Maybe the US economy's strength this winter wasn't just weather-related after all. Home construction is near a 3-year high. And factory output has risen in 3 of the year's first 4 months. The data released Wednesday suggest growth in the April-June quarter is off to a good start, helped by falling gas prices and solid hiring gains. Fears of a spring slump are easing.
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Seemingly drunk Swedish moose found stuck in tree
Per Johansson says he heard a roar from his vacationing neighbor's garden in southwestern Sweden late Tuesday and went to have a look.
Read More »Man nearly beheads himself with chainsaw
When you have a reputation for being accident-prone, there are some things you should probably avoid. But tree surgeon Tom Connelly didn't heed the warning signs – and nearly beheaded himself in an horrific chainsaw accident.
Read More »What are your options for Tier 0 and Tier 1 machines?
If "in-use" non-road emissions regulations may be in your future, or if you face other emissions requirements by way of bid specifications or green construction sites, you’re likely asking yourself what you can do with Tier 0 and Tier 1 equipment in your fleet.
Read More »MLB sods first-ever urban Youth Academy Baseball fields
Major League Baseball, as part of its Urban Youth Initiative, opened the first ever Youth Baseball Academy in Compton, CA, February 28.
Read More »Sports & Social Club planned at 4th Street Live
A new anchor tenant is coming to 4th Street Live -- the Sports & Social Club that will replace the Lucky Strike bowling alley that closed earlier this year.
Read More »How stimulating is the stimulus?
"It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future," Yogi Berra famously said. Economic forecasting is made even tougher at a time when all the world's industrialized economies are in recession at the same time, and for the first time since World War II.
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