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...were 800 jobs on the books to build across the state. We do commercial, high-rise residential and power plants. The permits were ready, but the financing dried up. I am in my 60s and I've never experienced a downturn like this. Three years ago, three contractors would bid on a project. Now 90 contractors bid on a project. That is how desperate people are." (See why teens are suffering in the current employment market...
Harvard’s place among its peers will have ECAC playoff implications in terms of seeding and home-ice advantage, and likely influence its chances of an NCAA Tournament bid as well...
...first time in history, the Ancient Eight has a realistic, though unlikely, chance of being a two-bid league for the Big Dance. And because the conference is the only Division I grouping in the country to not feature a conference tournament, a trip to the tournament is determined by conference record—thus making tomorrow night’s game, along with the Feb. 19 matchup in Cambridge, crucial...
...bid to improve U.S. air quality, the Environmental Protection Agency moved to tighten ground-level-ozone limits imposed by the Bush Administration in 2008. The EPA estimates that the proposal, which must go through a public-comment period before final standards are issued, could save up to 12,000 lives annually by slashing smog levels from 75 parts per billion to as few as 60. While the EPA said the measure could cost up to $90 billion a year by 2020 to implement, it argued that this sum could be offset by as much as $100 billion in annual health...
Junior high jumper Dina Emde did not have to sweat out such a close finish as she cruised to an ECAC bid. The Crimson notched a sweep of the event, taking all four places, as Emde came out on top with a jump of 1.70 meters. Harvard’s dominance in the event showed that the women’s high jump continues to be a Crimson strength, even after the departure of four-time All-American Becky Christensen...