by SCDigital | May 27, 2016 | Uncategorized
The upcoming holiday, marking the unofficial beginning of summer, was originally intended to honor our nation’s fallen military heroes. Beginning after the Civil War, the Grand Army of the Republic, a Union Army Veterans’ organization, chose to decorate the graves of...
by SCDigital | May 25, 2016 | Uncategorized
The US housing market has not seen the current rate of new home sales since January of 2008. Also, the seasonally adjusted rate, which was at 216,000 according to the Commerce Department, exceeded economists’ estimates by nearly 100,000. Market analysts attribute the...
by SCDigital | May 19, 2016 | Uncategorized
Four companies have announced plans or made demonstrations regarding their intention to build a tubular transport system from Los Angeles to San Francisco that would cut travel time from 6 hours of driving to 30 minutes. This requires speeds of around 750 mph which...
by SCDigital | May 16, 2016 | Uncategorized
Over 60 entities have filed for bankruptcy protection as a result of the current market downturn despite the recent marginal recovery in oil prices. Exco Resources, Inc. of Dallas, TX is the latest and one of at least five to file last week. Prices of $25/bbl in...
by SCDigital | May 13, 2016 | Uncategorized
The National Association of Home Builders has conducted a nationwide survey of building contractors about regulatory fees and learned that those for code compliance, permitting and sewer use are holding steady but increasingly common “Impact Fees” are adding to their...
