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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently published in the Federal Register final changes to its Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) that, among other enhancements, allow participation by companies with mobile workforces. The VPP, the agency’s recognition initiative for workplace safety and health excellence, will provide new options for [...]

SILICON VALLEY, Calif. — There are 10 million real estate investors and landlords in the U.S., and 9 million of them own less than 10 properties. Tax season is a very busy and aggravating time for these real estate investors and landlords as they try to get their rental property finances organized to file their [...]

McLean, VA – Freddie Mac (NYSE: FRE) announced today that in 2008 it set a record of $24 billion in volume for its multifamily whole loan and bond guarantee business (multifamily mortgage settlements), a more than 10 percent increase over the 2007 volume of $22 billion. This volume includes Freddie Mac’s targeted affordable housing products, [...]

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Green Depot – the Brooklyn-based, national supplier of eco-friendly building and living solutions – is transforming the green retail model with its flagship retail store opening Feb. 12 on the Bowery in Manhattan. Located at 222 Bowery between Prince and Spring, the 3,500 square-foot store will debut hundreds of premium products, including a [...]

WALTHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–RentGrow, Inc., a leader in resident screening software for the multifamily housing industry, today introduced the newest version of its award-winning TotalScreen® resident screening solution. The new TotalScreen solution delivers exceptional automation, intelligence and customization capabilities that significantly improve consistency, accuracy and FHA compliance of the tenant screening process. “Property management companies today [...]

ALPHARETTA, Ga.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Refinishing Touch, a world leader in providing on-site environmentally safe furniture refinishing, armoire conversions and re-upholstery to private and public organizations has completed the refurbishment of 20,000 wooden armoires in hotels across America, preventing a volume of 700,000 cubic feet and 2,000 tons of furniture from being put into landfills. February 17, [...]

LAS VEGAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Schlage®, the most trusted brand of door locks, is showcasing the first and only wireless-controlled and Z-Wave enabled door lock, Schlage LiNK, at the International Builder’s Show this week in the Las Vegas Convention Center. Schlage LiNK deadbolts and locks can provide builders a significant advantage by offering homeowners the power to remotely [...]

WINCHESTER, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Trex Company, Inc. (NYSE: TWP), the nation’s leading manufacturer and distributor of wood alternative decking, railing, fencing and trim, responded to a class action suit filed in Washington by a plaintiffs’ class action law firm alleging certain product defects. In response to the claims of the case, which focus on product surface flaking, [...]

LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–A lack of liquidity remains the major obstacle to a recovery in the commercial real estate markets at least until the end of this year, according to real estate finance expert Stan Ross, chair of the USC Lusk Center for Real Estate. “We will also see a curtailed supply of new construction, more [...]

TAMPA, Fl-(TransWorldNews)-Molds are fungi that can be found both outdoors and indoors. They grow best in warm, damp and humid conditions. If you have damp or wet spots in your house, you will probably get mold. Mold can cause health problems. Inhaling or touching mold or mold spores may cause allergic reactions or asthma attacks [...]