New Construction Starts Rise Five Percent in May
National Mortgage Professional Magazine
At a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $495.7 billion, new construction starts in May advanced five percent from the previous month, according to McGraw Hill Construction, a division of McGraw Hill Financial. Much of the upward lift came from non ...

Spar Point Group
Nonresidential construction work starts to pick up
Albuquerque Business First
During the first five months of 2013, total construction starts on an unadjusted basis were reported at $187.6 billion, according to McGraw Hill Construction, a division of McGraw Hill Financial. That is down 3 percent from the same period a year ago.
BIM serves up safety, ROI for construction projects, says McGraw-Hill reportSpar Point Group

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Verena Robinson Helps Clients Find Homes in San Diego's Most Prestigious ...
SBWire (press release)
San Diego, CA -- (SBWIRE) -- 06/21/2013 -- With more than eight years of experience serving the real estate needs of clients in Los Angeles, San Diego, Mammoth Lakes, and Carlsbad California, Verena Robinson and the Robinson Realty Group is pleased to ...

Home inspector: Ventilation in the attic is a must
Wausau Daily Herald
Rich Duerkop of American Sentry Home Inspection is a state-licensed home inspector and president and education director of the Wisconsin Association of Home Inspectors, Central Wisconsin Chapter. He can be reached at 715-241-8222 or by email at ...

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Home construction climbs 5% in May: McGraw Hill
Housing Wire
At a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $495.7 billion, new construction starts in May advanced 5% from April, according to McGraw Hill Construction. Much of the uptick came from nonresidential building, which registered moderate growth for the second ...
Building Boom Cities: The Metro Areas With The Most New ConstructionForbes
Construction Safety Programs Are Yielding Business Benefits for Firms ...SYS-CON Media (press release)

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Shale Plays Pump Up Pipeline Sector
Engineering News Record (subscription)
These are good days for pipeline engineering and construction firms. There is a steady flow of ... "Right now, the market [for pipeline work] is good," says David Sheehan, chairman of Sheehan Pipe Line Construction Co., Tulsa, Okla. "It's not great ...

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McGraw Hill Construction Launches Dodge Global Network Platform
The Herald | HeraldOnline.com
NEW YORK, June 18, 2013 — /PRNewswire/ -- McGraw Hill Construction's Dodge, the industry standard for construction information and intelligence, today announced the next generation of its Dodge Global Network platform. New and proprietary features, ...
McGraw Hill Construction rolls out Dodge data productBtoB Magazine

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MCGRAW HILL FINANCIAL INC : McGraw Hill Construction Introduces Dodge ...
4-traders (press release)
NEW YORK, June 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- McGraw Hill Construction (http://www.construction.com) today announced the launch of Dodge DocuPro(TM), an innovative document management solution integrated with the company's Dodge Global Network of ...

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How to Get the Most Value From Your Home Inspection
Fox Business
Once an offer on a property is accepted, most buyers hire a professional home inspector to assess the condition of the home. The inspector will write a detailed report for the buyer to use in deciding how to proceed with the se. Should the buyer cancel ...

Government meetings
Wisconsin Rapids Tribune
... residential inspector position and a quarter-time commercial plumbing inspector due to retirements; temporarily contract out for residential, commercial plumbing and commercial building inspections; and additional compensation for a nonunion employee.

Broward courthouse 'going up fast'
Sun-Sentinel
As construction workers top off the fifth floor, the new Broward County Courthouse rises. The county's hope: better conditions for the public and employees. At the northeast corner of Southeast Sixth Street and First Avenue, the 20-story tower will ...

The Ann Arbor Chronicle
Ann Arbor Looks to Future: Housing, Transit
The Ann Arbor Chronicle
On the housing side, a unanimous vote of the council approved the transfer of ownership for city properties managed by the Ann Arbor Housing Commission (AAHC) to the commission itself – an arrangement that's actually more common across housing ...

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North Bend Road construction to be finished by November
Cincinnati.com
Construction workers make progress on the eastbound ramp to Interstate 74 at North Bend Road. The Ohio Department of Transportation is upgrading the the entrance ramps at the interchange. Work is anticipated to be finished within the next three weeks.

Police roundup : This week in crime
Wayne Post
Gangemi's vehicle was stopped by police for driving with a suspended license and police quickly discovered the car's inspection had also expired. Remington was a ... Remington was charged with fifth-degree criminal possession of stolen property and ...

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Commuters beware: Easton-Phillipsburg toll bridge construction coming
The Express Times - LehighValleyLive.com
Commuters looking to avoid the Easton-Phillipsburg toll bridge construction that starts Monday shouldn't rely on the free bridge as an alternative, officials stressed Friday afternoon. Delaware River Join Toll Bridge Commission Executive Director ...
Route 370 bridge construction over Seneca River to begin next weekSyracuse.com (blog)
Construction to cause delays on Route 22 in PhillipsburgMyCentralJersey.com
Construction to cause delays on Route 22NBC40
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Roundabout construction to close Superior Township intersection Monday for ...
AnnArbor.com
23 to complete construction, per the agreement between the two parties. Traffic at the intersection mounted this year after the opening of South Pointe Scholars Charter Academy in the southwest corner of the intersection at 10550 Geddes Road. The ...

Cathie Anderson: Fine dining truck could serve arena construction crews
Sacramento Bee
"I'm thinking about doing a food truck for House, and the reason why is … the construction and the construction workers that the arena's going to have for two years," he said. "I was just with two investors who are going to put in for the food truck ...

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Assessors to visit Eastern Duluth neighborhoods
Budgeteer
This is the first time county assessors will be conducting appraisals of residential properties and commercial apartments in Duluth since the county took over the city's assessor duties earlier this year. State law requires that all properties be ...

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Hire an inspector to avoid home buying horrors
Sioux City Journal
With a 5/1 ARM, the rate is fixed for five years and adjusted annually thereafter. (Reach writer Susan Ladika at editors@bankrate.com. Distributed by Scripps Howard News Service, www.shns.com.) Tags. Home Inspector, Bankrate.com · View (0) Comments ...

Concrete falls onto car from I-35 bridge construction
fox4kc.com
As it turns out, Clarkson Construction, a contractor for the Missouri Department of Transportation, is replacing expansion joints on the overpass' deck. Project Manager Rich Markey explained crews don't do work over live traffic. The construction ...