Paws Place Animal Rescue
November 5th, 2009
Paws Place Animal Rescue, a no-kill, non-profit organization in Boiling Springs Lake, NC is having a yard sale to raise funds for their animal rescue efforts. Ocean Isle Beach, NC custom home builder Mark Johnson Custom Homes encourages you to attend on Saturday, November 21st, 2009 from 8:00 am-noon.
You can also donate items for the sale at the shelter, which is open from 9:00 am-noon daily. Tax receipts will be given for donations.
Paws Place is located in Boiling Spring Lakes, 1 mile north of Camp Pretty Pond, at 3701 Boiling Spring Road SE. For more information or directions, contact Paws Place Animal Rescue at 845-7297 or visit their web site at www.pawsplace.org.
Construction Market to Increase 11% in 2010, Says McGraw-Hill Construction Outlook Report
November 5th, 2009
St. James Plantation new home builder Mark Johnson Custom Homes is excited to share good news for the construction industry! McGraw-Hill Construction’s 2010 Construction Outlook forecasts an increase in construction starts in 2010, which is expected to climb 11% to $466.2 billion. RealtyTimes.com’s Peter L. Mosca recently reported on the McGraw’s Outlook, a construction and manufacturing executive’s basis for business planning. Below is an excerpt and to read Mosca’s complete article, click here.
“Highlights of the 2010 Construction Outlook include:
• Single family housing for 2010 will advance 32% in dollars, corresponding to a 30% increase in the number of units to 560,000 (McGraw-Hill Construction basis).
• Multifamily housing will improve 16% in dollars and 14% in units, after steep reductions in 2008 and 2009.
• Commercial buildings will drop 4% in dollars, following a steep 43% drop in 2009. The weak employment picture will further depress occupancies, making it even more difficult to justify new construction.
• Institutional buildings will begin to stabilize after losing momentum in 2009. Square footage will retreat another 2% after sliding 23% this year. The dollar amount of construction for this sector will edge up 1%, helped by a growing amount of energy-efficiency upgrades to federal buildings and continued strength for military buildings.
• Manufacturing buildings will drop 14% in dollars and 3% in square feet, hampered by the substantial amount of slack manufacturing capacity. • Public works construction is expected to rise 14%, given more wide-ranging strength across all project types.
• Electric utility construction will slip 3%, continuing to settle back after a record high in 2008.”
