Home Prices Rise in Some Metros, Buyers More Active in Other Areas

Four out of five metropolitan areas recorded lower home prices in the third quarter from a year earlier, while existing-home sales fell in 32 states from the second quarter, according to the latest quarterly survey by the National Association of Realtors®. In the third quarter, 28 out of 152 metropolitan statistical areas(1) showed increases in median existing single-family home prices from the same quarter in 2007; four were unchanged and 120 metros... 

Vicon Offers New Low-Cost Version of Its RoughneckTM V910 Impact-Resistant Camera Domes

Vicon Industries Inc., a leading designer and producer of digital and IP video surveillance systems, announced today the expansion of its Roughneck line of impact-resistant camera domes to include two new cost-effective models. One is analog; the other is IP. Designed for use in potentially abusive conditions, such as correctional facilities, warehouses and loading docks, the new models feature digital noise reduction, allowing them to perform in... 

Vico Customer P. J. Dick Incorporated/Hunt Construction Group Awarded New Pittsburgh Penguins Arena

Vico congratulates P. J. Dick Incorporated/Hunt Construction Group on the award of the new Pittsburgh Penguins Arena project. Building a sports stadium is a complex undertaking. From optimal seating/viewing layouts, to support systems like plumbing and electrical, to a large-span roof; all the while managing the construction efforts in the congested downtown location with a very tight schedule. P. J. Dick Incorporated/Hunt Construction Group brought... 

Home Styles Sewing Table – Natural Finish 88-5924-93

Home Styles Sewing Table – Natural Finish 88-5924-93 The Home Styles Sewing Table in Natural finish is the perfect way to keep all of your sewing accessories organized. Two utility drawers and three pull-out compartments give you storage space, and the top gives you a large work area. Home Styles Sewing Table – Natural Finish 88-5924-93 Finish: 88-5924-93 Finish:

Empire Level Introduces New e100 Digital Level at 32nd Annual STAFDA Convention and Trade Show

Empire Level Manufacturing Co. has introduced a new “e100 Digital Level” after learning the results of a consumer research study that found end-users of digital levels are dissatisfied with existing products in the marketplace. The research study found that digital level users wanted consistent and accurate readings, a case to store the instrument when not in use, a display backlight for use in low light conditions, and most importantly, an easy-to-use... 

Finding The Oldest Hanix Excavator in the UK

Excavator experts, Hanix Europe, are celebrating 20 years trading in the UK. To mark the success, they launched an appeal to find the oldest working Hanix excavator in the country and discovered one of their very first machines still going strong. The N220 mini excavator owned and operated from new by EPS Hire Centres in West Yorkshire was made in 1988. Used continuously since then, the 20 year old machine was still in daily use until this year when... 

Moreno Peelen Ruggie Pinto & Clark Announce the Opening of Their New Downtown Orlando Office

Moreno Peelen Ruggie Pinto & Clark today announced that they have opened a new office in downtown Orlando. Recent growth in the wealth management practice required the expansion into the larger space. The new office is located within the Dynetech Centre Building at 111 N. Magnolia Ave. In order to commemorate the new office, a grand-opening celebration will take place on October 29, 2008. Several hundred guests are expected to attend. Partner... 

DPAInspect measures fixtures in a cost-saving and precise way

No production does without fixtures. All industrial sectors use them to fix work pieces in the position required for further processing. Thus it is possible to guarantee a constantly high quality of the components. Yet what happened if the fixture itself would be deformed? In order to avoid this worst case scenario, all fixtures are controlled periodically so that deviations to their nominal geometries can immediately be detected and corrected. AICON’s... 

Komatsu announces PC88MR-8 Mid-Sized Hydraulic Excavator

Komatsu America Corp. (KAC) announces the PC88MR-8 mid-sized hydraulic excavator designed to bring increased production and added operator comfort to contractors in a wide variety of construction, utility, landscaping and other excavating applications. The eight ton class (8.4 metric tons) unit bridges the gap between “compact” and “construction”-sized units. The PC88MR-8 is equipped with the latest KOMTRAX® technology which sends machine... 

Barnes & Noble to Open New Store in The Shops at Wiregrass at 28152 Paseo Drive, Wesley Chapel, Florida

Barnes & Noble, Inc., the world’s largest bookseller, will open a new bookstore on October 30 in The Shops at Wiregrass at 28152 Paseo Drive, Wesley Chapel, Florida. The store will stock close to 200,000 book, music, DVD and magazine titles and include a café serving Starbucks coffee. The new Barnes & Noble Wiregrass will be open every day from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. and employ approximately 100 people from the community. The public is invited...