Home building jumps in June after dismal springTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:30PMBuilders broke ground on more single-family homes and apartments in June, helping the battered construction industry gain a little life after a dismal spring.
Home construction jumps in June but overall outlook remains bleakTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:27PMWASHINGTON — Builders broke ground on more single-family homes and apartments in June, helping the battered construction industry gain a little life after a dismal spring. The Commerce Department said Tuesday that builders began work on a seasonally adjusted 629,000 homes last month, a 14.6 percent increase from May. Still, that’s roughly half the 1.2 million homes [...]
Kids trade pool time for hard work at Good Neighbors youth campTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:25PMSomehow, Good Neighbors Home Repair Ministry founder Jay Malthaner manages to book the hottest week of the summer every year for their youth work camp.
Wall Street Journal Staffers Push Back: We're Not 'Fox-ified'Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:24PMNEW YORK -- While Rupert Murdoch and his son, James Murdoch, faced tough questions from members of Parliament Tuesday over the phone hacking scandal , Wall Street Journal staffers were watching -- whether on newsroom televisions or computer screens at their desks.
Shuttling downTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:22PMHow will Titusville survive the end of the space shuttle programme?
HUFFPOST HILL -- Gang Violence Hits CapitolTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:22PMThe Gang of Six, led by an anarchist comedian from Oklahoma, was applauded by the White House for throwing a pie in the face of the elderly. Bill Clinton doesn't need to parse the 14th Amendment.
Local Governments Suspend Impact FeesTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:21PMTAVARES, Fla. -- Local governments are giving up millions of dollars they used to collect, from developers and they suspended impact fees, to encourage new construction, but WFTV learned why critics call it builder welfare.
Lifeguard teams make top four at competitionTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:17PMThe Woodlands Township and two city of Conroe lifeguard teams took home top honors at the American Red Cross' 27th annual Texas Open Lifeguard Competition last weekend.
EPA Drops Requirement for Third Party Testing on Lead Paint RemovalTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:15PMAfter carefully weighing all available information and considering the public comments, EPA has concluded it is not necessary to impose new lead-dust sampling and laboratory analysis, known as the clearance requirements, as part of the Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting (LRRP) rule.