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Authorities said at least a dozen construction workers in D.C. are being hospitalized after complaining about an unusual odor. Fire and Emergency Medical Services spokesman Alan Etter said the men reported having trouble breathing, burning eyes and irritated skin. .
A Des Moines couple is stepping forward, saying it was one of at least 10 homeowners duped by Central Iowa Construction. Pam and Larry Juhl wrote a check to C.I.C for more than $11,000 on April 6th. They planned to build expand their home and build a three season porch. Within a day, the Juhls decide the project would be too expensive. As stated in the contract, the Juhls had three days to cancel, without penalty or obligation. They called C.I.C. and faxed a copy of the signed cancellation notice on April 8th. But the Juhls say the sales agent for C.I.C,Tim Marlow, failed to return their phone calls. And even though C.I.C told the Juhls their refund was in the mail, they still haven't seen a dime. The Attorney General's Office is investigating C.I.C. Tim Marlow, the owner's son, and the Juhls sales agent has had previous run-ins with the A.G's office. In 2004, Nearly 4 dozen complaints prompted an investigation of Marlow's former company Epic Homes.
More than 400 construction industry and architecture professionals gathered at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel last week for the 71st annual Construction Industry Awards, hosted by the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce. The Oct. 5 event honored UCLA, USC and the Getty Center for "thinking ahead and planning for growth." Harold M. Williams, president emeritus of the J. Paul Getty Trust and counsel at the law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, received the Ira Yellin Distinguished Achievement Award for his work on establishing the Westside venue. Peter W. Blackman, administrative vice chancellor at UCLA, was given a lifetime achievement honor for overseeing the retrofitting of the UCLA campus, and Curtis Williams, vice president of facilities management at USC, received a lifetime achievement award for the capital construction campaign on the university's two campuses.
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