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Sprinklers save lives
Oct. 13, 2009 - My story isn't that different from most victims who've had a fire in their home, but here it is in my own words... On Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009, my husband and I were at home while two workers put the last coat of sealant on our stained concrete floor in the living room. We did not know this but the sealant was combustible. At 2:00 p.m., it caught fire. It ignited because the power and gas were not shut-off in the living room or the house. In less than one second, a flash fi
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Season Premier
Sept. 25, 2009 - On September 27, The Jamar Company will feature on the "ABC Extreme Makeover: Home Edition", an Emmy award-winning reality television program, for its hard work and dedication to provide a new home for the Huber Family of South Range, Wis. ABC chose to use the extreme build as the two-hour season premiere at 6:00 p.m. CST on Sunday, Sept. 27. The extreme makeover broke ground on August 3, with the door knock of a lifetime. The Huber Family was whisked away to Hawaii whi
Building a community
Sept. 18, 2009 - During the week of August 31, nine APi Group companies within the Twin Cities came together for a Habitat for Humanity Build Week. Seventy-five employees participated in the Build Week, working daily from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Town Center Gardens in Ramsey, Minn. Each day, volunteers were split into four to five crews and assigned to various projects with one of the daily crew leaders. The entire group was supervised by Adam Sease from APi Construction and Brian
APi earns green building award
Sept. 15, 2009 - From more than 2,500 nominated projects, APi Group Inc. headquarters, located in New Brighton, Minn., wins the Green Building of America Award and will feature in the upcoming special Real Estate and Construction Review-Midwest Green Success Stories edition. Each Green Building of America success story is highlighted in a case study that intertwines the words of the project's owner/developer, consultants, architects and contractors to explain how the teams worked together to
