1.   Land costs are escalating, causing concern among local builders.

2.   And with so many local builders wiped out during the recession, even if demand suddenly skyrocketed, Phoenix would be hard-pressed to ratchet up production.

3.   Creative Systems Group, a local builder, has been working around the clock putting together a merchandising stand for Speedo bathing suits.

4.   Foundations, utility hookups and some of the interior finishings are provided by local builders.

5.   He knew Darwich as a painter who worked for a local home builder and supervised a crew of other painters.

6.   Housing experts are looking for ways to encourage local builders to provide labor and material for crash programs.

7.   In a marriage of development and conservation, local builders are starting to think green.

8.   Jaime is a carpenter from Veracruz, working during the week as a framer for a local builder.

9.   Lowe itself is developing three single-family-home neighborhoods, with five local home builders authorized to do custom residential construction.

10.   So far, the Seattle office has received just one container of flooring, selling it to a local builder.