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Balfour Beatty Reaches Financial Close on Second Phase of Student Housing Project at Tarleton State University

Balfour Beatty, an infrastructure group operating in construction services, infrastructure investments, and professional and support services, announced it has reached financial close for a second phase of development on a comprehensive student housing project at Tarleton State University, a member of The Texas A&M University System.

From Balfour Beatty 15 Jul 2014

Benjamin Moore Introduces Premium Waterborne Paint Formulated with Vinyl-Lock Technology for Homeowners

Benjamin Moore, North America's favorite paint, color and coatings brand, today announced its newest product offering, Benjamin Moore Regal® Select Exterior REVIVETM, a premium paint specifically formulated with Vinyl-Lock technology to provide superior adhesion and durability to vinyl siding and trim.

15 Jul 2014

Ephesus Lighting Selected to Light Up Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, Ontario

After successfully illuminating more than two dozen indoor and outdoor sports and entertainment venues across North America with its revolutionary LED arena and stadium lights, Ephesus Lighting has been selected as the lighting solution at Canadian Tire Centre, home of the National Hockey League’s Ottawa Senators, making it the first NHL venue to be lit with Ephesus LED lights.

15 Jul 2014

Johnsonite Melodia 2.0 and Aria 2.0 Homogenous Vinyl Sheet and Tile Flooring Now Available from Tarkett

Harmonizing pleasing aesthetics with reliable performance and low environmental impact, Johnsonite Melodia™ 2.0 and Aria™ 2.0 homogenous vinyl sheet and tile flooring from Tarkett, the worldwide leader in innovative and sustainable flooring and sports surface solutions, are ideal for a wide range of commercial applications including healthcare.

15 Jul 2014

IKEA Announces Plans to Open Las Vegas-Area Store in Summer 2016

IKEA, the world’s leading home furnishings retailer, today announced it is submitting plans to Clark County, Nevada for a Las Vegas-area store that would increase the Swedish retailer’s presence in the western United States. The application marks the beginning of the governmental approval process that could lead to the store’s opening as early as Summer 2016. Until then, customers can shop at the closest IKEA stores in: Covina, CA; Tempe, AZ, or Draper, UT; or online at IKEA-USA.com.

15 Jul 2014

Meritex Announces Ground-Breaking for Highcrest Distribution Center in Roseville, Minnesota

Meritex announces the ground-breaking for the development of the Highcrest Distribution Center, a 130,000 square foot industrial distribution project located at 2400 Terminal Road in Roseville, Minnesota.

15 Jul 2014

Northrop Grumman Officially Breaks Ground on $20 Million Maryland Space Assembly and Test facility in Linthicum

Northrop Grumman Corporation officially broke ground on a new $20 million Maryland Space Assembly and Test (M-SAT) facility on the back of its Baltimore campus adjacent to Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.

15 Jul 2014

Arup Celebrates Opening of Corktown Common Urban Park in Toronto

Corktown Common, an award winning and sustainable urban park, recently opened as the centrepiece of the emerging community of the West Don Lands in Toronto. Working in close collaboration with Waterfront Toronto and Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Inc., Arup helped transform a post-industrial site into a dynamic, re-natured public park available year-round.

15 Jul 2014

Prefinished Hardwood Flooring with Oil-Look Matte Styles Now Available from Bellawood

Low-gloss hardwood floors are very popular in Europe and now this look is increasingly in demand by designers and homeowners in the United States. Beyond their warm and inviting feel, the low-gloss appearance hides small scratches, dirt and fur, making it friendly for homes with kids and pets. Up until now, achieving a low-gloss matte finish required finishing a floor with oil, which requires constant maintenance.

14 Jul 2014

Life Remodeled to Build New Football Field at Detroit's Cody High School

The Detroit Lions will donate goal posts for Detroit's Cody High School as part of a plan by non-profit Life Remodeled to build a new football field at the school. Construction of the field is major step toward Life Remodeled's goal of renovating the school and its surrounding neighborhood this summer.

14 Jul 2014

NoteVault Named to Constructech Magazine's Constructech 50 List for 3rd Consecutive Year

NoteVault, a provider of innovative voice-to-text-based mobile reporting solutions for the commercial construction industry, announced today its inclusion in Constructech magazine's sixth annual Constructech 50 list.

14 Jul 2014

New Market Research Report on Swedish Construction Industry

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Construction in Sweden – Key Trends and Opportunities to 2018

14 Jul 2014

MetLife Plans to Develop New Large-Scale Industrial Distribution Park near Atlanta

MetLife, Inc. announced today that it will develop a new large-scale industrial distribution park on 183 acres near Atlanta with Panattoni Development Company, a privately held, national developer based in Newport Beach, California.

14 Jul 2014

SMMA Celebrates Opening of L.L.Bean Outdoor Discovery Center

The L.L.Bean Outdoor Discovery Center, designed by SMMA | Symmes Maini & McKee Associates, and constructed by PC Construction Company, opened recently with a ribbon-cutting ceremony along scenic Brickyard Cove in Maine’s Casco Bay. The new Center replaces a series of smaller buildings on the Discovery Center’s site and serves as a new base lodge for L.L.Bean’s popular guided recreation experiences including kayaking, paddle boarding, snowshoeing, and cycling.

14 Jul 2014

Arup Serves as Technical Advisor for Tallest U.S. Flagpole Owned by ACUITY

Arup, a multidisciplinary engineering and consulting firm with a reputation for delivering innovative and sustainable designs, served as the technical advisor for a 400-ft-tall, free-standing flagpole owned by ACUITY Insurance Company in Sheboygan, Wis.

11 Jul 2014

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Balfour Beatty Reaches Financial Close on Second Phase of Student Housing Project at Tarleton State University

Benjamin Moore Introduces Premium Waterborne Paint Formulated with Vinyl-Lock Technology for Homeowners

Ephesus Lighting Selected to Light Up Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, Ontario

Johnsonite Melodia 2.0 and Aria 2.0 Homogenous Vinyl Sheet and Tile Flooring Now Available from Tarkett

IKEA Announces Plans to Open Las Vegas-Area Store in Summer 2016

Meritex Announces Ground-Breaking for Highcrest Distribution Center in Roseville, Minnesota

Northrop Grumman Officially Breaks Ground on $20 Million Maryland Space Assembly and Test facility in Linthicum

Arup Celebrates Opening of Corktown Common Urban Park in Toronto

Prefinished Hardwood Flooring with Oil-Look Matte Styles Now Available from Bellawood

Life Remodeled to Build New Football Field at Detroit's Cody High School

NoteVault Named to Constructech Magazine's Constructech 50 List for 3rd Consecutive Year

New Market Research Report on Swedish Construction Industry

MetLife Plans to Develop New Large-Scale Industrial Distribution Park near Atlanta

SMMA Celebrates Opening of L.L.Bean Outdoor Discovery Center

Arup Serves as Technical Advisor for Tallest U.S. Flagpole Owned by ACUITY

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