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  • Sub-standard construction material led to Bangladesh building collapse says govt report

    A Bangladesh Government report into the collapse of a multi-storied factory building has uncovered a series of violations. The report revealed that the building had been constructed with sub-standard materials on unsuitable land. According to the BBC, it also recommended life sentences for the building's owner and the owners of five garment factories operating there. The Rana Plaza collapse ...

  • Waveland woman finds refuge from pain by building backyard bird habitats

    BAY ST. LOUIS, MS (WLOX) - A Waveland woman builds a house every week, but humans aren't allowed to move in. Her houses are just for the birds. And she's proud to say her birdhouses are living art, and they're gracing thousands of backyards all over the country. In a small space inside Shieldsboro Bazaar in Bay St. Louis, you will find a tiny village. There's a log cabin, ...

  • Fire hits Huntington apartment building

    A couch caught fire Thursday evening, forcing residents out of a Huntington apartment building for several hours.The Central Living Apartments building, 601 N. Jefferson St., was evacuated after the fire began in a common area about 5:15 p.m., the Huntington Fire Department said in a statement Friday morning.The sprinkler system kept the fire in check until firefighters arrived and put it out, ...

  • Owner of rundown heritage building must hand over report

    The owner of 287 Cumberland St., the former Our Lady Girls’ School, must provide the city with a copy of an engineering report that outlines the condition of the rundown property in Lowertown, a court has ...

  • 14 more apartments open in renovated downtown Albany building

    Another renovation project in Albany, NY created 14 more apartments downtown, along with commercial space. Two historic, five-story buildings at 522-524 Broadway were converted into one- and two-bedroom apartments and 18,000 square feet of commercial space ...


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  • New East Library apartment building to begin construction in July

    Milwaukee's East Library will be demolished in July, followed by work on a new library building along with apartments built above it. HSI Properties LLC has completed ...

  • Russia to finance construction of hospitalsschools in Dniester Reg

    In the plans is the construction of new buildings of the republic's maternity centre, the central clinic, the tuberculosis treatment clinic in Bendery and a new tuberculosis treatment centre in Rybnita. Agreements were also signed to build schools in Tiraspol. Bendery, Rybnita and the village of Tashlyk and new kindergartens in Rybnita and ...

  • Hill International to Present at the Credit Suisse 2013 Engineering Construction Conference

    MARLTON, N.J. & NEW YORK, May 24, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hill International ( ), the global leader in managing construction risk, announced today that David L. Richter, Hill's President and Chief Operating Officer, is scheduled to present at the Credit Suisse 2013 Engineering & Construction Conference being held on Thursday, June 6, 2013, at Credit Suisse Headquarters, 11 Madison ...

  • Report Wheels Come Off The Track For New Train Station Construction

    MIAMI (CBSMiami) - In many fields, workers are always told to measure twice and cut once. State transportation officials working on a new train station at Miami International Airport might need to be told that axiom again. According to CBS4 news partner the Miami Herald, the Florida Department of Transportation realized earlier this year after construction began that the platform for the train ...

  • BeauCoo Building An App With Lasting Power

    While mobile can be a tough business, the rewards are substantial when an app hits the sweet spot for users. Just take a look at Pandora. In the latest quarter, the company's mobile revenues doubled to $86.7 million. But how does a company like Pandora -- or Instagram or Vine, for that matter -- stand out while thousands of other apps languish? Well, a top app developer, Christian ...

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