Dec
30
Unions: 6 Months With No Las Vegas Construction Deaths Good
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Union officials representing construction workers on the Las Vegas Strip say several factors have helped improve safety at large project sites, leading to no deaths in the past six …
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Dec
30
Colorado to get $34M for blighted properties
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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on Monday approved the state of Colorado’s request for $34 million to help local communities suffering from especially high home foreclosures and declining property values.
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Dec
30
BRIEF-Kaufman & Broad agrees new credit terms, sales fall
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Kaufman & Broad SA: * Says 2008 sales down 15.7 percent * Agrees new credit terms with its bankers.
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Dec
30
Creativity key in real estate today
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Real Estate Connect Speaker Profile: Celeste Starchild
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Dec
30
Simon Property Group settles claim over gift cards
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Connecticut’s attorney general says the owner of the Crystal Mall in Waterford has agreed to pay nearly $309,000 to settle alleged violations of the state’s gift card laws.
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Dec
30
Hawaii Governor Asks Bush to Declare Oahu, Kauai Disaster
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Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle is asking President Bush to declare Oahu and Kauai disaster areas to help the islands recover from recent heavy rains, flooding and high winds.Lingle said on Christmas …
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Dec
30
Catastrophe losses hit $200B in 2008: Munich Re
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MUNICH, Germany—Catastrophes caused more than $200 billion in economic losses in 2008, while insured losses totaled $45 billion, according to research from Munich Re Group. Overall losses for 2008 were up over 143% from 2007, while insured losses during the same period were up 50%, Munich Re’s…
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Dec
30
Carnegie Hall Wants to Evict Its Duchess
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Since 1947, Editta Sherman has lived in a “palatial” rent-controlled apartment above New York’s storied Carnegie Hall, for which she pays only $650 a month, according to CNN. Ms. Sherman,…
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Dec
30
Windward Mall to expand food court
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Windward Mall will have a newly renovated and larger food court in time for the holidays next year.
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Dec
30
Small Business, Big Advantages, Huge Opportunities
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The real danger with a loudly-trumpeted, common crisis, like the recession, lies in the fact that this problem can become a convenient excuse for professionals and businesses.
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