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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
Project Pitfalls or the Audit Report You Never Want
- By Robert Prieto
- Published Yesterday
- Project Management
- Unrated
Over the years I have read all too many project closeout reports, reports from turn-around managers on troubled projects, audit reports and project post-mortems. These reports have recurring findings that can be used to either guide effective management of a project or serve as a findings checklist for the auditor or other manager looking at a troubled project. Clearly an ounce of prevention is the desired course of action.
Toilets: A Better Approach to the Conservation of Water
- By Gunnar Baldwin
- Published 08/19/2008
- Home Improvement
- Unrated
The amount of water used in an average American bathroom has historically been high, and water efficiency experts around the US are now advocating conservation of water – in toilets! Organizations are now making more water efficient toilets available to the public, such as the new dual-flush and low-flow toilets, which use considerably less water. Learn how you can make a difference at home.
Cooking Up the Designer Kitchen of Your Dreams
- By RL Fielding
- Published 07/15/2008
- Home Improvement
- Unrated
If your household is like most, you do not have a full-time, live-in chef. And there probably isn’t a full set of the latest and greatest designer kitchen appliances at your disposal to prepare the finest in world cuisine for your family each night. Chances are good that your favorite room in your home is not your kitchen.
Dry Core Bits Offer Better Options!
- By John Mack
- Published 06/18/2008
- Home Improvement , How-to Help
- Unrated
When drilling holes through masonry walls (brick, block, stucco), dry core bits offer a tremendous advantage over carbide bits.
R. Baker and Son All Industrial Services Makes Quick Work of Fast Food Modular Unit Rigging Project
- By damon kozul
- Published 06/18/2008
- Press Releases
- Unrated
R. Baker and Son All Industrial Services, an expert rigging, machinery moving and equipment relocation contractor recently completed the rigging of two modular boxes for a Checkers in Staten Island, NY.
The MACK Group, LLC Completes Concrete Surface Preparation Service Contract
- By Steve King
- Published 06/17/2008
- Press Releases
- Unrated
The MACK Group, LLC, a premier asbestos abatement, flooring removal and surface preparation contractor, recently completed a concrete sidewalk surface preparation project at a mall in New Jersey.
