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Google Endorses Need for Office Space with $2.1B NYC Investment

Google Endorses Need for Office Space with $2.1B NYC Investment

New York, NY, September 22, 2021-Google said it is buying a Manhattan office building for $2.1 billion, one of the clearest signals yet of big technology companies’ growing appetite for office space, even as these firms embrace remote work, reports the Wall Street Journal.

Housing Starts Up 17.4% YOY in August

Housing Starts Up 17.4% YOY in August

Washington, DC, September 21, 2021—Privately-owned housing starts in August were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,615,000, the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development jointly announced, 3.9% above the revised July estimate of 1,554,000 and 17.4% above the August 2020 rate of 1,376,000.

Diversify Donates 1.98M Pounds of Material to Mountain Re-Source

Diversify Donates 1.98M Pounds of Material to Mountain Re-Source

Chicago, IL, September 21, 2021-Diverzify has donated more than 60 freight truck loads with 1,980,000 pounds of useable materials valued at $800,000 to local communities through Mountain Re-Source, a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) corporation that matches the "under-resourced with the overstocked."

Builder Confidence Inched Up One Point to 76 in September

Builder Confidence Inched Up One Point to 76 in September

Washington, DC, September 20, 2021--Builder confidence inched up in September on lower lumber prices and strong housing demand, even as the housing sector continues to grapple with building material supply chain issues and labor challenges.