Beyond Shelter: Rebuilding After Katrina September 13, 2005
Posted by Tim Raines in: business, construction, government, insurance, public utilities, real estate , add a commentThe New York Times is reporting that new construction is already ramping up in some of the areas hardest-hit by Katrina. According to the article, “…[FEMA hopes] to open 30,000 homes every two weeks, reaching 300,000 within months.”
The numbers are truly staggering and could mean very good things for an economy suffering from high energy prices with no end in sight. Again, from the article, “This is a milestone of urban planning,” Ms. Steiner said “There is no precedent on this scale in this country. It is just phenomenal.”
The Information Refinery is offering its e-mail and postal lists within a 500-mile radius of New Orleans available indefinitely and without cost to all non-profit organizations, government agencies and other humanitarian groups. The lists are also available for direct marketing by for-profit firms at the companys regular list rental rates.
The sheer amount of devastation will require an unprecedented effort to clean up and rebuild. Hopefully, our list can help these organizations communicate with and mobilize the builders, remodelers, contractors, engineers and architects that will be needed for their operations, said Gordon Clotworthy, president of the firm.
More information about the list and how to communicate with the construction pros who will be rebuilding the gulf coast is available on the website.
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