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US housing starts dropped 16.5 percent in April, but building permits surged to 5-year high
AP Economics WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. builders broke ground on fewer homes in April, one month after topping the 1 million mark for the first time since 2008. But most of the decline was in apartment construction, which tends to vary sharply from month to month....Tags: Washington, DC, Ryland Group Incorporated, Land Price, Real Estate, Services and Shopping
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Lake Forest ward meetings encourage resident input
Lake Forest ward meetings this year will tackle topics including city finances, the invasive emerald ash borer, additions and renovations to Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital, improvements at Forest Park and other construction projects approved around...
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April housing starts plummet from almost 5-year high
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ground-breaking for new U.S. homes plummeted more than expected in April from an almost five-year high, but applications to build new homes shows the housing sector could still contribute to the strengthening economic recovery. The...Tags: Land Price
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Housing starts fall 16.5% in April, but building permits jump
WASHINGTON -- Housing starts dropped 16.5% in April to the lowest level since November, but permits for future construction rose to a nearly five-year high, providing mixed signals for the red-hot real estate market. Construction on privately owned...
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GLOBAL MARKETS-Dollar slips on weak U.S. data, stocks flat
Reuters* Dollar retreats from gains against euro and yen * Equity markets decline on soft housing, labor data * Bond prices rise on data, but Brent oil falls By Herbert Lash NEW YORK, May 16 (Reuters) - Global equity markets traded mostly flat and the dollar...Tags: BNP Paribas, Nasdaq Composite, Manufacturing and Engineering, Unemployment Benefits, Federal Reserve
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Sheriff's Office opens Salton City substation
Digital Media News EditorSALTON CITY — Though deputies have started making their new home here for the last year, the ribbon was cut on the new Imperial County Sheriff’s Office substation Friday morning. The new facility, located at 2101 South Marina Drive, Suite 1... -
Costa Mesans weigh in on General Plan
From urging better zoning enforcement to improving housing options for the homeless, those who attended a Wednesday night workshop on updating Costa Mesa's General Plan gave a wide variety of input. The workshop, in the Emergency Operations Center... -
Hiring subcontractors takes time, know-how
Carpenters used to handle almost every phase of home construction and renovation. That changed with the post-WWII building boom and housing mass production. Since then, building trades have become increasingly specialized. There may be a general...
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New-home trends that can work for your remodel
Builders are back in business, and new-home construction is up in areas across the country. So is remodeling, as plenty of Americans choose to stay put and upgrade their current homes rather than tackle the challenge of buying and moving into something...Tags: Renovation, Arts and Culture, Architecture, Environmental Issues, Energy Saving
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Grand re-opening of Wonders of Wildlife Museum is delayed again
lrussell@ky3.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The chairman of the board of the Wonders of Wildlife Museum said Wednesday that its grand opening is now projected for the fall of 2014. That's later than the date of January 2014 that was provided to reporters last November, a...Tags: Arts and Culture, Museums
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Chicago building commission approves construction plan for school downsizing
Mayor Rahm Emanuel has yet to win approval for his push to close more than 50 public schools, but on Tuesday he got the go-ahead to spend more than $160 million for construction projects on schools this summer to accommodate the downsizing. The 11-...
Tags: Construction, Toni Preckwinkle, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Mayor
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Fire destroys mobile home in Pawnee Rock
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsState fire investigators say a fire at a mobile home in central Kansas is suspicious. Fire crews were called to the mobile home in the Barton County town of Pawnee Rock Monday. When they arrived, they found the mobile home fully engulfed in flames....
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