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Jim Boyle - Wed August 02, 2006

Heneghan Wrecking Co. Clears Chicago Neighborhoods

Recognizing the poor state of public housing, the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) is in the midst of renovating salvageable sites and tearing down condemnable properties throughout Chicago. The undertaking is part of a sorely needed project to improve the living conditions of Chicago’s poorer families....

Mon October 21, 2002

Conn. Neighborhood Goes Green

WATERFORD, Conn. (AP) - Rainwater heading down a suburban street into a storm drain and to the nearest stream or river would seem harmless enough. Environmental officials say it is anything but. The runoff carries garden fertilizers, pet wastes and gasoline and oil from cars, frustrating environmental officials who claim more success stemming pollution from wastewater plants discharging into rivers....

Mon October 21, 2002

Connecticut Neighborhood Goes Green on the Cheap

WATERFORD, Conn. (AP) - Rainwater heading down a suburban street into a storm drain and to the nearest stream or river would seem harmless enough. Environmental officials say it is anything but. The runoff carries garden fertilizers, pet wastes and gasoline and oil from cars, frustrating environmental officials who claim more success stemming pollution from wastewater plants discharging into rivers....

Wed April 10, 2002

$33M Chase Tower Takes Shape Above D.C.-Area Neighborhood

Located near the Friendship Heights metro station is the $33-million Chase Tower. It is a mixed-use project owned by The JBG Companies and JER Partners, and is the latest addition to this area. The Clark Construction Group Inc....

Thu January 17, 2002

Crane Danger Evacuates NJ Neighborhood

More than 100 people were evacuated from homes and businesses near the Jersey City, NJ, waterfront Jan. 16 when it appeared that a construction crane was in danger of falling. Attached to the side of a building in which more than half of 29 floors have been completed, the crane’s boom apparently overextended and began to tilt due to an electrical malfunction....