Illinois unemployment rate holds steady at 9.5 percent

... services firms shed 5,800 jobs, leisure and hospitality businesses cut a net 4,900 jobs, and positions at construction companies were down 1,300 for the month. "Not just because it's high, but the hope was that last month was kind of an anomaly," he ...

http://napervillesun.suntimes.com/business/19574856-420/illinois-unemployment-rate-holds-steady-at-95-percent.html

Mario Gabelli - Active Trading LUFK, SUP, OMPI

According to GuruFocus Real Time Picks, GAMCO Investors' Chairman and CEO Mario Gabelli is actively trading this week, making three significant increases to his recently updated portfolio of 792 stocks, 41 of them new, with a total value of $13.6 billion, and a quarter-over-quarter turnover of 6%. Booming Oil Patch Loves LUFK - Major Gains Over the ... (more)

http://www.gurufocus.com/news/216850/mario-gabelli--active-trading-lufk-sup-ompi

Peabody Ignites Coal Trade

Peabody Energy turned in a better than anticipated Q1 result, and although it still ran at a $0.05 per share loss during the quarter, that was $0.09 better than consensus.

http://seekingalpha.com/article/1353061-peabody-ignites-coal-trade?source=feed

The most common job in Australia

... children. According to the Census figures the most common full-time job is technician and tradesperson in the construction industry. There are 333,298 people employed in the role, and 99 per cent of them are male. Richard Blandy, adjunct professor ...

http://www.news.com.au/business/your-business/whats-the-most-common-job-in-australia/story-fn9evb64-1226623537666?from=public_rss

Earnings on Tap: General Electric

General Electric is set to report first-quarter results Friday ahead of the bell, with the consensus estimate calling for $0.35 earnings per share compared with $0.29 per share reported in the corresponding period a year ago.

http://news.morningstar.com/articlenet/article.aspx?id=592781

Parks Department announces upcoming programming

Do you love water parks in the summer? The City of Oshkosh Parks Department is pleased to announce an exciting opportunity for those who love water! Purchase any new or renew any season pass to Pollock Community Water Park now through May 20, 2013, and you will receive four free Mount Olympus Waterpark passes, worth nearly $100! The Mount Olympus ... (more)

http://www.wisinfo.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2013304180347

Renovating a Modern House in a Historic District

... Queen Anne, and Jacobethan-line the street. It was eventually nicknamed "Lumberman's Road" after the wood- and construction-industry tycoons who settled in. As history played out-the Great Depression, flight to the suburbs-the character of the ...

http://www.dwell.com/house-tours/article/renovating-modern-house-historic-district-kansas?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+dwell%2Farticles+%28Articles+Feed+-+Dwell%29

Illinois Unemployment Holds At 9.5 Percent

... services firms shed 5,800 jobs, leisure and hospitality businesses cut a net 4,900 jobs, and positions at construction companies were down 1,300 for the month. "Not just because it's high, but the hope was that last month was kind of an anomaly," he ...

http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2013/04/18/illinois-unemployment-holds-at-9-5-percent/

Home Depot, Tractor Supply, Grainger Near New Highs

Three stocks in the group hold Relative Strength ratings of 90 or higher. That's just short of the four needed to provide an alternative gauge of strength, although , a wholesale maintenance supplies operation with a market capitalization of $17 billion, popped to a new high Tuesday, gapping up above a flat-base buy point of 234.05 in heavy trade.

http://news.investors.com/investing-ibd-industry-themes/041813-652467-building-supply-stocks-taking-new-highs.htm?ref=HPLNews

PPG chairman notes strategic progress, record financials during annual meeting

... innovation, sustainability and color, PPG helps customers in industrial, transportation, consumer products, and construction markets and aftermarkets to enhance more surfaces in more ways than does any other company. Founded in 1883, PPG has global ...

http://www.pressreleasepoint.com/ppg-chairman-notes-strategic-progress-record-financials-during-annual-meeting

TEMECULA: Main Street Bridge comes down

Concrete tumbled to the earth Thursday, April 18, when Granite Construction crews tore down the old Main Street Bridge in Old Town Temecula to make space for a new bridge.

http://www.pe.com/local-news/riverside-county/temecula/temecula-headlines-index/20130418-temecula-main-street-bridge-comes-down.ece

Wagner Meters Draws a Crowd at Surfaces 2013 Conference in Las Vegas,...

... been recognized as the world leader in providing advanced moisture measurement and management solutions to the construction industry. We offer a variety of meters designed to measure pH and relative humidity for concrete installations. Learn more ...

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/4/prweb10616491.htm

The lumber products industry knocks on wood

... have been averaging +15%. Admittedly, there are also a couple of sour earnings surprises to report, too. Construction benefits directly from strong home construction volumes and rapidly improving home prices. Industrial, retail and commercial demand ...

http://money.msn.com/top-stocks/post.aspx?post=36779c54-5930-4f7f-9502-1b1563bf7bd3

CARTES America 2013 Exhibitor Profiles

... institutions and service bureaus. Furthermore, Otto Kunnecke has long-year experience in developing and construction of mailing systems as well as special machinery for the card industry. All systems are well established in the market and Otto ...

http://www.freshnews.com/news/787141/cartes-america-2013-exhibitor-profiles

Munger gives largest gift in U. Mich. history

A Los Angeles-based investor and philanthropist is giving a $110 million gift of stock to the University of Michigan - the largest donation in its history - for a graduate student residence hall expected to provide a strong selling point as the school competes for top students seeking advanced degrees, university officials announced Thursday.

http://www.wafb.com/story/22016204/munger-gives-largest-gift-in-u-mich-history

Transparency International-USA to Recognize Senator Richard Lugar,...

Transparency International-USA today announced that Former Senator Richard G. Lugar is to receive this year's TI-USA Integrity Award in recognition of his career as a strong proponent of transparency and accountability and sustained leadership on reforms to reduce corruption in the U.S. and internationally.

http://www.businesswire.com/news/topix/20130418006637/en

Financier Munger Makes Largest Gift In UM History, For Grad Hall

A new graduate student residence hall where students of different fields of study can more easily share ideas will be the product of the largest gift in the 196-year history of the University of Michigan.

http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2013/04/18/financier-munger-makes-largest-gift-in-um-history-for-grad-hall/

Read The Eerily Prescient Investigative Story That Forecasted The Texas Explosion

CPI Editor's note, April 18: An explosion Wednesday at a fertilizer plant north of Waco, Texas, killed between five and 15 people, authorities say, and injured more than 160.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/18/texas-explosion-investigative-story_n_3112600.html

PPG Chairman Notes Strategic Progress, Record Financials During Annual Meeting

... innovation, sustainability and color, PPG helps customers in industrial, transportation, consumer products, and construction markets and aftermarkets to enhance more surfaces in more ways than does any other company. Founded in 1883, PPG has global ...

http://www.businesswire.com/news/topix/20130418006549/en

3 Deals Trade Poorly In Debuts After Pricing Well Below The Range

For the third time in as many months, three deals debuted on the same day. The February trio -- mortgage REIT Zais Financial at -6.1%, LP New Source Energy at -2.6%, and medical insurance provider Health Insurance Innovations at -2.1% -- performed poorly on their first day of trading.

http://seekingalpha.com/article/1352921-3-deals-trade-poorly-in-debuts-after-pricing-well-below-the-range?source=feed