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New Massachusetts Hospital Building Meant to Survive Strongest Hurricanes

The new Nantucket Cottage Hospital scheduled to open by year’s end is prepared for a blow – a really big blow. The 106,000-square-foot, 14-bed hospital is being built to hurricane design specifications established by Miami-Dade County – some of the …

Charleston to Spend Millions on Fire Station Upgrades

The City of Charleston, S.C., plans to spend millions of dollars in the next 20 years to upgrade fire stations and build new ones. Area media outlets report one of the new stations will be built next to the memorial …