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Scott to lawmakers on past two years: “It’s working”
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelGov. Rick Scott went before the Florida Legislature and offered a huge dose of sellf-congratulation as well as praise for lawmakers. “Two years ago, we met together facing crippling debt, record-high unemployment and a downward spiral of job losses,... -
Program to stimulate homebuilding extended in Washington County
dona@herald-mail.comA program to stimulate homebuilding by granting exemptions from Washington County’s excise tax on residential construction has been expanded and extended. The county commissioners later this month are to hold a public hearing on reducing the tax...Tags: Linthicum, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Frederick County (Virginia), Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Frederick County (Maryland)
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First-floor remodel creates 'social central'
The ink on their contract was barely dry and the moving van just out of sight, when Richard and Key-Key von Lange prepared to flip the first-floor interior layout of the six-year-old home they bought in Federal Hill three years ago. "We looked at the...
Tags: Federal Hill, Inner Harbor, Little Italy (Baltimore, Maryland), Lifestyle and Leisure
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U.S. economy grew late last year, but barely
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. economy barely grew late last year, thanks largely to a plunge in federal defense spending that in part was likely preparation for the budget cuts under the so-called sequestration. The nation's gross domestic product, or the...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Gross Domestic Product, Ben Bernanke, Government Debt, Budgets and Budgeting
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Living on the bay and loving it
Driving the back roads that hug the periphery of Maryland's shoreline, there is no singular characteristic that defines the homes. The ones that date back to summer-only retreats are usually one-story clapboard structures with the give-away air...
Tags: Peace Corps, Architecture, Arts and Culture, Baltimore County, Fiction
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U.S. is a loser in business group's March Madness-style tax bracket
WASHINGTON -- If the world's major economies had a competition like the NCAA basketball tournament, the U.S. would enter as the No. 1 seed -- but a leading business group said the nation's corporate tax policies would get it bounced in the first round....
Tags: Corporate Officers, Money and Monetary Policy, Norway, NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, U.S. Congress
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Housing starts, building permits climb in February
New residential construction increased in February, while builders look to put up more homes in the near future to meet rising demand for housing--a positive trend for the broader economic recovery. Housing starts jumped 0.8% from revised January...Tags: House Building, Labor Markets
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Trade group: Housing demand exceeds builders' ability to deliver
Current builder confidence in the market for new homes fell this month, according to a survey by the National Assn. of Home Builders, which said demand was not the problem. The NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index, released Monday, blamed a limited...Tags: House Building
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Dream home: Gardener's delight in Baltimore County
For artist Susan Yonkers, a Maryland Institute College of Art graduate and gardening enthusiast, and her craftsman husband, Bill, a large outdoor canvas was a prerequisite. So the couple found a single-family, ranch-style home on 2 acres in a...
Tags: Long Island, Baltimore County, Lifestyle and Leisure, Hobbies
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When Flagler County construction collapsed so did its labor market
Blog-o-nomics - Orlando SentinelRevisiting Flagler's boom and bust and its impact on unemployment … BUNNELL — To understand Flagler County's unemployment problem, drive through the gates of Grand Landings, a sprawling, would-be subdivision just west of Interstate 95.... -
Housing starts fall sharply at start of year
This post has been updated. See below for details.WASHINGTON — Residential construction starts in January fell sharply from last year's soaring year-end activity, the government said Wednesday. The pattern in the latest housing data is similar to that of other major economic indicators of late....Tags: Hurricane Sandy (2012), Labor Markets, Moody's Corporation
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Stanford becomes 1st school to raise more than $1 billion in a year
The nation’s top fund-raising institution last year, Stanford University, raised $1.03 billion from donors, the first to raise more than $1 billion in a given year. Out of the nation's top 10 fund-raising institutions, two others were in...
Tags: Johns Hopkins University, Columbia University, University of Pennsylvania, Education, Cambridge (Middlesex, Massachusetts)
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