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In an effort to provide even better service, MinTex Exteriors recently hired SpotOn SEO to manage its website and Internet marketing needs. By improving and expanding our website, Langerud said, we can become a comprehensive exterior remodeling resource for our customers and prospects.

Houston, TX (PRWEB) April 04, 2013

Home and commercial property owners throughout the Houston area have turned to MinTex Exteriors for their exterior renovation needs for over 20 years. MinTex Exteriors provides skilled labor for all types of exterior renovation projects including window replacement, roofing repairs and installations, Hardie siding, and gutters. Free consultations are standard with every inquiry.

MinTex Exteriors is dedicated to delivering quality service at a fair price. The company uses LP SmartSide and James Hardie siding, Owens Corning and Gaf Elk roofing, as well as other top brand products. From consulting and management to contract services, MinTex Exteriors gives its customers the information, products, and services they need to transform their home or commercial property.

Jason Langerud, President of MinTex Exteriors said that the companys focus is on providing every customer with the best possible experience. All jobs are backed by honesty, integrity, and professionalism from initial consultation to completion. We understand that your home is your biggest investment, and we will complete your project right the first time.

For more information about MinTex Exteriors and to view a photo gallery of past projects, visit MinTexExteriors.com. For more information, call (866) 787-2186.

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The integrity of your home's roof is an essential part of keeping your family safe and comfortable. We service all roofing including shingles, flat roofs, and slate roofs.

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Maryland-based roofing company recognized as one of the industrys most successful remodeling companies in the USA.

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According to the magazine, The economic and housing trends that began in 2008 have become the new reality for most remodelers Clients are more demanding and more price-conscious than everhome sales are picking up and contractors are seeing more positive business conditions in the future, remodeling activity in the U.S. is in a position to see accelerated growth by the end of this year and into 2013. As home sales increase so does the number of requests for home improvements.

Nu Look Home Design is seeing this encouraging trend as more and more homeowners are starting to make improvements designed to enhance the value of their homes or prepare to sell a home.

Patrick Fingles, president of Nu Look Home Design said, We know the economy has been a negative factor in home sales as well as the home improvement industry in the last couple of years. During this time, we have made it a priority to increase the quality of our products as well as exceed our customers expectation of service. In addition, because we know everyone is price-conscious, we have maintained a ceiling on costs by reducing overhead. This has made it possible for us to continue to grow despite the adverse economy. We are proud to be selected as a Top Remodeler each year.

Nu Look Home Design has invested time and research to develop product offerings that give the homeowner better quality and therefore more value for a smaller budget. The companys offerings include Owen Corning roofing, Greenline vinyl siding, rain gutters, replacement windows and patio sunrooms. Combined with expert installation and lifetime guarantees, the focus on quality and energy efficiency has enabled greater customer satisfaction.

The Top 500 is the longest ongoing recognition program in the remodeling industry. Each year the Top 500 recognizes remodelers for significant and sustained success measured by things like Industry awards, remodeling dollar volume, years in business, certifications and more.

About Nu Look Home Design

Nu Look Home Design Roofing Company (Nu Look) is a privately owned and operated home improvement contractor. Nu Look offers its own line of energy efficient vinyl siding and replacement windows as well as products like Owens Corning, Alside and more. Founded in 1999, Nu Look began as a local company serving the neighborhoods of Baltimore and Glen Burnie. Headquartered in Glen Burnie with a branch in Fairfax, Virginia, today, Nu Look serves the entire Maryland, Northern Virginia and Pennsylvania areas. The companys product offerings include roofing, replacement windows and doors, vinyl siding, rain gutters, and sunrooms.

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Harris Teeter supermarketopens in Ellicott City

Harris Teeter Inc.s decision to open a store in Ellicott City, at Greenberg Gibbons Towne Square at Turf Valley shopping center drew praise from Howard County officials. The 48,000-square-foot upermarket, Harris Teeters third store in Howard County, opened to the public on Tuesday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Harris Teeter is the first of several planned spring and summer openings for retailers and restaurants in the new 108,000 square-foot shopping center. Harris Teeter is known for its quality foods, exceptional customer service and its community commitment, said County Executive Ken Ulman. I cant think of a more perfect location for Harris Teeter. We welcome them to Ellicott City.

Mullan Contracting awardedrenovation of auto dealership

The Mullan Contracting Co., of Lutherville, has won a contract to renovate a 22,000-square-foot building recently acquired by the Norris Automotive Group. Contained within a four-acre site at 8525 Baltimore National Pike, in the Ellicott City sub-market of Howard County, the project was acquired from the Miller Brothers family late last year, to reposition the cluster of buildings and acreage into a high-end automotive dealership. The location was closed in 2008 when the Ford Motor Co. consolidated its network of dealers. Mullan will oversee a comprehensive interior renovation of the building, including an automotive showroom, sales offices, receptionist area, multiple service bays, repair facilities, a parts room and storage space. The renovation also includes the modernization and improvement of the projects HVAC systems, lighting and electrical packages and finish work including painting and carpeting. Penney Design Group is the architect and Comprehensive Structural Solutions is performing structural engineering work on the building.

Wilmot Modular Structures winsawards from Modular Building Institute

The Modular Building Institute presented White Marsh-based Wilmot Modular Structures with two awards at its recent 30th Annual World of Modular Conference. Wilmot placed first with its entry of a 6,300-square-foot building installed at the top of Mount Storm in West Virginia. The buildings innovative design includes a steel canopy that protects the building and its occupants from ice shards that routinely form on the overhead electric lines. The second award was given to Wilmot for its website (www.wilmotmodular.com). The Modular Building Institute is an international nonprofit trade association representing the modular construction industry.

Fitness center comingto Towson Commons

LA Fitness is opening a 52,700-square-foot, two-level health and fitness center at Towson Commons in downtown Towson in space that once housed out-of-date movie theatres. From the rotunda entrance at York Road and Pennsylvania Avenue, guests will see the LA Fitness space with views to an indoor lap pool and a new featured stair case with glass rails. Windows will be added to the multi-story buildings faade facing York Road. The facility will feature basketball and racquet ball courts, a spin area with stadium levels, an indoor heated lap pool, whirlpool spa and saunas, personal trainers and Kids Klub babysitting. Group fitness classes will include yoga, cycling, mat pilates, kickbox cardio and aqua aerobics.

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The Allendale Board of Education passed its budget at the March 25 meeting with a $14.09 million tax levy, a $276,355 increase over last year's budget. That will result in approximately $127 more for the average assessed home, valued at $618,093.

The state aid will remain the same as last year at a little more than $300,000. The proposed tax levy is $14,094,129, which is a 2 percent increase from last year's approximately $13.8 million.

The appropriations for the 2013-2014 school year are (in approximate figures): instruction (43 percent) at $7.14 million; employee benefits (16 percent) at $2.72 million; plant operations (12 percent) at $2.01 million; instructional support services (11 percent) at $1.8 million; capital overlay (8 percent) at $1.27 million; central administration and technology (6 percent) at $976,341; school administration (3 percent) at $489,889; and student activities (1 percent) at $95,088.

The budget goals for the next school year are similar to last year in that the board is looking to maintain fiscal responsibility, get input from the board committees, maximize efficiency in the district's operations and maintain the district's culture of a "tradition of educational excellence."

Officials said that there will be no cuts in curriculum, academic programs, co-curricular activities or staffing in the proposed budget. An IT technician will be added and the recommended class sizes are expected to be maintained.

The district's focus will be in its Student Management System, a software application to manage data; PARCC (Partnership for Assessment and Readiness for College and Career), the new state assessments for students in English and math; EE4NJ (Excellent Educators for New Jersey), the new teacher evaluation assessment; and Renaissance Learning, a program to transition to the Common Core Standards. The curricular focus will be in language arts, middle school math program, Common Core Standards, professional development and the media center/technology/classrooms all centered around the framework of PARCC.

For language arts, the district's focus is in renaissance learning, professional development, supporting materials, like nonfiction resources and writer's notebooks, as well as on-demand writing assignments, among others.

Language arts have come under scrutiny in the last few years, as state assessment tests show areas in need of improvement, and have tasked districts to improve test scores. Part of the new curriculum includes students bringing in their own experiences to connect to a story more open-ended focus instead of question-answer format.

Global skills and technology will include laptops, desktops, upgrading the website and BYOD (bring your own device) environment at the middle school level.

Technology is coming up at its end of life, school officials said, which will require replacing of equipment, and as technology has become a more integral part of students' lives, so too has it become a part of the educational culture. Officials adopted policies outlining use of technology in September, such as electronic readers and computer devices, to have limited accessibility to the Internet during school hours, for educational purposes.

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Medford Trolley Suffers Water Damage, After Small Fire Starts Sprinkler System - Apr 3rd, 2013

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As fire investigators work to determine the cause of Tuesday morning's fatal fire, one thing is known: the complex didn't have a sprinkler system.

That's in compliance with city code because Sioux Falls doesn't require them for small apartment buildings. But, after losing six people to fires in five months, a Sioux Falls task force is looking at making some changes.

For just over a decade, the City of Sioux Falls has been looking at whether or not fire sprinklers should be required in small apartment buildings.

Current code states that any complex with more t han 16 units OR, at least, three levels must have a system in place.

For Sioux Falls Fire Sprinkler Task Force, it's a challenge of providing the most safe living WITH sprinkler systems while keeping costs affordable for multi-family housing.

"The fact is that sprinklers save lives. There's no question on a national level that sprinkler'd buildings do not have fire losses and that's what our issue is. Because the rest of the country is doing it, we need to keep up with that type of life safety that a sprinkler will provide," Chief Building Official Ron Bell said.

National codes require all new apartments have sprinkler systems. But in Sioux Falls, the city and property owners didn't want to see higher costs for construction and rent which is why the city adopted its own code in the early 2000s.

When it comes to preventing fires, SFFR says the safer a unit can be, the better.

A sprinkler system will automatically activate in a room with temperatures exceeding 150 degrees. It will slowly contain the blaze while keeping it from spreading. A room without would burn though everything in the room, often times making the smoke more toxic.

"They spread a little water over a large area and do a good job just controlling the fire. that safety factor does improve largely your ability to survive the event," SFFR Fire Marshal Dean Lanier said.

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President Michael D Higgins has been named patron of the Irish Men's Sheds Association, a locally-based scheme to allow men to work on projects in a bid to prevent social isolation.

John Evoy, chief executive of the association, said it was a vindication of the work the organisation does.

"We are delighted that the President sees the value in the work that we do and we look forward to his patronage over the coming years," he said.

"We feel a great validation of our work and are very happy to have this opportunity to develop an association with the President.

"It is an enormous honour for the Irish Men's Sheds Association and the men we represent that the President of Ireland has agreed to be our patron.

"This recognition from the highest office in the country is a great moral boost to the thousands of men who attend their local sheds regularly."

There are now more than 120 men's sheds in Ireland. They are designed to offer a safe, friendly and inclusive environment where men from all walks of life can work on meaningful projects at their own pace, in their own time, and in the company of other men.

They have been acclaimed for providing a critical function for many unemployed men thanks to the substantial support network they provide.

The Irish association was founded by Mr Evoy on the back of an Australian model and using the motto "Men don't talk face to face. They talk shoulder to shoulder".

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