VinFast’s shares VFS.O more than doubled on Tuesday to the highest since Vietnamese electric vehicle maker’s blowout Wall Street debut after Reuters reported that South Korea’s Star Group Industrial plans to open factory in Vietnam.
U.S auto safety regulators said Tuesday that major automakers could comply with a Massachusetts vehicle data law that seeks to allow car owners to get repairs completed by independent shops.
Balloons the size of a football field that aim to take tourists up to the edge of space as soon as next year will be constructed at a new facility on the Space Coast.
State and local government officials along with leadership with the company Space Perspective were on hand Tuesday at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a 49,000-square foot facility called the Seely SpaceBalloon Factory in Titusville.
“Today marks a significant and exciting milestone for Space Perspective and the entire commercial space industry,” said company founder and Co-CEO Jane Poynter. “We are leveraging balloon technology used for generations to create our carbon-neutral spaceflight experience.”
The balloons are designed to take up the Spaceship Neptune pressurized capsule, which promises to transport eight travelers along with a flight captain for a six-hour trip up to 100,000 feet altitude. That’s about 19 miles above the Earth, a vantage point that will give travelers a view of the curvature of the planet and the blackness of space.
A new roof is an expensive endeavor. It’s rarely less than a four-figure job, and costs can climb as sky-high as $46,000. Of course, given the importance of a roof to a home, you shouldn’t skimp on fixing it, but it sure would be nice to save. Which leads to the thought: Can repairing/replacing your roof be a DIY project? Should you even consider doing your own roofing?
Here’s when you should, when you shouldn’t, and what you should know about roof replacements and repairs to help you decide.
When considering a DIY roof repairs, here are some of the advantages and disadvantages to weigh.
•You’ll save money: Anytime you can do a home improvement project yourself, you’ll save on labor costs. And with roofs, the labor costs are considerable — overall, often 60 percent of the price tag, according to Angi, the contractor-search site. The average expenditure for having a pro replace your roof is $10,530, vs $5,682 to do it yourself, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s latest American Home Survey. Therefore, doing it on your own can save you almost half the cost.
The operation, expected to support 40,000 vehicles annually by 2027, will create 175 jobs, paying an average wage of $1,710 per week plus benefits, according to a state memo.