WASHINGTON — Builders began work on more home-remodeling projects in April. But increase barely lifted construction spending above its lowest level in more than a decade, a sign that the troubled industry remains too weak to help the economy. The ...

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If you’re headed to Home Depot and see a bunch of people driving screws into a surface rather furiously, you might wonder what the big deal is. DeWalt is having a campaign to promote the Saul “Canelo” Alvarez v. Ryan ...

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WASHINGTON — For homebuilders, it hardly feels like an economic recovery. Nearly two years after the recession ended, the pace of construction is inching along at less than half the level considered healthy. Single-family home building, the bulk of the ...

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ANNAPOLIS — The Board of Public Works has approved $265 million for school construction, but cash-strapped local officials are feeling the strain of finding money to operate them once they are built. The board on Wednesday decided to give Charles ...

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WASHINGTON — The US service sector, which employs nearly 90 percent of the nation’s work force, grew for the 17th straight month in April, though at the slowest pace since August. The Institute for Supply Management, a private trade group ...

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WASHINGTON — Builders began work on more office buildings, hotels and factories in March, lifting U.S. construction spending after three straight monthly declines. Construction spending rose 1.4 percent in March, the Commerce Department said Monday. It was the biggest advance ...

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CLINTON – At the end of a road in a sleepy subdivision dotted with manicured lawns and pricey cars, a symphony of power tools cuts through the quiet at a house under construction. But this is no ordinary house. The ...

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Architecture Carton Donofrio Partners, of Baltimore, recently appointed Jim Perkins its vice president and Camille White its director of integration management. Perkins is responsible for managing strategic growth opportunities. He has held senior-level management positions on both the agency and ...

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WASHINGTON — Builders broke ground on more new homes last month, giving the weak housing market a slight boost at the start of the spring buying season. Home construction rose 7.2 percent in March from February to a seasonally adjusted ...

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The state and Baltimore County have loaned Stanley Black & Decker $1.1 million to secure the company’s presence in Towson for at least the next five years and ensure the company’s 1,300 local workers have a job. The company — ...

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