NovaGold Resources Inc. (TSX:NG)(AMEX:NG) today announced that it has received the necessary Federal and Provincial authorizations and permits to allow NovaGold’s Board of Directors to approve the start of construction for the Galore Creek copper-gold deposit in northwestern British Columbia.
Board approval for construction activities was contingent on receiving full Provincial and Federal authorization for the [...]

Granite Construction Incorporated announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire certain assets of The Superior Group of Companies, a Pacific Northwest-based construction materials producer and asphalt paving company for an estimated purchase price at closing of between $56.8 million and $59.8 million in cash.
Under the signed agreement, Granite will purchase certain assets of [...]

The maximum 2007 conforming loan limit for single-family mortgages purchased by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will remain at the 2006 level of $417,000 for one-unit properties for most of the U.S., the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO) announced last week.
OFHEO uses the October-to-October percentage increase in the Federal Housing Finance Board’s average [...]

A serene bathroom that seems carved out of a rock wall, a girl’s bedroom that easily transitions to later stages of life, a teen media room retreat with an oh-so-practical rubber floor.
These are among the winning entries in the sixth annual Orange County Home Design Awards. The competition is sponsored by our sister publication, Orange [...]