Daily Dose: 08/25/08
» AsianWeek Market Report » D.C. School Construction Chief Fires Back » Indictment in Death of VA Chinese Food Delivery Driver » Kamala ... for the beginning of the academic year Monday. He attributed problems in completing other key repairs ... students. In all, 60 buildings underwent repairs and fixes. Privately, officials [more...]
Date: 2008-08-25 06:46:27
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PBS&J Acquires Peter R. Brown
Orlando Business Journal reported that Peter R. Brown Construction, one of Tampa Bay area’s largest private general contractors, ... architecture, engineering, and construction services as well as program management consulting, is among ... Florida.Peter R. Brown Construction was ranked as one of the fastest growing companies by Tampa Bay Business [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 17:25:55
While Gaza is hammered and the NAACP complains about Ole South Gowns in the Inaugural, strategic challenges loom
During Reagan's presidency the US Navy numbered almost 600 ships, with 11 or more carrier task groups.Today we have less than half that ... to stem piracy. On Dec. 31, Japan's Asahi Shimbun reported from Beijing that construction of the first ... version of the U.S. Aegis battle management-equipped [more...]
Date: 2009-01-13 19:18:00
A look back at 2007 housing predictions
#fullpost{display:inline;}In looking back at material from a year ago as part of doing the normal year-end things around here, ... housing reports."Although residential construction continues to sag, some indications suggest [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 16:13:00
Dandelion Salad by William Blumwww.killinghope.org Jan. 3, 2009 The Anti-Empire Report Read this or George W ... in construction projects at this one base to house additional American forces, erecting guard stations [more...]
Date: 2009-01-03 16:04:56
Democracy or Police State? by Tom Burghardt
Dandelion Salad by Tom Burghardt Global Research, September 21, 2008Antifascist Calling… New Lawsuit Targets Bush, Cheney, ... has previously reported on many occasions, the telecommunications giant had constructed a secret room (SG3 Secure Room, room number 641A) for the exclusive use of the National Security Agency’s spying [more...]
Date: 2008-09-22 04:45:33
Coney Island Rezoning Plan Released, Protests Promised
Photo courtesy Barry Yanowitz. At 1 p.m ... on newly-designated park land. Craine's reports that Bloomberg expects to create 25,000 construction jobs ... -outdoor amusement district to be dubbed the "People’s Playground." Of course, before construction [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 22:55:36
Yonge Subway Extension Additional Information Report
A supplementary report on ridership projections and other impacts on the Yonge Subway is now available on the TTC’s report website ... for the indefinite future, and therefore construction would take place when the line is even more crowded than [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 05:21:10
Lees Ferry Fishing Report
Report by: Ted Welling Tuesday January 20th 2009 Due to a major construction project, Cliff Dwellers Hotel and Restaurant will be closed from January 5, 2009 to February 6, 2009. Lees Ferry Anglers Flyshop, Guide Services, and Boat Rental, along with Gas Station will remain open throughout the construction process [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 01:29:14
Lees Ferry Fishing Report
Report by: Ted Welling Monday January 19th 2009 Due to a major construction project, Cliff Dwellers Hotel and Restaurant will be closed from January 5, 2009 to February 6, 2009. Lees Ferry Anglers Flyshop, Guide Services, and Boat Rental, along with Gas Station will remain open throughout the construction process [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 01:30:17
Report by: Ted Welling Sunday January 18th 2009 Due to a major construction project, Cliff Dwellers Hotel and Restaurant will be closed from January 5, 2009 to February 6, 2009. Lees Ferry Anglers Flyshop, Guide Services, and Boat Rental, along with Gas Station will remain open [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 02:03:36
Microsoft Delays Expansion Plans; Job Cuts Next?
When Microsoft (MSFT) reports earnings after the close on Thursday, ... , including a freeze on new building construction on its headquarters campus in Redmond, according ... would provide an obvious forum for discussing and explaining the plan.” MSFT this morning is down [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 14:36:46
THE CONTRACTING OUT CRISIS AT THE NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY…replacing unionized civil servant architects and engineers with non union consultants causes serious problems with public housing project construction and renovation work
from CITY LIMITS: AUDIT: NYCHA CAPITAL PROGRAM IN TROUBLEAn internal report by the inspector general over the Housing Authority says management lapses and cost overruns will severely curtail plans to repair the city’s aging stock of public ... s in-house construction management team that normally oversees jobs. NYCHA was attempting to improve [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 04:04:00
Microsoft Cuts Construction, Yahoo Cuts Jobs
It looks like Microsoft will be halting construction of new buildings around its Redmond headquarters. According to SeattlePI.com, an internal powerpoint presentation outlines plans. Joseph Tartakoff reports: read more [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 16:28:58
O.C. rents seen rising 2.3% this year
Apartment watchers Marcus & Millichap reported that for 2009, the firm’s Orange County forecast calls for ,,, ... % to $1,574 per month (after accounting for concessions). Apartment construction will exceed last year’ ... and south Anaheim will be impacted the most by new construction. Irvine should see 1,600 new units built [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 08:42:53
Groundwater Flow in Basalts, Caught on Video
This entry has been cross posted at Reporting on a Revolution The volcanic rock basalt underlies the city of Pune and much of the state of ... and joints that serve to store and transmit water. I came across a construction site near my house ... at a fair pace. Take a look. Groundwater flow in Basalt This narrow flow zone which is a few feet thick [more...]
Date: 2008-12-06 08:21:14
Banks Lowering the Boom on Small Builders
The New York Times reports tonight on how banks are clamping down on credit to small homebuilders, with the result that many will go out of business ... is, we’re seeing conditions in home construction and home finance that are the worst since the Depression,” said Steve Fritts, associate director of risk management policy at the Federal Deposit [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 04:51:26
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
Now They’re Scrambling In Florida
The Palm Beach Post reports from Florida. “In the past four decades, the Altman Cos ... .’” “With the financial markets in turmoil and home prices continuing their descent to unknown depths, more and more home buyers are desperately looking for ways out of pre-construction contracts [more...]
Date: 2008-11-07 14:50:03
Influence peddling
The NYT reported today:The New York Times Company said Monday it had reached an agreement with the Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim Helú for a $250 ... and has major investments in retailing, construction, banking, insurance, railroads and mining [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 06:47:00
William Blume's The Anti-Empire Report...
"William Blum left the State Department in 1967, abandoning his aspiration of becoming a Foreign Service Officer, ... of time'." The story goes on to discuss $300 million in construction projects at this one base to house [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 13:34:00
Is Israel the next Iceland?
Bloomberg.com reports that Israel may be the next country to be dragged down by the ongoing world financial crisis ... to be worth $3.5 billion. As a contractor, he profited from the construction boom during the immigration [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 06:30:00
USS Kearsarge Reports on Continuing Promise 2008
... 4; U.S. Public Health Service; Navy Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit 202; Air Force Civil Engineering [more...]
Date: 2008-10-28 18:41:03
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