Weekly stories, facts, trends and other information from around the globe April 26, 2005  
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Industry News

Demand for Fencing to Reach $6.6 Billion by 2009
Lawn & Landscape, OH - Apr 21, 2005
Demand for fencing products in the United States is forecasted to expand 3.6 percent per year through 2009 to $6.6 billion (measured at the manufacturer’s ...
AXCESS' RFID Vehicle Access Control System Installed at JFK ...
PR Newswire (press release) - Apr 20, 2005
... "The JFK Airport installations are another example of how our vehicle access control system can be so easily replicated for each project and across multiple ...
BAE SYSTEMS AWARDED PORT SECURITY CONTRACT...
(press release) - Apr 20, 2005
HOUSTON - The Port of Houston Authority (PHA) has awarded BAE Systems a contract of up to $3 million to provide security infrastructure enhancements for its facility in Houston, Texas ...

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Community Issues

BASEBALL FACILITIES: New fence, concrete backstop will change the ...
Grand Forks Herald, ND - Apr 24, 2005
... Stauss Park, the primary American Legion baseball field in East Grand Forks, will have a new look as a taller wire fence and cement will replace much of the ...
Fence is safety concern for pedestrians
Central Michican Life, MI - Apr 19, 2005
... Some East Quad students are concerned the fence on the north side of the Woldt Towers construction site has created an unsafe situation for pedestrians and ...

Local Government Issues

Fence law gets the nod
Sun-Sentinel.com, FL - Apr 24, 2005
... The new fence law and several other code law changes have been recommended by a citizen advisory board, and commissioners agreed they were good ideas. ...
Topeka City Council -- Good de-fence
Topeka Capital Journal (subscription), KS - Apr 25, 2005
... An item on the agenda for the Topeka City Council last week called for the construction of a fence around Cypress Ridge Golf Course, 2533 SW Urish Road, to cut ...
Watseka council adopts fence ordinance
Iroquois County Times-Republic, IL - Apr 21, 2005
... zoning and planning commission unanimously. The ordinance says that no fence shall be more than 6 1/2 feet tall. Fences in front of ...
Harrodsburg bed and breakfast won't be able to erect fence
Danville Advocate, KY - Apr 26, 2005
... along with her husband owns the bed and breakfast that once was Bauer House and now is called 362 College St., had requested permission to put a fence on the ...

Homeland Security

Barrier aimed at boosting security
Columbus Telegram, NE - Apr 25, 2005
COLUMBUS - City officials hope the addition of a new fence at the city's transfer station will provide added security for the city's wastewater treatment plant ...
Plan for Border Fence Proves Controversial
HispanicBusiness.com, CA - Apr 26, 2005
Debate continues to swirl here in Southern California over whether the United States should complete a $58 million triple fence to wall itself off from Mexico ...

Fences and Neighbors

'Spite fence' in West End
Richmond Times Dispatch, VA - Apr 21, 2005
... The Emrochs' fence stands 6 feet high and runs 249 feet along the back of their 5.8-acre estate on Old Locke Lane. It is covered in sheets of black plastic. ...

Fences and Animals

New petting zoo rules: Reach through fence
Charlotte Observer, NC - Apr 23, 2005
RALEIGH - The days are gone for mingling with goats and sheep and walking through their bedding and manure at the state fair. The ...
Rescuers get moose loose from fence
KTUU, AK - Apr 21, 2005
... At around 3 pm Wednesday, a yearling moose managed to impale itself atop a 6-foot fence -- just outside the Boniface gate of Elmendorf Air Force Base. ...

International

India spends record amount on fencing with Pak, Bangladesh
Navhind Times, India - Apr 26, 2005
Agencies New Delhi April 26: India has incurred an expenditure of Rs 114.41 crore on fencing along the India-Pakistan border during 2004-05, the Lok Sabha was ...
Fence sale saves show
Hobart Mercury, Australia - Apr 19, 2005
By NICK CLARK. FEDERAL Hotels has come to the rescue of the Royal Launceston Show by buying a historic fence that could save the event. ...
If there's really no problem, why the steel fence round Holyrood?
Scotsman, UK - Apr 20, 2005
... If that is the case, why bother to erect a steel fence around the Scottish Parliament and Palace of Holyroodhouse, cancel all police leave and clear the court ...

Consumers

FENCE IN , FENCE OUT
Mother Earth News - Apr 19, 2005
A good fence, farmers say, should be "horse high, bull strong, and pig tight". ... I built my first fence 10 years ago, and it's still standing barrely. ...

The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

How a fence installer befriended a retiree and, in a battle of ...
The State, SC - Apr 24, 2005
... Carter’s final years brought hardship and indignities, a feud with her closest relative and an unusual relationship with a Columbia fence installer, Martin C ...
Carlsbad woman satisfactory after bing impaled on fence pole
Carlsbad Current Argus, NM - Apr 20, 2005
... Silva was impaled through her right shoulder by a metal fence pole as a result of a wreck Sunday morning at the 900 block of Chavez Street, according to the ...

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