Home Improvement Contractor News
- Stateline Area News in Brief Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 5:14PMFire reported on Porter AvenueBeloit firefighters responded to a fire in the 1600 block of Porter Avenue at 6 p.m. Thursday, to a home owned by Bertha Brown. No one was injured in the fire.
- Galloway Gardens Apartments Sells for $1.1 Million Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 3:56PM1565 Galloway Ave.Memphis, TN 38112Sale Amount: $1.1 Million Sale Date: Aug. 27, 2010Buyer: Galloway Gardens LLCSeller: Steve Benetti and Virginia Ben...
- Bristol Township contractor ordered to trial on fraud charges Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 10:35AMA Bristol Township home improvement contractor has been ordered to stand trial on charges he collected $68,500 in injured worker compensation while also working for his business.
- Police: Contractor Scammed 28 Victims Out Of $35K Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 12:04AMBensalem Police have arrested a contractor who is accused of scamming 28 homeowners out of over $35,000.
- Bucks contractor ordered to trial on fraud charges Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 4:29PMBRISTOL TWP. -- A local home-improvement contractor has beeb ordered to stand trial on charges he collected $68,500 in injured worker compensation while also working for his business.
- The Emotional Homeowner 2: Building Trust Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 1:36PMHomeowners desperately want to trust you, and to be successful in this business, you must build trust with every customer.
- Bayport residents to pay slightly less in property taxes Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 12:26PMA small jump in the tax levy, combined with a larger drop in property valuations, should result in a drop in taxes for most Bayport property owners.
- How to hire a contractor for a home improvement project Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 4:43AMSANTA CRUZ -- The painting contractor recommended by the tile installer did a fine job on the interior, so when he offered to paint the exterior for $3,000, the homeowner agreed.
- Lease Up (Aug. 29 - Sept. 4): BP Selects Memphis Facility to Store Gulf Cleanup Materials Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 5:12PMCoStar compiles news of corporate expansions, relocations and lease extensions in the weekly Lease Up news report, a concise read keeping you updated on major corporate moves affecting commercial real estate. For news on consolidatations and lease...
- U.S. Stocks Drop After Personal-Income Growth Trails Forecasts Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 2:29PMU.S. stocks fell, erasing the previous session’s advance, after a smaller-than-forecast gain in personal incomes added to concern the economic rebound may slow further.
- 7 Reasons Not to Worry This Week Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 11:31AMNot every company will be posting lower earnings this week.
- Chesterfield business licenses for Aug. 30 Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 12:04AMThe following are recently issued business licenses in Chesterfield County. 7-Eleven 39383A (retail merchant); licensee Aum Shreeya Inc., 6501 Iron Bridge Road, Richmond 23234. C & C Services (contractor); licensee Robert N. Barnes, 14110 Starpine Lane, Chester 23836. Art By Sage Fallon (retail merchant); licensee Sage F. Cox, 12515 S. ...
- Baristas in bikinis perk up Fremont coffee business Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 12:25PMFREMONT -- There are plenty of coffee shops in Fremont, but those with pretty young women working in bikinis are hard to find.
- Five years after Hurricane Katrina, home insurance prices remain astronomical Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 10:54AMFor Denise Heston, the post-Hurricane Katrina insurance market has proved to be as turbulent as the storm itself. Michael DeMocker/The Times-PicayuneDenise Heston has struggled to find reasonably priced homeowners insurance in the years since Hurricane Katrina. Heston, who works for...
- Difficulties with contractors leave some homes in unlivable condition Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 6:39AMWhen Peter Wray returned home one day this past December, he noticed something odd in the addition being built onto his Northwest Side home. All the new windows had been installed. Except two.
- Contractor licensing can pay for itself Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 12:06AM[...] in much of upstate New York, we lack the clout of home contractor licensing, a powerful consumer protection tool that also empowers homeowners to hold contractors more accountable. Among other things, the licensing laws set standards for liability and workers compensation insurance, knowledge of state and local consumer protection laws, elements of a proper contract and resolution of ...
- Church volunteers complete 100 projects across Ventura County Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 6:41PMMore than 1,400 volunteers from 24 churches across Ventura County have completed more than 100 projects this summer helping others, according to the Camarillo-based nonprofit Action Foundation.
- New retail, construction underway in Elliot Lake Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 4:35AMThe City of Elliot Lake is looking to attract new service-oriented and health-care businesses to town while improving its core retailers. There is another visible sign of how much Elliot Lake’s economy has changed.
- Connector Road opens to traffic Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 5:34PMRush-hour traffic flowed smoothly for first time in months Friday afternoon at S.W. 29th Street and Fairlawn Road where construction crews finished work to a new connector road designed to improve safety and convenience. Under construction for much of the past year, the new S.W. Connector Road linking S.W. Fairlawn and S.W. 29th opened shortly before 3 p.m. read more
- Connector Road to open today Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 2:19PMUnder construction for much of the past year, the new S.W. Connector Road linking S.W. Fairlawn Road and S.W. 29th Street is expected to open sometime Friday afternoon, Kansas Department of Transportation officials said. read more
- What Biden didn’t say in Manchester Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 8:26AMVice President Joe Biden said this week the Obama administration “hit the accelerator” toward spending $5 billion under the economic stimulus law to weatherize people’s homes, create thousands of jobs, help consumers save money and put the nation on track for energy independence. Yet the weatherization program the vice president highlighted in his visit Thursday to New Hampshire is widely ...
- National News More>> Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 4:31AMFRESNO, Calif.
- Costa May Have To Take Witness Stand Again Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 4:15PMA Hartford city contractor accused of doing renovation work for former Hartford mayor Eddie Perez said he wants to wait to resolve his bribery charges.
- Man pleads not guilty in home improvement case Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 2:56PMKEITH WHITCOMB JR. BENNINGTON -- A Depot Street man pleaded not guilty Tuesday in Bennington criminal court to over-charging an elderly woman suffering from dementia for yard work.
- Shift to solar power could be easier, more affordable with group-discount program Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 7:26AMAug. 24--The high cost of installing solar panels can be one of the biggest roadblocks when it comes to homeowners deciding whether or not to embrace solar energy.
- Energy use dropping in P.E.I.: report Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 9:57PMHousehold energy use in Prince Edward Island has dropped 20 per cent in the past two years, according to a national watchdog group.
- Menards and Health and Human Services call center await completion of new facilities Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 11:12AMMenards officials said they expect their new store to be open intime for Christmas shopping, and the contractor building the newHealth and Human Services call center said that project is movingright along.
- For some ants, you may need the SWAT team Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 3:03PMOne day, back when I worked around a manufacturing facility, one of the janitors was missing. The VP of production was asking everyone for the janitor because a mess needed to be cleaned up. He asked the president of the company, who told him that the janitor had taken the day off on bereavement leave, because the janitor s aunt died. The VP couldn t understand why the janitor got the day off ...
- Cosley Zoo Pigs Showing Off Their New Crib Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 9:17AMCosley Zoo New Exhibits Provide an Updated Home for Both the Pigs and Chickens By Margie Wilhelmi Wheaton, IL - Cosley Zoo is proud to announce the grand opening of its first new animal exhibits since 1997, the Pig and Poultry Exhibits. A ribbon cutting will take place on Tuesday, August 24 at 5:30 PM at Cosley Zoo, located at 1356 N. Gary Avenue in Wheaton. The event is free and open to the ...
- City commission agenda for August 24, 2010 Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 4:34AMRetail taxing district on 23rd St. to be considered
- Renowned Author Keynotes San Diego State University Green Industry Event Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 3:00AMJerry Yudelson recently released his 12th book "Dry Run, Preventing the Next Urban Water Crisis." He has been the keynote speaker at more than 50 building, business, industrial and development events in the past three years and will serve in a similar role when San Diego State University hosts its third annual green event “Blue is the New Green: Water in the Built Environment,” Friday, Aug. 27.
- Commissioners candidates respond to Q&A Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 3:59PMFor 12 of the 14 candidates running for Washington County Commissioner, a crucial first round is just a few weeks away.
- East Richland approves tentative budget with small surplus Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 7:54PMEast Richland School District Board of Education approved the district’s tentative Fiscal Year 2011 budget during its monthly meeting Thursday. Revenue is projected to be $19,253,639 while expenditures are projected to be $19,233,724, leaving a surplus of $19,915. Superintendent Marilyn Holt said revenue is down and that the district is being cautious with what it is anticipating for revenue ...
- Local Board Refuses To Block NC Shooting Range Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 11:47AMA county board has refused to stop plans for a shooting range in eastern North Carolina.
- Local Board Refuses To Block NC Shooting Range Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 11:37AMA county board has refused to stop plans for a shooting range in eastern North Carolina. The Fayetteville Observer reported the Cumberland County Board of Adjustment on Thursday night fell one vote short of blocking the opening of the TigerSwan Collaborative Training Center. Tigerswan plans to open the first of seven shooting ranges on a 250-acre site. TigerSwan Inc. was founded in 2005 by ...
- Cone zones coming Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 4:21AMThe following is the weekly memo sent by City Manager Dan Martinez to the City Council on Aug. 12. It has been edited for style and length.
- On the Move - Business Edition Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 7:10PMAccounting Clifton Gunderson, a certified public accounting and consulting firm, has promoted James T. Paulk, Joel Eshleman and Greg Bara to senior managers in its Timonium office. Paulk, who has nearly 11 years of public accounting experience, specializes in providing tax services to clients operating in a variety of industries. Eshleman, who has 10 years of [...]
- Masco Contractor Services Selects DriveCam to Reduce Risk Throughout Fleet Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 11:52AMSAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DriveCam Inc. announced today that Masco Contractor Services (MCS) has made a multi-year commitment to deploy DriveCam’s Driver Risk Management solution in 23 locations across the country.
- Masco Contractor Services Selects DriveCam to Reduce Risk Throughout Fleet Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 11:40AMSAN DIEGO----DriveCam Inc., a global Driver Risk Management company, announced today that Masco Contractor Services has made a multi-year commitment to deploy DriveCam’s Driver Risk Management solution in 23 locations across the country.
- Illegal border crossings flourish Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 5:04PMSince the beginning of this year, 14 795 illegal immigrants have crossed into South Africa from Zimbabwe over the Limpopo river at Beitbridge, the SA Army has said.
- Phoenix Home Remodeling Contractor, Republic West, Adds Experienced Project Designer to Their Team Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 12:30PMPhoenix home remodeling contractor, Republic West, is pleased to announce the addition of a new project designer to their already successful Design-Build Team.
- Construction goes wild, Waukee school ready Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 8:51AMNicole Tjaden’s faith has been rewarded: Waukee Elementary School will be ready for the first day of school.
- Newe Steel Valley facility to be ready when classrooms open Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 8:05AMSteel Valley School District students and parents have a lot to look forward to this school year.
- Contractor convicted, sentenced Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 1:42AMWILMINGTON – Peter DeGennaro, a contractor for new homes and home renovation, was convicted of five counts of fraud in July and sentenced in Middlesex Superior Court Wednesday.
- Prichard warehouse undergoing expansion Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 12:06AMPRICHARD -- House-Hasson Hardware is making a $2 million expansion to its Prichard warehouse.
- Construction stops as labour ministry investigates collapse Saturday, August 14, 2010 @ 10:50AMThe Ministry of Labour has ordered contractors erecting a new big box home improvement store in Kingston to stop construction after an incident this week. "We issued the order today," Matt Blajer, a Toronto spokes -man for the provincial ministry said, in an interview Friday afternoon.[...]
- Fire situation improves around Moscow Saturday, August 14, 2010 @ 7:58AMThe number of wildfires in the Moscow region fell sharply overnight, but hundreds of blazes continued to rage in other areas of Russia, and officials warned Saturday that some of them are in hard-to-reach regions.
- Police say 7 people have been shot, 4 fatally, outside restaurant in Buffalo, N.Y Saturday, August 14, 2010 @ 5:58AMPolice say seven people have been shot, four fatally, outside restaurant in Buffalo, N.Y.
- Western Nevada facing record-breaking heat Saturday, August 14, 2010 @ 12:32AMCrank up the air conditioning and dust off the record books. It’s going to be a hot week.The National Weather Service predicts high temperatures to tie or break at least one
- Police Seek Contractor With Troubled Past Friday, August 13, 2010 @ 8:46PMPolice search for a man accused of taking money for home improvement projects that were never finished.
