General Contracting

Members of the Hanover school board approved a preliminary budget for 2013-14 on Monday but officials won't say if it includes outsourcing the janitorial staff. "We cannot discuss that because we're still in negotiations," business manager Troy Wentz...

Two truck drivers have sued one of Southern California's largest trucking companies, alleging they were denied breaks, lunch hours and overtime because they were treated as independent contractors rather than employees of Harbor Express Inc. The lawsuit...

Occupational licenses issued recently by county and municipal governments in Central Florida; data collected by Market Force Corp. of Newtown Square, Pa. Lake Southlake Autism and Behavioral Services, mental health counselor, 3815 Breckinridge Lane,...

Site preparation for Bowling Green's newest retail businesses in Gary Farms began last week, with an anticipated opening before Thanksgiving, if the weather cooperates. No sooner than contractors broke ground for the Shoppes of Gary Farms, rain moved...

Judy and Joe Kaminski hired a landscaper to plant trees in their yard to replace trees that died during recent storms. They felt comfortable knowing the landscaper, as required by state law, would make sure the underground utility lines in their yard...

A contractor working on the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System's Oakland campus accidentally cut power for more than three hours in two operating rooms while surgeries were taking place, prompting lawmakers to demand answers about what happened. One...

Keokuk resident Bob Leu attended the Lee County Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday to discuss a mix-up regarding property taxes and the curt letter he received from the treasurer's office. Leu stayed, however, to discuss whether the county should have...

Reinvestment and redevelopment of the distressed Park Heights neighborhood will continue under a funding agreement Baltimore's financial oversight panel approved Wednesday with the Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation. The foundation, named for the late Orioles...

The real estate bust idled hundreds of thousands of construction workers. Now, with housing on the mend, builders are hiring again. Trouble is, many workers aren't coming back. Years of sporadic employment drove many from the industry. Incomes aren'...

By Alwyn Scott NEW YORK, May 8 (Reuters) - The lithium-ion batteries used in Boeing Co's 787 Dreamliner are getting x-ray scans to help investigators determine what caused them to overheat and in one case catch fire. The scans, scheduled to start this...

The batteries that resulted in Boeing 787 Dreamliners months-long grounding across the globe have been ordered to undergo X-rays to aid investigators in finding out what caused them to overheat and catch fire. The National Transportation Safety Board,...

The plastic "belly pan" under the front end of the seven-year-old Infinity coupe cleared the pavement despite the dip at the end of Ken Horodenski's driveway. It missed it by only an inch, however. (I know because I stopped with the front wheels in...