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U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu has another fight on her hands. She said Thursday that the state learned it will get $75 million in new federal money to pay for modular quick-assemble homes, known as "Katrina cottages," to replace the cramped FEMA trailers where many residents have lived since Hurricane Katrina. But that's far less than Louisiana sought, and state officials said they're disappointed that Louisiana will get less than one-fifth of the $400 million pool available for the pilot program funded through the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Mississippi, meanwhile, is expected to receive more than $280 million. The divvying up of alternative housing money restarted complaints that Mississippi has been treated better than Louisiana in the allocation of federal hurricane recovery cash.
WHAT: Presentation of the final plans for a new home to be built on the vacant lot at 1112 Villa St.WHEN: 6 p.m. Wednesday WHERE: St. Catherine's High School, 1200 Park Ave.Architects, UW-Milwaukee students joining forces for revitalization projectsRACINE - The vacant lot at 1112 Villa St. may soon become a single-family home as part of a project aimed at getting architects to work directly with neighborhoods to make them better.The project grew out of a charge the American Institute of Architects gave its chapters: Find a way to give something back to your communities.John Holz, incoming president of the American Institute of Architects-Milwaukee, said their membership wanted to show the community "architects are in the trenches, rolling up their sleeves and working for them."Holz, who is also a senior project designer at Plunkett Raysich Architects in Milwaukee, charged architecture students at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee with designing affordable, single-family homes for select sites in Racine and Milwaukee."In our initiative, we're not just putting up a house on a vacant lot," he said.
Altamont Homes, Inc., located in Martinez, Calif., is filling a void in the California construction market -- custom modular homes -- and is excited to announce that they will be teaming up with award-winning architect, Douglas Cutler, AIA. *(PHOTO: Send2Press.com/mediadesk/1106-AltamontNewport_72dpi.jpg) *(Photo Caption: The Cutler Series: Newport Model) The "Cutler Series" provides 25 exquisite modular-homes choices. Cutler is based in Wilton, Ct. and is excited to be able to team up with Altamont Homes and to introduce his award-winning designs to the west coast. "Cutler is one of the finest and best-known architects in the field," Eric Peterson, president, said. "And, in the modular home industry he truly stands alone." Cutler has often been recognized by the media for his outstanding work in this field.
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Dec. 13, 2006 -- The window division of Kinro, Inc., a subsidiary of Drew Industries Incorporated , was recently recognized by Clayton Homes, Inc. with a Total Quality Supplier Award for Clayton's eastern region. Clayton's Total Quality Supplier Award recognizes its top suppliers for total quality management, including on time deliveries, quality performance and control, sales representation and warranty and technical support. Kinro was recognized at Clayton's annual supplier appreciation luncheon on October 10, 2006. Accepting the award on behalf of Kinro was Pat Easterling, vice president of sales, Wesley Sauls, regional sales manager, and Ed Densmore, sales representative. Arlington, Texas-based Kinro (http://www.kinro.com/ ) is a premier manufacturer of aluminum and vinyl windows and doors and bath and shower units for recreational vehicles and manufactured homes.
Even during a vacation trip to the Finger Lakes region of New York for the field hockey Final Four (NCAA Division III), reality and the issues with which we wrestle in Centre County intrude. They came to me in a dream, inspired, perhaps, by the eerie evening sky after a mid-November downpour or by standing in the wind-driven rain for five hours through both semifinal games. Or maybe it was the Hermann J. Wiemer Vineyard's exquisite semi-dry Riesling that I sipped from the elegant plastic cup in the motel room -- there's not much else to do up there in the off-tourist season -- before dozing off. Whatever the genesis, I woke up in a cold sweat and scribbled what I could remember on the bedside tablet, hoping to find meaning -- other than the value of temperance -- in my nighttime vision.
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