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Asset
protection and estate planning are wealth-saving bedfellows
BY IRVING L. BLACKMAN
The typical reader of this column hates paying taxes.
Beating up the IRS — legally — is often their favorite indoor sport.
What tax do they fear the most? Hands down it's the estate tax monster.
To calm your fear, let's start with a bit of good news: Your author,
with the help of other experts, has learned how to win the estate tax
game. What does this mean? We have developed a system — used hundreds
of times over the years — that can, does and will beat the estate tax
monster every time, no matter how large your estate.
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Linc
Mechanical shows school district how to pay for efficiency upgrades out
of cashflow
PITTSBURGH, PA. –– Linc Mechanical LLC here recently
completed renovations to the Butler Area School District’s
Administrative Building located in Butler, Pa. By utilizing the
financial structure designed by Linc Mechanical, the upgrades will be
funded through the school’s operating budget. As a byproduct of the
energy-efficient upgrades, the district will see a decrease in other
operating costs as well as an increase in air quality and comfort for
the building’s occupants. The Administrative Building, which underwent
renovations nearly 40 years ago, is the last Butler Area School District
building to undergo improvements in the past few years.
Linc Mechanical worked closely with the school district through
Pennsylvania’s Guaranteed Energy Savings Act (GESA) process, which
provides government agencies the means to utilize guaranteed savings
from their operating budgets to pay for facility improvements. Districts
favor this funding strategy because it’s usually the only alternative
to raising local taxes in support of large bond issues.
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for the full story
Cake Boss program unveils toilet cake at wholesaler
BAYONNE, N.J. -- General Plumbing Supply
(www.generalplumbingsupply.net) recently celebrated its 100th
anniversary, and the New Jersey-based company will mark the occasion
with an appearance on the February 7 (9 p.m. EST) episode of “Cake
Boss,” which airs on the TLC network.
On the “Cake Boss” episode, master baker Buddy Valastro manages a
team that creates a cake the shape and size of a ‘50s-style toilet.
Weighing in at about 150 pounds, the cake –- which has a pump that
circulates water -- features a range of realistic sound effects.
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for the full story
PHCC
Texas students ace the journeymen exam
AUSTIN, TEXAS — The Texas Association of
Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors announced that the 88 students in
its apprenticeship program achieved a 100% pass rate for the journeyman
tradesman exam.
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for the full story
U.S.
remodeling industry poised for growth: report
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — In the wake of the worst downturn
in recent history, the U.S. home improvement industry is poised for
growth, according to a major report released by the Joint Center for
Housing Studies at Harvard University. A New Decade of Growth for
Remodeling is the sixth and latest report in the Improving America’s
Housing series, published by the Remodeling Futures Program at the Joint
Center.
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for the full story
Flashshield
Corrugated Stainless Steel Tubing
FLASHSHIELD CORRUGATED STAINLESS STEEL TUBING provides
more layers of resistance than any other CSST on the market. It
eliminates the need for additional manufacturer-required bonding and
offers the highest level of lighting protection available in a flexible
gas piping system. It features two polymer jackets sandwiching a metal
mesh designed to dissipate electricity. The new fitting has tooth-like
indentations that directly touch metal to dissipate arcing. Gastite
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