Asbestos In The News

Charles S. Cohen, president and chief executive of Cohen Brothers Realty Corp. in Manhattan, said he has never seen the commercial real estate business so troubled in his 30 years in the business.

A sbestos attorney Bobby Hatten had two special guests in the Newport News Circuit Court audience when he was putting on his closing arguments against ExxonMobil Corp. on Monday:

Short sales gone awry have become a recurrent theme in real estate circles. Here's the common narrative: A home goes on the market as a short sale - priced at less than is owed on the mortgage, so the lender must approve any sale. The bank either declines...

Q: Over the years, I’ve read many articles on indoor air quality issues in homes, but never paid much attention until now since I’m getting ready to retire and we want to build a new home in a climate we’re not at all familiar with. What do we need to talk to our builder about to be sure he is sensitive to this issue and will build us a safe, comfortable home? A: Not too long ago, when someone ...

This morning the Centre for Creative Arts accepted a $500,000 provincial grant that will be used to turn the interior of the old courthouse building [...]

About a year from now customers of GEUS, the local electric utility system, will have a new downtown location where they can pay their bills.

A new study has found about half of Tasmania's workplaces are in breach of regulations by not having an asbestos management plan.

Federal crews are on track with their cleanup of the site, but testing has revealed more asbestos contamination.

A new study has found about half of Tasmania's workplaces are in breach of regulations by not having an asbestos management plan.

The Bangor School Board spent the bulk of its Nov. 19 meeting in preliminary discussion about two issues: formation of a policy concerning release of information in student records and the need for acoustical tile in the new elementary school gymnasium.