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How Does a Lighting Designer Light a Finish Line?
Lighting Designer, Avraham Mor, Among the Youngest to Achieve Professional IALD Designation While Training for Triathlon. - October 10, 2009 - Lightswitch Architectural
Lexington SC Construction Company Tops the List for Builders of New Homes
When it comes to the top builders of new homes in the Columbia, SC, metropolitan area, McGuinn Construction Management is the customers’ choice. Constructing more than 1,700 custom homes, McGuinn has built more than any other home builder in Columbia. Since 1985 the McGuinn Construction... - October 10, 2009 - Mcguinn Homes
CertifiGroup Opens New Ingress Protection Testing Laboratory for CE and UL Product Certifications
CertifiGroup a Cary NC company, announces the opening of a new Ingress Protection testing laboratory. This IP Code testing laboratory is the biggest privately owned facility in the Western Hemisphere. - October 10, 2009 - CertifiGroup
Bowen Family Homes Celebrates 40 Years in Business
What started out as a single home project for Rudy Bowen in the suburbs of Gwinnett County in 1969, turned out to be not only a career for Bowen, but one he would develop into a family business. This year, Bowen Family Homes is proud to commemorate its 40th Anniversary. Bowen’s rise to the... - October 10, 2009 - Bowen Family Homes
"The Economic Report" to Feature Nexus Engineering
Nexus Engineering is pleased to announce its involvement in an upcoming segment of “The Economic Report” focusing on topics, trends and issues related to “Leading Developments in Nuclear Power” as part of the show’s Energy Solutions for the 21st Century... - October 10, 2009 - Nexus Engineering
Cartee-Berry Wins Grand Prize in SDS/2 Solid Steel Competition
Cartee-Berry & Associates is proud to announce that it has won a grand prize in the commercial category of the 2009 Design Data SDS/2 Solid Steel Competition. The company received the award for its steel detailing work on the Cyber Innovation Center, a state-of-the art research park located in... - October 10, 2009 - Cartee-Berry & Associates, LLC
Product Regulatory – the Critical Missing Piece of the Venture Capital Process
CertifiGroup, a Cary NC company, is offering important information to manufacturing companies who are preparing to seek Venture Capital. This information is also critical to Venture Capital firms. Many designers and product builders will be eligible for no-cost assistance. - October 10, 2009 - CertifiGroup
Mark of Excellence Remodeling Introduces New Home Maintenance Club
Mark of Excellence Remodeling, an award winning New Jersey remodeling company, is taking their customer service one step further and introducing their new Home Maintenance Club. The goal of this new club is to help families keep homes maintained and energy efficient. Using the NJ Clean Energy... - October 10, 2009 - Mark of Excellence Remodeling, Inc.
CertifiGroup Has Alternative to UL Certification, Offers Electrical Product Safety Training in Cary
CertifiGroup is providing UL testing and certifications for local, national and international designers and manufacturers of electrical products and systems. Training classes are available. - October 09, 2009 - CertifiGroup
The Basement Doctor is Named Guest Speaker at the Columbus State Community College Leadership Speaker Series
Columbus State Community College announced that Ron Greenbaum, “The Basement Doctor,” will be its speaker at this autumn’s Leadership Speaker Series. The Columbus State Community College Leadership Speaker Series provides students with a valuable opportunity to listen to... - October 09, 2009 - The Basement Doctor
Minto Communities Substantially Increases West Coast Presence with Acquisition of SevenShores
Minto, with a strong heritage of success on Florida's East Coast, dramatically increases presence on Florida's West Coast through its acquisition of large residential development project on Perico Island. - October 09, 2009 - Minto Communities, LLC
Save a Bundle on Preferred Bath Bundles from PlumbTile
PlumbTile responds to consumer demand for easy to order, budget-friendly bathroom starter kits. Preferred Bundles are mini-suites of basic items from top name brands grouped together for discounted savings. - October 09, 2009 - International Bath & Tile
Bowen Family Homes Continues to Qualify Homebuyers and Realtors During Penny Power Promotion
Bowen Family Homes is offering potential homeowners the chance to win a brand new home for $.01, while Realtors have a chance to win $50,000. Currently, nine homeowners and six Realtors have qualified. Homebuyers and Realtors have until November 8, to qualify to have their chance to participate in... - October 09, 2009 - Bowen Family Homes
Diamond Awards GMS Two Accommodation Projects
Global Maritime Solutions, LLC provides marine accommodations, offshore and onshore buildings, interior outfitting and refurbishment services to the international marine and oil & gas markets. - October 08, 2009 - Global Maritime Solutions, LLC
UL Certification and CE Marking for Laboratory Equipment Special Manufacturer Program
Laboratory equipment represents an elevated risk of product safety dangers. CertifiGroup has a special new program to help manufacturers, designers and equipment owners for this high-tech category. - October 08, 2009 - CertifiGroup
Advanced Window Products Offers 100% Financing Amid Tough Economic Times
Window replacement is an indispensable part of maintaining a home. Unfortunately acquiring financing can be tough task, according to the professionals of Advanced Window Products. - October 08, 2009 - Advanced Window Products
Storm Smart 'We Care' Winner Well-Deserving Englewood Family
The 'We Care' program is intended to provide free hurricane protection to a Southwest homeowner, based on need, during the 2009 Hurricane Season. This month's winner is Mr. Ed Kensey, who's compelling story prompted immediate action from Storm Smart. - October 07, 2009 - Storm Smart
Lightswitch Architectural Shines New Light on Chicago Skyline
After decades, exciting new lighting designed by Lightswitch Architectural truly makes a difference to the skyline in a city already known for its breathtaking architecture and silhouette and energizes the windy city. - October 07, 2009 - Lightswitch Architectural
Lennar Wins Big at The Charleston Trident Home Builders Association’s PRISM Awards Event
The Charleston Trident Home Builders Association presented Lennar with five marketing awards and two Million Dollar Circle Awards at their annual PRISM Awards Program. - October 07, 2009 - Lennar
Mackilwean Turf Farm Harvests N.C. Centipede for Public Sale Eastern, N.C.
Mackilwean Turf farm is the only farm in Eastern N.C. that harvests centipede seed available for sale to the public. - October 07, 2009 - Mackilwean Turf Farm, Inc.
Xtreme Temperature Control, a Utah Temperature Control Company, Offers Winter Advice
Xtreme Temperature Control offers advice for saving money during the Winter and future Spring season. - October 06, 2009 - Xtreme Temperature Control
Balfour Resource Group Helps Neonatal Intensive Care Patients Transfer Safely to New Facility
Moving over 60 premature and ill babies from an existing neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) to a new, expanded facility is a delicate operation. On September 23, Balfour Resource Group coordinated “moving day” at Women & Infants’ Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island,... - October 05, 2009 - Balfour Beatty Construction
U S Building Consultants, Inc. Considers Homeowners the Winners with New Certified Protocols
The homeowners wanted back the value of their homes and they wanted assurance that the fix was not going to be a band-aid type repair. Armed with this information, USBCI and the DDIA launched a six month pursuit in designing a cost effective protocol that would insure homeowners would only have to go through this nightmare once. Spending 90% of the time on the solution and 10 % of the time on the problem. - October 05, 2009 - USBCI
Minto Communities Substantially Increases West Coast Presence with Acquisition of SevenShores
Minto Communities LLC, a U.S. subsidiary of Canadian-based Minto Group founded in 1955, announces the acquisition of the residential development project on Perico Island. Terms will not be disclosed. For Minto Communities, a family-owned business who has built more than 19,000 homes in... - October 05, 2009 - Minto Communities
Sterling Custom Homes to Build a Spec Home in Flintrock Falls
Considering the state of the economy and the housing market, the spec home market has come to a screeching halt over the past year or so. Most builders have not been in a position, financially, to start a spec home – and the spec homes that remain have been picked over. As the market heats... - October 04, 2009 - Sterling Custom Homes
Highland Homes Opens Deer Creek in St. Cloud
The time has arrived, Finally, Highland Homes has opened for business at Deer Creek in St. Cloud. This is the first community in the Orlando market for Highland Homes and the company is anticipating a warm welcome from its Orlando prospects. Highland Homes has had great response to this new... - October 04, 2009 - Highland Homes
BJAC’s Chief Operations Officer Receives 2009 Mover and Shaker Award
Lou Jurkowski, CEO at BJAC, pa (www.bjac.com), an architectural firm offering professional services for specialized, complex institutional projects, has announced that Jenna Geigerman, chief operations officer, has received a 2009 Mover and Shaker award presented by Business Leader magazine. The... - October 04, 2009 - BJAC
The Time to Prepare for Earthquakes is Before It Starts to Shake
Julian Construction Urges Homeowners to Ensure Their Houses Are Properly Secured to Their Foundations - October 04, 2009 - Julian Construction
Reliance Fall Protection Introduces EXC™ Self Retracting Lifelines
Stainless Steel units are built for Extreme Conditions - October 03, 2009 - Reliance Fall Protection
Lennar Brings ENERGY STAR Appliances to Emmens Preserve
ENERGY STAR is a program backed by the U.S. Environmental Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy. - October 03, 2009 - Lennar
Royal Oaks Building Group Offers Homes in Churchill
Royal Oaks Building Group, LLC (www.royaloaksbg.com), has announced that the company has started new construction at Churchill, a community development located in Knightdale, N.C. Six inventory homes are currently available for sale in Churchill, and pre-sale opportunities are available,... - October 03, 2009 - Royal Oaks Homes LLC
Albion Supply Smart Systems for Shufflebottom
More than 14,000m of cold rolled purlin and rail steelwork has been erected in an extension to Smart Systems offices, warehouse and manufacturing plant located in Yatton, North Somerset. Custom cold roll forming manufacturer, Albion Sections, provided Z-section and accessories to specialist steel... - October 03, 2009 - Albion Sections Ltd
movemanSKG Goods Lift Makes Waves
movemanSKG has installed a Titan goods lift in Princess Yachts' Plymouth manufacturing facility. It is used to move vessel parts between floors safely, quickly, and efficiently. The lift helps the company meet tight production deadlines. - October 03, 2009 - movemanSKG
FSI Technologies Inc. and EyeVision Technology AG Announce Partnership
FSI Technologies Inc., and Eye Vision Technology AG have joined together to bring EyeSpector Smart Cameras and EyeVision machine vision software to North America. - October 02, 2009 - FSI Technologies Inc.
Palm Beach County Selects Wantman Group, Inc. for Jog Road Extension
Wantman Group, Inc. (WGI) is pleased to announce their selection by Palm Beach County to provide professional engineering services for the Jog Road Extension from SR 710 to Northlake Boulevard. - October 02, 2009 - Wantman Group, Inc.
Successful Remodeling: a Free Seminar for Homeowners at Papa Razzi in Wellesley MA
A free educational seminar being held on October 22, 2009 at Papa Razzi in Wellesley will provide information to equip homeowners with tools and information to help them start and complete a remodeling project with confidence. The first 3 registrants who attend the event will receive a free... - October 01, 2009 - Mitchell Construction Group Inc.
EMLab P&K Increases Mold Testing & Bacteria Testing Capacity to Support Georgia and the Southeast After Flooding
In response to flooding in Georgia and the Southeast region, EMLab P&K has added mold testing and bacteria testing capacity to support the increased need for environmental testing. - October 01, 2009 - EMLab P&K IAQ Laboratory
Acoustiblok Provdes Kennel Neighbors with Peace and Quiet, and Kennel Owners with Peace of Mind
Building or retrofitting a kennel can present some unique challenges for dog-loving entrepreneurs, but if engineered properly a kennel can and should be an affordable, quiet, and neighbor-friendly facility. Acoustiblok went in to this Iowa kennel, and saved the kennel owner from shutting down. - September 30, 2009 - Acoustiblok, Inc.
LGI Homes Ranked High by J.D. Powers for Quality and Overall Customer Satisfaction
In a recent survey study released by J.D. Power and Associates on builders in the Houston market, LGI Homes was ranked #3 overall in quality and #8 in overall customer satisfaction. The interesting factor in this survey is that LGI Homes is the highest ranked company that specializes in entry-level homes in these rankings. In terms of quality, LGI Homes ranks ahead of the big name national housing companies that build in the Houston area. - September 30, 2009 - LGI Homes
Fyfe Co. LLC Awarded Patent for Reinforcing Connector
On August 18, 2009, Fyfe Co LLC was awarded a United States Patent for Connectors for Reinforcing the Attachment among Structural Components (US Patent No. 7,574,840 B1) - September 30, 2009 - Fyfe Co. LLC
Home Inspections of Northern Virginia Expands Service Area Into Fairfax, VA and Arlington, VA
Home Inspections of Northern Virginia has expanded its service area to include Fairfax, VA and Arlington, VA. Home buyers in these areas are encouraged to contact Joseph Weissglass for any home inspection needs. - September 30, 2009 - Home Inspections of Northern Virginia
The Flores and Foley Roofing & Sheet Metal Companies Volunteer in the Habitat for Humanity Builders Blitz
Flores & Foley participated in the Habitat for Humanity Builders Blitz at The Cottages at Cornerstone, along with six local builders. - September 29, 2009 - Flores & Foley
Southland Custom Homes Offering Amazing Discounts on All Custom Homes
Southland Custom Homes announces company wide discounts on all new custom homes in Atlanta. Also offering additional 2% discounts for seniors, military personnel and for cash payments. - September 29, 2009 - Southland Custom Homes
Five Star Painting Named Among Top 50 Franchises for Minorities
Five Star Painting, the fastest growing and second largest painting franchise company in North America, has recently been named one of the Top 50 Franchises for Minorities by the National Minority Franchising Initiative (NMFI). This honor will be recognized in the October 2, 2009 special issue of USA Today – “Franchising Today.” - September 28, 2009 - Five Star Painting
Wantman Group, Inc. Selected by FDOT – District 4
Wantman Group, Inc. (WGI) is pleased to announce their selection by Florida’s Department of Transportation (FDOT) – District 4 to provide professional services for the Design-Build – Dixie Highway Flyover project in Broward and Palm Beach Counties. - September 27, 2009 - Wantman Group, Inc.
Highlight Homes of Georgia Extends a Helping Hand
Local Builder Offers Aid to Atlanta Area Flood Victims. - September 27, 2009 - Highlight Homes, LLC
Tom Booth of Hardin Construction Company Named to Leadership Raleigh
Hardin Construction Company LLC (www.hardinconstruction.com) has announced that Tom Booth, vice president and general manager for Hardin Construction Company’s Raleigh office, has been chosen to participate in Leadership Raleigh. Leadership Raleigh is a program of the Greater Raleigh Chamber... - September 27, 2009 - Hardin Construction Company
Flood-Damaged Heating and Air Conditioning Systems Can Cause Explosions or Fire
Green Heating and Cooling is offering a Free after-flood HVAC inspection. This inspection is performed by trained and qualified HVAC professionals. - September 26, 2009 - Green Heating and Cooling
Royal Oaks Building Group Begins New Construction for Lakestone Village
Royal Oaks Building Group, LLC (www.royaloaksbg.com) has announced that the company has started new construction at Lakestone Village, a community development located in Fuquay-Varina, N.C. Five inventory homes are currently available for sale in Lakestone Village, and pre-sale opportunities are... - September 26, 2009 - Royal Oaks Homes LLC
BJAC Named to List of Top Women-Owned Businesses
Lou Jurkowski, CEO at BJAC, pa (www.bjac.com), an architectural firm offering professional services for specialized, complex institutional projects, has announced that the firm ranked among the top women-owned businesses in the Triangle, according to the Triangle Business Journal’s List of... - September 25, 2009 - BJAC