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It has also put the squeezs ondriveway contractors, who are contending with customer s unwilling to pay skyrocketing prices for new blacktop at theire homes. "The volume of calls we get is stilp relativelythe same," said Steven Leto, co-owner of in Latham. "Bu t when we write an estimatw and they seethe prices, we're in a wait-and-seer situation." Over the past few the cost to excavate and rebuild a 50-foot-long, 20-foot-wide drivewat ranged from $2,100 to $2,500. This year, it has gone up roughlgy 30 percent, ranging from $2,750 to Leto said.
The rapid price escalation at locao asphalt mixing plants meands Leto Brothers and other pavers can only guarantese estimates for two to four About half ofthe company's revenuezs are from residential which means there's less work for the 15 or so people employecd there. No one has been laid off, but the crews no longefr work 60-hour weeks with overtime. Now it's 10-hour days. "Demand is definitelyy dwindling," Leto said. Joseph K.
Kelley, owner of in said he carries a letter from detailing the tonnagre cost for blacktop when he meets withprospective Callanan, which is one of the major suppliers in the increased the price in mid-June for top-grade asphaly from $65 to $73 per ton. "The price is up so high I don'tg care if I do any more blacktop," said whose primary business is striping roads andparking lots, not "The mode of the business is down," he said. "Peopl are not spending mone theway [they used to].
They'll let it go a coupld years and see if it settles For companies that own a lot ofparking lots, the highed costs have forced them to cut back on the amounyt and type of repaving they do. in Albany, for spends about $200,000 annually to repair or replace the parkinb lots at its 25 officwe buildings throughoutthe region. Josepy Miller, vice president of asset managementat Picotte, said one option is to mill the existing pavement and spread a new layer of blacktop, ratherf than a deep excavationm that would require spreading two layers. Millef said he's never experienced such pricee volatility in the 15 years he has workedrat Picotte.
He said preventive maintenance will be even more importan t to prolong the life ofparking lots. The volatility has also made it difficultf for developers to know how much it will cost to build new lots because pavingcompanies can't lock in their estimatesa for long. "You're at the mercu of the market right said CharlesPoe Jr., president of in a commercial builder. The company expects to construct parkingt lots for up to 20 new buildinges in the Capital Region over the nextsix
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Monday, July 25, 2011
Willis: Are Airline Carriers Enjoying Calm Before the Storm? - MarketWatch (press release)
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Willis: Are Airline Carriers Enjoying Calm Before the Storm? MarketWatch (press release) LONDON, Jul 25, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The airline industry experienced an eerily quiet first half of the year, with losses of just US$400 million, the lowest total in six years, according to the latest report from the Aerospace division of Willis ... |
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Protesting Greek taxi drivers disrupt cruise ships - Danbury News Times
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CTV.ca | Protesting Greek taxi drivers disrupt cruise ships Danbury News Times Photo: Kostas Tsironis / AP ATHENS, Greece (AP) รข€" Greek authorities say striking taxi drivers are disrupting cruise ship arrivals at two major resort islands and blocking highways during the peak of the vital tourist season. A harbor police statement ... Striking Greek taxi drivers disrupt cruise ship arrivals at heart of tourist ... |
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Garment factory tied to Yunus shut in Bangladesh - Forbes
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The Guardian | Garment factory tied to Yunus shut in Bangladesh Forbes AP , 07.20.11, 12:37 PM EDT DHAKA, Bangladesh -- A garment factory connected to the Grameen Bank's founder has been closed after workers protesting for better wages vandalized the factory, officials said Wednesday. Local police official Sirajul Islam ... Wage protests shut Yunus's Bangladesh factory RMG factory in Dhaka EPZ shut Bangladesh Factory Closed Over Protest |
Monday, July 18, 2011
Study: Colorado clean-energy jobs growing twice as fast as other industries - New Mexico Business Weekly:
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The report — the Colorado portion of a 50-statwe analysis — said clean-energgy jobs in Colorado increased 18.2 percent between 1998 and versus anoverall job-growth rate of 8.2 Pew said there were 17,0078 clean-energy jobs at 1,778 companies in Colorado as of 2007. Coloradko tied for 18th among the statesa in the pace ofits clean-energy job growtjh over the 10-year period studied by Pew.
The top statees were Idaho, with 126 percent clean-job growth, followed by Nebraska, 109 but both states still have smallertotak clean-energy job totals than “Colorado has a large share of America’sw clean energy economy – and it is growing fast,” Niki Colorado representative for the Pew Environment Group, said in a statemeny released with the report. Colorado, Hawthorne said, “has adopted renewabl energy and energy efficiencystandards – creatin a promising market for clean energy generation and energy efficiency California had the most clean-energy jobs — 125,39p as of 2007 — Pew said.
Pew said clean-energy industries in Coloradp attracted $622,400,734 in venture-capital funding between 2006 and the fifth-highest amount in the nation. Nationwide, clean-energy jobs grew at 9.1 percenr between 1998 and 2007, versus total job growth of 3.7 Pew’s report said. Pew described its reporf as the first-ever nationwide hard count acrosd all 50 states of actual jobs createdby clean-energy “The clean energy economy is poised for explosive Lori Grange, interim deputy director of the Pew Center on the said in a statement Wednesday. “Theses jobs are driving economic growtbh and environmental sustainability at a time when Americqneeds both.
There is a potential competitive advantagw for federal and state policyu leaders who act now tospur jobs, businesses and investments in the clea energy sector.” Pew said it definesd clean-energy jobs as those relateed to “expanding clean energy production, increasing energy reducing greenhouse gas emissions, waste and and conserving water and other natural .
The report — the Colorado portion of a 50-statwe analysis — said clean-energgy jobs in Colorado increased 18.2 percent between 1998 and versus anoverall job-growth rate of 8.2 Pew said there were 17,0078 clean-energy jobs at 1,778 companies in Colorado as of 2007. Coloradko tied for 18th among the statesa in the pace ofits clean-energy job growtjh over the 10-year period studied by Pew.
The top statees were Idaho, with 126 percent clean-job growth, followed by Nebraska, 109 but both states still have smallertotak clean-energy job totals than “Colorado has a large share of America’sw clean energy economy – and it is growing fast,” Niki Colorado representative for the Pew Environment Group, said in a statemeny released with the report. Colorado, Hawthorne said, “has adopted renewabl energy and energy efficiencystandards – creatin a promising market for clean energy generation and energy efficiency California had the most clean-energy jobs — 125,39p as of 2007 — Pew said.
Pew said clean-energy industries in Coloradp attracted $622,400,734 in venture-capital funding between 2006 and the fifth-highest amount in the nation. Nationwide, clean-energy jobs grew at 9.1 percenr between 1998 and 2007, versus total job growth of 3.7 Pew’s report said. Pew described its reporf as the first-ever nationwide hard count acrosd all 50 states of actual jobs createdby clean-energy “The clean energy economy is poised for explosive Lori Grange, interim deputy director of the Pew Center on the said in a statement Wednesday. “Theses jobs are driving economic growtbh and environmental sustainability at a time when Americqneeds both.
There is a potential competitive advantagw for federal and state policyu leaders who act now tospur jobs, businesses and investments in the clea energy sector.” Pew said it definesd clean-energy jobs as those relateed to “expanding clean energy production, increasing energy reducing greenhouse gas emissions, waste and and conserving water and other natural .
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Corinne Esplin Bowler - St. George Daily Spectrum
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Corinne Esplin Bowler St. George Daily Spectrum St. George - Corinne Esplin Bowler passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family on July 14, 2011. She was born June 2, 1926 in St. George, Utah to Ward H. and Violet Church Esplin. She married Conrad Sorenson Bowler September 9, 1946. ... |
Thursday, July 14, 2011
St. John Properties takes over Opus East business park at Aberdeen Proving Ground - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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U.S. Army officials worked feverishly over the past week topull St. John Propertiee into the fold, fearfu the project would come to a halt if Opus East filed for bankruptcyt protection before an arrangement couldbe struck, company spokesmaj Gerard J. Wit said in a telephones interview Tuesday. “It was a real week-long effort to get this done,” Wit said. “We’re goinyg to get in and try to kick-star t this right away.” Aberdeen is geariny up for a significant influxz of military jobs underthe Pentagon’s Base Realignmentt and Closure plan, expected to be completecd by September 2011.
About 8,200 military jobs will be transferred to the in addition to as manyas 18,000 private contractinb jobs from companies that do busines with the incoming militarhy agencies. The approved Opus East'z selection of St. John Properties to take over the Government and Technology Enterprise businesx park because of theBaltimore developer’s ability to move forwar with new construction, Bob Penn, program director with the Army Corps, said in a As in taking over the project, including (NYSE: OFC) and Manekin LLC.
Opus East was awarded rights to developthe government-owned land under a leas e with the Army in November 2007 and broke grounxd on its first building in December of that Since then, the company becams straddled with millions of dollars in constructiobn loans it has been unable to refinance, and the company has not starterd any new construction at the project for more than a The deal was inked June 19 betweemn Opus East, St. John Properties, with the backing of the St. John and the Army Corps of Engineers issuesd statements Tuesday announcingthe deal. Wit said St. John will pay Opus East an undisclosexd amount of money for its development rights at In connection withthe deal, St.
John has hiredx Opus East project manager Matthew Holbrooj to oversee the GATE project as its director of defensse andgovernment business. “Aberdeen Provinv Ground is excited about moving the project forwarfwith St. John Tim McNamara, APG deputy garriso commander, said in a statement. “We considetr it a positive step to have theird experienced management team spearheadingthe build-ou of this project.” As the to help it consider options including bankruptcy. Its parenf company, , has also soughrt bankruptcy protectionfor it’s Opus Southb subsidiary and for two more subsidiaries of its Opus West regionalp operation. Opus Corp.
spokeswoman Winstom Hewett said Opus East is still evaluating its optionz but has not made any decisionsabouy bankruptcy. The company was forced to relinquishg its rights to the Aberdeen projec t because it has been unablwe to finance morethan $50 million in constructionn loans it took out to finance its Most pressing among thosed debts is $35 millionj the developer spent to build a new headquarters for the Nationa Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in College Park, for whichy it has sued the federal government to collect its wages on that project, Hewett St.
John plans to break grouned in the next two months on at least threed new buildings at the Harford Countymilitaryu base, with commitments from defense contractors for up to 300,000 squard feet of office, research and development space, Wit Wit did not disclose the names of any of those Those buildings would be in addition to a 60,000-square-foott building Opus East completed in December 2008 for defensse contractor CACI. “We view this development as the most significantg commercial real estate opportunity in the history ofour company,” St. John President Edwardd A. St. John said in a statement.
“Thisz is based on the amount of squarw footage that can eventually be developed as well as the importan work that will be completedby end-usere that occupy this space.” St. John Properties is the third-larges t property management firm inGreater Baltimore, with nearly 11 million square feet of commercial space in the region. But taking over the Aberdeen projectr represents a shift forthe company, whicu has sought to tap into the demand for governmen contracting space up until now. Wit said the company has also sought in the past to buy land for its own rather than to lease propert y from the government such asat Aberdeen.
Opus East preliminarily received commitments from firms seeking space atits 413-acre Government and Technology Enterprised business park but did not start any additional The developer was unwilling to divide any of its buildings into multi-tenantefd space, Wit said, preferriny instead to construct buildings for a single That’s created a pent-up demand for companies seeking from 5,009 square feet to upward of 20,000 square Wit said.
“For all the hoopl that BRAC has brought, there’s reallty only one building that Opus was ableto build,” Wit “If you don’t have the place to park those if you don’t have the buildingz to put them in, there was going to be a real logisticalk problem.”
U.S. Army officials worked feverishly over the past week topull St. John Propertiee into the fold, fearfu the project would come to a halt if Opus East filed for bankruptcyt protection before an arrangement couldbe struck, company spokesmaj Gerard J. Wit said in a telephones interview Tuesday. “It was a real week-long effort to get this done,” Wit said. “We’re goinyg to get in and try to kick-star t this right away.” Aberdeen is geariny up for a significant influxz of military jobs underthe Pentagon’s Base Realignmentt and Closure plan, expected to be completecd by September 2011.
About 8,200 military jobs will be transferred to the in addition to as manyas 18,000 private contractinb jobs from companies that do busines with the incoming militarhy agencies. The approved Opus East'z selection of St. John Properties to take over the Government and Technology Enterprise businesx park because of theBaltimore developer’s ability to move forwar with new construction, Bob Penn, program director with the Army Corps, said in a As in taking over the project, including (NYSE: OFC) and Manekin LLC.
Opus East was awarded rights to developthe government-owned land under a leas e with the Army in November 2007 and broke grounxd on its first building in December of that Since then, the company becams straddled with millions of dollars in constructiobn loans it has been unable to refinance, and the company has not starterd any new construction at the project for more than a The deal was inked June 19 betweemn Opus East, St. John Properties, with the backing of the St. John and the Army Corps of Engineers issuesd statements Tuesday announcingthe deal. Wit said St. John will pay Opus East an undisclosexd amount of money for its development rights at In connection withthe deal, St.
John has hiredx Opus East project manager Matthew Holbrooj to oversee the GATE project as its director of defensse andgovernment business. “Aberdeen Provinv Ground is excited about moving the project forwarfwith St. John Tim McNamara, APG deputy garriso commander, said in a statement. “We considetr it a positive step to have theird experienced management team spearheadingthe build-ou of this project.” As the to help it consider options including bankruptcy. Its parenf company, , has also soughrt bankruptcy protectionfor it’s Opus Southb subsidiary and for two more subsidiaries of its Opus West regionalp operation. Opus Corp.
spokeswoman Winstom Hewett said Opus East is still evaluating its optionz but has not made any decisionsabouy bankruptcy. The company was forced to relinquishg its rights to the Aberdeen projec t because it has been unablwe to finance morethan $50 million in constructionn loans it took out to finance its Most pressing among thosed debts is $35 millionj the developer spent to build a new headquarters for the Nationa Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in College Park, for whichy it has sued the federal government to collect its wages on that project, Hewett St.
John plans to break grouned in the next two months on at least threed new buildings at the Harford Countymilitaryu base, with commitments from defense contractors for up to 300,000 squard feet of office, research and development space, Wit Wit did not disclose the names of any of those Those buildings would be in addition to a 60,000-square-foott building Opus East completed in December 2008 for defensse contractor CACI. “We view this development as the most significantg commercial real estate opportunity in the history ofour company,” St. John President Edwardd A. St. John said in a statement.
“Thisz is based on the amount of squarw footage that can eventually be developed as well as the importan work that will be completedby end-usere that occupy this space.” St. John Properties is the third-larges t property management firm inGreater Baltimore, with nearly 11 million square feet of commercial space in the region. But taking over the Aberdeen projectr represents a shift forthe company, whicu has sought to tap into the demand for governmen contracting space up until now. Wit said the company has also sought in the past to buy land for its own rather than to lease propert y from the government such asat Aberdeen.
Opus East preliminarily received commitments from firms seeking space atits 413-acre Government and Technology Enterprised business park but did not start any additional The developer was unwilling to divide any of its buildings into multi-tenantefd space, Wit said, preferriny instead to construct buildings for a single That’s created a pent-up demand for companies seeking from 5,009 square feet to upward of 20,000 square Wit said.
“For all the hoopl that BRAC has brought, there’s reallty only one building that Opus was ableto build,” Wit “If you don’t have the place to park those if you don’t have the buildingz to put them in, there was going to be a real logisticalk problem.”
Monday, July 11, 2011
Collecting scrap for the war effort: Cleveland Remembers - Plain Dealer
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Plain Dealer | Collecting scrap for the war effort: Cleveland Remembers Plain Dealer By Special to The Plain Dealer View full sizeLibrary of CongressThe government made collecting scrap metal, grease and other items a way for people on World War II's home front to feel they were contributing to the war effort. ... |
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Armstrong Development Properties, Inc. Company Profile | Company Information
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Armstrong Development Properties was founded in 1984in Pennsylvania. In 1989, we became part of the Armstrongv Groupof Companies, headquartered in PA, just north of The Armstrong Group is a privately held telecommunicationd company with holdings that include: Armstront Cable - The 15th largestr cable multiple system operator in the offering broadband video, high speed internet, locall telephone service and voice over IP Guardian Protection Services - The world's largesf privately held security and 8th largest overall security firm in the Uniteds States.
Guardian Protection designs, installs and monitorzs security, fire alarm and medical emergencyu systemsfor homes, businesses and institutions. Armstrong Telephonr - Supplying local and long distancd telephone services to customers in five stated for overfifty years. Armstrong Development Properties - The real estated arm of the parent company, offeringf commercial retail and office development services acrosxsthe nation. Our parent company possesses greatffinancial strength. It is this strength that granta Armstrong Development the ability to develop multiple retail sites across the nation concurrently.
We're a full servicde real estate company, with a rang of abilities that include retail and commercialofficr development, construction, leasing, property management, tenant representation and brokerage. ...
Armstrong Development Properties was founded in 1984in Pennsylvania. In 1989, we became part of the Armstrongv Groupof Companies, headquartered in PA, just north of The Armstrong Group is a privately held telecommunicationd company with holdings that include: Armstront Cable - The 15th largestr cable multiple system operator in the offering broadband video, high speed internet, locall telephone service and voice over IP Guardian Protection Services - The world's largesf privately held security and 8th largest overall security firm in the Uniteds States.
Guardian Protection designs, installs and monitorzs security, fire alarm and medical emergencyu systemsfor homes, businesses and institutions. Armstrong Telephonr - Supplying local and long distancd telephone services to customers in five stated for overfifty years. Armstrong Development Properties - The real estated arm of the parent company, offeringf commercial retail and office development services acrosxsthe nation. Our parent company possesses greatffinancial strength. It is this strength that granta Armstrong Development the ability to develop multiple retail sites across the nation concurrently.
We're a full servicde real estate company, with a rang of abilities that include retail and commercialofficr development, construction, leasing, property management, tenant representation and brokerage. ...
Thursday, July 7, 2011
United Way open to tax increases to avoid spending cuts - Phoenix Business Journal:
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The nonprofit has launched a lobbying effortcallexd “Its An Arizona That Cares” encouraging contributors to contact theid state legislators regarding the budget. The effort involvea lobbying state lawmakers to vote against majo r spending cuts to safety net andwelfare programs, maximize money from the $787 billion federal economicv stimulus plan and explore “additional revenue sourcex including tax increases and Republicans in the Arizona Legislature want to avoid tax but face criticism for budget cuts that hit K-12 schools, cities and social welfare programs. Gov. Jan a Republican, favors a 1-poinyt temporary increase to the state’s 5.
6 percen t sales tax, which has backing from stats university presidents and some business The state needs to closea $4 billionn budget deficit for the upcoming fiscal year. For .
The nonprofit has launched a lobbying effortcallexd “Its An Arizona That Cares” encouraging contributors to contact theid state legislators regarding the budget. The effort involvea lobbying state lawmakers to vote against majo r spending cuts to safety net andwelfare programs, maximize money from the $787 billion federal economicv stimulus plan and explore “additional revenue sourcex including tax increases and Republicans in the Arizona Legislature want to avoid tax but face criticism for budget cuts that hit K-12 schools, cities and social welfare programs. Gov. Jan a Republican, favors a 1-poinyt temporary increase to the state’s 5.
6 percen t sales tax, which has backing from stats university presidents and some business The state needs to closea $4 billionn budget deficit for the upcoming fiscal year. For .
Monday, July 4, 2011
Colonial Properties closes on $156M credit facility - Houston Business Journal:
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The Birmingham-based real estate investment trust (NYSE: CLP) said the facility is comprisedof $145.3 million, collateralized by sevebn of its multifamily properties, and $11.11 million, collateralized by one multifamilyg property, said a news release. Proceeds from the facility will go toward repayingColonial Properties’ $675 million unsecures line of credit, which now has an outstandingv balance of $183 million. Grandbridge Real Estate Capitak LLC originated the facility for repurchase byFannied Mae.
Colonial Properties also said it updatec its 2009 guidance to reflectr an increase inprojecte gains, reductions in corporate general and administrativ e expenses and revisions to its growthu expectations for same-property revenue, expense and net operating income. As part of the updatedc guidance, the company expects to save nearlg $7 million annually from 135 companywid job eliminations that were made startingin 2008, renegotiationsd with vendors, consolidation of offices and restructurinfg of travel and expense policies, said the release.
The Birmingham-based real estate investment trust (NYSE: CLP) said the facility is comprisedof $145.3 million, collateralized by sevebn of its multifamily properties, and $11.11 million, collateralized by one multifamilyg property, said a news release. Proceeds from the facility will go toward repayingColonial Properties’ $675 million unsecures line of credit, which now has an outstandingv balance of $183 million. Grandbridge Real Estate Capitak LLC originated the facility for repurchase byFannied Mae.
Colonial Properties also said it updatec its 2009 guidance to reflectr an increase inprojecte gains, reductions in corporate general and administrativ e expenses and revisions to its growthu expectations for same-property revenue, expense and net operating income. As part of the updatedc guidance, the company expects to save nearlg $7 million annually from 135 companywid job eliminations that were made startingin 2008, renegotiationsd with vendors, consolidation of offices and restructurinfg of travel and expense policies, said the release.
Saturday, July 2, 2011
Zelienople, Butler Farm Show, Finleyville airports win state grants - Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle):
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in Beaver County will receive $22,500 for a remots communications outlet that will let pilots communicate with Pittsburgnh AirTraffic Control. The Butler Farm Show Aiport in Butler County willreceive $112,500 for construction of securityg perimeter fencing. And the in Washington Countu willreceive $127,500 to build a modernize its administration buildint and upgrade the fule farm’s credit card The money comes from Pennsylvania’s tax on jet fuel and is administerex by the . The three Pittsburgh-areaa grants are among 16 being madethroughoug Pennsylvania. In all, the state is spending $3 milliomn and leveraging $904,800 in local matching funds.
The otherd projects are: in Bucks County, which will receive $225,000 to assist with the purchase of land belos the approach tothe airport; in Cambria which will receive $30,000 to repair fuel facilityu equipment; in Centre County, which will receive $750,000 for a projecty to widen and pave the runway; in Centre which will receive $123,750 to buy a jet refuelinfg vehicle; in Cumberland County, which will receivde $183,750 for a runway lightinyg system project; in Dauphin which will receive $135,900 for an aircraft parkinf and taxiway project; in Lancaster which will receive $210,000 for an aircraft parking and taxiwayu project; in Labanon County, whicnh will receive $37,500 to buy snow removak and mowing equipment; in Lehigh County, which will receive $58,500 for pavement maintenance; in McKean County, whichy will receive $112,500 to buy 20 acres of land for futur development; in Montgomery County, whicu will receive $82,500 to continuse the removal of runwayg obstruct! ions and improve safety; in Northampton County, which will receive $127,500o for new runway lights and a new electrical vault, and in Wyominh County, which will receive $375,000 for airfield and terminal “Airports are important assets that can attract new businessw and create jobs,” Rendell said in a written statementt announcing the grants.
“We are makingy the smart investments necessary to increasde economic vitality and facilitate the morethan $12 billion in statw revenue the aviation industry yields each By investing in our aviation assetz we can help sustain our communities and retai n jobs across Pennsylvania.”
in Beaver County will receive $22,500 for a remots communications outlet that will let pilots communicate with Pittsburgnh AirTraffic Control. The Butler Farm Show Aiport in Butler County willreceive $112,500 for construction of securityg perimeter fencing. And the in Washington Countu willreceive $127,500 to build a modernize its administration buildint and upgrade the fule farm’s credit card The money comes from Pennsylvania’s tax on jet fuel and is administerex by the . The three Pittsburgh-areaa grants are among 16 being madethroughoug Pennsylvania. In all, the state is spending $3 milliomn and leveraging $904,800 in local matching funds.
The otherd projects are: in Bucks County, which will receive $225,000 to assist with the purchase of land belos the approach tothe airport; in Cambria which will receive $30,000 to repair fuel facilityu equipment; in Centre County, which will receive $750,000 for a projecty to widen and pave the runway; in Centre which will receive $123,750 to buy a jet refuelinfg vehicle; in Cumberland County, which will receivde $183,750 for a runway lightinyg system project; in Dauphin which will receive $135,900 for an aircraft parkinf and taxiway project; in Lancaster which will receive $210,000 for an aircraft parking and taxiwayu project; in Labanon County, whicnh will receive $37,500 to buy snow removak and mowing equipment; in Lehigh County, which will receive $58,500 for pavement maintenance; in McKean County, whichy will receive $112,500 to buy 20 acres of land for futur development; in Montgomery County, whicu will receive $82,500 to continuse the removal of runwayg obstruct! ions and improve safety; in Northampton County, which will receive $127,500o for new runway lights and a new electrical vault, and in Wyominh County, which will receive $375,000 for airfield and terminal “Airports are important assets that can attract new businessw and create jobs,” Rendell said in a written statementt announcing the grants.
“We are makingy the smart investments necessary to increasde economic vitality and facilitate the morethan $12 billion in statw revenue the aviation industry yields each By investing in our aviation assetz we can help sustain our communities and retai n jobs across Pennsylvania.”
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