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THE Scarlets' plans to move to a new stadium were hit by another blow yesterday. Carmarthenshire Council has stated the Scarlets have to be debt-free before they can move into their new stadium. Hughes, who made his personal fortune through construction, believes the Scarlets' decision to move with such big debts was always a gamble. "I am a developer and I know how all this works," said Hughes. "You don't buy a house if you cannot afford it. .
Faced with increasing homeownership, rising costs of maintaining a home and the ever-present expectation that the modern woman can and will do things for herself, women have become a driving force within the home-improvement industry.
Sisters are driving nails, demolishing walls, laying pipe or wading through sawdust.
According to Lowe's, more than 80 percent of women perform landscaping and gardening tasks, and more than 90 percent of the women engaged in do-it-yourself projects around the house also make most major purchases and financial decisions for that house. .
INDIANA--What is now known as KH Controls Inc., a Blairsville-based designer and manufacturer of electronic products for the underground coal mining industry, modestly began 13 years ago in the basement of company president Kevin Huczko. Now, with the help of a $100,000 term loan from the Indiana County Revolving Loan Fund to KH Development LLC., Huczko is looking forward to a new period of growth for the company. The Indiana County Commissioners approved the loan at their regular Wednesday meeting. With the loan, KH Controls expects to retain 49 full-time jobs and create five more over the next three years. Huczko explained the company previously had problems finding new employees due to limited qualifications and space restrictions at their current location, including inadequate parking facilities.
Homebuilders in central Ohio are getting hammered by a downturn in the housing industry that stretches nationally. Construction in Franklin and Delaware counties combined is about half of what it was at this time in 2004, said Jim Hilz, executive director of the Building Industry Association of Central Ohio. Declines are turning out to be deeper than expected, according to economists for the National Home Builders Association. Home construction nationally is expected to fall 11.5 percent this year followed by a similar drop next year. Trend lines are even worse in central Ohio. "The layoffs in the industry among builders, suppliers and subcontractors are numerous," Hilz said. The number of building permits issued in Franklin County for single-family homes through July was 36 percent less than at the same time last year, Hilz said.
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