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- Fired Up Sisters looking for new storage area in Ramona Thursday, September 9, 2010 @ 2:23PMPublished 09/09/2010 - 8:44 a.m. Fired Up Sisters, a non-profit organization supporting women who lost their homes in the 2007 Witch Fire, is moving its warehouse operation to Ramona but is in need of storage space for donated merchandise.
- Connellsville Area School Board approves pared high school renovations Thursday, September 9, 2010 @ 9:01AMConnellsville Area School Board has approved a scaled-back high school renovation project to cost no more than $45 million. Directors did not discuss any potential tax impact.
- Senior rehab program to continue Thursday, September 9, 2010 @ 5:14AMThe city of Bowie stopped accepting applications from senior citizens for free housing upgrades in January because of overwhelming demand, but the popular program could start taking applications again by early spring.
- Water works, Van Buskirk project update is delivered Thursday, September 9, 2010 @ 2:07AMBergen County representatives presented plans for improvements at Hackensack Waters Works and Van Buskirk Island, located in the Hackensack River between Oradell and New Milford, to area residents earlier this year.
- GAGE looking to replace window parts in Main Street building Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 6:24PMMore than a year after the Growth Alliance for Greater Evansville borrowed money to replace the roof of the building it occupies on Main Street, it is tapping another source to repair the windows there.
- Investment Group to Acquire Associated Materials for $1. Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 6:07PMCUYAHOGA FALLS, OH -- Associated Materials, LLC, majority owned by affiliates of Investcorp and Harvest Partners, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by affiliates of Hellman & Friedman LLC in a transaction valued at approximately $1.3 billion.
- Gig Harbor History Museum prepares for grand opening Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 2:44PMThe Harbor History Museum has come a long, long way. What once began as an obscure building behind a sewage treatment plant in Gig Harbor is now a waterfront anchor at the corner of Harborview and North Harborview drives.
- Chelmsford Town Hall projects may have architect Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 9:05AMThe Permanent Building Committee will recommend Bargmann Hendrie + Archetype to Town Manager Paul Cohen as its architectural firm of choice for the North Town Hall and Center Town Hall projects.
- Hellman & Friedman to Acquire Associated Materials Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 9:03AMAssociated Materials, LLC, majority owned by affiliates of Investcorp and Harvest Partners, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by affiliates of Hellman & Friedman LLC in a transaction valued at approximately $1.3 billion. Â The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2010 and is subject to customary conditions. Â
- The means to finish the job Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 7:05AMThe North Platte Telegraph The final amount of the $941,783 American Recovery and Restoration ACT (ARRA) funding has been awarded to Ft. McPherson National Cemetery to complete a number of renovation and improvement projects.
- Traders feel the blues with leaky windows Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 6:01PMNew panes not sealed properly; NDMC says work not shoddy
- Maillard kids back, new projects Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 5:57PMPrincipal Andrew Graham and the staff at Maillard middle school welcomed back 380 students yesterday after contractors completed a $7-million seismic retrofit that closed the Coquitlam school for a year.
- Top 20 Android Productivity Apps; Toshiba Android Tablet Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 5:28PMTop 20 Android Productivity Apps; Toshiba Android Tablet
- William Gibson Talks Up Twitter, Zero History Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 3:48PMThe Neuromancer author digs deep into the vertigo-inducing machinations of modern life to spin a story about militarism, marketing and "gear queers." He also calls Twitter "the most powerful novelty aggregator that has ever existed."
- Construction work to delay first day of school at Makefield Elementary Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 11:06AMIn a letter to parents this week, Donna McCormick-Miller, principal of Makefield Elementary School, said the school’s new opening day will be Tuesday, Sept. 7, instead of Sept. 1 due to the ongoing renovation and construction at the school.
- Nigeria: Voter Registration-Why INEC Chose Foreign Firms Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 7:54AMAhead of the award of the contracts by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to procure the Direct Digital Data Capture Machines (DDCM), an official of the commission has explained why it preferred the services of foreign manufacturers in the purchase of the machines.
- Shabbily finished apartments part of Dubai employment cuts Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 5:16AMBuilding standards in Dubai are said to be getting worse with developers cutting jobs and other costs.
- Rose Hill rallies behind city library Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 1:03AMTwo years ago, the Rose Hill library was little more than four bookshelves in a room the size of a large closet.
- United States DoD contracts for September 3, 2010 Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 12:40AM...
- Fife Street Apartments reborn Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 11:53PMCHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Charlestons downtown population will soon get a big boost as the former Fife Street Apartments reopen as upscale lofts. Developers Bill Turner and Mike Miller hope to rent out the top four floors of whats commonly called the Ellen...
- ‘A blend of pure love’: With the help of friends, family, Brenda Hawley runs the Market Square Home Gallery Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 11:29PMERWIN — Erwin native Brenda Hawley, owner of Market Square Home Gallery, describes herself as a “true entrepreneur,” working 12- to 14-hour days six days a week for little to no money.
- Program reduces energy bill costs Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 7:02AMCHERYL BURKE BROAD CREEK — Jewell Hatcher, a mobile home resident, was tired of high electric bills and decided to do something about it.
- Home energy audit a comfy idea Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 6:39AMJim Alexander, a real-estate agent in Atlanta, decided this summer to subject his own 11-year-old house to an energy audit.
- Cumbrian building site vandals put workers at risk Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 5:31AMVandals have ransacked a Longtown building site, causing thousands of pounds worth of damage.
- The New Jersey Teardown That Wasn’t Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 5:36PMWhere others saw a ruin, the buyer of a house in Millburn — a former contractor — perceived buried charm.
- On the Vineyard, taking no chances Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 11:19AMBy Maria Cramer, Globe Staff OAK BLUFFS -- In Marthas Vineyard today, despite reports that Hurricane Earl is weakening, public safety officials were taking the storm very seriously. Police in Oak Bluffs planned to shut down roads and stores... Hurricane Earl - United States - Massachusetts - Oak Bluffs Massachusetts - Counties
- Glenn Haege: Start now to get done before the holidays Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 9:20AMLabor Day weekend is the last chance to enjoy those lazy days of summer before getting back into a more regular fall routine. Fall is also the time to get some things done around the home before the holidays.
- Earl causing havoc for holiday travel Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 7:36AMHurricane Earl is causing problems for Labor Day weekend travelers up and down the East Coast as it heads toward New England.
- South Middle makeover project in Braintree completed Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:53PMSouth Middle School will have a new look as students return to class this week. The $3 million renovation project was completed on time and includes new insulated windows, an upgraded heating and ventilation system, and new lighting. “It was an extreme makeover,” said senior custodian Bob Thomas as he and his colleagues were making final preparations for the first day of school on Sept. 1.
- Builders Seek New Work in Older Homes Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:26PMHistoric preservation training program teaches valuable skills in a bad economy.
- Increasing Tide: Expansion puts Bryant-Denny among top five college stadiums in capacity Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 10:29AMTUSCALOOSA -- The shining white cement is exceeded only by the brand new, sparkling aluminum seats, reaching a crest of 158 feet above the Bryant-Denny Stadium field with levels of suites, stadium clubs and eccentricities in between.
- New Citrix XenDesktop release extends virtualization Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 9:54AMCitrix has released a new version of its XenDesktop that it says extends the benefits of desktop virtualisation to millions of enterprise laptop users with the addition of two new technologies – XenClient and XenVault. According to Citrix, together, these two technologies “make it easy for IT to incorporate mobile laptop users into a unified enterprise desktop virtualisation strategy with ...
- Three former Nicolet buildings to be demolished Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 9:45AMThree buildings in Ambler formerly used for asbestos manufacturing are set to be demolished within the next few weeks.
- Commercial real estate failures are easier to spot than residential woes Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 3:31AMAnn Strain walks Junebug, a Boston terrier, past a ghost town - hundreds of abandoned apartments with broken windows and weeds.
- Commercial real estate failures easier to spot than residential woes Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 2:29AMSkeletons of unfinished buildings, weed-infested vacant lots for projects that never got off the ground and for-sale signs are the more visible remnants of an overextended market caught in the jaws of the biggest financial crisis and economic downturn since the Great Depression.
- Nato forces repel Taliban attacks on two bases Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 6:31PMForeign and Afghan troops repelled pre-dawn attacks on two bases in Afghanistan ’s east yesterday, officials said, with the Taliban saying suicide bombers were among 30 of its fighters who launched the raids.
- NATO forces fight off Taliban attacks on Afghan bases Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 2:21PMKHOST, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Foreign and Afghan troops killed 24 insurgents as they fought off pre-dawn attacks on two bases in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, officials said, with the Taliban saying suicide bombers the fighters.
- NATO forces fight off Taliban attacks on Afghan bases Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 11:30AMBy Elyas Wahdat
- NATO forces fight off Taliban attacks on Afghan bases Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 10:31AMForeign and Afghan troops killed 24 insurgents as they fought off pre-dawn attacks on two bases in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday.
- The means to finish the job Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 6:20AMThe North Platte Telegraph The final amount of the $941,783 American Recovery and Restoration ACT (ARRA) funding has been awarded to Ft. McPherson National Cemetery to complete a number of renovation and improvement projects.
- Taliban suicide bombers attack two Nato bases in eastern Afghanistan Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 5:56AMThere is currently word on casualties among the coalition and Afghan forces, but according to Nato at least ten insurgents were killed and several others captured.
- U.S. bases in Afghanistan attacked Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 5:49AMForeign and Afghan troops repelled attacks on two bases in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, officials said, with the Taliban saying suicide bombers were among 30 of its fighters who launched the raids.
- Construction work to delay first day of school at Makefield Elementary Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 9:47AMIn a letter to parents this week, Donna McCormick-Miller, principal of Makefield Elementary School, said the school’s new opening day will be Tuesday, Sept. 7, instead of Sept. 1 due to the ongoing renovation and construction at the school.
- Sag Harbor Village Concerned Over Care of Historic Homes Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 9:43AMSag Harbor Historic Preservation and Architectural Review Board Chairman Cee Scott Brown has watched over the years as historic homes in the village have been altered, without a permit, their owners either oblivious to the responsibility inherent when owning a residence in the historic district of Sag Harbor, or trying avoid the often costly nature [...]
- Biden: States on track for weatherizing homes Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 2:35AMCONCORD, N.H. (AP) -- Vice President Joe Biden says states are on track to weatherize 600,000 homes by March 2012 after a huge increase in activity in the last six months.
- Biden: States are back on track with weatherizing homes Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 2:06AMMANCHESTER — Standing outside a New Hampshire home being insulated for winter, Vice President Joe Biden said Thursday that the stimulus-funded weatherization program — which fell significantly short of its first-year goals — is on track...
- Gas leak cited in deadly explosion Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 4:37AMA home explosion authorities think is linked to a natural gas leak killed a woman here Monday night, the second such explosion in the region in a week tied to the common home fuel.
- Carlson Grade Supervisor 2.0 Released Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 2:29AMCarlson Software announced the release of Grade Supervisor Version 2.0. New capabilities of the software have been added site grade and surface management, while keeping its popular ease-of-use, affordability, and flexibility.
- Calhoun explosion caused by arson Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 12:29AMAn April explosion that leveled a three-story house, left several neighbors homeless and baffled police was done on purpose, officials say.
- Company Spotlight: In Need of a Little TLC Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 5:08PMRISMEDIA, August 25, 2010—Despite the fact that many believe the real estate market’s already hit rock bottom, the number of foreclosures in the U.S. is still high. While the situation is tough for some, foreclosure properties still represent a unique…
