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Al Salem Johnson Controls Breaks Ground for New Factory at King Abdullah Economic City’s Industrial Valley

Al Salem Johnson Controls (ASJC), a joint venture between the Al Salem Group of Companies and Johnson Controls, a global multi industrial company, has laid the foundation stone for their new, state of the art manufacturing facility and training center at King Abdullah Economic City’s Industrial Valley. The manufacturing facility to be built on 203,783 square meters of land is expected to begin its first developmental phase immediately and become fully operational by 2017.

2 Mar 2015

UrbaCon Completes Construction of New Banana Island Resort in Qatar

Qatar-based UrbaCon Trading & Contracting, headed by Mohamed Moataz Al-Khayyat, CEO, recently completed construction of the luxurious new Banana Island Resort just off the coast of Doha.

2 Mar 2015

Vivint Solar Breaks Ground on New Corporate Headquarters in Lehi, Utah

Vivint Solar, a leading provider of residential solar systems in the United States today broke ground on the construction of a 163,000 square foot corporate headquarters in Lehi, Utah. The company currently employs nearly 1,000 Utah residents – approaching 3,000 nationwide – and continues to grow as a solar industry leader.

2 Mar 2015

KLLM Trucking to Open Large-Scale Truck Driving Training Facility in Glenwood, Illinois

Job creation is one of the hottest topics in this economy, but often, positive numbers cited can be distortions and may not reflect good paying, full-time career paths. The Village of Glenwood, KLLM Trucking and Prairie State College announces a partnership that will create nearly 700 long-term, skilled jobs every year for families across the Midwest.

2 Mar 2015

Lake Nona Collaborates with Delos to Bring Wellness Building and Design Initiatives to the Community

Today, Lake Nona announced a new collaboration with Delos®, the pioneer of Wellness Real Estate™, to bring wellness building and design initiatives to the 7,000-acre Lake Nona community to further enhance healthy living.

28 Feb 2015

NCC Construction Norway to Construct Abels Hus Office Property in Trondheim

NCC Construction Norway has been commissioned to construct the Abels Hus office property in Trondheim, Norway, for the property developer, KLP Eiendom. The order is worth SEK 295 million.

28 Feb 2015

TRI Pointe Homes Opens Barrington Community in Brentwood

The public is invited to join the celebration this Saturday, February 28th, as TRI Pointe Homes grand opens the community of Barrington, the newest "sweet spot" in the highly desirable town of Brentwood. Highlighting the event will be the debut of 12 elegantly one- and two-story decorated model homes that showcase Barrington's three impressive neighborhoods: Berkshire, Hawthorne and Marquette.

28 Feb 2015

KCT Qatar Completes Luxury 5-Star Hilton Hotel in Doha West Bay District

Mr. Moataz Al Khayyat's leading contracting firm, KCT Qatar, celebrates the completion of the highly anticipated, luxury 5-star Hilton Hotel located in the West Bay district of Doha looking out to the stunning Persian Gulf. The 186 key new build stretches 75m up into the Doha skyline & boasts a Sky Bar closely accompanied by a pool deck and Shisha Lounge amongst a plethora of world-class amenities.

28 Feb 2015

KB Home Opens Greenwood Square Community in Van Nuys

KB Home, one of the nation’s largest and most recognized homebuilders, today announced the grand opening of its Greenwood Square community in Van Nuys, offering Los Angeles-area homebuyers the rare opportunity to own a newly-built KB home in the heart of the San Fernando Valley.

28 Feb 2015

Washington State's Largest Continuous Concrete Mat Pour at Bellevue's Lincoln Square Expansion Project

Architects, engineers and construction workers building Bellevue’s Lincoln Square Expansion project will witness the state’s largest continuous concrete pour starting Feb. 28 at 3 a.m.

28 Feb 2015

Presidio and Summit Homes Partner to Develop Four New Communities

Presidio Residential Capital and Summit Homes of Washington have begun home model construction on three projects and will break ground in February on another in King County, Washington. The projects will add 106 new homes to the area's housing stock.

28 Feb 2015

Construction Commences on Morgan’s Pearl Lantana Luxury Apartment Community in Texas

Morgan, a leader in upscale multifamily development, construction and property management, has started construction on its latest Pearl luxury apartment project along Southwest Parkway at 4601 Rialto Blvd. in southwest Austin. US Bank is providing the construction financing. Completion of Pearl Lantana is expected in Q4 2016.

27 Feb 2015

Renovations Completed at The Residence Inn by Marriott Atlantic City Airport

MCR Development LLC, the seventh largest hotel owner-operator in the United States, today announced it has completed renovations at The Residence Inn by Marriott Atlantic City Airport, a 101-suite hotel located at 3022 Fire Road in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey.

27 Feb 2015

SNC-Lavalin Awarded Two District Cooling Contracts in Saudi Arabia

SNC-Lavalin is pleased to announce that it has won two district cooling contracts in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), with a combined value of approximately $71 million. The contracts have been awarded by the Saudi Dhahran Cooling Company and the Central District Cooling Company.

27 Feb 2015

Hyatt Hotels Announces Plans for New 149-Room, Five-Story Hotel in Saint Paul

Hyatt Hotels Corporation, Nelson Development and Exeter Group LLC today announced plans for a 149-room, five-story Hyatt Place hotel to be located in the former U.S. Post Office and Custom House building in Saint Paul, Minn.

27 Feb 2015