Lincoln Elementary Demolition
Demolition crews on Wednesday demolish the gym behind Lincoln Elementary School as the district prepares to build a new school on the Lincoln site.
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Downtown Orlando's well-known round building is finally a pile of rubble, but it doesn't appear that crews are clearing it away very quickly. The building was supposed to be down and the lot cleared before the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts opened last November, but the projectgot way behind schedule. Channel 9's Steve Barrett said that no more than three workers have been seen on the lot this week, trying to clear the massive pile of rubble. The city of Orlando opened the doors of the arts center in November expecting the seven-story bank building sitting out front to be gone. On Wednesday, Channel 9 received a statement from the city expressing regret that the demolition project isn't complete. The statement read, in part: "While we are disappointed that the demolition of the round building has taken longer than anticipated, the demolition process is still ongoing and is continuing as fast as possible." No one from Crusader Demolition, the company hired to take the building down and clear the lot, would respond to Barrett's questions about the project and when the land would be clear. Last month a rival contractor said publicly that his company had warned the city that Crusader Demolition wouldn't be able to complete the job on time. In the statement from the city, officials said they will look into possible penalties when the demolition project is complete. "Once the building is down we will determine the issue of possible fines," the statement read. Crusader is being paid $700,000 for the demolition. It's unclear how much money the fines could amount to.
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Published: Thu, January 22, 2015 @ 12:04 a.m.
By Ed Runyan
WARREN
Preparation work has begun on the $2.4 million demolition of the 354,000 square foot historic General Electric Ohio Lamp Plant on Dana Street Northeast.
The approximately 100-year-old facility was GEs last factory that made only incandescent light bulbs when it closed at about this time last year after concessionary contract talks failed to produce a new contract. More than 180 people worked there.
The factory has historic significance for Warren because the Packard brothers first manufactured incandescent light bulbs at that location around 1890, before building their first Packard automobile there in 1899 and later selling off their light-bulb business to focus on wiring harnesses.
Packard automobile production moved to Michigan in 1902, and GE took over the light-bulb operation about 1916 about the time historians believe the first building at the GE plant was constructed.
Historians believe all of the buildings the Packard brothers used at that site were removed either early last century or after that.
GE has hired Saber Demolition Corp. of Warners, N.Y., to handle the demolition, and work has been ongoing for several weeks. The most noticeable work so far has been the installation of a fence around the facility and removal of the windows.
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THE demolition of Dursley's iconic Lister and Petter buildings continues as more of the old building is brought to the ground.
The job got underway on Wednesday, January 7, as Cuddy Dismantling and Demolition Group Ltd, based in Wales, began taking the building apart to make way for the next phase of the Littlecombe housing development.
One of Cuddy's machines could be seen prying apart the side of the building on Wednesday, January 21, and most of the factory has been completely hollowed out.
More delicate work will be carried out by the team on areas of the site that contain asbestos.
Cuddy have said they intend to be as sympathetic to the surrounding area as possible when tearing down the old factory and ensure noise pollution is kept to a minimum.
However, not all of the noises can be suppressed, and those around Dursley during the day may hear the distant sound of crashing as the structure is destroyed.
The demolition looks set to continue for another four to six weeks before the former industrial giant is completely levelled.
Many have expressed their sadness at the loss of such a significant former-employer in the town, including Dursley's mayor Jane Ball, but remain optimistic about the future and the regeneration that will take place courtesy of St Modwen after the Lister buildings are removed.
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By Dan Sewell Associated Press Thursday January 22, 2015 6:33 AM
CINCINNATI Highway construction work resumed in Cincinnati even as investigations continue into the deadly collapse of an overpass exit ramp that was being demolished, Ohio transportation officials said yesterday.
The southbound lanes of I-75 re-opened Tuesday night, nearly 24 hours after a worker was killed in the overpass collapse, which covered the lanes with tons of concrete and steel.
The Ohio Department of Transportation had postponed other bridge work on Tuesday night, but it planned to close all northbound lanes from 11 p.m. yesterday until 5 a.m. today in a section north of downtown. The interstates lanes may be closed at other times as needed for work thats part of a three-year project scheduled to end in June 2016.
U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigators have been at the site, and other authorities are also probing the accident.
Transportation Department spokesman Brian Cunningham said the contractor, Kokosing Construction of Westerville, cleared the debris more quickly than expected, allowing inspections on Tuesday evening that found only a small pothole that needed repair.
There was very little damage to the roadway, he said.
Kokosings $91 million contract for the project makes it liable for any damages caused by the traffic shutdown. Cunningham said assessing damages against the contractor will be part of the investigation.
Kokosing official John Householder said in a statement yesterday that the construction company will work with the authorities to investigate and determine the cause of the collapse.
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Pittsboro, NC (PRWEB) January 21, 2015
Arthur Rutenberg Homes is pleased to announce that Hearthstone Luxury Homes, LLC, an independent franchisee of Arthur Rutenberg Homes, has opened a new fully furnished and professionally decorated Arthur Rutenberg Homes luxury custom home model, the Caswell, in the Hamptons community.
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The home features 3910 square feet of inside living area, with 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 1 half-bath, and a den and bonus room as standard features in this 2-story layout.
The Pittsboro, NC Caswell model home features a step-up landing that encompasses the turning staircase and the study, then passing the circular built-in bar and wine room, to the view through the Great Room and out the Glass Accordion Doors.
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LAKELAND | The local home building industry saw more improvement in 2014, as construction activity reached a seven-year high.
A total 2,497 permits for new single-family homes were recorded in Polk last year, jumping 29 percent from 1,936 permits in 2013, according to county and city building departments.
Last year was the busiest for area builders since the recession.
"2014 was a great year compared to what we went through for the six to seven years prior," said Ken War- ren, president of Lakeland-based Kensington Homes, an Arthur Rutenberg franchise.
Warren said his business completed 21 home sales last year, more than double the amount it was seeing during some of the toughest years of the recession.
"Right now we have 18 homes under construction. That's a good number for a custom builder," Warren said Wednesday.
Builders say that sales are picking up as the job market improves and more buyers see signs of a stabilizing economy. In addi- tion, distressed home sales have declined and median home prices continue to rise, making it easier for builders to compete on price.
Meanwhile, economists and builders have voiced concerns about the financial challenges faced by younger generations, and how that limits overall housing demand.
Polk had 174 new home permits in December, rising about 9 percent from the year before. It was the highest total for the month of December since 2007, when 194 permits were recorded.
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It's been alleged that surplus marble from a college project was installed in the home of Red River Colleges former president.
Red River College has contacted the Winnipeg Police Service regarding an incident involving a former president and marble countertops that ended up in her former Wellington Crescent home.
The issue dates back to last October, when the Canadian Taxpayers Federation reviewed transfer of goods documents made by former RRC president Stephanie Forsyth. The CTF found that surplus marble countertops, marked for disposal from the colleges Patterson GlobalFoods Institute building, had been assumed by Forsyth and installed in the renovated kitchen of her former River Heights home.
Lloyd Schreyer, chair of the RRC board of governors, issued the following statement on the matter today, indicating that the college had no other alternative but to alert the authorities on the matter.
"As of (Tuesday), the board made the decision to engage Winnipeg police to undertake a review of allegations. The board looked into this to the best of its ability but determined we do not possess the necessary legal tools to adequately conclude the review.
"The board will await the results. At this juncture, it is not appropriate to discuss this further until the review is complete and conclusive."
The comments by the college come on the heels of a provincial review on the high-level staff operations of RRC released earlier this morning. The report carries 45 recommendations, including increased diligence on executive expense claims involving meals, travel and other items, as well as contract management practices, financial reporting and human resource management practices.
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