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Dangerous Contracting Predator Arrested Following Contractors State License Board Investigation
- Published 02/8/2008
Investigators believe Lincoln man took more than a quarter-million dollars from homeowners
SACRAMENTO — The Contractors State License Board (CSLB) in partnership with the Lincoln Police Department captured an armed, ex-convict with a history of violence and consumer fraud early this morning, 36 year-old Jonathan Aaron Teague was arrested on a felony traffic stop in Lincoln for multiple felony and misdemeanor charges relating to illegal weapon possession, illegal use of someone else’s contractor’s license and contracting without a license. Teague has been under investigation by CSLB's Statewide Investigative Fraud Team (SWIFT) for wrongfully using the legitimate license numbers of two different companies.
Featured Articles
Mold Remediation Respirators
- By Jim Corkern
- Published 09/5/2007
- Product Reviews
- Unrated
When you are working on killing or removing the mold from a building, the equipment that you will need to safely do this job can vary just a bit, depending on the size of the area you are trying to treat. You might just need some cloths, mold killing chemicals, rubber gloves, and a light respirator if it is just a surface infection like on a countertop or on a vinyl floor.
Smart Homes And Green Homes: Are They The Same?
- By faye bautista
- Published 09/5/2007
- Product Reviews
- Unrated
Most of us going into a home automation project have some idea of what it is that we want. However, there is often a big gap between what we want and what can be delivered. There are always new ideas and new technologies delivering a raft of new and different possibilities. It is always wise to work with a professional home automation company to put your project into reality.
How to Create a Great Multilevel Deck
- By Richard Vande Sompel
- Published 09/4/2007
- Product Reviews
- Unrated
Multilevel decks can be designed to provide the ultimate in flexibility especially when they are built on sites that have a slope to them. A series of different levels that step down from the home can easily follow the contour of the yard and create an aesthetically pleasing design. Multilevel decks should also be considered for yards that do not have a slope.
Recent Articles
Universal Wrecking Completes Recycling of Shipping Containers for Scrap Metal
- By Steve Vesseli
- Published Yesterday
- Press Releases
- Unrated
Universal Wrecking Corp. (UWC), a premier demolition and scrap metal contractor, recently completed the purchase and scrap metal recycling of damaged cargo containers.
Reed Diffusers Are The Perfect Home Fragrance Device For Busy Moms
- By Deborah Bello
- Published 05/5/2008
- Decorating and Design
- Unrated
Busy Moms with hectic schedules don't have to sacrifice home fragrance any longer. There may not be time to create an atmosphere of luxury and serenity until moms discovered the reed diffuser! Many Moms with small children have discovered the aromatic benefits of diffuser not including the safety of this no flame fragrance device.
Does it Pay to Step Cut When Flat Sawing?
- By John Mack
- Published 05/5/2008
- Landscaping , How-to Help
- Unrated
In a word, yes. Many contractors shy away from step cutting when cutting through a slab in preparation for breaking and removal. The typical excuses run from not wanting to change saw blades to time constraints to basically not thinking it makes any difference.
Failure of Financial Sector Risk Management as an Analog for the Engineering & Construction Industry
- By Robert Prieto
- Published 05/1/2008
- Project Management
- Unrated
It was spring of 1827 and Robert Brown had just returned from collecting pollen in the Scottish countryside. A botanist, Brown placed some of the pollen in water under his microscope and observed the grains of pollen moving about completely randomly. That random motion, now called Brownian motion after its discoverer is a useful tool in studying truly random events. Many of today’s risk models are founded on the principles of Brownian motion, at least as Robert Brown understood them in the spring of 1827.
The MACK Group, LLC celebrates 6th Year in Business
- By Steve King
- Published 04/30/2008
- Press Releases
- Unrated
The MACK Group, LLC, a premier asbestos abatement, demolition, mold, lead, hazardous waste and flooring removal/shot-blast contractor recently celebrated their 6th year in business.
The MACK Group, LLC Completes Large Asbestos Removal and Abatement Project in New Jersey
- By Steve King
- Published 04/28/2008
- Press Releases
- Unrated
The MACK Group, LLC, a premier asbestos removal contractor also offering the abatement of mold, lead, biological and chemicals, recently completed a large, multi-tasked asbestos abatement project. The project was performed for a Fortune 500 company at one of their manufacturing plants in New Jersey.
