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Olympic’s Audubon Collection draws upon work of renowned photographer Tim Fitzharris and the paintings of John James Audubon For the 7th consecutive month the Payne Family Homes team has been honored with the top new-home sales achievement awards by the Sales & Marketing Council of the Home Builders Association of St. Louis & Eastern Missouri Beats all historic records. The NAHB Research Center announced that KB Home has reaffirmed its position as the first and only builder to earn the prestigious National Housing Quality (NHQ) Certified Builder designation for all of its operations nationwide. According to NAHB, many of its members will have to avoid working in older homes to avoid breaking the law, which is in direct conflict to an today's business environment where improving energy efficiency and creating jobs are national priorities. The launch of the International Green Construction Code (IGCC) represents the merger of two national efforts to develop adoptable and enforceable green building codes. California loses the most construction jobs, Nevada has highest percentage decline and North Dakota loses the least jobs, has smallest percentage decline in construction employment. The job search engine will be one of the first of its kind to focus exclusively on a specific niche. To The new distribution at 7-Eleven, coupled with an existing collaboration with The Home Depot, will put Constru-Guía al Día directly into the hands of more than 400,000 Hispanic males across the country. Softwood lumber prices were up in both North America and Europe in the 4Q, but it was more the result of lower inventory levels and reduced production rather than an increase in demand, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. IPD is a construction project model in which owner, design professional and builder jointly share a project’s risk and reward. These studies demonstrate the successful application of IPD in a variety of building types. This year’s report reveals the current recession played a large role in the rate of change for many building materials, equipment, and labor during 2009. As the newest form of permission-based marketing, social media marketing programs can build brand, engage consumers and increase leads for home builders. In her special housing market edition, Mesirow Financial Chief Economist Diane Swonk takes a closer look at the outlook for housing, and the fallout for overall economic growth. The new system uses a closed triangular lip to the stud to create a stronger flange and what the company believes is the safest drywall framing you can do HBI received a three year grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to operate an industry-sponsored mentoring program for underserved, at-risk and court involved youth.
Austin entrepreneurs Roy and Bertrand Sosa, best known as founders of NetSpend Corp. and MPower Ventures, are returning to the U.S. About three dozen states, including Texas, will soon offer buyers a rebate of as much as $250 to trade in outdated clothes washers, refrigerators or water heaters for more efficient models. Facebook Inc. is moving fast in Austin. The leader in online social networking formally confirmed its arrival in Austin on Friday and said it hopes to lease office space, hire a staff and start work on its online sales and operations center by early May. Bill Wolters was elected 2010 chairman of the Automotive Trade Association Executives. Wolters has been the president and chief executive officer of the Texas Automobile Dealers Association since 2004. Christina Helmerichs was elected to the American Courtesy photo: Rick Guerra (center) with his parents Jose Guerra (left) and Bertha Guerra (right), standing with the award the younger Guerra just received as Engineer of the Year. Rick Guerra, president of Jose I. Guerra Inc., was HomeAway Inc. has raised another $8.3 million from investors, according to a document filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission Friday. The five-year-old Austin company is a leading online provider of online vacation rental listings. It has The United Way Capital Area board of directors added six new members including: Marie Baker, director in the managed services sector at CSC; Heather Brunner, chief operating officer at Bazaarvoice; Juan Gonzalez, vice president of student affairs at Clink, an event planning and production agency, named Kelley Burrus vice president of corporate events and the Destination Management Co. programs. Prior to joining Clink, Burrus was founder and owner of Olive & Oz Branded Events, which Clink Jack Tynes Commercial Real Estate Solutions, a commercial tenant representation firm, named Jack Tynes senior vice president. Previously, Tynes held a similar position at the Stone Facebook Inc. officially announced Friday that it is starting an online service operation in Austin that could be in operation by early May. Company officials said Facebook would begin posting Austin jobs on its Web site today at facebook.com/careers. Austin entrepreneurs Roy and Bertrand Sosa, best known as founders of NetSpend Inc. and MPower Ventures, are returning to the U.S. prepaid card market with their company Rev Worldwide. Rev Worldwide, which has been offering prepaid debit cards and Cypress Real Estate Advisors Inc. has acquired nearly all of the undeveloped land at the University Park project taking shape on the former Concordia University campus. BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Capital Factory seeks tech startups Capital Factory, the tech incubator launched last year by a group of Austin entrepreneurs, has put out a call for startups for its 2010 program. A new Dillard's Inc. department store and the Westin Austin Hotel had their grand openings at the Domain on Thursday, and more openings are coming at the North Austin development. U.S. ECONOMY Trade deficit ebbs in January; Obama plans export initiative WASHINGTON - The U.S.
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