Latest Mass ICE Raid Site : Providence, Rhode Island

Immigration and Customs Enforcement, aka ICE, has launched another mass raid in a major U.S. city. Yesterday, at around 5 PM, ICE took 31 people who work for a cleaning contractor as janitors ... , the contractor has been in a fight with members of Fuerza Laboral for refusing to pay wages [more...]

Date: 2008-07-16 12:35:35

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HVAC Maintenance Cost Worth It: A Contractor’s Recommendations

Fred ran a post about a great experience with a local HVAC contractor earlier this month ... cleanings. Duct cleaning typically costs $225 per system and coil cleaning costs at least $250 ... deal for 1 gallon of duct sealant for $19.95. If a homeowner has a gas furnace for heat and an air [more...]

Date: 2008-06-24 11:30:25

Cleaning Up on Site

One of the features of “full” IPD contracts is that project participants (who are involved in the IPD team) bill “at cost” ... a trained specialty contractor spending time cleaning up on site when we could have a Tocci laborer ... on optimizing the whole. This includes tasks from layout to using lifts/equipment to cleaning [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 14:40:00

Foreclosure / Short Sale Mess in Tacoma

We’ve seen plenty of these kinds of articles and news reports about the foreclosure situation down in southern California, but I don’t think many people ever would have expected to see such a piece written about the Seattle area: Foreclosures mean work for “trash-out” specialists Contractors who specialize in cleaning [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 15:45:17

How To Deal With Streaks on Limestone

How To Deal With Streaks on Limestone » By Ryan Little on Jan 17, 2009 in Limestone, Uncategorized | 0 Comments Question - “Hi, I am a cleaning contractor and have a customer who has a limestone floor in a reception of a hotel which has been maintained by some one else. It is only 6 months old and has gone streaky [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 17:31:54

New Free Real Estate Advertising Online Portal and Directory

by Ada Denis Athand24, one of US premier real estate service providers, ... designers, moving companies, escrow officers, home cleaning business, landscapers, licensed contractors ... categories within its marketplace: residential homes, timeshares, foreclosures, plots of land, commercial [more...]

Date: 2008-12-03 13:37:13

Guyana - Presidential Scams

Request to the PresidentJanuary 7, 2009 By knews Filed Under Features / Columnists, The “Roop” Economic CornerPeter R ... contractor to maintain the system. A better approach would have been to hire 10 people per village ... of what drains connect what trenches to what outlet. Paying a contractor money to clean a drain [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 23:14:00

Health Care Facilities: A Profitable Niche for Your Cleaning Business

A growing area that offers plenty of opportunity and potential profit for building service contractors is cleaning health care facilities. Besides hospitals, there are nursing homes, doctor’s offices, clinics, hospices, and dental offices that all need cleaning [more...]

Date: 2008-07-09 07:59:53

New garage shelves

One day I noticed a car pull up outside our house and stop ... annoying things as well as the people who want to sell me cleaning products, meat, security systems ... his general contractor license and was looking for work. It was a tiny job, but we felt like we needed [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 01:40:00

Goldstar Realty’s Green Property Management

Goldstar Realty provides property owners green tools to improve and enhance their investment properties rental value including: green contractor rehab options, earth friendly property cleaning and maintenance, a recycling focus and energy consumption audits.  Call us today to discuss your investment property needs [more...]

Date: 2008-08-30 21:34:13

The ToolCrib.com Email Newsletter Archive

We know that signing up for ANOTHER email newsletter is a big commitment ... Plans + Top 5 Woodworking Magazines Issue 32 - July 30th, 2008 Cleaning Saw Blades + Delta vs. Rigid Contractor Saws Issue 31 - July 16th, 2008 Woodworking with Pallets + Drum Sander Buying Guide [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 20:30:30

Project Report: A trip to Kem OYA, Sibu

On 30th December 2008 I visited Kem OYA in Sibu, Sarawak. The government is building more housing for the military personnel ... site we saw some workers cleaning the roads.Wow, the contractor must be doing a good job.Hei, hello [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 16:01:00

Contractor Clowns

In my extensive dealings with contractors I've found that they fall into one of three categories. 1) Inept Clown 2) Clown In Sheep's clothing 3) ... not the one cleaning up after the elephants when the Contractor Circus comes to town. Hoboken Real Estate [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 20:27:43

Water update

A while back I posted about my neighbor who did not have any water starting on September 8th. She had been coming over to my house a few times a week getting water to use for cooking and cleaning. They were digging the well and the contractor seemed to have an excuse for anything [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 23:27:06

“So, What is a GOOD Real Estate Agent?”

 “So, What is a GOOD Real Estate Agent?” I recently did a presentation for a local (Denver) ... year old furnace. You have a handyman, a cleaning service and a good HVAC contractor. You’re [more...]

Date: 2008-08-15 12:51:47

I Got the Golden Ticket

One of the drawbacks to all of the cost cutting going on at work is that we're slowly reducing or losing our custodial services. The first step was to outsource our cleaning crew from a bank of actual employees to contractors hired by an outside company. Now the number of contract employees that actually do the cleaning [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 13:45:00

Janitorial Contractors GL - Best Program

Super competitive preferred product targets risks performing interior cleaning or residential, Merchantile and Office properties ... -auditable. Independent contractors can also be included. Immediate online quotes at: http [more...]

Date: 2008-11-06 01:15:02

Historic Monument Dammaged In Gettysburg

Historic Monument Dammaged In Gettysburg By newsroom | - 12:05 am - Posted in Government Reports, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, ... from the Eternal Peace Light Memorial because cleaning materials will freeze in cold weather. Sanders says ... a contractor to do it. She says she doesn’t know how much it will cost. The latest damage was discovered [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 05:05:33

How Did the Banks Get Agents to Shoulder the Load?

In Virginia when you sign a listing agreement with a seller it states that the “seller retains full responsibility for the ... to make it easier for the owner. Nor would we agree to take on the responsibility for cleaning their home ... they are required to call the lenders “preferred” contractor. If an emergency repair is needed [more...]

Date: 2008-07-06 10:37:43

Yeah, Yeah, Get Over It

I’ve finally did it. We got cable internet so all you IP trackers out there can now change the label on your tracker when I reply to one of your posts.Oddly, the cable contractor that came out called around 8PM on Thursday. Charter ... workers are cleaning up the blood from their recent conversion.Now, you must realize [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 12:00:00

Is the semester over yet?

Things that have happened in the last few days:1. The dead cat house is officially no longer an option--realtor went over w/ a contractor friend, ... for next semester. Still, though. Guilt.4. Kitchen still needs cleaning from party. It's about half [more...]

Date: 2008-10-20 22:20:00

ONE DOWN

One down and who knows how many more to go! I have been trying to clean out some cabinets, ... !! I will have to stay on that better from now on. Another reason why I am doing all this cleaning ... and had great curb appeal so I went to see it with my contractor a couple of weeks ago [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 05:28:00

The Roundup: Bob Davie Hearts Tim Tebow and Alicia Sacramone’s TV Career is About to Take Off

You see Leighton Meester here and think … great blog idea - bad photos of homes for sale … female German teacher gives her students Halloween treat ... . (Inside Track) Pretty sure we linked this earlier, but while doing some cleaning, we stumbled upon ... . (CGB) So she only finds the money because of the contractor, and then tries to stiff him, spends [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 13:00:12

HeyCosmo Concierge Saves You Time by Asking Questions for You

A number of apps offer to be your personal secretary and keep you from forgetting appointments or tasks ... supports are food and dining options, a contractor or home improvement person, looking for information on travel and lodging arrangements, a cleaning service, car repair, and more. Click the category [more...]

Date: 2008-09-12 16:59:27

My new stamp room

Well... It's been a LONG time coming!! The divorce is OVER, I'm moved and settling in... And the craft room is finally taking shape ... of the room before I moved in..After this.. Came the dry wall. We went through 2 different contractors ... out. We ended up finishing the priming and painting ourselves. See the nice clean concrete floor? Well watch [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 03:36:00

David A. Giard

  DAVID A. GIARD, 82 SOUTH HERO, VT./ POLK CITY - David A. Giard, 82, passed away Saturday, January 10, 2009, at the James A ... , MA. David was self-employed for most of his working career. He was a building contractor for ten years, and President of Giard Distributors, Inc., selling and servicing central vacuum cleaning systems [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 14:18:17

North Carolina Painting Contractors

Michael Tuzeo is the owner and operater of Correra & Sons, ... And Window Cleaning New Residential Construction Painting AREAS THEY SERVICE IN NORTH CAROLINA [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 14:48:13

Winter storm update Jan 18, 2009

Jump to CommentsAfter receiving approx. 15cm of new fluffy snow last night the Operations Department initiated a full city plow out at 8am this ... routes are being serviced. City forces will follow behind the contractors in the residential roads ... . They will also have an 5am start time tomorrow to finish cleaning up any areas that they are unable [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 16:35:30

Rome Wasn't Built In A Day

Tomorrow, day seven of agonizing hell. Reminding myself over and over that this is what's paying for our new room ... . A contractor that specializes in this. Secretly happy, "Ssh... don't tell on me!" My days off ... ... and cleaning the hoarders garbage up at the end of her driveway. Why she put glass in large plastic bags [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 05:12:00

Contractor with 50 Years of Reconstruction Experience

After a loss occurs to an existing structure, selecting just “any contractor” can create more damage than it remedies ... Data Recovery for Damaged Computers Furniture & Upholstery Restoration Structural Cleaning Fire ... , Water, Smoke Restoration Deodorizing & Odor Removal Carpet Water Extraction & Cleaning [more...]

Date: 2008-10-10 13:48:07

General Responsibilities Of Property Management

Commercial property maintenance services handle your building and grounds repair and upkeep ... one. Qualified contractors perform service updates to keep the systems well maintained. Another area is the janitorial services. They inspect and clean hallways, restrooms, elevators and entryways to meet [more...]

Date: 2008-06-18 14:04:34

"Cleaning" up Umno ..... Corruption Lottery Anyone?

Karpal to CJ: Sue me for defamation Fauwaz Abdul Aziz | Jan 14, 09 1: ... to the contractor, details of which -- nature of works and contract price -- would instantly appear in a big screen in the hall. Thus the contractor would walk home with his “prize”, a contract [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 09:40:00

Homeowner Luncheon

Homeowner Luncheon Submitted by Tiffiney on 15 January 2009 - 11:52am ... and operate a vacation home cleaning business. In all of the years (approximately six years ... I don't work directly for the management company, I am an independent contractor. Being an independent [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 16:52:05

When White Vigilantes Reign

By A. C. Thompson | TheRoot.com Why are New Orleans militiamen still bragging about shooting black men after Katrina? Dec. 19, 2008-- America has never had a terribly forthright relationship with its history. No surprise, then, that three years after Katrina laid bare the deep, deadly inequality festering in our nation's cities, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-21 22:43:08

Can?t Help But Notice

We have a local blogger over at Bay Area Houston who has taken it into his head that he is the leading watchdog on government ethics in the state ... of which was from Zachry Construction, the prime contractor for the Trans-Texas Corridor construction and a major contractor to TXDoT. Knowingly accepting Corporate donations is a third degree felony [more...]

Date: 2008-12-20 01:11:23

Making and Doing: The Value of Productive Hobbies

I spent a couple hours this morning performing what ought to have been a simple home-maintenance task. The light fixture on our front porch had gone faulty, and I needed to replace it. I’ve done enough wiring projects now that the electrical aspect of the job didn’t bother me. But the woodworking? That was frustrating [more...]

Date: 2008-09-29 12:00:04

Deck Staining

Featured Listing: Click here to activate Highlighter: automatically Clips, Bookmarks, and Collects in one central location all the ads ... not I repeat does not kill mold. Bleach only make mold look like it is gone, but it’s not. Bleach actually spreads mold. Bleach can also void your terminate contact around your home [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 01:54:44

Debris removal and clean-out service for HUD

A neighbor of a friend of mine had his home foreclosed on by HUD and while I was visiting her recently, we noticed a man removing bags of trash ... for reliable contractors who perform quality Property Maintenance Services. The most commonly ... , janitorial, lawn cut), regular lawn service, winterization and termite inspections and treatments [more...]

Date: 2008-06-08 00:58:26

Catching up, about the house

It’s been a little while since I’ve updated on our progress on the house so I thought I would do another quick update while I have a few quiet ... stove installed, all new flooring, all new paint, insulation under the house needs repair, new deck ... to be a creative and attentive mother, and doing the laundry and cleaning :) Lord please give me grace [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 22:43:27

Toronto Janitors Organize for Rights, Respect and Justice

(By John Riddell from The Bullet) As darkness falls in Toronto and tens of thousands of office workers pour out of the downtown skyscrapers, ... the office towers and readies them for the next day’s activity. These buildings house Canada’s richest ... for Janitors” campaign of Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 2 in Toronto. “In my [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 18:20:36

Post-Katrina, White Vigilantes Shot African-Americans With Impunity

By A.C. Thompson. Originally co-published at ProPublica (12/19/2008) and The Nation. The way Donnell Herrington tells it, there was no warning. One second he was trudging through the heat. The next he was lying prostrate on the pavement, his life spilling out of a hole in his throat, his body racked with pain, his vision blurred and distorted [more...]

Date: 2008-12-20 15:42:09

Sunday Window Cleaning News

Maintenance worker Larry Scott cleans the windows Thursday at the entrance of The Farmers State Bank and Trust Company in Jacksonville. Mr ... accused of stealing from blind customer: A Mitcham window cleaner has been accused of stealing after money ... . Scott said he noticed they needed cleaning when he saw the sun shining through. “I just couldn’ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 18:49:00

Permalink January 11th, 2009 4001 Wow, that’s the count from my last post. I’ve tossed up and regurgitated 4001 pieces of blog shit. Amazing. I’m watching some tv show and this guy is cleaning a catfish. The men taught him how to catch ... have to get a new furnace to the tune of $1900. Nice. Well, it looks like we’re gonna be getting even more [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 15:46:04

Eager to Tap Iraq's Oil, Industry Execs Suggested Military Intervention

Two years before the invasion of Iraq, oil executives and foreign policy advisers told the Bush administration that the United States would remain “a prisoner of its energy dilemma” as long as Saddam Hussein was in power. That April 2001 report, “Strategic Policy Challenges for the 21st Century,” was prepared by the James A [more...]

Date: 2008-07-01 14:00:00

Make Money Cleaning Foreclosures

They are called trash-outs. Entrepreneur Magazine even picked a foreclosure cleanup business for its 2008 ''Hot 100 Fastest Growing Businesses'' list. Some foreclosures require only exterior maintenance like snow removal and grass cutting. Some states may require a contractor’s license. Contacting banks and real estate offices are good [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 16:59:25

Onward and Upward

Woo Hoo! Guess what we did Monday morning? Doug and Twyla, Dianna and I all went together over to Belmopan for our interview at the Department of Immigration and Nationality.First though, I took the girls for their daily walk into town. On the way back from collecting the mail, I managed to grab another shot along the waterfront [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 01:19:00

Million Dollar Listings Slip Through Their Fingers!

Million Dollar Listing is turning over hot properties again tonight.  Last week saw Josh close a sale, Chad fight with his girl, and Madison get the brush off from his one true love, who happens to be a woman.  What’s going to happen this week? Previous client Pierre is ready to sell his 7,000 sq. ft [more...]

Date: 2008-09-03 03:15:20

From Cavemen to Concrete Polishing

by William Borris Unless you’ve been living in a cave for most of your life, you would be familiar with concrete ... -effective and less cleaning-intensive than its other alternatives. Concrete Polishing is the future ... . It is so common, your concrete-overfed eyes will likely be eager to look away from it, preferring [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 19:45:35

The Early Bird: January 16, 2009

Quinn To Name Ethics Panel Today Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn will name members to a newly created Illinois Reform Commission today, which will make recommendations on cleaning up state government. Quinn has appointed former ... Complaint It turns out that former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert is “Official C” described [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 14:59:10

The Summer the Wind Whispered My Name by Don Locke

Posted by bookroomreviews on September 1, 2008 It is time for the FIRST Blog Tour! On the FIRST day of every month we feature an author and his/her latest book’s FIRST chapter!                                                      The feature author is:                                   Don Locke   and his book: [more...]

Date: 2008-09-01 16:48:52

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