district is not completely autonomous; due to the community's small size, the RDN still handles bylaw enforcement and building inspections and permits, he added. The population of Lantzville is about 3,650 and ... The district is also working on a ...