Longtime Carolinas’ homebuilders Saussy Burbank and McNeill Burbank, which have been building homes as one company since 2001, said Monday they are combining their two brands as well – under the Saussy Burbank name. Read the full story in REAL ESTATE & HOME

Benny Covington

Davidson town planning director Kris Krider considered the bustling scene around him and concluded, “It almost feels like a Dickens novel – ‘It was the worst of times and the best of times.’”

He was commenting on the fact that an impressive number of hard-hit construction firms had forgotten their woes and come together to provide a “complete makeover” for the home of longtime Davidson resident Benny Covington. Mr. Covington, a 67 year old who is partially disabled and lives on public assistance, owns his own home on Delburg Street. But the home had fallen into terrible disrepair since Mr. Covington was financially unable to maintain it.

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