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New hurdle for Flagstaff science parkTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:36AMAnother developer walks away, despite a $300,000 federal grant to pay for the electric and communications utilities on the city-owned site.

2 Automotive Dividends to Buy and 1 to AvoidMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 1:50PMThese two stocks offer plenty under the hood, while one company will have you hitting the brakes.

They’re for usSaturday, July 16, 2011 @ 6:54PMI READ with amusement Lim Cheng Hoe’s article, Boys and toys ( Fathers Figure , Star2 , July 13). He’s not alone; many parents buy expensive toys for their children because they themselves might not have had such things when they were growing up.

Corrosion Cripples The LCS by James Dunnigan July 15, 2011Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 8:57PMJust as the U.S. Navy decides to put its new "Littoral Combat Ship" (LCS) into mass production, serious structural flaws have been discovered in both ships. The most serious problem is in the USS Independence, a radical trimaran design.

Irvine architects see apartment surgeFriday, July 15, 2011 @ 3:04PMWe asked Tricia Esser, CEO of architects KTGY Group from Irvine, if her company was seeing an upturn in design work for apartment developers. Here's what she told us: It's been a very strong year for KTGY's apartment sector. In all five of KTGY's...

Transit: Langley rail plan manipulativeThursday, July 14, 2011 @ 3:38PMTransLink’s proposed designs for transit expansion in Langley and Surrey are an exercise in behind-the-scenes manipulation. Ten designs are presented, and the public is led to believe that, because there are so many options to choose from, TransLink must be listening.

CSULB sheds light on sustainabilityWednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 8:02PMThe program focused on lighting efficiency for maximum effect ...

OPINION SHAPER: Assessing natural disasters and nuclear power plantsWednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 7:02PMFukushima: Level 7 catastrophe. Core meltdown. Hydrogen explosions. Death count from nuclear radiation? Zero.

Housing Market Improving Despite ForeclosuresWednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 4:38PMHome sales and housing starts began turning up in early 2009, according to the State of the Nation s Housing report from the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University. First-time buyers and government help drove an increase in existing home sales, while record foreclosures continued.