Cutting Costs While Putting Out FIres (WGHP Greensboro)
ARCHDALE, N.C. (WGHP) – Buying used equipment instead of new and sending out fewer units are two ways the Guil-Rand voluntary fire department is keeping its budget balanced. Assistant Chief Mike Witcher tells Sheeka Strickland when the department figured out its current budget, diesel cost $2.55 a gallon, nowhere near the current average price of $4.65.
Man killed by tractor identified (The Fresno Bee)
The man who died when a tractor he was operating flipped on top of him in Sanger has been identified as Mark Johnson, according to the Fresno County Coroners Office.
Professional Home Decor Tips For Selling, Staying and Going Green (Carteret County News-Times)
(ARA) - Despite a slumping economy, home improvements remain a popular investment for homeowners. With paint rollers and hammers in hand, they're getting the most out of their home-improvement dollar with do-it-yourself projects that make a dramatic difference.
Postal Service Goes to Bat for Children in Need (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News)
As organized youth baseball and softball wind down for the summer, the Postal Service is suggesting that parents and youngsters who play ball not retire their used gear but ship it instead to Pitch In For Baseball (R) a non-profit organization that collects gently used equipment and distributes it to children in need.
Expecting tenants to handle repairs is broken judgment (San Francisco Chronicle)
Q: I have four small rental houses that are starting to show signs of wear and tear. I am constantly receiving calls from my tenants about something that is broken or needs to be replaced. This is getting expensive and is cutting into my cash flow that I need...
Making repairs shouldn't be tenant's job (Lodi News-Sentinel)
Q: I have four small rental homes that are older and are really starting to show signs of wear and tear. I am constantly receiving calls from my tenants about something that is broken or needs to be replaced.
Extending Downtown Greensboro Sidewalk Hours (WGHP Greensboro)
GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) – Some downtown restaurant owners are trying to change a long standing curfew of sorts. Sidewalk cafes are only allowed to be open until 10 p.m. on weeknights and midnight on Friday and Saturdays. Owners contend the hours are not realistic, while critics claim longer hours will need to more noise, loitering and other problems downtown. Leah Beno reports the city council ...
Grand Re-Opening Of Pelham, AL Equipment Rental Faciliy Draws Hundreds (ThomasNet)
Park Ridge, NJ - (July 15, 2008) - Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation (HERC) celebrated the grand re-opening of its Pelham, AL General Rental facility on June 13, 2008. The event, which drew more than 200 people, showcased the facility's showroom and newly-expanded product line, which includes small tools, equipment and contractors' supplies. At the grand re-opening, vendor demonstrations and ...
Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation To Open Renovated Facility In Shelby, NC (ThomasNet)
PARK RIDGE, N.J. - (July 15, 2008) - Hertz Equipment Rental Corporation (HERC), a leading construction and industrial equipment rental company, will celebrate the grand re-opening of its Shelby, NC General Rental facility on July 25, 2008. The event will take place at the store between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. and will showcase the facility's renovated showroom and newly-expanded product line, which ...
Farmers scour auctions for harvest equipment (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The price was higher than Bill Boyd wanted to pay and still rising, but it didn't really matter. He needed a combine harvester.