Monthly Archives: August 2011

REGION: Caltrans no longer listed as quarry supporter

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The director of the California Department of Transportation's District 8, a territory that includes Riverside and San Bernardino counties, is no longer listed as a supporter of Granite Construction's Liberty Quarry project. The change was made by Granite after District 8 Director Ray Wolfe sent a letter July 28 that was copied to both Riverside County Supervisor Bob Buster and Anne Mayer, the executive Read more [...]

Most expensive new ever listed for sale: Bugatti Veyron Super Sport for $3.4 …

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The Bugatti Veyron since day one has become one of the most iconic cars in all of automobile history. So it’s no wonder that a top of the line Super Sport edition just recently took the cake as being the most-expensive new car ever advertised. Luxury car dealer Tom Hartley took delivery of a brand new Bugatti Veyron Super Sport with just 864 ‘delivery’ miles on the odometer. Limited to only 30 units, Mr. Hartley listed his Read more [...]

Lockyers offer an extensive range of listed building insurance policies

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In all their beauty, listed buildings are a unique and unrivalled form of history, which requires and deserves protection from the numerous problems that can beset buildings of age. Heritage building insurance or listed building insurance as it is generally known as, provides this type of protection, and offers peace of mind, should any unfortunate issues or problems occur. Lockyers are renowned and respected insurance brokers who are one of the U.K.’s leading listed building insurance Read more [...]

Hot Property: Two very quick bites

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Summer is traditionally a slow season in real estate, but you wouldn't know it based on two super-quick deals of note. One sale in the works involves the former Sunset Strip-area home of legendary film director Orson Welles. The gated compound came on the market at $1,285,000 late last month, and in less than two weeks a sale was pending. With its crown molding and wainscoting, the 1921 main house is the picture of Southern Colonial style. The property, one third of an acre, Read more [...]

Public-Listed Contractors Stands Better Chance Of Securing MRT Projects

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August 12, 2011 13:06 PM Public-Listed Contractors Stands Better Chance Of Securing MRT Projects <!--By: Ramjit--> KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 12 (Bernama) -- Public-listed contractors or companies are likely to stand a better chance of securing contracts for the My Rapid Transit (MRT) projects, says OSK Research. This is possible, it said, given their stronger financials and experience with larger scale jobs. On Thursday, Syarikat Prasarana Negara Bhd short listed 28 individual and joint-venture Read more [...]

Painswick village in the vintage valley

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We need real businesses, not token ones, and to support these you need locals and visitors.” It was Mercer’s idea to harness the fashionable energy of the surrounding community towards something that could help the town, in the guise of the Painswick Wearable Art Festival. Conceived to be for fashion what Hay-on-Wye is for books, the event, which is essentially a costume-making competition, immediately attracted a glitzy rabble of big players. Sculptor Dan Chadwick and designer Read more [...]