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| Page 1 of 1 | Previous | Next | CONSTRUCTION KNOWLEGE SEPTEMBER 17, 2010 When Things Go Wrong on the Jobsite « Construction Knowledge And when I got home, the [New York City] Dept. He was rigging the 300′ tower crane that collapsed on 51st Street in 2008, killing seven and injuring another two dozen. The accident outraged the community and Bill was charged with manslaughter. He was found not guilty on all charges this summer. We work in a dangerous business. We all make decisions every day that have a degree of risk. found the following interview with Bill Rapetti in ENR this week to be sobering. I’ve just re-printed a few questions below: “How did you prepare for the trial? 5 [2009]. | GREEN GODDESS MAY 17, 2012  Buy Your Shade of Green Maybe I am just a cynic and see shadows in corners that don't exist but this mornings Style section of the New York Times set my blood to boil. There was a profile of Graham Hill the founder of Treehugger who has a new product/project to sell. Later this month, Mr. Hsieh will try it out for himself, when he comes to New York to stay in the LifeEdited apartment. | | | | | |
| CONSTRUCTION KNOWLEGE MAY 6, 2011 Construction Cheaters Going to Jail…Where They Belong Working for marquis clients like Fidelity Investments and The Economist magazine, Lehr ran an over-invoicing scam. “Sadly, greed and corruption impose a hidden, billion-dollar-a-year tax on New York City’s construction industry,&# said New York District Attorney Cyrus R. Lehr Construction Corp renovated office buildings in NYC and ran a scheme that reportedly cheated $30M from their customers. The management colluded with selected sub-contractors to inflate their invoices on the CM projects, then to low ball the GC projects. Vance Jr., | GREEN GODDESS AUGUST 31, 2009 Tales of Three Cities/Bears/Men Last week, in his first extended visit to New York in eight years, he said the $741 in his pocket was all the money he had in the world. He is one of the 10 most important people in the history of the Internet,” said Jason Calacanis, an entrepreneur of digital media who once chronicled New York’s tech scene in his publication, The Silicon Alley Reporter. His bunker, stocked with guns, was raided by city authorities on Jan. Since his return, Mr. Harris has been trying to start a venture called The Wired City. Part of me has almost become immune. 1, 2000. | GREEN GODDESS SEPTEMBER 23, 2009 Blogs/Sites of Note News, new developments and videos help keep readers up-to-date on construction trends. Homeowner’s Blog: Follow this blogger as he rebuilds a run-down ranch house located in the southeastern Catskill Mountains of New York State. New Construction Advice: Learn more about building a new home, from buying a piece of land to dealing with your general contractor and his staff. You also can ask questions about everything from buying land to taking care of a brand new home. For Construction Businesses Best Practices Construction Law: Matthew J. | GREEN GODDESS SEPTEMBER 28, 2009 Real Esate Wars broker based in New York City who says that he doesn't like open houses, preferring to match clients with appropriate buyers. piece of property on a marshland," recalls New York City-based architect Mary Langan. If a broker is selling a house, you figure he knows the place pretty intimately — after all, he talks a good game about the new kitchen, the big closets, the heated garage. That credit barely pays closing costs on most sales so think again before you run out to buy a property. Your open house is really just a networking party for me." | | | | | | | |
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GREEN GODDESS | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2009 The Struggle Continues
found two articles in the New York Times today - one about the aging workforce another an editorial about the role of women in the workplace. As a freshman, I had an interview for a magazine internship in New York City. And when I moved on to create Portfolio for Condé Nast — the magazine company best known for titles like Vanity Fair, Vogue and The New Yorker — half of our top editors were female. am still one of the few women to have run a major business magazine. that is not the real test. showing up and doing the job. But 6.7 MORE >> -
GREEN GODDESS | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2010 The Politics of Hate
In an interview with Reason magazine published April 8, Fox Business host Andrew Napolitano was asked what he considered "the single most important reform." More recently, conservatives have panned President Obama's new START treaty, which would further reduce nuclear arsenals, and even questioned the importance of nuclear reductions in the first place. The last week in the United States had to have the most vitriloic and distrubing display of xenophobia and nativism that I may have ever witnessed. For some reason the "politics as usual" just isn't cutting it here. Another trap. MORE >>
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