Caterpillar Inc., one of the world's largest manufacturers of construction equipment, engines and - since last year - mining machinery, downgraded its economic forecast through 2015 via remarks at an international mining convention in Las Vegas . . .
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Strict lending conditions, delays in mortgage approvals, excessive documentation requirements and a hike in the average credit score approved for a loan could prevent more than half a million homes from being sold in the coming year, according to survey results and economic analysis from the National Association of Realtors ...
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Oldcastle Architectural, a leading supplier of concrete masonry, lawn and garden products in North America, and a regional leader in clay brick, has acquired Hanson Hardscapes, a division of Hanson Building Products North America. The acquisition includes nine facilities in Florida, Michigan and Ontario . . .
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Unilock pavers lead visitors into Rockwell Park and to the outdoor amphitheater, lagoon and wetlands. Lightpoles (Spring City), a kiosk (Classic Recreation), bollards (Spring City) and benches (Dumor) are among the park amenities . . .
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This newly constructed London, Ontario home sits at the top of a 20-foot grade change. Landscape contractors installed three retaining walls to terrace the house, in-ground pool, cabana and gardens ...
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The forest-Inspired River Legacy Park playground in Arlington, Texas does have some traditional play pieces, swings with toddler buckets, for instance, but everything else is customized, like the tree slides, the Inclined Web Crawler, and the glass fiber reinforced concrete bee.
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A new report from JPMorgan Chase shows that banks are turning over their shadow inventory - the backlog of foreclosed and distressed homes created by the housing bust - more quickly since major litigation closed earlier this year. Increasing home prices are improving the outlook for lenders and underwater borrowers . . .
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Out of Africa Wildlife Park in Camp Verde, Ariz. needed shelters for the coming winter for their Safari habitats. Antelope Shelters was one of the shelters built for the Safari Tour exhibits ...
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Detroit purchased Belle Isle in 1879 for $200,000, and in 1883, Frederick Law Olmstead created the master plan for the island. The island sits within the Detroit River, a 28-mile long busy freighter traffic waterway that separates Lake St. Clair and Lake Erie. The island has great views of Detroit, Windsor, Ontario and the Ambassador Bridge . . .
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