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Texting And Driving A Growing Concern
Posted: January 13, 2014
At any given daylight moment across America, approximately 660,000 drivers are using cell phones or manipulating electronic devices while driving, according to a survey from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. That number has held steady since 2010. Meanwhile, a University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute study showed that a quarter of teens respond to text messages once or more every time they drive. Twenty...
More Cars On The Road Than Ever Before
Posted: January 9, 2014
If there's only one fact of life in the U.S. that's abundantly clear, it's the following: Americans love their cars. The most recent evidence of this is just how many automobiles are registered nationwide. According to global information services company Experian, there were nearly 248 million cars and light trucks on the road in the second quarter of 2013, the latest period for which data...
Contractor Selection Key To Successful Construction Project
Posted: January 7, 2014
If your family or business is planning a construction project in 2014, you can help assure your project’s success by selecting a qualified general contractor. Business owners and homeowners can mitigate construction risks by asking a lot of questions up front and weighing several factors before hiring a contractor. Keep in mind that a building contractor needs to be a business owner first and a...
U.S. Has An Aged Housing Inventory
Posted: January 3, 2014
While the U.S.' real estate landscape is dotted with newly built single-family houses, the overwhelming majority of homes in the country have been around for at least two decades. According to a recent report from foreclosure information firm RealtyTrac, an average of seven in 10 residences in the country were built prior to 1990. Additionally, of all the residential dwellings sold in 2013, approximately 60%...
2013 Hurricane Season Among Calmest In History
Posted: December 27, 2013
Good news to end of 2013! With the latest hurricane season now in the rearview mirror, weather experts say that it was one of the least active ones in recent memory. Reuters reported that the 2013 Atlantic hurricane season was among the quietest in recorded history. In fact, not since 1968 have there been fewer named storms. Jeff Masters, a hurricane expert and director of...
