Beacon Roofing Supply shares rise
(AP:NEW YORK) Shares of Beacon Roofing Supply Inc. rose Monday after an analyst raised his earnings estimates on the maker of commercial and residential roofing supplies because of higher prices and improved volumes.

How To Slim The Ranks
Read this before you drop the ax. You'll save yourself--and the departed--some grief.

Suspects take plea deal in murder-for-hire case
Two Bakersfield businessmen pleaded no contest Wednesday to conspiracy to commit mayhem in what law enforcement described as a murder for hire case. Francis Giangrossi, owner of Coast Roofing, and Jim Skiba, a supervisor, admitted to paying Jesus Estrada to beat up Steve Stewart, concentrating on hurting his hands. The plea deal, which included the dismissal of two attempted murder charges, was ...

Overrated Small Business: Contracting
Money is good in construction.

Strong start for Bantam AE Otters
The Huntsville Dennis Groomes Roofing Bantam AE Otters are off to a strong start with a 5-0 record in Muskoka Parry Sound Hockey League play. The Otters opened the season against Bracebridge. They came away with 4-1 and 10-2 victories.

SIG says year will be lower than expectations
LONDON (SHARECAST) - Insulation and roofing supplier SIG said the current financial year is likely to be towards the lower end of the current range of market expectations.

Soaring Unemployment Hurts Local Retailers, Construction
The unemployment rate won?t be out until Friday, but the drop in the housing market and slowing economy has some Santa Cruz County businesses worried.

Going solar? Seven sites map your plans
Consumers and business owners seeking to install solar power can turn to these Web sites for interactive maps and cost estimates.

Exercise your brain by learning, says head of Seniors Education Centre
The mere presence of psychology professor emeritus Paul Antrobus spoke volumes Thursday for delegates attending the seventh annual Gerontology Institute on ?The Aging Brain: how to slow the aging process.?

Marine park under probe
SABAK BERNAM: It was supposed to cost only RM10 million but the cost ballooned to RM28 million. To make matters worse, the marine park is now a "white elephant".

Marine park under probe
SABAK BERNAM: It was supposed to cost only RM10 million but the cost ballooned to RM28 million.

Holmesburg library's impending closing puzzles its users
With its quiet bustle and benevolent purpose, a library has the look and feel of a sanctuary.After 3 p.m. most weekdays, the population of that sanctuary often explodes with students doing homework, socializing, or waiting in a safe place for parents to return from work.

Cumerio To Close Copper Billets Production Line In Olen
BRUSSELS -(Dow Jones)- Cumerio said Thursday it will close one of five production departments at its site in Olen, Belgium. Production volumes in the billets and cakes department have halved over the past 7 years.

6,000 N.J. jobs lost last month across all areas
New Jersey's unemployment level rose in October to its highest level since 2003 as job losses spread throughout the economy.

Is solar the right fit
City Commission to vote on a feed-in tariff proposal today

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