General Contracting

Q: Regarding all the wood from the trees that the PPL contractors are cutting down to relocate the utility lines and along MacArthur Road for the widening and other improvements, is it legal for passing motorists to stop and take the wood? We have seen...

CLARKSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — A military contractor plans to spend $5.6 million on expanding its operations and building a new headquarters in southern Indiana. Rivera Consulting Group announced Monday that would build a new facility in Clarksville...

WASHINGTON, DC -- The company once known as the world's most notorious private security contractor, Blackwater, is changing its name and its look once again in a bid to prove that it has outgrown its toxic reputation. Renaming the company "ACADEMI"...

Allentown's $100 million-plus downtown hockey arena has plenty of upside potential. Supporters cite hundreds of thousands of new downtown visitors, a whole slate of new entertainment options from hockey to rock concerts and spin-off businesses that could...

A local public insurance adjuster and the president of a home inspectors group allege that parts of property insurance laws passed this year and last hurt their industries and are unconstitutional. Public adjuster restrictions In a lawsuit filed this...

A second $100,000 gift from a local insurance company propelled Hospice of the Panhandle to exceed its $3 million groundbreaking goal for “Building the Dream,” the agency's campaign to build a 14-bed inpatient facility and consolidate its...

ART, FOOD AND FESTIVITIES FLOURISH AT THE EVANSTON WEST VILLAGE HOLIDAY WALK AND BAZAAR Pop-Up Art Gallery, Farmer’s Market, Stress Relief Sessions, Holiday Gift Shopping …...

A number of people wrote in response to today's column on motorists ignoring the northbound-only traffic restriction on Route 309 in Heidelberg and North Whitehall townships, suggesting that temporary traffic signals at each bridge would safely accomodate...

Kudos to the consumer protection folks in New Jersey for sticking up for distressed homeowners facing flood damage. I wish Pennsylvania would be so proactive. After Hurricane Irene, the N.J. Division of Consumer Affairs set up a sting in a......

It's rare for a contractor to be jailed in Pennsylvania for not doing what he was paid to do. Many times, those types of cases are kicked to the civil courts, where judgments are issued that never are paid. The......

An electrical contractor was shocked and injured today while working at a senior living facility in Naperville, causing a power outage at the facility. The man was taken to Edward Hospital in Naperville with "significant injuries," but the man was...

If you think Laguna has some architectural gems, wait until you see the gems created by some of Laguna's top architects and their contractors who competed for "Best of Show" in the inaugural Project Pet House fundraiser. The team of Morris Skenderian...