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Docuticker (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
HURRICANE IKE: Nature’s Force vs. Structural Strength (PDF; 2.7 MB) Source: Institute for Business and Home Safety Property valued at approximately $9 trillion sits along the Gulf and Atlantic Coasts from Texas to Maine. These vulnerable communities must do more to adapt to their perma- nent natural surroundings – which are beautiful most of the time, [...]
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Hair Balls (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
Hurricane Ike has just officially become Yet Another Storm That Couldn't Beat Murdoch's Pier.The historic shop, on a pier stretching out over the Gulf, has had a soft re-opening and is expecting ...
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Business Wire (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Residents of Galveston County, Texas, who are still rebuilding from Hurricane Ike now have the opportunity for additional financial help through a federal grant program. The county has selected Affiliated Computer Services (NYSE:ACS) to administer the relief program under a two-year contract. The program will award grants to fund repair, replacement and relocation for...
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Personal Hurricane Center (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Mountains disrupt inflow and moisture content available to reach a tropical cyclone. That is why Tropical Depression Ida looks the way it does. Mountain and land versus hurricane – I’ll take odds on the land Personal Hurricane Center - Current and Archived Information on Atlantic and East Pacific tropical cyclones and hurricanes Ida near hurricane strength off...
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Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
The Texas Department of Insurance has launched a free mediation program to help consumers resolve claims disputes that stemmed from Hurricane Ike, but its scope is limited.
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Bay Area Houston (Free subscription) | 01/11/2009
... the board members the right to spend thousands of dollars on filing suit against the victims of Ike for selecting the wrong colored shingle. Not that anyone has complained or anything. Not that it is noticeable. It is just because the board probably doesn't have anything better to do with their time except play HOA nazis. The deed restrictions were written almost 30 years ago. Some homeowners,...
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Off the Kuff (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
The Galveston Shriners Hospital, which was closed down after Hurricane Ike and was set to reopen on Monday after a long battle to bring it back, has opened its doors a few days early. Kudos to all involved for getting this done.
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Hair Balls (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Things have been rough on the West End of Galveston, what with the destruction by Hurricane Ike and all that comes from buiding McMansions one inch about sea level.But now the gods have gone too...
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Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Hurricane Ike reconstruction and a slow economy kept the Justice and Equality in the Workplace coalition busy helping Latino workers in the past year.
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Radon Mitigation Pittsburgh (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
( EMAILWIRE.COM , November 04, 2009 ) Del Mar, CA - After Hurricane Ike in 2008 which caused 195 deaths and an estimated $24 billion in damages to the US alone, AirStar delivered 12 Weather System Drones to Texas, Louisiana and Gulf coast government agencies to assist with hurricane observation and to provide early warning systems. AirStar's unmanned air vehicles (UAV) provide sophisticated...
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EmailWire.Com (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
(EMAILWIRE.COM, November 04, 2009 ) Del Mar, CA - After Hurricane Ike in 2008 which caused 195 deaths and an estimated $24 billion in damages to the US alone, AirStar delivered 12 Weather System Drones to Texas, Louisiana and Gulf coast government agencies to assist with hurricane observation and...
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Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
Share The Shriners Hospital for Children-Galveston will begin seeing patients again Wednesday, four days earlier than previously reported, officials said Monday.The hospital will resume services for the first time since it was flooded by Hurricane Ike, starting with reconstructive surgery cases. It will not begin treating burn patients until December, except for its two beds at the University...
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Terms + Conditions (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
... taking a back seat to healthcare reform and other major legislation on Capitol Hill. Ever since Hurricane Katrina in 2005, there has been debate over how to improve the NFIP. Significant property damage caused by storm surge from Hurricane Ike in 2008, has fuelled that debate. Flooding related to hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma in 2005 led to loss payments of $17.6 billion...
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Rocky Mount Telegram - Business (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
... the company lost $2.63 billion, or $8.74 per share, battered by the market plunge and claims from Hurricane Ike. The adjusted loss last year was $1.40 per share.Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters, on average, expected The Hartford to post core profit of $1.11 per share. Analyst estimates tend to exclude one-time, unusual items.The company also lifted its full-year profit outlook.In after...
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Daily Advance - Business (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
... the company lost $2.63 billion, or $8.74 per share, battered by the market plunge and claims from Hurricane Ike. The adjusted loss last year was $1.40 per share.Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters, on average, expected The Hartford to post core profit of $1.11 per share. Analyst estimates tend to exclude one-time, unusual items.The company also lifted its full-year profit outlook.In after...