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Rich Martin: Over the next few segments of Do It Yourself, we will be examining new trends in the housing industry for 2007. Homebuilder George Amedore joins us today to talk about one of his projects. One of the first things I noticed about walking in your home is the open floor space. George Amedore: Yes, there is a lot of open floor space in this floor plan itself. The home features 4,100 square feet of living space. .
City of Industry, CA --(www.FinancialNewsUSA.com)-- 10/11/2006 - Construction industry news provided by Financial News USA (OTC: FNWU). China Direct Trading Corp. (OTC BB:CHDT) announced recently that the Company's wholly owned subsidiaries, Souvenir Direct Inc. (SDI) and Capstone Industries, Inc. (CII), will consolidate into one company which will operate under "Capstone Industries, Inc." China Direct expects the consolidation to be consummated within the next 30 days. The consolidation will be achieved by an asset transfer from SDI to CII and then the dissolution of SDI.
Standard Pacific Corp. (NYSE: SPF) will release its 2006 third quarter earnings on Thursday, October 26, 2006, after the closing of the NYSE. In conjunction with the earnings release, the Company will host a conference call and broadcast a slide show and audio presentation over the Internet on Friday, October 27, 2006, at 11:00 a.m.
Bhisho - The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) has approved R54 million for the construction of salt crystallization plant at the Coega Industrial Development Zone (IDZ).
The construction of a purpose-built pure vacuum-dried (PVD) salt crystallization facility for the salt company Cerebos, will start in February 2007 within the IDZ near Port Elizabeth.
The IDZ is one of the government's high priority projects to bring about significant economic benefits to the Eastern Cape region, create employment, energise industrial development and promote international trade.
DBSA investment officer for this project, Simon Vincent pointed out that the Eastern Cape was one of the bank's designated "hot spots" in dire need of infrastructure development and job creation.
A FOOD Complex in Davao City, with an estimated cost of P1 billion, has been proposed by the Southern Philippines Construction Core Group (SPCCG) to be established in Daliao, Toril to further develop and promote industries with high growth potentials.
SPCCG, which comprises representatives from private sector partners, namely: the Davao City Local Government Unit, the National Development Company (NDC), and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), comes up with the plan to transform Davao Region as the food processing and consolidation center in Mindanao, as well as the shipment hub for domestic and export markets.
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Whether leasing new or existing premises, whether you are the landlord or tenant, the construction of improvements to your premises presents numerous concerns. First, both parties should address and allocate a variety of risks that are unique to the construction of improvements to the premises. Second, each party must try to incorporate protections against potential problems. Finally, each party should attempt to anticipate and provide for those special construction concerns that are unique to the premises in question. The lease provisions addressing construction of improvements to the premises present not only complex clauses and unique jargon, but also numerous opportunities to negotiate the allocation of important risks.... .
The Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba has announced it's cutting rates for construction firms that encourage a safe workplace. The Incentive Plan in Construction will cut WCB rates by five percent for firms that earn safety association accreditation through the Manitoba Heavy Construction Association, or the Consttruction Safety Association of Manitoba. The plan starts January 1st, and is open to over 5,500 construction firms. It will be funded by the construction firms through a small surcharge increase, which doesn't apply to other industries. CJOB's Brett Megarry reporting.
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YAROSLAVL, October 13 (Itar-Tass) - Russia's President Vladimir Putin has visited an exhibition of road machinery that will be used in the projects for improving the networks of Russian automobile roads. The display shows more than 30 types of vehicles -- asphalt spreaders, rolls, excavators, bulldozers - that are used in all the phases of road construction. Apart from these, put up for the show are road maintenance vehicles and mobile gauging laboratories. Exhibition stands show models of new non-routine bridges, the plans for modernizing the country's transport system, investment projects, the systems of telematics and navigation on automobile transport, as well as new road construction technologies. A report, the working group of the State Council drafted for the session, stresses the key role that automobile roads have for the implementation of priority national projects.
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