Playground’s back, better
Asbury Park Press - Construction of the park began in August. The project cost the township about $495,000, Brush said. Bids to regrade the site and install the new equipment topped $1 million, he said. The township was awarded a $55,000 state Green Acres grant for the . more.
September unemployment rate climbs
Daily Dispatch - A slowdown of the local housing market has reduced the growth of construction jobs in recent months, and this is expected to persist as higher interest rates and inflationary pressures continue to take their toll. The manufacturing industry in Cochise . more.
Police Expand Search Based on Tip in Possible Homicide
WTen.com - So the backhoe was back at work Monday, gently sifting through dirt behind 303 9th Street in Troy; and crews expanded their search. It was the fourth consecutive day investigators picked through the ground, looking for signs of human remains. On . more.
Poland’s unemployed refuse low-paid jobs (UPI)
WARSAW, Poland, Oct. 23 (UPI) — A shortage of people willing to take low-paying jobs, despite an unemployment rate of 15 percent, has Poland’s authorities concerned. more.
The 3rd Shanghai International Solid Waste Equipment & Technology Exhibition to Open in November (SYS-CON Media)
SHANGHAI, China, Oct. 30 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ — Shanghai International Exhibition Co., Ltd. announced today that the 3rd Shanghai International Solid Waste Equipment & Technology Exhibition (’SWET Shanghai 2006′) would now open on November 1 to 5, 2006. The event is sponsored by the Shanghai City Appearance & Environmental Sanitation Administrative Bureau; the China Council for the Promotion of more.
Czech construction output growth slows to 4.1% y/y in September; belowmarket expectations (Interfax)
PRAGUE. NOVEMBER 7. INTERFAX CENTRAL EUROPE - Construction output growth in the Czech Republic slowed to 4.1% year-on-year (y/y) in September from 6.4% y/y in August, below market consensus expectations of 7.3% y/y growth, according to figures the Czech Statistical Office published (CSU) Tuesday. more.
