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    Aug 20, 2012 |Story| Tribune Media Services

  1. Swift Justice: Workers' comp, family tenants and deceased contractor

    Swift Justice
    Dear Jackie, I recently injured my foot at work. I was cutting a metal piece with a grader when it broke into pieces and landed on my left foot, leaving me to get six stitches. I work at an auto body shop but am hired as a private contractor, which makes...

    Tags: Employment, Coral Springs, Services and Shopping, Crime, Law and Justice, Companies and Corporations

    2. Jun 23, 2012 |Column| Hartford Courant

  2. Kevin Hunt: He Wants Money Back (And More) For Home Depot Kitchen

    Bob Deasy and his wife, Janet, have lived in the same Unionville house with the same kitchen for 44 years.
    The Hartford Courant
    Bob Deasy and his wife, Janet, have lived in the same Unionville house with the same kitchen for 44 years. They're retired, living on a pension and Social Security, but last October Bob Deasy decided to flatter both his wife and their home with a new...

    Tags: Employment Opportunities, Employment, Career and Workplace, The Home Depot, Services and Shopping

    3. Aug 15, 2012 |Story| KCPQ-LTV

  3. Fire began at construction site, official says; WSDOT contractor could be liable for millions

    Wildfires can start in all sorts of ways. Sometimes it’s lightning, sometimes it’s a careless camper, sometimes it’s downed power lines, sometimes it’s an arsonist. And sometimes it’s a construction project.
    Q13 FOX News political analyst
    Wildfires can start in all sorts of ways. Sometimes it’s lightning, sometimes it’s a careless camper, sometimes it’s downed power lines, sometimes it’s an arsonist. And sometimes it’s a construction project. From the...

    Tags: Companies and Corporations, Conservation, Environmental Issues, Services and Shopping, Economy, Business and Finance

    4. Jul 16, 2012 |Story| WDBJ7

  4. Engineering work stalls reopening of Bedford County highway

    U.S. Route 460, the busy four-lane highway that connects Roanoke and Lynchburg, is squeezed down to just two lanes in Montvale.
    Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau Chief
    U.S. Route 460, the busy four-lane highway that connects Roanoke and Lynchburg, is squeezed down to just two lanes in Montvale. It's been that way since the end of May, and people living nearby are ready for the road to re-open. "It's been inconvenient,...

    Tags: Science and Technology, Technology, Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Services and Shopping

    5. Jul 17, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. Water main break causes disruptions in downtown Baltimore

    Commuters to Baltimore faced heavy traffic and major delays Tuesday, after a large water main break downtown buckled the surface of Light Street and sent water gushing through Lombard and Pratt streets.
    Commuters to Baltimore faced heavy traffic and major delays Tuesday, after a large water main break downtown buckled the surface of Light Street and sent water gushing through Lombard and Pratt streets. Jamie Kendrick, the city’s deputy...

    Tags: Business, Services and Shopping, Commuting, Water Supply, Inner Harbor

    6. Jul 13, 2012 |Story| Tribune Media Services

  6. Key to successful house construction: Detailed plans

    DEAR TIM: With mortgage interest rates at all-time lows, I feel it's time to build my new home now. I've got hundreds of questions about the process, but I wonder if you can just give me some quick tips that will help me keep the cost down and avoid nightmares. I know many people who have regretted building a new home and who have been cheated by unscrupulous builders. Do you have a playbook that helps avoid all or many of the pitfalls? --Bryan P., Lowell, Mass.
    Ask The Builder
    DEAR TIM: With mortgage interest rates at all-time lows, I feel it's time to build my new home now. I've got hundreds of questions about the process, but I wonder if you can just give me some quick tips that will help me keep the cost down and avoid...

    Tags: Arts and Culture, Architecture, Services and Shopping

    7. Jul 17, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  7. London Olympics security contractor called 'incompetent' by panel

    World Now
    Olympic security company chief grilled by lawmakers; OIympic security failure forces army to step in...
    8. Jul 23, 2012 |Story| WPMT-LTV

  8. Avoiding Contractor Scams in Central PA

     This is the time of year when many people have home improvement projects done.  It's also the time of year when scam artists pose as contractors and rip-off unsuspecting people.  However, there are some simple ways to protect yourself no matter the size of the project you're having done.  Pat Walters of York County is having her master bathroom remodeled.  “We looked at lots of contractors to do this.  Because I'm picky I wanted local and dependable and good quality for the dollar.”  Walters decided on Coggeshall and Lentz.  A contractor for 30 years, Phil Coggeshall wants clients to ask him the right questions.  “I  want to make sure they ask about the contract and understand the payment schedule, and that they feel comfortable with our people coming in to work on their house because trust is a big thing in this world” says Coggeshall. 
     This is the time of year when many people have home improvement projects done.  It's also the time of year when scam artists pose as contractors and rip-off unsuspecting people.  However, there are some simple ways to protect yourself no matter the...

    Tags: Career and Workplace, Wage Contract Issues, York County (Pennsylvania), Services and Shopping, York (York, Pennsylvania)

    9. Jul 19, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  9. Downtown water main break offers peek into complex system

    Art Shapiro was motoring south on Eutaw in his maintenance truck when the call came across his radio: Head to Lombard and Light streets, where a water leak needed attention.
    Art Shapiro was motoring south on Eutaw in his maintenance truck when the call came across his radio: Head to Lombard and Light streets, where a water leak needed attention. Baltimore's chief of utilities maintenance figured the call, around rush hour...

    Tags: Inner Harbor, Career and Workplace, Patapsco, Services and Shopping, Labor Legislation

    10. Jul 28, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  10. Unexploded ordnance in Afghanistan poses hidden threat

    The hulking old tanks, left to rust when Soviet forces pulled out of Afghanistan in 1989, still packed a threat when Albert Whittington arrived.
    The hulking old tanks, left to rust when Soviet forces pulled out of Afghanistan in 1989, still packed a threat when Albert Whittington arrived. Whittington, an ordnance and explosives specialist with the Baltimore district of the Army Corps of...

    Tags: U.S. Army, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Weaponry, United Nations, Explosions

    11. Jun 21, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. Vietnam vet dies 'making a difference' in Afghanistan

    Friends recall that Tom Boyle faced many deadly situations on the streets of Chicago during more than 30 years as a police officer. More than a decade after retirement, at age 62, he was training police in war-torn Afghanistan how best to keep the peace when he died this week.
    Tribune reporter
    Friends recall that Tom Boyle faced many deadly situations on the streets of Chicago during more than 30 years as a police officer. More than a decade after retirement, at age 62, he was training police in war-torn Afghanistan how best to keep the peace...

    Tags: Shootings, Afghanistan, Services and Shopping

    12. Aug 8, 2012 |Story| CNN

  12. How a lying 'social engineer' hacked Wal-Mart

    A Wal-Mart store manager in a small military town in Canada got an urgent phone call last month from "Gary Darnell" in the home office in Bentonville, Ark.
    CNN
    A Wal-Mart store manager in a small military town in Canada got an urgent phone call last month from "Gary Darnell" in the home office in Bentonville, Ark. Darnell told the manager Wal-Mart had a multi-million-dollar opportunity to win a major government...

    Tags: FedEx Corporation, Exxon Mobil Corporation, Engineering, Media Industry, Personal Data Collection

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