Some Brooklyn, N.Y., tenants claim their landlord is trying to force them out to collect higher rents from a more affluent clientele. Tenants of Homewood Gardens Estates in the Prospect Lefferts Garden neighborhood have filed a federal lawsuit against the …
Caliber Collision Centers, with 94 collision repair centers in California, Arizona, Nevada and Texas, announced its continued expansion in the Houston region with the grand opening of a new state-of-the-art collision repair facility located in Cypress, Texas. The new 25,000 …
Arkansas members of the U.S. House and Senate say the state will get a $1 million grant to repair and rebuild federal highways and roads that were damaged by severe storms, flooding and tornadoes this past spring. U.S. Sens. Mark …
A new settlement has been reached with Knauf Plasterboard Tianjin (KPT) over defective drywall manufactured by the company in China. The Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee (PSC), the Homebuilder Steering Committee (HSC) and KPT announced that under a new agreement, KPT will …
The owner of a Bozeman, Mont., straw bale maze that caught fire and burned down says a smaller version of the maze will open Saturday. Dale Mandeville tells the Bozeman Daily Chronicle that he and others salvaged up to a …
Fifty additional homes have been added to a federal repair program for people in St. John the Baptist Parish whose houses were damaged by Hurricanes Gustav and Ike. The Times-Picayune reports the parish council on Tuesday awarded the additional work …
Repairs to the federal courthouse in St. Louis, Mo., could cost up to $10 million. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that officials announced the repair cost Wednesday and said the work should be completed by next summer. A pipe fitting …
A New Orleans man has pleaded guilty to a charge he fraudulently received a federal disaster loan to repair damage to his home after Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005. Forty-eight-year-old Ronald Stimage faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in …
The parent company of High Point-based Thomas Built Buses says more than 1,800 buses are being recalled to repair a faulty part. The High Point Enterprise reported that the recall involves clamps on engines supplied for the buses by Cummins …
Interstate highway sound walls are aging more quickly than expected in northeast Ohio, costing the state millions. Regional Ohio Department of Transportation officials say they’re disappointed with the concrete product used in the walls. The Plain Dealer reports the material …