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MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) Minnesota lawmakers are caught in a dust-up over office space at the State Capitol, and its threatening to delay the massive Capitol restoration now underway.

The three-year, $272 million project is on time and on budget. But the tenants in the new building including the governor, the Senate, the House and the attorney general cannot come to agreement over how much space they will control.

The Capitol Preservation Commission overseeing the Capitol work met Wednesday, but failed to reach agreement on who will get how many offices.

This is where we get hung up in, you know, Whos getting this percent more or whatever, Gov. Mark Dayton said. My view is the public space is whats most important, and the rest of us should fit in accordingly.

Daytons office will be larger in the newly-renovated building. Failing to agree is expensive, because if theres no signed agreement by next week, construction crews will slow down or stop their work.

Its estimated it will cost the state $680,000 a month.

Meanwhile, Republican leaders are reviving election campaign complaints about the Senate Office Building, now under construction behind the Capitol.

Theyre complaining that Democrats are holding out for double offices in the new building and in the Capitol.

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Construction could begin this spring on a more than $1 million office building that would provide Howard Hanna real-estate agents with a permanent location again in Sewickley.

A fire destroyed the company's offices on Broad Street in June.

The Sewickley Planning Commission approved the O'Hara-based real estate company's 4,500-square-foot building plan last week, in a 5-0 vote. Members Paul Pigman and Jamie Morrill were absent.

Council is expected to consider the plan at Monday's 7:30 p.m. meeting.

The building, with a planned red brick facade, would accommodate up to 39 agents and include work space and conference rooms, architect Stephen Casey said. It would include a mezzanine level.

The key to the building is to provide a proper terminus to the corner of Broad Street and Thorn, taking minor cues from the library and, because of the setback of the church, we're really in a prominent position here, said Casey, referring to nearby buildings. Hopefully, we're filling it with a building worthy of its prominent position.

Issues surrounding how rainwater would be collected and moved off the site would be worked into a developer's agreement with the borough, Sewickley manager Kevin Flannery said.

Coming up with parking for agents would be handled before the building opens, Howard Hanna property-management director Terry Corbett said.

After construction, the agency would work with the borough's tree commission to replant nearby trees, Flannery said.

The Sewickley real-estate office caught fire June 13, when a lightning strike hit the Sewickley United Methodist Church clock tower. The fire damaged the structure, displaced residents living above the offices and forced real-estate agents to work in temporary locations.

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A small Class C office building, along with an adjacent parking lot, at the west end of Abbot Kinney Boulevard in Venice sold last month for $15.5 million.

The 9,500-square-foot former medical office building at 910 Abbot Kinney was sold by Hanimax Properties of Chatsworth to Santa Monica developer Fogel Real Estate Corp. in an off-market deal.

Sitting at what one might consider the gateway to Abbot Kinney, the stucco-clad building was one of only a few nonretail buildings remaining along what has become a popular shopping stretch between Main Street and Venice Boulevard.

Blake Fogel, founder and president of Fogel Real Estate, said he saw a rare opportunity in the property to gain a retail foothold on what GQ Magazine has dubbed the coolest block in America. The buildings former tenant, Hall Health and Longevity Center, moved out Dec. 31 and construction to convert the medical office space into prime retail storefronts is expected to begin this week.

Theres a lot of upside in that area. Its like being at Main and Main of cool tech companies, as well as cool retail, Fogel said. Its a great place to be. We were just fortunate enough to be in the right place at the right time with a seller.

The one-story brick building with a bow-truss ceiling, built in 1948, was at some point covered over in white stucco. Fogel said the coating was going to be one of the first things to go during renovation.

Right now the property is all but invisible; no one really sees it because its an ugly stucco building, he said. Were going to blast that off and bring it back to being an interesting architectural building with new storefronts.

The soon-to-be retail property was the first building Fogel Real Estate acquired in an effort to invest $100 million in equity in Los Angeles in a span of about two years.

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Corrections were made to this story on Jan. 13, 2015.

Rivanna District Supervisor Ken Boyd will not run for re-election in November.

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MONTEREY, Calif., Jan. 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading regional property and casualty insurer, Capital Insurance Group (CIG), now offers a comprehensive Dwelling Fire program in the state of Washington. The new Dwelling Fire Program provides up to 200% replacement cost protection for structures and special form protection for direct physical loss as well asa wide range of landlord property and liability protection. CIG offers customized coverage to meet personal insurance needs Personal Auto, Homeowners, Valuable Articles, Excess Liability, and now Dwelling Fire.

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"Capital Insurance Group is acutely aware of the personal and business needs of its Homeowner clients and knows how catastrophic damage to dwellings can be," said Kurt Morgan, CIG Personal Lines Director. "We are pleased to announce this exceptional policy and coverage. The Washington Dwelling Fire Program provides information, options and support, which is often just the spark people need to get back on their feet."

This coverage is currently available in California, Nevada, Oregon and now, Washington. Policy provisions and coverage may vary from state to state.

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ORLANDO, Fla. -

Is your car smelling musty? It may be making you sick. A spilled drink here, a leaky window there, even a faulty A/C unit hidden deep in your dashboard can all be sources of mold and mildew. Xtraordinair By Class, a Central Florida company, says it has a process that can leave your car smelling fresh and allergen-free, all in less than one hour.

The company's director, Don Ward, says their "Green Nano Technology" fogger will kill all odor causing bacteria.

"There is definitely a sick car syndrome," said Ward, as he showed off what he calls his company's "revolutionary cleaning product."

Ward said people are getting sick from the bacteria in their cars and they may not even realize it.

Angie Federici says nothing about her vehicle is clean and fresh.

"My children and I we live in the car, we do," she said. "It usually smells like somebody's sweaty sneakers."

Between school, work and trips to her kids sporting events, her mini van is a home away from home. She thinks it may also be home to mold, mildew and to use her words, "Who knows what else."

"We probably are inhaling all kinds of toxins from the car from the all the things we do in this car," she added.

"This is an issue we're finding more and more. People are getting in their car and having headaches," Ward said. "They buy a used car and there's something growing in it. Suddenly a half hour home they have a headache and they can't figure out why. It's what's in their car."

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Ruskin, FL (PRWEB) January 13, 2015

Florida Home Partnership (FHP), a non-profit housing developer, continues its energy conservation efforts by providing water heater blankets at no cost to residents of Hillsborough and Pasco Counties. Water heater blanket packages are available for pick-up at the FHP main office in Ruskin or at the model home office in Dade City, Florida. Homeowners and renters are eligible to reserve packages. The only requirement necessary is "having a hot water heater in your home."

On average, water heating costs homeowners between $400 and $600 annually. One way to cut this cost is to insulate the water heater which can reduce standby heat losses by 25%-45%, remarked Earl Pfeiffer, FHPs executive director. Making these blankets available to the community is consistent with our mission of helping keep the cost of housing low. Energy efficiency is one major way to control home operating costs.

A short six minute video is available on FHPs website, http://www.flhome.org, demonstrating how to install a water heater blanket. While newer water heater models may not need additional insulation, homeowners can determine the need for insulation if the tank

Water heater blanket packages including written installation instructions are available beginning Monday, January 12, 2015, and are available while supplies last. Residents are limited to one blanket per home. Residents with two tanks may request an additional package. Apartment and business owners may also make special requests to reserve packages.

Scheduled pick-up times are Monday Friday from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM at the FHP main office on 201 14th Ave, SE, Suite H, Ruskin or in Dade City at the Sunset Hills model home office (36982 Sol Vista Drive, Dade City). Packages must be picked-up within one week of the reservation, otherwise items may be redistributed without notice.

To reserve a package, call FHP's main office at the 813.672.7889 or email sara(at)flhome(dot)org.

About the Florida Home Partnership Florida Home Partnership (FHP) is a non-profit Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) that offers affordable homeownership opportunities to low and moderate-income first-time homebuyers through the USDA Self-help Homeownership Program, townhome ownership, and affordable rentals. The agency also manages Hillsborough County (FL) Homeowner Rehabilitation Program.For more information about the program, call 813-672-7860 or visit http://www.flhome.org, friend us at - http://www.facebook.com/Floridahome, follow us at - @flhome1.

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WHITEHALL A campaign to spare a century-old Norway spruce that has served as the Whitehall Christmas Tree since 1928 likely wont do much good.

Lights were still on the impressive tree Monday, and Christmas and holiday decorations still adorned the gazebo at the Main Street park adjacent to the Canadian National Railway tracks.

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Tree limbs felled in the ice storm mounted at the City of Odessas five removal areas through the weekend, as city employees scrambled to dispose of tons of branches that would become free mulch.

The volume of work storm cleanup presented forced multiple city departments to focus on tree limb disposal the Parks, Streets, Public Works, Solid Waste and Code Enforcement. Other employees who volunteer with Keep Odessa Beautiful also helped.

Meanwhile, Odessans like Shane Gonzales took out their trailers to help neighbors, make a little extra money or both. Gonzales said he started removing tree limbs for neighbors around his home near Bernise Avenue and Seventh Street. He said he helped some elderly neighbors for free but others paid up to a few hundred dollars.

I didnt want them to be out in the cold, Gonzales said, hauling to a disposal site at Floyd Gwin Park. But it wasnt all free. So I cant take all of the credit.

That load was his fifth. Another included a 20-plus foot tree in his neighborhood split down the middle.

This was nice that the city did this, Gonzales said. It made it a little easier.

Ector County officials on Monday announced they would open five locations to be open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekdays through Jan. 26. They also threatened prosecution to anyone who dumps illegally at the sites.

City officials did not have a tonnage estimate of the disposed tree fragments. All would wind up at the Household Hazardous Waste Facility, 814 West 42nd St., where workers would grind them into mulch. (Incidentally, Odessans can go there to pick up free mulch).

Some private business took advantage of the ice-storm cleanup such as Hill County Landscape and Lawn, based in Austin but staffed by former Odessans.

My sister called and said Get down here, said one of the workers, Aaron Ashton. Theres too much work.

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