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HOME IMPROVEMENT WITH ANDY LINDUS Top Home Trends for 2013
Outdoor living areas and screened in porches Some homeowners have taken outdoor living and relaxing to new heights these days. A trend that has started to emerge with more force in the last five ye...
Posted on 5/24/13 at 8:35 AM
THE NEW FORTY The speed of construction...
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Posted on 10/9/12 at 9:38 PM
THE DULLUM FILE Mike Holmes
We'll chat with Mike Holmes, the host of HGTV's Holmes on Homes, this evening on WDAZ News @5....
Posted on 6/6/12 at 7:34 AM
SIGNS OF IMPROVEMENT Double-hung mythology
Andersen, a single window pane, looked out from his frame on the sixth day of construction, thankful to have found hisplace in the blueprint. He (a man window) let out amelancholycreak as the though...
Posted on 5/5/12 at 11:14 PM
JIMMY JABBER Sidewalks are for everyone, now and later
The residents of Glenwood Street have drawn a line in the sand, gravel, rocks and cement. And all the other ingredients that make up concrete. Some dont want the green space in front of their homes re...
Posted on 9/27/11 at 12:00 AM
Grand Forks gears up for a summer of construction 
Construction is expected to be booming in Grand Forks this summer despite a late start and a shortage of workers.
By Brandi Jewett , May 17, 2013
Minnesota House defeats construction projects bill
A state Capitol facelift, college campus building projects and regional civic center upgrades got thrown in limbo Friday when the Minnesota House failed to muster enough votes for an $800 million construction bill.
By Brian Bakst , May 17, 2013
Work on Grand Forks’s 32nd Ave. to start May 20
Construction on Grand Forks’ 32nd Avenue South won’t start until May 20, the state Department of Transportation said.
By Herald Staff Report , May 14, 2013
Harmon Lake, N.D., homeowners opposed development
At least 50 homeowners have signed an informal petition opposing industrial development near Harmon Lake north of Mandan.
By Associated Press , May 14, 2013
CEO says fertilizer plant plan ‘a monstrous challenge’
The CEO of a group planning to build a $1.5 billion fertilizer manufacturing plant near Grand Forks said the venture is focusing on investment, engineering and its workforce in the early phases of the four-year project.
By Christopher Bjorke , May 13, 2013
Construction on U.S. Highway 281 set to begin Monday
The North Dakota Department of Transportation said motorists travelling between Churchs Ferry and Cando, N.D., can expect delays during the project, which will be completed in July.
By Herald Staff Report , May 11, 2013
Tribal college in Bismarck to build hotel
Officials plan to build a $33 million hotel on the United Tribes Technical College campus in Bismarck to provide a training opportunity for students and to help support the school governed by the five tribes in North Dakota.
By Associated Press , April 30, 2013
Winter weather slows construction in Bismarck
This year's seemingly never-ending winter has slowed construction in Bismarck. Roxy Jacobson, executive director of the Bismarck-Mandan Homebuilders Association, says that residential construction is down 35 percent in Bismarck compared to this time last year.
By Associated Press , April 23, 2013
Dakotas reservation might get home-building plant
A home-building company aiming to supply housing for western North Dakota's booming Bakken oil patch — where housing is lacking —wants to set up shop on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, where jobs are scarce.
By Associated Press , April 22, 2013
Gov. Dayton proposes $750 million bonding bill
Gov. Mark Dayton says 21,000 people would get jobs if the Legislature funds his $750 million public works project proposal.
By Don Davis , April 08, 2013
RANDY MALUCHNIK: Valuable ‘loophole’ helps build schools, roads
Where I was raised, the term “tax loophole” had menacing connotations to working families and often to Main Street business owners. Certainly with all the talk of comprehensive tax reform, “loopholes” must be on the table for consideration at all levels of government.
By Randy Maluchnik , April 07, 2013
For East Grand Forks, city-owned utility offers helping hand in construction projects
East Grand Forks Water & Light has existed for more than 100 years, not only supplying utilities, but also money for city building projects.
By Ryan Bakken , April 06, 2013
Expect detours in downtown Grand Forks on Sunday
Motorists should expect detours on DeMers Avenue in downtown Grand Forks Sunday when city crews will be removing holiday lights, the city said.
By Herald Staff Report , April 05, 2013
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