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Most owners choose the floor plan, finishes and fixtures that go into their custom-built homes. Juan Guevara made those choices and more. He selected each interior and exterior component and confirmed every detail in building his $1 million home in Delaware County. He also hand-picked the roofer, framer, excavator, drywall installer and a host of other subcontractors. Guevara made the decision to be his own general contractor, a choice more homeowners are making in projects big and small. He said his decision to manage the project has saved him a significant amount of money and given him more control over the project. "We went to many custom builders and found that, with the money we would save, we could have more house. I expect to save about $200,000," he said. "With a builder, you dont have as much control." Guevara, the owner of a flooringinstallation company, now has a second full-time job making sure the subcontractors show up when they are needed and that they follow the detailed plans drawn by an architect.
July 15: Fire and "small explosion" cause no injuries at Goex black powder facility at the former Louisiana Army Ammunition Plant, now used for military and commercial operations.
Aug. 15: Explosion and fire at Valentec Systems Inc., destroys about 75,000 square feet of the manufacturing facility where 40mm flares are produced.
Aug. 24: A series of explosions rock Explo Systems Inc., leading to highway closures and the evacuation of residents and schools in nearby Doyline. The company's facility, where bombs are disassembled and recycled, was essentially leveled. .
Glan, Sarangani (16 October) -- The people of Glan, Sarangani had a reason to celebrate during the towns 92nd Foundation Anniversary with the coming in of investors. Glan Municipal Mayor Enrique Yap, Jr. said that businessmen are investing on coconut machineries that can process different coconut materials into usable coconut-finished products. Yap disclosed that Sunrise Plant, represented by Residoro Chua of Cocoworld Corporation will partially build a plant for 1 hectare, and will find an ideal three (3) hectares for the construction of three (3) coconut processing plants. Chua bared that the Land Bank will finance the said project in cooperation with the coconut planters. Each plant has 250 people to employ. The construction of the building which will take three (3) months will cost P25M.
Angola's ruling MPLA party's acting secretary general, Norberto dos Santos "Kwata Kanaua", Friday in Luanda appealed to public and private media organs' managements to invest in the specialisation of journalists, in view of the electoral process. Addressing the opening of the first national meeting on social communication, that started Friday morning in Luanda, "Kwata Kanaua" said it is relevant that journalists that will cover the various stages of the electoral process master the legal framework surrounding the process. "The deep state of the electoral legislation is, under all points of view, necessary to he who has the responsibility to transmit information on it or even to question this or that agent of the process," said the politician at the meeting sponsored by the ruling MPLA party's specialty committee.
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