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Pole building design was pioneered in the 1930s in the United States originally using utility poles for horse barns and agricultural buildings. The depressed value of agricultural products in the 1920s, and 1930s and the emergence of large, corporate farming in the 1930s, created a demand for larger, cheaper agricultural buildings. [2]
A flagpole, flagmast, flagstaff, or staff is a pole designed to support a flag. If it is taller than can be easily reached to raise the flag, a cord is used, looping around a pulley at the top of the pole with the ends tied at the bottom. The flag is fixed to one lower end of the cord, and is then raised by pulling on the other end.
Brasfield & Gorrie, LLC, headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, is one of the United States' largest privately held construction firms, providing general contracting, design-build, and construction management services for a wide variety of markets. Founded in 1964, Brasfield & Gorrie has 12 offices and approximately 3,500 employees.
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On May 7, 2008 BE&K, Inc. announced that it would be acquired by the Houston, Texas-based construction firm KBR, Inc. for $550 million. [7] [8]In 2015, KBR sold the BE&K Building Group LLC subsidiary and the BE&K brand, including all associated trademarks and domains, to Pernix Group, Inc. [9] [10] The BE&K brand is now wholly owned by Pernix Group and solely used by BE&K Building Group, LLC.
Grand Valley Council (Michigan Crossroads Council)) Whitehall: Closed: Originally located near West Olive (Port Sheldon) on Lake Michigan (1916–1927) it re-located to Duck Lake, near Whitehall, Michigan, in 1927 the property was acquired by the Nature Conservancy in the early 1970s and is now part of Duck Lake State Park.
On Thursday, Nov. 21, Beyoncé attended the opening night of Broadway musical Death Becomes Her in New York City, accompanied by her mother, Tina Knowles, and Kelly Rowland.Rowland was joined by ...
A building had its garage port blown in. Windows were broken and debris was impaled into buildings, vehicles, and objects, including a Ford Transit Connect van that saw significant damage to the trunk when it was impaled by debris. Trees lost large branches and were uprooted, snapped, or twisted, some landing on vehicles.