Deck the Rails 2015
Covington Trailhead
419 N. New Hampshire Street
Covington, LA 70433
Saturday, December 5, 2015
7:30PM
For More Information, Call 985-892-1873.
Christ Church 25th Anniversary
Third Sunday Concert Series Presents
A Christmas Brass Spectacular
When: Sunday,
December 20, 2015
5:00pm – 7:30pm
Where: Christ Episcopal Church
120 S. New Hampshire Street
Covington, Louisiana 70433
Wine & Hors d’oeuvres Reception Following Concert.
What: Contact Margaret Mashburn at mmashbur@bellsouth.net or Click Here for More Information.
Covington Trace Community Market
When: Every Saturday, 9:00am – 1:00pm
Saturday Dates in December, 2015
December 5, 2015
December 12, 2015
December 19, 2015
December 26, 2015
Where: The Pocket Park
400 Block of East Gibson
Covington, Louisiana
What: A Farmer’s Market and Craft Market held at the Covington Trace Trailhead.
For More Information, call Sheryl Landry, 985-898-0686.
The Covington Farmer’s Market
When: Every Wednesday, 10:00am – 2:00pm
Wednesday Dates in December, 2015
December 2, 2015
December 9, 2015
December 16, 2015
December 23, 2015
December 30, 2015
Where: The Covington Trailhead
419 N. New Hampshire
Covington, Louisiana 70433
The Covington Farmer’s Market
When: Every Saturday, 8:00am – 12:00pm (noon)
Saturday Dates in December, 2015
December 5, 2015
December 12, 2015
December 19, 2015
December 26, 2015
Where: Downtown Covington
600 Block of N. Columbia St.
Covington, Louisiana 70433
New jobs in the form of construction work and employee hiring is happening in Mandeville, Louisiana, in St. Tammany Parish. Florida Marine, LLC, currently located off of the west side service road between Fairway (Judge Tanner) Drive and Hwy. 22, is doubling its commercial construction space from 27,500 square feet to 55,000 square feet and is expected to cost approximately $7.2 million. The move will bring in 40 new Florida Marine jobs and approximately 180 jobs in construction including contractors and sub-contractors.
As part of the nonprofit business retention program offered by the St. Tammany Parish Economic Development Foundation, Florida Marine has focused on retention and expansion of its business and services over the past 14 3
years in Mandeville, Louisiana. It purchased the present office building which it is now expanding in 2004.
“We have been very happy in St. Tammany Parish and are pleased to be expanding our offices,” said Dennis A. Pasentine, owner and CEO of Florida Marine.
In addition to the much needed commercial work space that the expansion of new construction will offer, the new campus-style building will also have an outdoor kitchen and courtyard for employee and customer events. In case of inclement weather, the buildings will be fitted and retrofitted to include backup generators to restore power. The project has been designed by Greenleaf Architects and is being constructed by Kent Design Build.
“We congratulate Florida Marine on their expansion,” Parish President Pat Brister said. “The maritime industry is woven into the fabric of our community, and this growth will provide job opportunities and positive economic impact.”
In addition to the commercial construction of office space in Mandeville, LA, in St. Tammany Parish, Florida Marine is also expanding its shipyard in Harvey. This West Bank expansion will create 200 additional jobs as well.
Ribbon Cutting for Elevation Station
Where: 250 Northpointe Ct (off of Hwy 1077)
Covington, LA 70433
When: Saturday, November 7
10:00 am
Fees/Admission
No Charge
Click Here for More Information or Call 985-373-3008.
St. Tammany Parish Home Builders Association
Builder – Associate Speed Networking
When:
November 12, 2015
5:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Where: Northshore Home Builders Association
28603 Krentel Rd.
Lacombe, LA 70445
30 by Ninety Theatre Presents
Always A Bridesmaid
When: November 6 -22, 2015
Every Friday & Saturday 8PM
Every Sunday 2PM
Where: 30 By Ninety Theatre
880 Lafayette St
Mandeville, Louisiana 70448
What: Contact Margaret Mashburn at 30byninety@gmail.com or Click Here for More Information.
Even though the housing market has been making incredible strides in its recovery since its low in 2008, one of the major obstacles that has been holding the sale of real estate back is the lack of supply for the growing demand of home buyers. New home buyers especially have been stymied by a lack of inventory from local builders. Builders themselves have been frustrated by the tightened funding requirements for construction loans from
banks and lenders, so there is been a “stalemate” of sorts going on in the new home industry.
However, good news is on the horizon for real estate because single-family home starts have been on the rise and holding steady over most of the months of 2015. Single-family home startss remained steady from August to September with 740,000 starts nationwide for both months. Overall, housing starts (including multi-family housing) increased by 6.5% and reached the 1.2 million mark – the highest its been since October, 2007.
From a yearly perspective, quarter-over-quarter, single-family home starts are up 5.7% 3rd quarter from second quarter with a total of 746,000 home starts. The numbers year-over-year show that single-family home starts are up 11% compared to 2014.
Another strong sign of new home real estate recovering is the number of housing permits for single-family home starts. The number of permits for single-family homes went up 9.4% year-over-year and also remained unchanged compared to the previous month of August from September, 2015. Trends also show that money of the new home purchases are coming from “contingency sales” where a home buyer has a house to sell and wants to build or buy new which is excellent news for new home builders.
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