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Jobless rate jumps to 5-year high of 6.1 percent- The nation's unemployment rate zoomed to a five-year high of 6.1 percent in August as employers slashed 84,000 jobs, dramatic proof of the mounting damage a deeply troubled economy is inflicting on workers and businesses alike.
McCain and Obama campaigns grapple for 'change'- Invigorated by back-to-back political conventions, Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama grappled for the mantle of change Friday as the fall race for the presidency took off in states teeming with the independent voters they needed to win.
US East Coast braces for Tropical Storm Hanna- Beach vacationers in the Carolinas prepared to pack up and head inland Friday as Tropical Storm Hanna cruised steadily toward the coast, while others decided to ride out the fast-moving storm that had only a slight chance to become a small hurricane before crashing ashore overnight.
US warship at Georgian port partly held by Russia- The flagship of the U.S. Navy's Mediterranean fleet anchored outside a key Georgian port Friday, defiantly bringing in tons of humanitarian aid to a city still partly occupied by hundreds of Russian troops.
- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Friday that her historic visit to former pariah state Libya proves that the United States never writes off another nation forever.
- The White House says President Bush will announce his decision on future troops levels in Iraq next week.
Rescuers can't get aid to starving Haitian city- The convoy rumbled out of the U.N. base toward a flooded, starving and seething city Thursday, carrying some of the first food aid since Tropical Storm Hanna killed 137 Haitians and drowned Gonaives in muddy water three days ago.
- Rep. Charles Rangel paid no mortgage interest on a beach resort property for about 15 years, a lawyer for the powerful House committee chairman said Friday.
- Scientists have mapped the cascade of genetic changes that turn normal cells in the brain and pancreas into two of the most lethal cancers. The result points to a new approach for fighting tumors and maybe even catching them sooner. Genes blamed for one person's brain tumor were different from the culprits for the next patient, making the puzzle of cancer genetics even more complicated.
Cubellis Principal Mike Kingsley Receives Certified Active Adult Specialist in Housing (CAASH) Designation
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Mike earned his CAASH designation through a combination of professional education and experience in the 50+ housing industry. He has been in the industry for over thirty years and has held the position of Division President in addition to numerous sales and marketing positions. Prior to joining Cubellis in April, 2007, Mike worked with a variety of national and regional Homebuilders such as D.R. Horton and the Bozzuto Group.
"With the aging of the Baby Boom generation, the 55+ population in the
With a record-breaking number of people turning 50 every day, the active adult market is the fastest-growing segment of the housing industry today. The NAHB 50+ Housing Council developed the CAASH designation to give housing professionals serving the rapidly growing active adult market the essential knowledge, tools, and skills that will help them succeed - from conducting initial research to design considerations and features to servicing the customer. CAASH designees are required to maintain their designation status with continuing education credits and must adhere to the CAASH Code of Ethics.
About The 50+ Housing Council
Since 1989, the 50+ Housing Council (formerly Seniors Housing Council) has
served the special needs and interests of NAHB members and others in the
housing industry who build for the growing 50+ market. The 50+ Housing Council
provides information, education and research to its members and offers
advocacy support to NAHB members on key 50+ housing issues. The council
supports 14 local councils around the
About NAHB
The National Association of Home Builders is a Washington-based trade association representing more than 235,000 members involved in home building, remodeling, multifamily construction, property management, subcontracting, design, housing finance, building product manufacturing and other aspects of residential and light commercial construction. Known as lithe voice of the housing industry, "NAHB" is affiliated with more than 800 state and local home builders associations around the country. NAHB's builder members will construct about 80 percent of the more than 1.93 million new housing units projected for 2006, making housing one of the largest engines of economic growth in the country.
About Cubellis
Cubellis is an integrated, single-source design firm offering
architectural, interior design, and engineering services to a diverse base of
national and international clients. The firm's practice area expertise
includes retail, mixed-use, hospitality, workplace solutions, residential,
academic/education, and government/ municipal. Cubellis employs over 400
professionals, with offices in
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