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An unusually public legal dispute between a high-end San Antonio builder and two of its clients, an Army colonel and his wife, ended Wednesday afternoon when the two sides reached a private settlement. The Sitterle Corp. and homeowners Jay and Joy Hirata had been at odds for two years over the Hirata's home in Emerald Forest, an upscale gated community on the North Side, where homes range from the $300,000s to the $400,000s. The Hiratassued the builder over problems with a leaky basement in their hillside home. In August, Jay Hirata posted complaints about Sitterle on the discussion board of a San Antonio-based consumer advocacy group's Web site, Home Owners for Better Building. Sitterle fired back with a libel lawsuit. Although not unheard of, lawsuits by builders against their clients are unusual.
MC Industrial Inc. is providing services to Center Ethanol Co. LLC for its new plant in Sauget, Ill. Construction of the $93 million plant began this month. MC Industrial will provide engineering, procurement, construction and design-build services to Center Ethanol. .
WHEN IT WAS built in 1890, this steep-roofed Victorian was but one of the 2,160 structures raised in Seattle during that first full boom year after the city's "Great Fire" of 1889. Far to the north of the burned business district, the Cascade Neighborhood home was "already somewhat retardataire for its time." That description is from Dennis Andersen, one of Seattle's more productive architectural historians. Andersen discovered this photograph in the 1970s when he was taking care of the University of Washington Library's collections of historical photography and architectural ephemera. It is one of several photographs held there that were recorded (ca.1911) along Eastlake Avenue by James P. Lee — for many years the Seattle Department of Public Works photographer of choice.
THE Indonesian embassy yesterday held an Iftar for more than 200 workers of the Mowasalat and Gamuda Construction Company at the embassy premises. Ambassador Abdul Wahid Maktoum and other embassy officials were among those present at the event. It was held in association with the community forum of the Indonesians in Qatar, Permiqa. The forum's president Sukhyar Ahmad Fahmy and its members served the dishes to those present. Two Islamic scholars who have come from the South East Asian country, Dawud Rashid and Malik Madani, led the prayers. Speaking to Gulf Times, embassy officials Gulfan Afero and Endang Kusuwaya said similar gatherings were being also organised at some labour camps where there were Indonesian community members. "> .
Deer alert -- 'Tis the season for deer on the move, increasing the possibility of collisions with the animals. Most occur between dusk and dawn. To report dead deer on state-maintained roads, call 800- 349-7623. PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE
Findlay Connector -- The 6.5-mile toll road between Route 22, Robinson, Washington County, and Route 60 at Pittsburgh International Airport opened on Wednesday. Signed as "PA Turnpike 576," it's the first section of a proposed Southern Beltway. The toll for cars is 50 cents. E-ZPass accepted. INTERSTATES
I-79, Allegheny County -- All three lanes are being opened today in both directions between Bridgeville and Crafton, including rehabilitated ramps at the Kirwan Heights, Carnegie and Parkway West interchanges. Some night work will continue on various ramps through early November.
Maybe the 19th-century Genius of Water centerpiece of the Tyler Davidson Fountain is smart enough to offer some time-saving tips on 21st century construction techniques. With just a day left until the $42.6 million makeover of Fountain Square is unveiled with a splashy 10-hour celebration, the public square at the heart of downtown Cincinnati is still months away from completion. Steve Leeper, the president and chief executive of Cincinnati Center City Development Corp., said the reopening has a "rolling" timetable, with additional elements of the project scheduled for completion over the next six months. Cincinnati Center City Development Corp., known as 3CDC, is the private company that is managing Fountain Square and its redevelopment, "I wish I could tell you there was one reason why," Leeper said.
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