Highlights
A collection of news and information related to Centex Corporation published by this site and its partners.
Displaying items 1-12 of 22
» View baltimoresun.com items only
1
2
Next >
-
Shrewd investments enable farmers to live off the land they sold, then bought
Farmers, who bet on the weather each growing season, have emerged as the shrewdest gamblers in the housing industry.
A decade ago, they began seeing land values escalate as homebuilders needed raw land to satisfy demand. They sold land to homebuilders at...Tags: Real Estate, Farms, Rentals, Homes, Housing Industry
-
Scott taps Batterson for Orlando Expressway post
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE — Gov. Rick Scott on Monday tapped Scott Batterson, 35, a civil engineer, to fill an open seat on the Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority, a post that could help decide the fate of a toll increase next year for the long-planned... -
Business People - Sept. 11
Accu Auto Care MAUGANSVILLE — Kervin Eshleman, a technician at Accu Auto Care, recently passed the ASE certification test for diesel engine repair on cars and pickups. This adds to Accu Auto Care’s already full line of services in gasoline...Tags: Gaithersburg (Montgomery, Maryland), Car Engine Repair, Roxbury, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Patrick Burns
-
Whistleblower sues Broward schools, contractors
A Broward Schools employee is suing 25 of his colleagues, an imprisoned School Board member and six major construction firms, alleging they conspired to steer contracts and drive up costs.
The aim of building plans examiner Michael Marchetti's...Tags: Patrick Burns, Prosecution, Punishment, Contracts, Lawyers
-
Four companies dominate the construction of county schools
During the biggest school-building boom in recent history, Broward awarded the lion's share of more than $1 billion in construction contracts to just four companies. Four general contractors received three-quarters of the major school construction jobs...Tags: Glades Middle School, FBI, Hollywood Hills High School , Teaching and Learning, Contracts
-
Join Radio Disney for 3 free family events this weekend in Central Florida
A Mom and The Mouse - Orlando SentinelRadio Disney 990 AM has several free activities planned for families this weekend in Central Florida. On Saturday, kids can join the Radio Disney Road Crew in celebrating a new episode of Disney Junior's “MIckey Mouse Clubhouse,” called ... -
Royal wedding: Party favors, comic books and the London Chamber Orchestra
All The RageWith the royal wedding less than 48 hours away we take a look at royal wedding favors and a royal comic book, and wonder why on earth nobody can tell us anything about the music selection for the wedding. Item...... -
Top Houston home builders
KIAHAre you happy with your house? Is your neighbor? A new survey is shedding light on Houston area home builders. It looks at factors like overall customer satisfaction and new home quality. Sure not as many houses are being built in the Houston area right...Tags: KIAH, House Building
-
203 Rembold Way, Williamsburg, VA 23185
203 Rembold Way, Williamsburg, VA Address Look UpOn March 12th 2010, Tara A. Khoshnaw bought a home at 203 Rembold Way in Williamsburg, VA from Centex Homes. The home was purchased for $344,995. Tara Khoshnaw is a local physician practicing internal medicine. She went to medical school at the...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Internists, Real Estate Transactions, Real Estate Sellers, Health and Medical Professionals
-
Pingree Grove offers quiet setting, affordability
Special to the Chicago TribuneAsked to describe her hometown of 30 years, Carol Peschke asks, "B.C. or A.C.?" The "C," Peschke explains, is for Cambridge Homes of Libertyville, which is building a 1,164-acre development here, thus transforming the century-old Pingree Grove from a tiny...Tags: Metra, Charter Schools, Libertyville, Elk Grove Village (Cook, Illinois), Academic Progress
-
Pulte Homes
Pulte Homes Inc. is buying Centex Corp.for $1.3 billion in stock as both companies try to survive the worst real estate recession in a generation. The transaction, which also includes $1.8 billion of debt, will combine Pulte's strength in active-adult...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Real Estate Transactions, Homes, Corporate Officers, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers
Jun 19, 2011
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Aug 8, 2011
| Orlando Sentinel
Sep 6, 2011
|Resource Link| Chicago Tribune
Sep 10, 2011
|Story| Herald Mail
Feb 6, 2011
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Sep 12, 2010
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Apr 8, 2011
| Orlando Sentinel
Apr 27, 2011
| Los Angeles Times
Oct 15, 2010
|Story| KIAH-LTV
Oct 26, 2010
|Story| Tribune Interactive
Sep 26, 2008
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Apr 8, 2009
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Original site for Centex Corporation topic gallery.
