Category: #community
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FK Architecture Designs Banyan East Town Apartments
FK Architecture, a Fugleberg Koch Company, proudly announces the completion and full lease-up of Banyan East Town Apartments, a newly designed affordable housing community now open in Altamonte Springs, Florida. The thoughtfully designed, three-story, 92-unit apartment complex—located at 1010 Merritt Street near the SunRail station—has been fully leased in under a month and currently maintains a…
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50+ Business, Civic Leaders Unite to Oppose Wage Bill
More than 50 organizations representing economic development, community, and business groups across New York today launched a statewide coalition to oppose the proposed expansion of construction prevailing wage laws. The bill – A6708 / S6378 – would dramatically raise construction costs, stop critical projects, including those working toward New York’s housing goals, and eliminate thousands…
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Sewer Cleaning: Ending the Scourge of “Blown Toilets”
For the operators cleaning municipal sewer, storm and sanitary lines, dreaded “blown toilets” can quickly become a community clean-up and public relations nightmare. “A ‘blown toilet’ can leave sewer material on a homeowner’s floor and toilet seat, raising tensions in the community,” says Dan Story, Operations Manager at KEG Technologies, a manufacturer of sewer and…
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Clark Tops Out Pepperdine Arena, Wellness Center
Clark Construction Group, in collaboration with Pepperdine University, Perkins & Will, and key trade partners, celebrated the topping out of the Pepperdine Arena building. The Resilience-Informed Skills Education (RISE) building, also in development, is scheduled to top out at the end of May 2025. These milestones mark a significant step forward in the transformation of…
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Windsor Door Supports Miracle League of Arkansas
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Windsor Door, a family-owned leader in the garage door industry based in Little Rock, demonstrated its ongoing commitment to community with the Miracle League of Arkansas on Saturday, April 26. Company employees spent the day serving as buddies to the ballplayers, assisting them at bat, running bases, helping officials during the baseball games, and providing food and…
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Drew Buchanan Joins MuleHide as Blue Ridge Territory Manager
Drew Buchanan has joined low-slope roofing manufacturer MuleHide as Blue Ridge territory manager. He is the company’s lead contact with customers in the territory, which spans western North Carolina, southwestern Virginia, eastern Tennessee and western South Carolina. His responsibilities include helping ensure that projects are completed efficiently and according to specification, working with contractors and ABC Supply Co.…
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Tara Toro Joins Trade Group Women’s Committee Leadership
Expanding its commitment to leadership in the community of building industry professionals locally and nationally, RKTB Architects has announced that Tara Toro, the firm’s operations manager, was recently selected to serve as Vice Chairwoman for the Women’s Committee of the Queens & Bronx Building Association (QBBA), an organization representing the residential and commercial construction industry…