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CLIFTON -- A series of wooden roof trusses came crashing down like matchsticks at a construction site on River Road Thursday morning, taking with them five hardhat-wearing men who were working to secure the pine supports on the newly erected building's walls, fire officials said. .
WASHINGTON — An explosion in the use of earmarks, Congress members' way of funding pet projects without public scrutiny, is fueling new efforts to track the practice amid fears of rising corruption. The number of earmarks surged nearly fourfold over the past decade to 15,877 last year, according to the Congressional Research Service, the nonpartisan research arm of Congress. .
Two years after a forensic accountant started investigating questionable construction spending at four Fulton County schools, the school system has expanded the audit to include hundreds of smaller renovations and additions. The system has hired a company with Atlanta offices, FTI Consulting, which will review more than $52 million in smaller projects, such as classroom additions, asbestos removal and water pipe replacement. .
A panel of business owners, managers, and employees from the New Mexico construction industry helped select the "Best of 2006" in commercial construction projects in the state. The annual competition, sponsored by McGraw Hill Construction of Phoenix, a subsidiary of McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. (NYSE: MHP), recognizes construction and design excellence in New Mexico, Nevada, and Arizona. .
Sales of existing homes in the Denver metro area fell 13 percent in September compared with the same month last year, according to statistics released Thursday. The median sale price of a single-family home declined 2.2 percent, to $243,500, during the same period. "However you slice this, the market is slowing down," said Larry McGee, managing broker of the Berkshire Group. Of 31,450 houses on the market, McGee estimates up to 7,000 are foreclosure properties and another 3,000 are at some level of distress. "That means we're going to have a market adjustment," he said. McGee said the weak market for existing homes is taking its toll on homebuilders, who are increasing the commissions they offer Realtors from 3 percent to as much as 4.5 percent. "The higher the co-op commission goes, the more they're saying, 'Gee, we're a little desperate,' " McGee said.
Customers looking to take advantage of the high-quality construction of a Walters Buildings product can now enjoy significant savings by placing advance orders for pole building construction projects to be delivered between January 1 and March 1, 2007. Allenton, WI (PRWEB) October 7, 2006 -- Customers looking to take advantage of the high-quality construction of a Walters Buildings product can now enjoy significant savings by placing advance orders for pole building construction projects to be delivered between January 1 and March 1, 2007.
The Winter Construction Discounts apply for most building sites that are prepared in advance and located within 50 miles of a Walters's construction center or authorized Walters dealer. All Walters Buildings products are available at the reduced prices, including metal buildings and pole construction for commercial storage buildings, storage sheds, cattle barns, municipal pole buildings, specialty animal barns, pole warehouses, customed pole framed structure, pole construction for churches, airplane hangars and residential storage pole buildings.
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