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Positive jobs report raises odds of Fed pullback
Inman.com
The economy added more jobs in June than expected, making it unlikely that the Federal Reserve might delay plans to begin tapering its stimulus program later this year. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment increased by 195,000 ...

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Ask Your Home Inspector: State keeps its eye on home inspectors
Wausau Daily Herald
When selecting a home inspector, never choose by the price. Prices might range all over the board on a standard inspection. Ask how many years of experience the inspector has, whether he or she is licensed and whether he or she belongs to any home ...

Change-of-value notices mailed to Kitsap property owners
Kitsap Peninsula Business Journal
Any property characteristic changes noted in that inspection are reflected in the new value. ... Potential appellants should first contact the assessor's office at 360-337-7160 to review property characteristics and receive property-specific valuation ...

5 water-saving ideas that can go straight to bottom line
Inside Tucson Business
The majority of their contact with business owners and managers usually involves water discharging from a property. Education, through a visit and walk-through inspection with the owner, manager, and landscape contractor, normally resolves any issues; ...

State eyes east Sacramento sites for possible new railyard, maintenance facility
Sacramento Bee
The property is commonly known as Centrage, after one of several failed projects there. Sacramento City Councilman Steve Cohn, whose district ... A new facility would provide inspections and repair, along with refueling, food restocking and cleaning of ...

Rescue Mission buildings shift after Sound Transit construction
TheNewsTribune.com
Rescue Mission buildings shift after Sound Transit construction. When Sound Transit announced it planned to run its Sounder commuter trains just a stone's throw away from the dining hall and sleeping rooms at the Tacoma Rescue Mission, the main concern ...

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2 workers hurt in construction accident near Orting
KOMO News
Two workers were injured in a construction accident just before noon Thursday morning. A vehicle popped out of gear at a rock pit near Brooks and Orvile Roads and began rolling downhill. The vehicle rolled over one man's ankle while another guy jumped ...

AUD / USD Looks Past Australia Construction Data , Eyes US Employment Data
DailyFX
The Australian Dollar traded slightly lower against the US Dollar as the Australia's construction industry showed signs of improvement in June. The Performance of Construction Index provided by AiG printed an improved 39.5 from the prior 35.3 but still ...

Lawyer: Deerfield pig farmer out of commercial market
The Recorder
Romanowski and neighbors at the Meadows of Deerfield condominiums argued over many issues from the way pigs are fed to the cleanliness of Romanowski's property to the traffic hazard loose pigs may pose. Share: Email; Print; Comments (0). Contribute ...

Scaffolding, scrim await tourists at familiar landmarks
Washington Times
(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster); Construction beams and netting line the ceiling as visitors and patrons of Union Station travel to their destinations, in Washington, DC Wednesday, May 29, 2013. (Andrew S Geraci/The Washington Times); Construction beams and ...

Morning Sentinel
Construction work, archaeological dig to continue at Richmond-Dresden bridge
Morning Sentinel
Construction-related work is starting on the Dresden side of the bridge, allowing archaeological work at the former site of two colonial forts on the Richmond side to go on. That's good news to archaeologists who feared they would be forced off the ...

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Construction worker rescued from trench
WISH
SOUTH BEND, IN. (AP) - Northern Indiana authorities have rescued a construction worker who fell into a trench and became buried in dirt up to his chest. South Bend Fire Chief Steve Cox says Wednesday evening's rescue was a "delicate, deliberate" task ...
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Astro Tower coming down on the Fourth, but Coney rides remain in jeopardy
New York Daily News
Construction crews worked through the night to clear the top section of the swaying Astro Tower. "This is an historic moment. it's amazing," said Sheepshead Bay resident Howard Simon, 44, who remained on the scene since 12:30 a.m.. "You can watch the ...

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Saving on Construction Costs Is Within Every Owner's Grasp
Commercial Observer
Construction in the United States is a $1 trillion a year industry—a powerful sector that impacts the overall economy. A one-time improvement in construction productivity of 10 percent would boost America's GDP by $100 billion. That sum, compounded ...

Morris: When rescuers become abusers
San Jose Mercury News
address seems to be nothing more than a post office box for donations, authorities say. Lisl Hale-Ortega, of Martinez, met Kisicki outside a local ... The Monterey investigation led to inspections of Kisicki's other shelter in Squaw Valley, where 61 ...

Under construction: A look inside the Sept. 11 museum
Yahoo! News
After delays that included a much-publicized funding dispute and flooding from Superstorm Sandy, construction has resumed on the National September 11 Memorial & Museum. A video gives viewers an inside look at what to expect so far. The museum ...

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City PIO: Midland police cracking down on commercial vehicles through random ...
Midland Reporter-Telegram
CVE officers weigh and inspect commercial vehicle traffic at random to ensure compliance with the statutory provisions that regulate weight, motor carrier safety, driver and vehicle registration, hazardous material and other property, Higgins said. She ...

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Introducing: 2013 Innovator Awards finalists
Inman.com
Inman News is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2013 Innovator Awards in eight categories, and the opening of voting for the “People's Choice” Innovator Award. Winners chosen from the list of finalists below will be announced during the Real ...

Fuel Cells Finding Their Niche
Engineering News Record (subscription)
That plant is seven months into a tight construction schedule. "When we did the schedule for the plant, it had 50% of tasks on critical path," says Mark D. Dickinson, Hill vice president and owner's rep. Both projects use a mix of design-bid-build ...

PLATTS : Analysis of U.S. EIA data: U.S. commercial crude oil inventories ...
4-traders (press release)
Iconic brands include: Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, S&P Capital IQ, S&P Dow Jones Indices, Platts, CRISIL, J.D. Power & Associates, McGraw Hill Construction and Aviation Week. The Company has approximately 17,000 employees in 27 ...

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