Alternative high school idea gains ground Sep 19, 2009
Williston Herald - Online Edition. Williston Herald Print Edition. (Williston Daily Herald, ND)
Building supplies taken from church Sep 18, 2009
A thief removed about $1,200 in building supplies from Attica Baptist Church in the 4000 block of Lebanon Church Road sometime last Friday night, according to a Jackson County sheriff's deputy's report. When the last person left the church at 8 p.m. last Friday, the supplies were there. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Lexington at Large: LEXHAB's legacy Sep 18, 2009
Rotary serves as a financial conduit for the purchase of building supplies, and has provided construction expertise offered by Rotarians in related fields. Minuteman students perform the construction with the opportunity of a real life experience and the satisfaction of serving the community. (Lexington Minuteman, MA)
Husband pleads guilty in ID-theft scam Sep 15, 2009
Ford then directed his associates to "go shopping" with the stolen credit cards, mainly for building supplies and mostly at The Home Depot. Court documents outlined a sophisticated operation in which different "crews" focused on areas such as obtaining names, birth dates and Social Security numbers, while another worked on fraudulent identifications, such as California driver's licenses. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Man gets 10 years for bilking couple Sep 14, 2009
During the eight months on the job, he convinced the homeowner to give him $8,600 for discounted building supplies for the addition. When Iannuzzio was thrown off the job for lack of progress, he failed to return the money or the materials. (NJ.com -- Times)
Answer Desk: Housing's long climb back Sep 4, 2009
But the biggest economic boost comes from spending on new construction, which flows through home builders to many corners of the economy, from building supplies and fixtures to wages for construction workers (who then spend that money on other goods and services). Without a big pickup in construction, any economic recovery will be weak. (MSNBC -- Business)
Massive home built on ID theft, feds say Aug 26, 2009
Ford then directed his associates to "go shopping" -- mainly for building supplies -- with the stolen credit cards ... In September 2007, for instance, Ford and two others drove to a north Fresno Home Depot, where about $5,000 in building supplies were bought using a stolen credit card, the FBI alleges. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
For Habitat competitors, excitement builds Aug 23, 2009
Competitors must provide their own building supplies. Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Cooperative Marketing Manager Albert Gomez said he is looking forward to the competition, and that it will be interesting to see the different types of houses and construction. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
What's happenin' Saturday Aug 22, 2009
Older items for sale include doors, windows, sinks, trim, beadboard, tiles, railing and miscellaneous building supplies. Other items include new or almost new mattresses, sofas, lamps, tables, chairs, dressers and bed covers. (Montana Standard, MT)
Habitat needs donations, families for houses Aug 20, 2009
Cash is needed to pay for building supplies ... Habitat does not give away homes, but gives families an affordable, interest-free mortgage to cover the cost of building supplies. (Lebanon Express, OR)
Report: BBVA to take over Guaranty Aug 20, 2009
For 21 years, Guaranty was a subsidiary of , a maker of cardboard boxes and timber building supplies. Guaranty was spun out of Temple-Inland at the end of 2007. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)
Blue laws are no more Aug 19, 2009
- Tools, paints, hardware, building supplies and lumber. - Jewelry, watches and clocks. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Crushed crops Aug 17, 2009
The storms are bound to hurt businesses, except those selling building supplies. Farmers short on cash aren't as likely to buy new equipment and vehicles. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Dispatches from Peru Aug 16, 2009
The sisters, along with a handful of other volunteers, walked the sandy streets of four of the hardest hit towns, visiting families like theirs that received relief and building supplies from the American Red Cross after the disaster. As they knocked on doors, they heard and saw evidence of community's post-quake bond. (AlertNet)
Police find stash, kitchen sink and all Aug 12, 2009
When they looked through barns and storage buildings on the property, they found the building supplies, Creech said. Goods appeared to have been taken from sites around Johnston County and elsewhere, some from out of state. (News & Observer)
Railroad cars — and residents' complaints — are still lingering (852) Aug 5, 2009
Central California Traction began storing the unused cars on the Acampo and Woodbridge tracks in March of this year, after the economy and housing market slowed and new building supplies no longer needed to be shipped as often. Initially met with complaints, Central California Traction has worked with local residents to make the process of storing the cars as smooth as possible, going as far to move cars away from the house of cancer patient receiving treatment at home so neighbors could keep... (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Wake up and smell the coffee Aug 3, 2009
Shop this store for reasonably priced building supplies, furniture, appliances, doors, windows, toilets, sinks and more. What a great concept, recycle good usable items rather than depositing in landfills. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Weyerhaeuser Posts Wider 2Q Loss on Weak Demand Aug 1, 2009
Timber and wood products company Weyerhaeuser Co. said Friday its second-quarter loss widened as the slumping housing market suppressed demand for its building supplies. The weak real-estate market has weighed on sales of the company's two-by-fours and other products used by home builders, resulting in losses in six of the last seven quarters. (ABC News -- Wire)
Burchams round barn has a new purpose Jul 31, 2009
He added that many of his co-workers at Lowes failed to see the point in salvaging materials when he had access to a complete yard packed with new lumber and building supplies. Some of them thought the idea was kind of neat, but no one volunteered to help, he said with a chuckle. (Brownstown Jackson County Banner, IN)
New fire station may bring local work Jul 25, 2009
These workers will have to stay at our local hotels, eat at our local restaraunts and shop at our local stores for there building supplies they don't bring. It would be better if a local company got the bid, but atleast it will bring some outside money to our community. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Magistrate reports Jul 22, 2009
Albert Monroe Boyce Jr., 46, Cumberland Highway, Hyndman, was stopped by state police in Southampton Township on May 12. His blood-alcohol level was 0. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Public hearing to be held on blue laws Jul 20, 2009
- Tools, paints, hardware, building supplies and lumber. - Jewelry, silverware, watches, clocks, luggage, musical instruments, recorders, recordings, radios, televisions, phonographs, record players or hi-fi or stereo sets, or equipment. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Random Thoughts: Watery wisdom Jul 12, 2009
Since the devastating attack on Gaza this past winter, no cement or other building supplies have been allowed into Gaza to rebuild thousands of demolished homes, although many tons of supplies, donated by the United States and other countries, sit at the Rafah and Erez crossings, where they rot in the hot sun. Jim McGown. (Athens Banner-Herald)
A new Habitat for building supplies Jul 10, 2009
Friday, July 10, 2009. Habitat opens new store. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Stepping down Jul 7, 2009
Marvelouss wrote on Jul 4, 2009 6:54 AM:" Sarah Palin Indictment - Alaska Governor Sarah Palin reportedly resigned because of a federal indictment pending in an embezzlement scandal that allegedly involves her receiving huge financial favors from Spenard Building Supplies. ". Ixa wrote on Jul 4, 2009 6:19 AM:" Thank goodness she wasn't VP when she decided to walk away from her job! What a flake. ". (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
LETTER: Legislation does not borrow from pensions Jul 6, 2009
Spenard Building Supplies was one, and wouldnt you know, they also supplied the materials for the Palins home. Sure, a small connection, but get thisSpenard also was the supplier for Ted Stevens cabin. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Charles J. Kramb visited Georgia, came to stay Jul 6, 2009
Not only was he a part of suburban Atlanta s population explosion, but with a new building supplies business, he spent his second career making a home for it ... When Mr. Kramb got to Marietta he thought about different businesses, then opened his own building supplies company. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Beacon Redevelopment Industrial Corporation Reaffirms Contract With Renaissance Renovations and Development LLC Jul 6, 2009
This necessarily means that Beacon Redevelopment will not provide any discounts to RRD and will not renegotiate the monetary terms to make it more favorable for the contractor without regard to any market changes for industrial building supplies. Both companies are actively pursuing the demolition in accordance with the understanding. (PR Newswire)
Analysis: Palin Was Fed Up Jul 4, 2009
Spenard Building Supplies is a contracting company with close ties to Palin and her husband, Todd. In Alaska there are rumors that federal investigators have been seizing paperwork from SBS in recent months, searching for evidence that Sarah and Todd Palin Todd steered lucrative contracts to SBS in exchange for gifts, one of those gifts being the construction of their home on Lake Lucille in 2002, just two months before Palin began campaigning for governor. (CBS News)
Euro Backfires on Slovakia, Slovenia as Shoppers Seek Bargains in Hungary Jul 1, 2009
The Slovak unit of the U.K.S , the countrys biggest food retailer, and building supplies seller are distributing ads and flyers urging Slovaks to shop at home. Still, one-third of the cars in a Tesco parking lot in , a Hungarian town less than half an hour from Bratislava, had Slovak license plates on one recent day. (Bloomberg -- Europe)
Guaranty Bank: FDIC assistance needed for survival Jun 30, 2009
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Roof repairs planned for lookout Jun 27, 2009
Kamps said it took eight riders, eight sleds, three trailers and two days to haul 2,000 pounds of building supplies up the mountain. On Feb. 4, work began on the cap, designed only to see the damaged tower through the winter. (Helena Independent Record)
Unions slam James Hardie's relocation Jun 24, 2009
The building supplies producer says the move should improve its chances of qualifying for US tax benefits but it won't affect its commitment to the asbestos diseases fund. "This is a company that has consistently shown itself to be a poor corporate citizen," Unions NSW general secretary Mark Lennon said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Tax forces James Hardie Ireland move Jun 24, 2009
Building supplies producer James Hardie Industries NV is to move its base from The Netherlands to Ireland in a new form of European corporation known as an SE.. James Hardie said today the move should improve its chances of qualifying for tax benefits in the United States, which it had failed to achieve through its earlier move to The Netherlands. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Urban poultry farms ruffle some feathers Jun 21, 2009
The Lynches assembled their wire-and-wood coop, about the size of a big dog house, with $40 worth of building supplies and wood salvaged from neighbors. Flicka and her sister Lucy were adopted from friends. (Boston Globe)
Builders conference has a gloomy mood Jun 18, 2009
On the show floor, the beautifully constructed booths hawking all manner of building supplies generally had more salespeople than prospective customers. Wearing matching polo shirts, four hopeful salesmen were lined up in Century Shower Door's booth with little to do but arrange the abundant display of tchotchke giveaways. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
How low can you go? Struggling contractors slashing bids on public works projects Jun 17, 2009
The public, he said, is getting a respite from high construction prices earlier this decade caused by soaring oil costs, foreign competition for building supplies, the hot housing market and the flurry of rehabilitation work that followed Hurricane Katrina. Cowlitz County road projects also have been bid well below estimates, said Ken Cash, county public works director. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Western students collect for ReStore Jun 5, 2009
A group of students in Western s supervisory management program are collecting the materials and hope to get the word out about ReStore, a retail outlet that sells building supplies at a discount, said Julie Greeno, a student in the program. Proceeds from the ReStore help fund construction of Habitat for Humanity housing in the community. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
World Changers volunteers to fix up homes Jun 4, 2009
McMullen said the city will provide 20,000 to help pay for the building supplies, using federal Community Development Block Grant funds. This marks the eighth year World Changers volunteers have helped Sioux City homeowners. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
State stimulus goes out-of-state (43) May 31, 2009
Contractors also tend to buy building supplies from outfits they know, potentially cutting more Montana business out of the loop. Richardson who in addition to his work at CTA also sits on several statewide economic development boards concludes that if the intent is to stimulate the broader economy, then they're going at it all the wrong way. (Missoulian, MT)
CHP: Road rage leads to Highway 12 crash (1) May 31, 2009
lodiBorn wrote on Nov 17, 2008 11:32 AM:" jrmagic, how long have you lived in the RV area? Long enough to have had drivers' training ON Highway 12 between Lodi and Fairfield? I have to agree with your going to Brentwood to get building supplies, especially if you are going to take them home yourself. 10 years ago I bought a mirrored door at the Pittsburg Home Depot only because the road was smoother compared to 12...yes, bridge toll and higher sales tax was well worth avoiding having to buy in... (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Owner-state model would benefit Sudan May 31, 2009
In Nairobi, Kenya, he purchased building supplies and trucked them to Juba, the capital of southern Sudan. As he arranged for barges to ship the supplies to the village, he navigated through the turmoil resulting from renewed killings in nearby Darfur and the indictment of Sudan's president, Omar al-Bashir, for war crimes by the International Criminal Court. (Anchorage Daily News)
Mitsubishi UFJ Becomes World's Biggest Shipping Lender Amid Slump in Trade May 28, 2009
the worlds largest container line, and other shipping lines have laid up vessels as shipments of electronics, furniture and building supplies from Asia slump the most on record. There are 910 container ships on order, according to data compiled by Bloomberg, compared with 537 idled container vessels, or 11 percent of the total fleet by number, according to Lloyds List. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
The Art Nouveau Masterpiece of Coas... May 11, 2009
Responding to this tragedy, Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany sent shiploads of provisions and building supplies. As a result. (Suite101.com)
Property tax bills frustrate, foster questions May 10, 2009
We would have to come and inspect the type of building supplies used. We would take that into consideration. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
The Gores Group acquires 51% of Stock Building Supply from Wolseley May 7, 2009
Investors and analysts have been clamoring for Wolseley (LSE: WOS), a world leader in the sale of plumbing, heating and building supplies to professionals, to get rid of Stock. Executing a joint-venture agreement with Gores and completing this recapitalization will allow Stock to emerge financially stronger from this economic down cycle, said Chip Hornsby, CEO of Wolseley. (Raleigh Triangle Business Journal, NC)
More of this story... Apr 28, 2009
Reg Duby, a salesmen for Western States Wholesale building supplies, said any extra money from the stimulus package will be eaten up by Californias sales tax increase and repeal of the DMVs Vehicle License Fee rebate, set to triple this summer. These politicians are more worried about their jobs than the will of the people, Duby said. (The Exeter Sun, CA)
Religion Briefs Apr 18, 2009
Group asks for donations of building supplies. JoAnn Jeska has more than 100 people who need free home repairs and more than 700 young people willing to do the work without pay. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Paint Pals lends skills to Wings Festival Apr 17, 2009
Brownstown Central High School Construction Processes 2 class made the birdhouses and bird feeders with materials donated by Goecker Building Supplies in Seymour. For information, call 812-524-1914. (Brownstown Jackson County Banner, IN)
Top Ratings for Ads Apr 17, 2009
Lowe's Building Supplies ... Lowe's Building Supplies. (TVweek.com)
Red Cross Budget In The Red Apr 16, 2009
The money pays for the first months rent or building supplies, along with clothing and food. We've actually given out more than $130,000, versus our budget of $65,000, said Matthys. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
Storm toll could hit $1 million Apr 13, 2009
Over the weekend at Cherry Hills subdivision, the Bobby Jones Expressway location of Home Depot delivered water and building supplies to homeowners, the Augusta Red Cross provided shelter for displaced families, and Augusta commissioners Calvin Holland and Alvin Mason brought food and water to residents, Mrs. Moultsby said. She and many of her neighbors also had covered their roofs with tarps. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Blinds Chalet's Sales are Up, Despite Economy Apr 10, 2009
Because market demand drives the prices of building supplies and materials such as steel, drywall, wood, etc. With demand down, prices have dropped. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Live like a green heroine - and hold the stuff Apr 9, 2009
Noelle Robbins, Special to The Chronicle. Wednesday, April 8, 2009. (San Francisco Chronicle)
County tourism board to help fund welcome workers on I-65 Apr 8, 2009
Goecker Building Supplies donated the materials, and members of the White River Paint Pals are painting the finished items. Copyright 2007 The Jackson County Banner, 116 East Cross St., Brownstown, IN 47220. (Brownstown Jackson County Banner, IN)
Crown wants former Newfoundland cabinet minister jailed Apr 7, 2009
It's not known how Mr. Byrne spent all of those funds, but some of that money paid for a bar tab at a wedding, a barbecue and building supplies. This is taxpayers' money that could've been used for taxpayers, Ms. Knickle said. (Globe and Mail)
Coping with the recession Apr 3, 2009
The manager of Queens Building Supplies, a hardware store in St. Albans, said there has been a 30 percent decrease in customers recently ... The manager of Queens Building Supplies said there s not much a hardware store can do to attract more business in bad times. (Queens Chronicle, NY)
Chinese drywall controversy hits home Apr 3, 2009
The drywall was imported into the U.S between 2005 and 2008 and used particularly in 2006, when there was a shortage of building supplies after several hurricanes and during the building boom. The toxic material, which is known to emit a sulfuric compound that corrodes metals and may cause upper respiratory problems, has sparked at least two class action lawsuits out of Alabama against drywall manufacturer , in addition to numerous others from all over the Southeast. (Birmingham Business Journal, AL)
Suspect in B.C. shooting suffered brain damage in car accident Apr 2, 2009
And yes, she collected stuff," Mr. Croal said, adding she once brought building supplies to his home and asked to store them in the carport. "We've all got our idiosyncrasies, but it doesn't mean we're a mental case. " He said Ms. Howe got into a car accident three years ago. She saw another car swerve after hitting an owl, and stopped her own vehicle. When she got out to try and save the bird, she was struck and thrown nearly 20 metres, Mr. Croal said. "Most people who knew her were amazed she... (Globe and Mail -- National)
Lafarge slips to bottom of pile Apr 2, 2009
Others, including Irelands and , the British building supplies group, have since followed. EDITORS CHOICE. (FT.com -- Markets)
Marlins score home run with new stadium Mar 24, 2009
Osvaldo Ovi Vento, president of Everglades Lumber and Building Supplies and immediate past president of the Latin Builders Association, said passage of the stadium would help him rehire more than 100 workers he was forced to lay off, the result of the economic downturn. There s companies, contractors and subcontractors that are one job away from closing their doors, companies that have been around a long time, Vento said. (South Florida Business Journal, FL)
Going green: Pittsburgh firms create eco-friendly divisions Mar 20, 2009
-based maker of energy-efficient building supplies, swept in earlier this year and acquired the assets of a Kensington Windows plant out of bankruptcy. The company is in the process of restarting the facility, said President Kevin Surace, and now has about 25 employees. (Pittsburgh Business Times, PA)
McGee subscribes to Warriors' philosophy Mar 18, 2009
While the day may come when McGee will be in charge of dozens of workers and countless building supplies, he will continue to keep things fundamental on the baseball field. After all, the big picture usually takes care of itself. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Innkeepers tax total improves in January Mar 11, 2009
Goecker Building Supplies donated the materials. Members continued to discuss clarification of language in its policy for awarding promotional grants to local festivals and events, including proof of paid overnight stays at local motels and requiring use of the visitor center name and logo in printed materials. (Brownstown Jackson County Banner, IN)
Hill Country surroundings hide need for shelter (1) Mar 10, 2009
Further contributions are needed, as are donations of building supplies, appliances and furniture. However, Jost cautioned, because they intend for the shelter to be a very welcoming place, used items will most likely be declined. (Boerne Star, TX)
