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As Raw Materials Costs Increase, Job Site Thefts Rise Nationwide
Sue Wentz and her husband, Eugene, saved for five years, living in a modest home in a low-income neighborhood of Houston, before they broke ground in January on a 4,300-square-foot house on 12 acres in Magnolia, Texas, a woodsy suburb about 40 miles northwest of the city. They are overseeing the construction themselves to control costs. So it was with dismay that they arrived at the job site one morning in July to find that all the copper wiring and air-conditioning tubing had been ripped out of the rough frame of the house.
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Despite a Weak Economy, Job Situation Is OK for Graduates
Given that the economy is flagging, this would seem an inauspicious time to be graduating from college and looking for full-time employment.