Counstruction industry builds on strength
The construction industry is building on the strength of the South East as low interest rates and increased government grants provide a welcome ... deciding to begin construction of their dream homes. Mr Thompson’s franchise currently has 25 ... housing venture, but recent drops in interest rates has seen renewed activity. Hotondo Homes [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 23:20:11
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IRS Tips for the Construction Business
As a sole proprietor, the IRS offers recommendations for preparing to fill out your tax return ... of www.irs.gov. The information in this article is based on the construction industry and it is provided ... a construction business there are 24 different codes you can chose from that cover construction [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 20:13:26
Home Is Where the Suitcase Is
Home Is Where the Suitcase Is By Lisa Belkin Representative Rahm Emanuel, the incoming White House chief of staff in the Obama administration, ... see their father anyway, he has spent weeknights in a small basement apartment near the Capitol ... his apprenticeship as an industrial construction technician. Divorce is an added complication, too. [more...]
Date: 2008-11-10 20:30:35
Real-World Consequences Of The Meltdown
Look around you and you probably know somebody who had been affected by the economic slowdown, particularly here in California. Maybe it's someone you know in the construction industry: State Controller John Chiang refused to make payments Thursday to contractors for work done on more than three-dozen public-works [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 01:35:57
Buffett Buys More Burlington Northern
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Corp (NYSE: BRK-A) disclosed today that it had increased his Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. (NYSE: BNI) ... . The company also offers transportation services for industrial products, including construction ... ; building products comprising lumber, plywood, oriented strand board, particleboard, paper products [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 00:19:01
Real-World Consequences Of The California Meltdown
Look around you and you probably know somebody who had been affected by the economic slowdown, particularly here in California. Maybe it's someone you know in the construction industry:State Controller John Chiang refused to make payments Thursday to contractors for work done on more than three-dozen public-works [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 22:29:00
Iowa Citizens Recognizing Asbestos Hazards – Eco Alternatives Now Abundant
This post is courtesy of the Mesothelioma Cancer Center ... and how it can impact you. Here’s their message. It’s definitely worth your time: When remodeling ... problems. One of the highest risk professions currently is in the construction industry. Asbestos [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 02:12:28
Speed Links for 11-21-2008
This last month has been a stressed and wonderful month for me. I am starting to build a house. This is cool for two reasons. The first, I'll have access to some great industrial / construction / raw locations. The second reason why it is so cool is that I'll get to build a studio in the basement. Yes - after [more...]
Date: 2008-11-21 11:26:28
Fatigue at Work
Date: 2009-01-19 04:21:39
Corruption : Ethiopia’s Corrupt Rulers Play on US Tax Payer Money Provdied By World Bank & IMF
(ION) - Now that the EPRDF ... ceramics for the construction industry. It is winning all of the contracts, to such an extent ... of Sunshine Construction whose executives Samuel Tadesse and Fetlework Elala are close to her. Moreover [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 05:57:04
Built for Speed: Printing Buildings
Contour Crafting is an effort to scale up rapid prototyping/manufacturing (a billion dollar industry to make 3 dimensional parts) and inkjet printing techniques to the scale of building multi-story buildings and vehicles. The process could accelerate the trillion dollar (US only) construction industry by 200 times [more...]
Date: 2008-06-06 06:25:24
Unemployment survey: the results
The unemployed are deeply frustrated at the bureaucracy and incompetence of the Government’s Job Centre network, ... /Financial Services: 11% Customer services/call centres: 1% Construction: 8 4% Energy industry ... months, don't bother applying for jobs.” “Wages are coming down, and there are too many eastern [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 15:15:40
Unique, giant coconut shell-made products
Three craftsmen from the southern province of Ben Tre, or the kingdom of coconuts, used 25,000 coconut-shell buttons to make a huge tea pot, ... and processing.Other commercial activities were also highlighted during the festival, such as high-quality products in agriculture, industry, aquaculture, garments and textiles, and construction materials [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 06:03:00
Featured Free Publications - January 2009
Here's the list of featured magazines and publications for January 2009 I choose to you:1. Inside-ERP Finance Accounting Solutions Comparison GuideIndustries – Data Management, Finance ... Construction, Engineering, Industrial & Manufacturing, Mechanical, Purchasing & ProcurementGeographic [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 22:24:00
Stewart Alexander declares for 2010 gubanatorial race
Stewart Alexander, the 2008 presidential nominee of the Socialist Party, ... to bring automobile manufacturing back to California building electric cars. Must recently, Alexander introduced a plan that would create good paying jobs in the building and construction industry [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 03:34:11
The curious case of the CagayanCon 2009 website and a controversy?
The 1st Cagayan de Oro Construction Show 2009 (CagayanCon ‘09) ... , Mindanao, Philippines. The event aims to pool together stakeholders (from construction businessmen to manufacturers to suppliers to end consumers) in the construction industry. I must admit, I didn’ [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 17:55:44
Developers Want Measures In Budget To Boost Market
Source : The Business Times, January 20, 2009ASME hopes for rebates, ... on all residential, commercial and industrial projects, including those under construction ... rent cut on commercial properties of JTC and HDBProperty players have suggested many measures [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 14:23:00
Proposals . . . and proposals
Architectural, engineering and construction industry marketers face constant challenges in responding to RFP deadlines -- especially when technical staff fail to provide materials in a timely manner [more...]
Date: 2009-01-18 11:31:00
O.C. homebuilding down 94%
Construction Industry Research Board figures out this month show that permits for new home construction dropped 94% in Orange County last month ... s housing Builders shave $430,000 off new O.C. house prices [more...]
Date: 2008-09-29 07:01:49
Quick action needed to counter serious indoor-air pollution
A funny thing happened on the way to the enviros’ protest march the other day ... by encouraging everybody concerned and especially the home-construction industry to make homes and buildings [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 17:11:47
Hong Kong leader's popularity slumps as economic woes deepen
Hong Kong leader's popularity slumps as economic woes deepen » Rescue for US car industry making progress » Wall Street declines on ... of construction firms working on 2012 Olympics going bust more » Technology News ... Nehalem chip hit markets » Mind-mapping software opens up organization possibilities [more...]
Date: 2008-12-10 03:36:06
Kawasaki Engines and Power Selects Stens, LLC for Canadian Distribution
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The Engines and Power Products Division of Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A ... , agricultural, industrial, construction, and utility applications. The branded handheld power products marketed [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 18:38:18
ProgeCAD 2009 Professional 9.0.14.7
ProgeCAD Professional is general-purpose 2D and 3D design software useful for CAD field & concept sketch, electrical schematics, building construction, AEC architectural, civil, structural, mechanical and industrial engineering, carpentry RFI & "as con" drawings, MCAD mechanical layout, home kitchen & bath floor plan [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 12:31:59
Kawasaki Selects Stens, LLC for Canadian Distribution of Engines and Handheld Power Products
Dealers to receive enhanced support. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Jan. 20 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) ... , industrial, construction, and utility applications. The branded handheld power products marketed by Kawasaki [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 06:00:13
Lifetime achievement award for Holder Mathias founder
Jan 17 2009 through Aled Blake, Western Mail ARCHITECT and founder of Holder Mathias, Peter Mathias, ... , has been acknowledged as one of the top 50 employers in the UK construction industry [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 01:36:33
Nuclear Reaction - A Greenpeace blog about nuclear power: Nuclear News for January 14th 2009
Some other stories from the nuclear industry you may have missed: Associated Press: ... support the construction of new nuclear reactors.’ Reuters: Entergy Arkansas 2 reactor cut to 60 ... to the U.S. commercial nuclear power industry. Exelon delivered and accepted the first U.S. lead test [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 16:31:14
Nuclear Reaction - A Greenpeace blog about nuclear power: Nuclear News for December 17th 2008
Some other stories from the nuclear industry you may have missed: National Post: ... Construction of the country's largest nuclear power plant [more...]
Date: 2008-12-17 15:40:18
Joe the Plumber
"We are a full-service contractor providing quality service to residential, industrial, and commercial clients in Amarillo TX. From remodeling to new construction, from a simple stopped up drain to a new bathroom in a historical property , our... read more [more...]
Date: 2008-10-16 02:34:01
Steam Generators News - Steam Generator Repair
A Disconcert to Todd's The Oil Drum - Jan 17, 2009 We also must two back-up generators, ... industrial or manufacturing OGS to Presentation over $9.1 Million in New Construction Contracts [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 06:28:33
‘We’ll make BIA’s services amongst the best’
‘We’ll make BIA’s services amongst the best’ Sujit John & Anshul Dhamija | TNN Bangalore: After seven years in Bangalore, Albert Brunner, ... years in the aviation industry, holding management positions at Swissair and Swissport before joining ... . In fact, if we had started construction in 2002, as initially thought, things would have been very [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 04:10:00
Dangers Of Going Green
Dangers Of Going Green Industrial hygienists found that mold, rot, and corrosion are dangers that must be accounted for when builders construct energy-efficient homes.. ... > [more...]
Date: 2008-11-20 08:25:49
Nuclear Reaction - A Greenpeace blog about nuclear power: The mysterious ways of nuclear reactor construction
Even away from its culture of cover-up and lack of transparency in its dealings, the nuclear industry is one wrapped in riddles, mystery, and wonder ... , the project is nine months behind schedule. You have to admit that’s an amazing trick. Full ... to earthquakes. Why plans for these measures weren’t in place when the greenlight was given for the Oma [more...]
Date: 2008-11-11 13:35:54
Promise of Stimulus Lifts PowerShares Building & Construction ETF
After dipping to a 52-week low in late November, PowerShares Dynamic Building and Construction (PKB) rallied quickly in December, proffering a 36 ... and engineering services for the building and remodeling of residential, commercial and industrial [more...]
Date: 2008-12-26 11:23:29
More Parliamentary snapshots for 19 Jan 2009
No more GST profiteering Mr Lim Hng Kiang, Minister of Trade and Industry, told Parliament on Monday that in the last eight months, ... in an economic downturn, because many of them take on jobs that Singaporeans may not want to do or are unable to fill, like in construction and marine. ‘Foreign workers also help to keep [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 16:47:35
Earnings outlook scary across industrial sector
Reuters reports on earnings expectations from big industrial companies, Caterpillar included ... arch-rival Komatsu plans to expand its production in China: Komatsu, the world’s No. 2 maker of earth ... to the country’s construction boom. Let’s not forget: Cat announced two new plants in the United States [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 18:07:53
CONTRACTOR PAID BRIBES TO DO STREET UTILITY LINE WORK FOR CON EDISON…was it Felix Industries?
from the NEW YORK TIMES:January 15, 200911 Con Ed Supervisors Arrested on Kickbacks By KEN BELSONEleven Con Edison supervisors were arrested Wednesday on charges that they demanded more than $1 million in kickbacks from a construction company on several jobs, including work in and around ground zero and in the cleanup that followed [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 03:22:52
December 15-16, 2008 FOMC Minutes
The Fed seems a bit concerned about the horse now that its out of the barn . . ... weakened again as construction activity, new home sales, and home prices declined further. In the business sector, investment in equipment and software appeared to continue to contract. Industrial [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 19:36:59
The Classic Group's Philip Bates Elected President for Eastern Massachusetts National Association of the Remodeling Industry
LEXINGTON, Mass., Jan. 16 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The Classic Group, Inc ... residences, practicing a collaborative approach to architecture and building and a clear, deliberate ... construction, major and minor renovations, and historic restoration. The firm is the recipient of many [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 13:17:31
Industrial metals: Strong plays on Obama’s rebuilding plans
Filed under: Newsletters, Alcoa Inc (AA), U.S. Steel (X), Commodities, Stocks to Buy, Obama Picks "President Obama's proposed rebuilding plans are great ... . "Besides spending on road, bridge, school improvements and construction, the plan is likely to include [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 17:30:00
Sector or Industry Total Jobs (thousands) Change from 12 months ago Change 12 Months%
Total private 113,623.0 -2,136.0 -1.845% Total nonfarm 136,167.0 -1,870.0 -1.355% Goods-producing 20,920.0 -1,129.0 -5.120% Private service-providing 92,703.0 -1,007.0 -1.075% Service-providing 115,247.0 -741.0 -0.639% Trade, transportation, and utilities 25,977.0 -716.0 -2.682% Manufacturing 13,168.0 -626.0 -4.538% Construction 6,952 [more...]
Date: 2008-12-17 13:35:57
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