Our house is finally done. But there are still some loose ends and a few more jobs in our series examining the human impact of the construction downturn.
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When we left off last time, we were closing in on 100 jobs. We now move to Phase 3 as our series examines the human impact of the construction downturn.
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Kermit the Frog once lamented “it’s not easy being green.” Builder Tom Haddon, owner of Haddon Homes Inc. on the Outer Banks, would disagree.

Our series documenting the impact of the housing construction slump on local workers continues. Last week, we counted between 36 and 42 jobs in the first phase of our sample house.
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In the first of a series, we start to nail down the number of people involved in building a house. The surprising number underscores the housing slump’s toll on the Outer Banks.
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