Home Builder Developer - Interior Renovation and Design

Founded in 1969, locally owned, Apex Heating and Air Conditioning Inc. offers top-notch customer service and expertise every time! Whether you are in need of routine service, repair or new installation, we will work with you every step of the way, to ensure that you are knowledgeable at all times. Our dedication to customer satisfaction is the reason that so many customers call us time and time again. Our mission is to provide professional, courteous service and quality workmanship to every customer.

Apex Heating and Air Conditioning Inc., recipient of the prestigious Carrier Presidents Award for service excellence, has built a solid reputation for customer satisfaction through quality work, attention to detail and prompt service for 48 years. A local SMALL business with a BIG IMPACT!

When it comes to your family or staff, you want a dependable heating and air conditioning system, as well as a quality installation! As a Carrier Factory Authorized Dealer, we can provide you with the most efficient system save you time and money and help the environment too! Count on us to deliver PEAK comfort to you in Apex, Cary, Holly Springs, Fuquay-Varina and the entire Triangle area.

Read more from the original source:
Apex Heating and Air Conditioning, HVAC Install and AC ...

Top-quality office buildings now under construction in Victoria will help meet demand from the booming technology sector and provide new space for hundreds of provincial government employees.

The expanding office market unfolds as the capital region basks in a rosy economic climate, where an unemployment rate of 4.7percent is one of the lowest in the country.

Building-permit values released Wednesday by Statistics Canada also show that construction values in January jumped by 40 per cent to $93.5 million, compared with $66.6 million during the same month a year ago.

Downtown condominium and rental housing is under construction in response to the regions ultra-hot housing market, bringing vitality to the core and supporting businesses and services in that area.

Anne Tanner, managing director of Cushman & Wakefield Ltd.s Victoria and Vancouver Island office, said three technology clients have signed pre-lease agreements for 50,000 square feet of space in 1515 Douglas St., currently under construction across from city hall.

That really shows the substantial base that we have here on the technology side, Tanner said.

Its one example of what Tanner calls an evolution in downtowns office market.

Typical government office space is also being utilized by the leading, fun, funky tech sector, she said. About 12,000 provincial government staff work in Victoria, with Crown corporation employees in addition to that.

As technology firms move up to better-quality office space, it frees up other less costly categories to be filled by other companies, Tanner said.

Rates for Class A office space downtown run up to $30 per square foot, Tanner said, and its getting harder to come by. Downtowns Class A vacancy rate is only 1.07 per cent, according a recent Colliers International real estate report.

The Douglas Street building is part of a Jawl Enterprises project that includes a 13-storey tower at 750 Pandora Ave., where B.C. Investment Management Corp. will fill 184,000 square feet. The Pandora tower will be ready by year end, said Robert Jawl. The neighbouring building at 1515 Douglas St. is to open by spring 2018.

Also under construction is the mixed-use Capital Park, on 6.2acres bordered by Superior, Michigan and Menzies streets behind the legislature.

Jawl Development Ltd. and Concert Properties are partners in the project, which is fuelling the local economy with about 200workers on site daily. To date, building permits with a construction value of $50.6 million have been issued at city hall for that property, a municipal official said. Capital Park features two main office buildings.

More than 500,000 square feet of new office space will be available through Capital Park and the Douglas-Pandora buildings, Colliers said.

A total of 700 workers from the Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Children and Family Development will move into the first office building late this year.

We are really excited about how the buildings are shaping up, Jawl said. This is always avery rewarding juncture in a projects life cycle.

A flexible workspace design will maximize the use of space in the office building, said a provincial official.

The lease agreement runs for 20 years with options to extend it to 40 years. Lease rates are not being disclosed, but the official said the rate is based on market rents.

The province also plans to lease 55,000 square feet in Capital Parks second office building, the official said. The province did not disclose what ministry staff will use the space.

Ministry of Environment workers are currently located at 2975 Jutland Rd. The province will continue leasing that site. Ministry of Children and Family staff are now in offices at 765-777 s St., and that space will be vacated.

Also on Capital Park, a Menzies Street building will house a Red Barn Market store and a James Bay library branch on the ground level, expected to open by January 2018. Above, 53 rental units above should be ready by the end of August, according to Jawl.

Jawl said the company hopes to start construction on the second 130,000-square-foot office building in September. It will take two years to complete.

Read the original post:
New office buildings filling fast - Times Colonist

PM's office strongly denies Arutz Sheva report that Netanyahu instructed a freeze on thousands units in Yesha he had approved.

Arutz Sheva Staff, 08/03/17 16:38

Reuters

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu ordered Housing and Construction Minister Yoav Galant to freeze thousands of housing units which Netanyahu and Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman had recently approved for construction in Judea and Samaria, it was reported Wednesday.

Netanyahu and Liberman had issued two announcements that a total of 5,500 housing units would be constructed in Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria shortly after US President Donald Trump's inauguration in January. 2,000 of the units were to be available to be marketed immediately.

The Defense Ministry said in a statement at the time of the second announcement that The decision comes as part of the resumption of normal life in Judea and Samaria and in order to provide a real answer to living and housing needs in the region.

We are in a new time period in which life in Judea and Samaria is returning to normal, and we will provide an appropriate response to the needs of the residents of the region, said Liberman.

A partial list of communities where housing units have been approved includes: 700 in Alfei Menashe, 200 in Oranit, 50 in Nofim, 650 in Beit Aryeh, 30 in Efrat, 150 in Nokdim, 150 in Givat Ze'ev, 70 in Shavei Shomron, 100 in Karnei Shomron, 100 in Shilo, 100 in Metzudot Yehuda, 80 in Kfar Eldad, and 650 in Beitar Illit.

President Trump asked Netanyahu to "hold back on on settlements for a little bit" when the Prime Minister visited him last month.

Read the original post:
PM's office: Building freeze report is false - Arutz Sheva

STAFF WRITER

Erin McCullough

During its February study session, the Tullahoma City Schools (TCS) Board of Education itemized the status of several maintenance projects, including the windows replacement at the Community Service Building, also known as old West, the parking lot at West Middle School and the gymnasium doors at Tullahoma High School.

Among the maintenance issues discussed by the Tullahoma City Schools Board of Education recently was the deteriorating condition of the parking lot at West Middle School, which is not holding up to seasonal weather changes. Staff Photo by Chris Barstad

Chairman Pat Welsh said the window-replacement project is finally complete after more than three years, and all windows on the side of the building facing Franklin Street are officially upgraded.

If you didnt see them beforehand, Im sorry, because you would understand how badly it needed to be done, he said during the study session.

They look really nice now.

The project took slightly longer than anticipated, with the original timeline projecting a 2016 finish.

Costing roughly $45,000 in total, the windows were funded out of a $150,000 non-standard maintenance fund that the board keeps separate from the total years budget, Welsh said in 2014.

The building houses several programs for TCS, including Kool Kids, alternative school and the adult education program.

Parking lot problems

One newer item on the maintenance committees agenda was looking over the parking lot at the current West Middle School, which is reportedly not holding up to the seasonal weather changes as well as the board would have hoped.

In January, Director of Schools Dan Lawson brought to the boards attention the status of the parking lot, which was facing more rapid deterioration than was originally anticipated, perhaps due to the sudden and frequent bouts of heavy rains that the area has been experiencing.

According to Welsh at the study session, the parking lot is experiencing a little bit of a drainage issue, and it is causing water to pool in multiple areas, which weakens the integrity of the pavement.

Welsh said during the study session that the board has contacted the services of St. John Engineering in Manchester to look over the lot and come up with a potential plan for replacement.

Other maintenance needs

In addition to the parking lot at West, the board is also in discussions with the City of Tullahoma regarding a shared parking lot on the north side of the administration building between it and the former Red Cross building located in front of South Jackson Civic Center.

The lot is currently composed of gravel.

According to Welsh, the city is hoping to turn the Red Cross building into a World War II museum and the lot will be paved to allow for increased visitor traffic, which would alleviate board concerns and funds for the project.

Also of note in Welshs maintenance committee report was the replacement of the inner gymnasium doors in Tullahoma High School.

The previous doors, which had been composed of wood with metal handles, were dangerously off-kilter and would not properly open or close, which posed a potential safety risk for both staff and students, according to Welsh.

Erin McCullough may be reached via email at tnrept09@lcs.net.

See the original post here:
School board itemizes projects status - Tullahoma News and Guardian

State, town meeting to consider their shares of funding.

MASHPEE The towns share of Quashnet Elementary Schools roof, window and door-replacement is projected to total $6.5 million, according to detailed estimates provided by the design team Monday.

The plan to provide badly needed upgrades at the school has expanded in scope since an effort to replace windows and exterior doors was put on hold earlier this year. The delay came after crews discovered that the roof and the insulation structure around the windows also needed to be replaced. That work, as well as legally required accessibility upgrades, is expected to come in at $10.48 million, according to Siva Sivalogan, of exPERTcon, the firm hired by the town for the project.

Quashnet School was built in 1978 and the roof was replaced in 1990. An addition was completed in 1992. All windows and soffits are original.

The selectmen on Monday gave Sivalogan the OK to present the plan to the Massachusetts School Building Authority, the state agency that is projected to reimburse the town at a rate of 37.95 percent for the project. The authority will consider the proposal May 21.

The board also voted to place the funding request for the towns share on the warrant for the May 1 annual town meeting. The request will likely be in the form of a Proposition 2 debt exclusion to fund a 20-year bond for $5.8 million, according to Town Manager Rodney Collins.

Several board members wondered Monday whether the town might be able to complete the project for less by declining to participate in the state building process. Collins said that was unlikely. Either way, board Chairman Andrew Gottlieb said, the town has nothing to lose by moving forward with the state approval, as there are still several more opportunities to back out of the plan should another option become more attractive.

The total cost breakdown is: $3.8 million for the windows and doors; $400,000 for accessibility upgrades; $668,981 for the soffit replacement; and $4.3 million for the roof. Other costs include the feasibility study, which already has been funded by the town, plus administration, engineering and state-required contingency funds, according to Sivalogan.

Responding to concerns about the cost, Sivalogan outlined several areas that are driving the cost of construction. Among them are changes in state code that call for impact-resistant window glass and increased insulation and roof resistance. Other factors include the need to do much of the construction in the summer, the need to hire a general contractor and the markup charged by off-Cape contractors to work on the Cape.

If all goes according to plan, construction would begin in April 2018 and run through November of that year, Sivalogan said.

According to Gene Raymond, of Raymond Design Associates, the project would replace 86 percent of the buildings exterior, essentially rendering it new.

Im totally comfortable saying youll have a service life of 40 years, he said.

Follow Chris Lindahl on Twitter: @cmlindahl.

View original post here:
Quashnet project could cost Mashpee $6.5M - Cape Cod Times (subscription)

The Cannon House Office Building, completed in 1908, is the oldest congressional office building as well as a significant example of the Beaux-Arts style of architecture. It occupies a site south of the United States Capitol bounded by Independence Avenue, First Street, New Jersey Avenue, and C Street S.E. In 1962 the building was named for former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Joseph Gurney Cannon.[1]

The first congressional office buildings were constructed immediately after the turn of the 20th century to relieve overcrowding in the United States Capitol. Previously, members who wanted office space had to rent quarters or borrow space in committee rooms. In March 1901 Congress authorized Architect of the Capitol Edward Clark to draw plans for fireproof office buildings for both the House and Senate adjacent to the Capitol grounds. In March 1903 the acquisition of sites and construction of the buildings were authorized. In April 1904 the prominent New York City architectural firm of Carrre and Hastings was retained. Thomas Hastings took charge of the House Office Building project, while John Carrre oversaw the construction of an almost identical office building (now named the Russell Senate Office Building) for the United States Senate. Their Beaux Arts designs were restrained complements to the Capitol.[1]

The Cannon Building was occupied during the 60th Congress in December 1907. By 1913, however, the House had outgrown the available office space, and fifty-one rooms were added to the original structure by raising the roof and constructing a fifth floor[note 1] that is visible only from the enclosed court. Originally there were 397 offices and fourteen committee rooms in the Cannon Building; the 1932 remodeling resulted in 85 two- or three-room suites, 10 single rooms, and 23 committee rooms.[1]

Architecturally, the elevations are divided into a rusticated base and a colonnade with an entablature and balustrade. The colonnades with thirty-four Doric columns that face the Capitol are echoed by pilasters on the sides of the building. The Cannon Building is faced with marble and limestone; while the Senate's the Russell Building's base and terrace are gray granite.[1]

Modern for its time, the building initially included such facilities as forced-air ventilation systems, steam heat, individual lavatories with hot and cold running water and ice water, telephones, and electricity. Both the Cannon Building and the Russell Building are connected to the Capitol by underground passages.[1]

Of special architectural interest is the rotunda. Eighteen Corinthian columns support an entablature and a coffered dome, whose glazed oculus floods the rotunda with natural light. Twin marble staircases lead from the rotunda to an imposing Caucus Room, which features Corinthian pilasters, a full entablature, and a richly detailed ceiling.[1]

The Cannon Tunnel connects the Cannon House Office Building to the Capitol. The tunnel is lined with artwork from the annual Congressional Art Competition for high school students.[2] Branching off the entrance to Cannon Tunnel is a separate tunnel to the Longworth House Office Building, and entrances to a cafeteria, shoe shiner/cobbler, and a Legislative Resource Center. Unlike the tunnels from the Capitol to the Senate Office Buildings and the Rayburn tunnel, the Cannon Tunnel has no subway line, and is primarily a pedestrian pathway.[3]

In January 2015, a top-to-bottom renovation of the Cannon House Office Building began. Completion is expected to take ten years and cost $752.7 million. Initially, renovation will be focused on upgrading the building utilities, but will progress on to a wing-by-wing exterior and interior reconstruction. According to Bill Weidemeyer (Superintendent of the House), the building "is plagued by safety, health, environmental and operational issues that are rapidly worsening. Many of the buildings systems are original from the 1908 construction."[4]

This article incorporatespublic domain material from the United States Government document "Cannon House Office Building, Architect of the Capitol".

See the rest here:
Cannon House Office Building - Wikipedia

A A

Fire investigators said they are unable to determine the cause of the blaze that destroyed a Ridgefield house Monday night.

The fire originated in a sunroom addition that was being used as a bedroom, Clark County Deputy Fire Marshal Susan Anderson said.

The fire was reported at 9:40 p.m. at 22319 N.W. 11th Ave., a nearly century-old farmhouse that was home to an extended family of nine people.

Five adults and three children were home at the time of the fire, Anderson said. Everyone inside was able to escape.

One dog and one cat were found, but another three cats and a tortoise were not located, Anderson said.

Most of the family is staying nearby, at an adult daughters house.

Were doing fine. Everybodys fine, everybodys safe, if a little cramped, said the daughter, Kandis McEllrath. McEllrath has a family of five herself.

Everybody else is over here with air mattresses. My living room is filling up with generous donations of clothing and hygiene care stuff for the baby, she said. Were very grateful for all the help.

Her uncle will be staying at a hotel, she said, and her parents plan to start looking for a place to rent while they wait to rebuild.

The baby is fine, and her 7-year-old niece and 8-year-old nephew have some experience moving around, she said, so theyre doing fairly well, considering.

Theyre tough kids, thats for sure, she said.

The fire caused an estimated $211,646 damage to the structure and $158,735 to the familys belongings.

McEllrath said the home was insured, but insurance likely wont cover all the losses. She has launched a donation page for her family, which includes details about sizes for clothing needed. Those interested in donating can do so at http://www.gofundme.com/harrington-housefire.

Read more:
Cause of fire that destroyed house in Ridgefield undetermined | The ... - The Columbian

SiouxFalls 7:55 p.m. CT March 7, 2017

The Sioux Falls skyline(Photo: SFBJ file photo)

BUILDING PERMITS

The following are building permits for $20,000 or more issued for Feb. 13 through Feb. 17, 2017 in the city of Sioux Falls. Value of all permits issued was $24,224,456.

231 N. Dakota Ave., City of Sioux Falls Administrative Building, City of Sioux Falls: $18,500,000.

2571 S. Westlake Drive, West Lake Office Building/retail, Van Buskirk Construction LLC: $1,875,000.

2300 S. Lorraine Place, interior tenant build-out, Ross Dress for Less, Van Buskirk Construction LLC: $880,600.

1408 S. Scarlet Oak Trail, two story house, attached garage, finished lower level, four season room, screened in deck, open deck, C-Lemme Companies LLC: $441,650.

6701 S. Colebrook Circle, two story house, garage, finished lower level, covered deck, uncovered deck, Complete Contracting Inc.: $345,815.

6704 E. Dugout Lane, house, garage, unfinished lower level, no decks, Siouxland Properties: $218,400.

6000 W. Yukon Trail, town home, attached garage, unfinished lower level, rear four season room, covered front entry, Legend Builders Inc.: $212,390.

5508 S. Solono Ave., single family, attached garage, unfinished lower level, partially covered deck, Fred Jensen Construction LLC: $204,145.

4316 S. Alpine Ave., house, attached garage, unfinished lower level, covered deck, covered front entry, 5 Star Builders Inc.: $192,380.

6002 W. Yukon Trail, town home, attached garage, unfinished lower level, rear deck, covered front entry, Legend Builders Inc.: $191,730.

3617 E. Brewster St., house, attached garage, unfinished lower level, uncovered deck, covered front entry, The Sundance Group Inc.: $153,480.

1101 W. Blackhawk St., parking lot and loading area replacement, Henningsen Construction: $110,000.

3600 S. Lewis Court, remodel kitchen, main floor bathroom, master bedroom, replace main floor windows, Beatch Construction LLC: $99,000.

3827 S. Western Ave., fitness center, Henry Carlson Company: $60,000.

1200 S. Monticello Ave., lower level finish, two bed, bath and family room, Construction Development Investment LLC: $50,000.

4900 S. Technopolis Drive, re-roof Cancer Society building, Premier Systems Inc.: $43,325.

2600 E. Whisper Trail, finish lower level, two bedroom, family room, bathroom, Eberts Construction Inc.: $40,000.

6300 S. Lyncrest Ave., remove two interior walls, replace with office partitions, Eagle Construction Inc.: $38,000.

1404 S. Sunny View Drive, remove, replace two patio doors, remove six windows and replace, remove front entry door and replace, remove siding and replace, Juranek Home Improvement: $37,100.

231 N. Weber Ave., remove existing roof, insulation, install wood fiber board, Graff Roofing Inc.: $37,000.

1410 W. Russell St., install demising wall, create new offices, new work stations, Peska Construction Inc.: $35,000.

5504 W. Clay St., add sunroom, remodel bathroom, Seykora Remodeling LLC: $25,000.

2200 S. Center Ave., remove and replace 22 windows, American Exteriors LLC: $23,306.

5409 N. Fairfax Ave., 12 x 18 addition, west side, Greg Erickson: $20,520.

1508 E. 56th St., remove, replace siding, remove, replace 10 windows, patio door, Northland Seamless: $20,000.

1101 S. Marion Road, install three office partitions, High Plains Contracting Inc.: $20,000.

PROPERTY TRANSFERS

The following is a partial list of property transfers for Feb. 10, 2017 - Feb. 16, 2017, on record in the Minnehaha County Equalization Office. Dollar amounts are rounded. Addresses are in Sioux Falls unless noted.

6500 E. Steamboat Trail, from Paul Fick Homes, Inc. to Steve and Brigitta Bly, $318,500.

9500 W. Kingfisher Drive, from Jeren Homes, Inc. to Shawn and Ava Ohnstad, $445,500.

603 S. Main Ave., Colton, from Kevin J. and Stephanie Ellison to Kyle D. and Nicole L. Goss, $136,000.

26468 484th Ave., Valley Springs, from Andrei and Natalia Sazonov to Christopher Neeb, $145,000.

2601 W. 28th St., from Joseph R. Miller to Ryan E. and Heather M. Pomerleau, $183,000.

4901 E. Blueridge Drive, from Ray E. and Elizabeth K. Woodsend to Marlayne Sage, $245,000.

716 S. Parkview Blvd., Brandon, from Brenda K. and Kenneth R. Waterbury to April Kelling, $200,000.

717 S. Glendale Ave., from Timothy and Lexi Kahnk to Jessica Larson, $114,000.

426 S. Willow Ave., from Fred and Linda Blom to Jake Brings Three White Horses and Brooke Luing, $140,000.

3016 S. Prairie Ave., from IRA Services Trust Company to Lisa Lyle, $123,500.

1616 E. 26th St., from James E. and Yvonne D. Bailey to Jordan F. Hermanson, $119,500.

4204 S. Pillsberry Ave., from Thomas W. and Susan C. Leitheiser to Bruce E. and Kathleen E. McKee, $243,500.

3735 E. Mission St., from Kathleen E. and Bruce E. McKee to Allyson Hamling, $145,500.

2417 S. Fifth Ave., from Harry H. Bakker Revocable Trust to Dreamscape REI LLC, $152,500.

1304 S. Snyder Circle, from Benton J. and Krista D. Boom to Charles S. and Ashley L. Vongchanne, $218,000.

2904 S. Jefferson Ave., from Mark Haaven to Adam B. and Emily Ann Beaird, $167,500.

302 S. Lewis Ave., from Boyd Real Estate LLC to KLM Properties LLC, $400,000.

1813 W. River Bluff Drive, Brandon, from Brandon Bluffs LLC to Odeco LLC, $37,000.

3013 E. 20th St., from Loren Newell to Joshua C. Smith, $109,000.

4508 S. Tribbey Trail, from Raymond and Carol Hagedorn Living Trust to Clinton J. Blaha, $229,000.

7508 W. Alexandra St., from Kelli M. Johnson and Derek Palmer to Cody R. and Kelsey E. Papke, $220,000.

2508 N. Lyme Grass Ave., from South Eastern Development Foundation to Jeffrey S. Steele, $155,000.

2133 S. Lake Ave., from Juan and Armida Herrera to Debra Ford, $138,500.

1010 N. Redbud Place, from Douglas L. and Donna M. Warner to Wayne and JoAnn Burke, $135,000.

2308 S. Crestwood Road, from Jamie and David Richards to Kathleen M. Pett-Haddock and John T. Haddock, $155,000.

1709 W. 22nd St., from Heather N. Smith and Eian M. Schrag to Lora Mertes, $150,000.

528 W. Bailey St., from Jennifer M. Thorson and Jonathan Kraft to Sherry J. Burnham, $95,000.

101 E. Thad St., Brandon, from Brent R. and Jamie L. Fjerestad to Jeffrey S. Derksen, $173,000.

213 N. Meyer Lane, from Adam Allen Sage to Eric D. Yost, $142,500.

3820 N. Oklahoma Ave., from Matthew Meyer to Kenny Reed, $170,000.

6620 N. Alicia Ave., from Jessica A. and Matthew T. Oster, $206,500.

1905 E. 11th St., from Cory Leman to Anthony S. and Kristi S. Moody, $133,000.

8909 W. 20th St., from KN Construction, Inc. to Jessica and Timothy Schneider, $216,000.

411 N. Indiana Ave., from James E. Theis to Noe Sorto, $67,000.

400 Mulligan Circle, Hartford, from Kelly Point Partners to Dustin R. and Lindsey Tounsley, $48,500.

2000 W. Tyler Drive, Brandon, from Construction Development Investment LLC to Chuck and Korinne Reiffenberger, $385,000.

2504 W. Oak St., from Michael and Pamela J. Breidenbach to Kaitlyn M. Rooney, $130,000.

1106 Garfield Ave., Dell Rapids, from Cody M. and Samantha Collier to Richard and Esther Eshbaugh, $155,000.

9537 W. Gert St., from Equity Homes, Inc. to Raymond and Carol Hagedorn Living Trust, $205,000.

804 N. Prairie Ave., from David J. and Charlene K. Vanderlinde to Zane Froehlich, $47,000.

5001 W. 41st St., from BilNel Properties LLP to Mount Marty College, Inc., $1,350,000.

3804 S. Cliff Ave., from Richard W. Scott to Andrew P. and Jessica T. Schnyders, $310,000.

1104 W. 38th St., from Brian D. and Kristin A., Hermsen to Jeffrey A. and Kay L. Ballard, $105,500.

403 S. Thompson Ave., from Nicholas J. Hauck to Delana J. Woodward, $105,000.

5204 E. 15th St., from Lacey L. and Jacob P. Rigge to Karmen Vanvoorst, $155,000.

1012 N. Mable Circle, from Hidden Hills Apartments LLC to KN Construction, Inc., $55,000.

1729 E. Tracy Lane, from Hidden Hills Apartments LLC to KN Construction, Inc., $55,000.

3500 S. Greenwood Ave., from Collette M. and Joel A. Broveleit to Brian Stamp, $150,000.

47527 255th St., Renner, from Glenn A. Roemen to Nicholas and Angel Reiff, $333,000.

CORPORATE FILINGS

The following is a partial listing of corporate filings registered with the South Dakota Secretary of States Office in January. The list includes local, foreign, limited partnership and nonprofit filings. Listed are the names of the corporation, registered agent, home state and the date of incorporation.

RBC Consulting LLC, Sioux Falls, Dakota Plains Registered Agents LLC, Sioux Falls: South Dakota, Jan. 13.

RD Painting LLC, Sioux Falls, Ronald E. Donahue, Sioux Falls: South Dakota, Jan. 20.

Red Leaf Properties LLC, Sioux Falls, Jack J. Nichols, Sioux Falls: South Dakota, Jan. 13.

River Rock Bay LLC, Tea, Jeramie Eimers, Tea: South Dakota, Jan. 04.

RT Lake Lorraine Ventures LLC, Sioux Falls, Carey A. Miller, Sioux Falls: South Dakota, Jan. 09.

Sauna & Massage LLC, Sioux Falls, David J. Schieffer, Sioux Falls: South Dakota, Jan. 27.

SDG LLC, Sioux Falls, SDG LLC, Sioux Falls: South Dakota, Jan. 09.

SDL LLC, Sioux Falls, Ann Esse, Sioux Falls: South Dakota, Jan. 18.

Sees Custom Wood Solutions LLC, Sioux Falls, Christopher Fideler, Sioux Falls: South Dakota, Jan. 06.

Select 3 Properties LLC, Sioux Falls, Matthew Starkenburg, Sioux Falls: South Dakota, Jan. 23.

Service Providers of the Black Hills LLC, Garretson, Service Providers of the Black Hills LLC, Garretson: South Dakota, Jan. 08.

SFS Amazon LLC, Sioux Falls, P. Daniel Donohue, Sioux Falls: South Dakota, Jan. 25.

Sioux Valley Grille LLC, Canton, Kenneth J. OBrien, Canton: South Dakota, Jan. 16.

Six String Productions LLC, Sioux Falls, Craig S. Ellerbroek, Sioux Falls: South Dakota, Jan. 06.

Skylark Innovations LLC, Sioux Falls, Josh Grode Wolters, Sioux Falls: South Dakota, Jan. 17.

Smidt Brothers LLC, Sioux Falls, David A. Smidt, Sioux Falls: South Dakota, Jan. 23.

Smith Brothers Masonry LLC, Brandon, Brent Smith, Brandon: South Dakota, Jan. 31.

The rest is here:
Databank for March 8, 2017 - Argus Leader - Sioux Falls Argus Leader

House Republicans on Monday evening released the text of their long-awaited ObamaCare replacement bill, proposing to eliminate the various taxes and penalties tied to the original legislation while still preserving certain patient protections.

Aiming to deliver on their signature campaign promise after several election cycles trying to reclaim control of Washington, majority Republicans unveiled what they call the American Health Care Act. The sweeping legislation would repeal ObamaCares taxes along with the so-called individual and employer mandates which imposed fines for not buying and offering insurance, respectively.

It also would repeal the Affordable Care Acts subsidies, replacing them with tax credits for consumers.

CLICK TO READ THE TEXT OF THE OBAMACARE REPLACEMENT BILL.

The bill would continue Obama's expansion of Medicaid to additional low-earning Americans until 2020. After that, states adding Medicaid recipients would no longer receive the additional federal funds the statute has provided.

More significantly, Republicans would overhaul the federal-state Medicaid program, changing its open-ended federal financing to a limit based on enrollment and costs in each state.

We begin by repealing the awful taxes, the mandate penalties and the subsidies in ObamaCare, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady, R-Texas, told Fox News Special Report with Bret Baier in an exclusive interview.

Asked about some conservatives concerns that GOP leaders are merely pushing ObamaCare Lite, Brady countered, It is ObamaCare gone.

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden, R-Ore., told Fox News they also are not pulling the rug out from under people. Rather, he said Republicans want to restore power to the states and control costs in Medicaid and elsewhere.

Itll amount to the biggest entitlement reform, probably in at least the last 20 years, he said.

The release of the bill touches off what is likely to be a contentious debate, not just with Democrats but within the Republican Party.

The White House signaled its approval of the plan, with spokesman Sean Spicer saying, "Today marks an important step toward restoring healthcare choices and affordability back to the American people."

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said the bill "hands billionaires a massive new tax break while shifting huge costs and burdens onto working families across America."

Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., said the proposal "would cut and cap Medicaid, defund Planned Parenthood, and force Americans, particularly older Americans, to pay more out of pocket for their medical care all so insurance companies can pad their bottom line."

The first test for GOP leaders, who have been under heavy pressure ever since President Trump took office to release a bill, will be whether the text satisfies the influential conservative wing which has the numbers to torpedo the legislation. But it is a balancing act, as moderate Republican lawmakers, as well as governors of both parties, also have warned against going too far in rolling back consumer protections and benefits.

House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., said the bill would "drive down costs, encourage competition, and give every American access to quality, affordable health insurance." He added, "This unified Republican government will deliver relief and peace of mind to the millions of Americans suffering under Obamacare."

However, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., said the bill "looks like ObamaCare Lite to me ... It's going to have to be better."

Rank-and-file Republicans were watching to see if the legislation brings down the cost of healthcare.

"If it doesn't, we haven't changed anything," one House Republican told Fox News.

While subsidies would be repealed in the new bill, they would be replaced by monthly tax credits. The credits, worth between $2,000 and $14,000 a year, could be used by low-and-middle-income families who dont get work- or government-sponsored insurance to buy state-certified plans.

The credits would be based on age and family size, unlike the income-based version under ObamaCare.Conservatives have objected that that feature creates a new entitlement program the government cannot afford.

"I cant believe many conservative groups are going to like this," one GOP lawmaker told Fox.

Republicans said they'd not yet received official cost estimates on the overall bill from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. That office's projections on the bill's price tag and the number of people the measure would cover could be key in winning over recalcitrant Republicans, or making them even harder to win over.

It's unclear how many people might lose coverage under the new plan.

The legislation, meanwhile, would preserve protections for those with pre-existing conditions by prohibiting insurers from denying coverage or charging them more. It also would continue to allow young adults to stay on their parents plans up to age 26.

Further, the plan would call for a transition away from the current Medicaid expansion, which was used under the original law to cover millions more people. Republicans also say theyd give states $100 billion to design their own programs, while upping the amount of money families can contribute to so-called Health Savings Accounts.

A series of tax increases on higher-earning people, the insurance industry and others used to finance the Obama overhaul's coverage expansion would be repealed as of 2018.

In a last-minute change to satisfy conservative lawmakers, business and unions, Republicans dropped a plan pushed by Ryan to impose a first-ever tax on the most generous employer-provided health plans.

Fox News is told the plan is to go to both the Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means committees on Wednesday for "mark-up" sessions where they will craft a final version of the bill. The legislation would tentatively go before the House Budget Committee next week.

The hope is that the bill would hit the House floor the week after that -- and the Senate before the Easter recess.

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, wouldn't rule out changes in the measure by his chamber, where significant numbers of moderate Republicans have expressed concerns that the measure could leave too many voters without coverage.

"The House has the right to come up with what it wants to and present it to the Senate by passing it. And we have a right to look it over and see if we like it or don't," Hatch told reporters.

Underscoring those worries, four GOP senators released a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., shortly before the bill was unveiled.

They complained that an earlier, similar draft of the measure "does not provide stability and certainty for individuals and families in Medicaid expansion programs or the necessary flexibility for states." Signing the letter were Sens. Rob Portman of Ohio, Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia, Cory Gardner of Colorado and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska.

Fox News Chad Pergram and the Associated Press contributed to this report.

See the article here:
House Republicans release long-awaited ObamaCare replacement bill - Fox News

Business

Mar 7, 2017

SARANAC LAKE Saranac Lake Central School District officials are gearing up for the first phase of an $18.7 million capital project approved in January by district voters.

School administrators held an all-day meeting last week with representatives of Tetra Tech Architects & Engineers, the company the district has hired to design the project.

Tetra Tech came with the project engineers and the interior designer and others, said Superintendent Diane Fox. We had quite a group here. We had back to back meetings for any parts of the project that would need design work. We had people in and out all day.

Two big projects are scheduled to take place this summer, as part of phase 1A: an estimated $836,000 re-roofing of part of the Petrova Elementary and Saranac Lake Middle School building, and more than $500,000 in work at Saranac Lake High School, including replacement of the gym floor and bleachers.

Our bleachers do not meet the new (Americans with Disabilities Act) or safety compliance with handrails and facing, Fox said. In order to do a new gym floor we have to move our bleachers, and the minute we move our bleachers they have to meet the new requirements. Our bleachers are old, and its time to make sure theyre safe.

The projects phase 1A also includes improvements to the track and field area at the high school, but other field improvements that were supposed to take place this year could be pushed back, Fox explained.

We had some field enhancements in this phase which would have been this summer, Fox said, but I think were going to put that off for a year because we want to make sure the people who use our fields (Can-Am) rugby, Cycle Adirondacks, the softball and baseball teams we hadnt given those people enough time to know that part or all of those fields will be unavailable, so we probably will back that up. But we are working on our track stuff outside.

Work planned in subsequent phases of the capital project includes reconfiguration of the bus drop-off and parking area, replacement of boilers and installation of an electrical generator at the Petrova building. Other work planned at the high school includes replacement of retaining walls, electrical system upgrades, replacement of windows, installation of a new fire alarm system and a plan to connect the Industrial Arts Building to the school.

Plumbing, ventilation and electrical work is planned at Bloomingdale Elementary School, while the former Lake Colby School building, which is now leased to day-care providers, would see replacement of its stairs, electrical and plumbing upgrades. Flooring improvements, window replacement, and electrical and plumbing work are planned for the school bus garage on state Route 3 outside of Bloomingdale.

At last weeks meeting, Tetra Tech representatives met with school principals, and in some cases teachers and staff, where capital project work is scheduled to take place.

Were trying to invite people who are involved to come and be part of the conversation, Fox said. For example, were building a connector between the industrial arts building and the high school. (High School Principal) Josh Dann was part of that. Josh Marlow, whos our technology teacher, was there.

The school district is currently seeking a construction management firm to oversee the project. Proposals are due March. 23.

Its still early but weve had some companies coming for walk-throughs, Fox said. Weve had people emailing us questions. Theres certainly been some interest, yes.

The capital project was approved in January by a vote of 329 to 77.

Three North Country foundations have once again joined together to support non-traditional adult students. The ...

SARANACLAKE The Adirondack Amateur Radio Association, which provides the north central Adirondacks with ...

LAKEPLACID Sunday will be Community Day at the Paul Smiths College VIC, where skiing and snowshoeing ...

ALBANY The state agency in New York that investigates abuse and neglect of disabled people in institutional ...

See the original post:
Saranac Lake school district's capital project plan advances - The Adirondack Daily Enterprise