New year brings state registration requirements for home contractors
Hawley ? The Wayne County Builders Association (WCBA) is offering its members and county residents the opportunity to learn more about a new law going into effect on July 1, which will require home improvement contractors to register with the state Attorney General?s office to do business in Pennsylvania. An informational session is planned for Jan. 14.

Contractors body appoints new head of commercial development
The Professional Contractors Group (PCG) has appointed Iain McIlwee as Head of Commercial Development.

Lee Building Industry to host contractors showcase in Estero Jan. 22
Lee Building Industry Association's Commercial Contractors Council will host its 2009 Contractors Showcase at 4 p.m., Thursday, Jan.

Malaysian builders vie for Syria jobs
Protasco Bhd, Weida Bhd and Scomi Group Bhd are among the Malaysian contractors vying for infrastructure jobs in Syria worth more than ¤500 million (RM2.4 billion).

Beulahland expansion moving forward
Beulahland Bible Church in Macon is building an addition. The 40,000-square-foot addition at the church, located at 1010 Newberg Ave, is expected to be completed by June 1, Aaron Burgess, vice president of Par Church Builders general contractors, said.

Builders seek help to surviveI
Call for federal stimulus plan.

Try these 9 projects this year
With existing homes sales and home prices in most regions of the country down, it makes sense for homeowners to think at least twice about investing in a renovation.

Savvy Consumer: Better Business Bureau launches new rating system
More than 37,000 local businesses -- from major retailers, home builders and airlines to carpet cleaners, roofers and fitness centers -- must feel like they?re joining the kids going back to school this week: The Better Business Bureau at Fort Worth has assigned them all letter grades from A-plus to F.

Malaysian state to blacklist builders hiring foreign workers
Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia's opposition-ruled northern state of Penang announced Monday that builders hiring foreign workers over local applicants would be blacklisted from receiving state contracts. Contractors and developers awarded contracts would on...

Large construction layoffs looming
According to new employment and business forecast figures released by the Associated General Contractors of America, about two thirds of the nation?s non-residential construction companies are planning to cut their payrolls.

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SEA PARK: The pier leading to the underwater observatory at the former Ela Beach sea park site is being renovated. Workers from Lae Builders and Contractors were busy yesterday replanking the pier. Pictured is Eric Henini spreading soil over the rocks which make up part of the pier.

Uganda: Sh2 Billion for Road Builders Withheld
Kampala ? THE National Roads Authority has withheld sh2b for two construction companies, which were hired to do repair works on the Kampala-Jinja highyway. The authority said the companies did substandard work.

Brickbats for builders
8 January, 2009 - The quality of construction in the country was once again brought under the microscope as members of parliament pointed out fronting and sub-contracting as the main causes of poor construction quality.

Malaysian state to blacklist builders hiring foreign workers
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia?s opposition-ruled northern state of Penang announced yesterday that builders hiring foreign workers over local applicants would be blacklisted from receiving state contracts.

Steel Industry Looks for a Piece of the Stimulus-Plan Pie
After a roller-coaster 2008 of record highs to devastating lows, domestic steelmakers are now turning to government for orders that, until the September collapse, had come from manufacturers and builders.

Austin, other Texas cities vie for U.S. 'green' money
When Rahm Emanuel , President-elect Barack Obama's chief of staff, told a group of corporate chiefs in New York late last year that Obama's economic stimulus package would focus on "green infrastructure," the message reached all the way to Austin.

Builders say $1.3B Dubai race course deal nixed
Companies building the centerpiece of a prominent Dubai race course said Tuesday the original $1.25 billion contract has been canceled, putting the fate of the future site of the Middle East's premier horse race in doubt. The project's developer, Meydan LLC,...

A billion here, a billion there...
As construction spending nationwide continues to decline, many builders are hoping for a big boost thanks to the economic stimulus package being drafted in Congress. Details of the massive package ? likely to total $750 billion or more ? haven?t been fleshed out, but billions no doubt will be included to fund construction of new homes, offices, roads [...]

Not all giving up on construction in economic downturn
Dentist Josh Green opens the doors Jan. 19 to a brand-new office in Hellgate Meadows. Green, who currently practices at a dental complex on Southwest Higgins, is among a select group of people who are building in a down economy.

Builders say $1.3B Dubai race course deal nixed
Companies building the centerpiece of a prominent Dubai race course said Tuesday the original $1.25 billion contract has been canceled, putting the fate of the future site of the Middle East's premier horse race in doubt.