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Baltimore, MD (PRWEB) February 02, 2015

Kitchen Saver, Inc, a kitchen refacing and remodeling company in the MD, DC and VA area has received awards for top-notch customer service from two industry-leading organizations, Angie's List and Houzz. Kitchen Saver held these awards for the previous year as well.

Kitchen Saver has earned the service industrys coveted Angies List Super Service Award, reflecting an exemplary year of service provided to members of the consumer review site in 2014. Only about 5 percent of the companies Kitchen Saver competes with in the MD/DC/VA area are able to earn our Super Service Award, said Angies List Founder Angie Hicks. Its a mark of consistently great customer service.

"We are pleased to have received both of these awards again this year", said Tish Mayne, Director of Marketing. Kitchen Saver is a family business that has been providing professional kitchen remodeling and cabinet refacing services to the Mid-Atlantic region for over 25 years. Kitchen Saver offers a semi-custom approach to kitchen remodeling; combining cabinet refacing with new cabinets, features and upgrades. While this approach provides the quality of a major kitchen remodel for the price and efficiency of cabinet refacing, it is the craftsmanship of their cabinetmakers, the meticulous care of their installers, and the partnership of all of their staff along the way that is behind their winning streak.

Kitchen Saver was also recognized for customer satisfaction by Houzz, the leading platform for home remodeling and design. This means that they were chosen from among more than 500,000 active home building, remodeling and design industry professionals by the Houzz community. Customer Satisfaction honors are determined by a variety of factors, including the number and quality of client reviews a professional received in 2014.

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The Brookings hospital will have a dramatically different look in 2017 when a major expansion of the 50-year-old building is completed. A new entryway on what is now the north end of the building will serve both the hospital and a new attached medical office building. The current brick faade of the structure will be replaced as well. Construction, expected to last 21 months, could begin as early as June of this year. One of the more dramatic features of the renovated Brookings hospital will be a soaring glass entry that will take visitors and patients to both the new medical office building and the hospital. Construction costs for the expansion are pegged at about $35 million, and soft costs for equipment and furnishings will add about $10 million. $45-million project to be completed in 2017

BROOKINGS The start of construction is still four months away, but the board of trustees and administrative planners are making major headway in the $45 million expansion and renovation of the Brookings hospital, according to Jason Merkley, Brookings Health System CEO.

Merkley announced this week that the board has chosen two nationally known Minneapolis firms, HGA and Kraus-Anderson, to take leading roles in the hospital makeover.

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BUILDING PERMITS

PMT2014-04165 0 Pearl St.; $352,542; Depot Square; Milo Construction corp.; This is a core and shell building permit application of 5,798 square feet for the historic depot building at Depot Square. the scope of work includes associated EPs and gas piping. See HIS2014-00237 approval. Address recently changed to 2366 Junction Place.

PMT2014-04291 4760 Eighth St.; $249,656.02; Lee Kuh; Koelbel Urban Homes; New single-family dwelling (please refer to LUR2013-00033 for site review approval). Total of 2,529 square feet of habitable area, including 1,998 square feet of finished "floor area" (as defined on approved site review plans), with 943 square feet finished basement, and 163 square feet front porch. Please refer to separate permit for detached garage. Lot 4.

PMT2014-04293 4760 Eighth St.; $19,994.66; Lee Kuh; Koelbel Urban Homes; New detached garage (528 square feet) associated with new single-family dwelling permitted under case PMT2014-04291. Lot 4.

PMT2014-05203 1155 Marine St.; $303,307.74; Birch Enterprise; Exterior rehabilitation of decks/balconies and awnings; cosmetic interior remodel including removal and replacement of cabinets, plumbing fixtures, light fixtures, appliances, adding new plumbing fixtures for washer/dryer hookup and flooring. the project includes installation of replacement windows and cutting in new windows in the exterior masonry walls; conversion of an existing sales office to a workout room. Existing spa to be replaced; reroute and bury power to spa location.

PMT2014-05231 2907 55th St.; $17,372.16; Dellacava/Day Development; Weins Construction Inc.; Unit 7A expansion (auto detailing) Tenant remodel of 464 square feet. Scope of work includes associated MEPs including bathroom reduction and relocation, a new 200-amp panel, new lighting, and a new water heater.

PMT2014-05354 929 Pearl St.; $49,956.00; West Pearl; Faurot Construction Inc.; Exterior remodel to existing professional office space. Scope of work includes structural reinforcement of existing awning system, small demolition of section of existing awning, as well as small awning addition. Future photovoltaic array to be installed on awnings (under separate permit).

PMT2014-05361 1821 Mapleton Ave.; $56,080.20; Mark Ely and Christine Klein; New detached studio consisting of a main level of 500 square feet and an upper level of 187 square feet (687 square feet total). Scope of work includes associated MEPs.

PMT2014-05465 2108 55th St.; $56,965; Flatiron Investment; Quinlan Construction Inc.; Tenant interior remodel to install commercial kitchen for catering services company.

PMT2014-05557 1990 N. 57th Court; $100,000; 57th Court; Tenant remodel of existing warehouse for Pharmaca. Scope includes expansion of bathrooms and creation of office space. Includes associated MEPs.

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President Obama's 2016 budget proposal, under construction and repair, has a nugget for Hartford: $9.9 million for renovations to the federal building and courthouse on Main Street.

The renovations would target the annex of the Abraham A. Ribicoff Federal Building and Courthouse, added in 1992, and part of the massive court and federal office building just south of the Hartford Public Library.

The work would include replacing paneled granite walls, portions of the atrium and the roof necessary to prevent further deterioration caused by leaks and water damage, according to the federal General Services Administration.

The Hartford project is part of nearly $300 million sought by the GSA to renovate and better use federal buildings. Those efforts include less use of leased space, consolidation of work spaces and energy efficiency.

With Congress' support, "Americans will benefit from energy and cost-efficient public buildings ... and historic properties that are properly maintained for generations to come," said Dan Tangherlini, the GSA's administrator.

The proposal did not come with a timetable.

The annex is part of an eight-story building that houses bankruptcy court, citizenship and immigration services, the U.S. District Court for the state of Connecticut, and the offices of the federal marshals and probation.

Construction of the building was completed in 1963 and was renamed for Ribicoff in 1980. Ribicoff was Connecticut's governor, a longtime member of the U.S. Congress, and secretary of health, education and welfare in the administration of President John F. Kennedy.

As a lawyer, Ribicoff practiced in the building's courthouses, and he had an office there as a U.S. senator.

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Published: Monday, 2/2/2015 - Updated: 13 hours ago

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WASHINGTON U.S. construction spending accelerated in December as building activity increased for new houses and government-backed highways.

The Commerce Department said today that construction spending rose 0.4 percent in December. Total construction spending in 2014 increased 5.6 percent to $961 billion, with the gains slightly below the pace of 5.7 percent in 2013.

Spending on single-family houses rose 1.2 percent in December from the prior month. Highway and street construction grew by 2.1 percent and factory-building by 1.9 percent. Construction of schools and commercial centers fell in December.

The gains were strong enough that Michael Gapen, an analyst at the bank Barclays, said that the economy likely expanded at an annual pace of 2.8 percent in the final three months of last year, compared to the 2.6 percent estimate reported by the government last week.

Over the course of 2014, spending on offices, power plants, factories and lodgings climbed significantly, potentially signaling broader economic growth in 2015 that could further boost residential construction.

Sales of new home sales climbed 11.6 percent in December to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 481,000, the Commerce Department said in a recent report. That represents a marked improvement from the total sales of 435,000 for all of 2014.

Solid job growth should spillover into construction. Employers added nearly 3 million jobs in 2014, the most since 1999. Economists surveyed by FactSet ahead of Fridays jobs report say that employers likely added 230,000 jobs in January.

The strong hiring should lead to additional demand for hotels and office buildings, according to the American Institute of Architects forecast for 2015. The trade group expects that construction spending will increase 7.7 percent this year on non-residential buildings, led primarily by new offices, hotels, factories and retail development projects.

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Wanted: A few good men or women with the ability to organize. Willing to donate some time. Experience in building trades or home improvements, a plus.

Pay: Knowing you've helped someone who couldn't help themselves. Benefits include a grateful smile and possible handshake.

Reply to: Portage Rebuilding Together, which has helped 192 families in Portage Township since 1998 live better lives.

PORTAGE | When Tom Cznarich retired as an electrician, his youngest son encouraged him to get involved, use his skills and help other people.

Cznarich applied to be a volunteer with Rebuilding Together Portage.

That first year he became a house captain. Sixteen years later, he's president of the organization, which aims to help people in Portage Township stay in their homes, by making repairs, large and small.

"I feel I have a talent. I don't think it is right if you don't share that talent," said Cznarich. Besides, he adds, he thinks he's gotten more back in those 16 years than he's ever been able to give.

Cznarich has seen the organization ebb and flow since it began as Christmas in April in 1998.

"When it first started, Portage was in its building boom," he said. "House captains were contractors who were in competition with each other. The money and donations flowed easily. Then the recession hit."

The group struggled from time to time, but held a building day the last Saturday in April every year, helping as many people as they could. There were hit hard in 2010 when it was discovered the treasurer had embezzled nearly all the group's funds. He's now slowly repaying the debt.

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