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Wood Partners Starts Construction on New Apartment Complex in Portland's Pearl District

Wood Partners, L.L.C, one of the nation's most active multifamily developers, has broken ground on a 281-unit apartment tower complex in Portland's popular Pearl District. The tower, located adjacent to the newly built 3.2 acre Fields Park, is Wood Partners first development in Portland and third in the Pacific Northwest.

25 Mar 2014

Rigid Receives Authorization to Supply Metal Building Systems in Canada

A US-based metal buildings manufacturer, Rigid Global Buildings, has expanded its operations into Canada. With the recent certification of their steel building / welding products, Rigid is now authorized to supply metal building systems to all Canadian provinces.

24 Mar 2014

IKEA on Track to Open 380,000-Square-Foot St. Louis Store

IKEA, the world’s leading home furnishings retailer, today announced that contractors are hired for its future St. Louis store. Pending remaining approvals, this progress allows the project to continue on track for site demolition in a couple of months, a groundbreaking during Summer 2014 and a store opening in Fall 2015, increasing the Swedish retailer’s presence in the Midwestern United States.

24 Mar 2014

New Nature Playground and Garden for Gulfton Community in Southwest Houston

Today the Gulfton community in southwest Houston will be home to a new community greenscape as part of The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company's and The U.S. Conference of Mayors' nationwide GRO1000 gardens and green spaces program.

24 Mar 2014

University of Bristol Provides Update on Construction of New Life Sciences Building

Work on the construction of the University’s new Life Sciences building, which sits on the site of the Old Children’s Hospital at the top of St Michael’s Hill, is continuing apace.

24 Mar 2014

New Report on Global Smart Windows Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Smart Windows Trends" report to their offering.

24 Mar 2014

Qatar Rail Awards Building Information Modeling Services Contract to Autodesk

Autodesk, Inc., a leader in 3D design, engineering, and entertainment software, today announced that Qatar Rail has awarded a Building Information Modeling (BIM) services contract to the company in Qatar.

24 Mar 2014

Johns Manville to Exhibit Variety of Roofing Solutions at the Annual RCI International Convention and Trade Show

Johns Manville (JM), a leading supplier of commercial roofing products, continues its Platinum Level sponsorship of the Annual RCI International Convention and Trade Show. The industry event is in its 29th year and is being held in Anaheim.

21 Mar 2014

Fort Collins Welcomes New Legacy Senior Residences

Community leaders, development partners and new residents celebrated the grand opening of Legacy Senior Residences of Fort Collins during a ribbon-cutting and open house today.

21 Mar 2014

Fluor Achieves Mechanical Completion for Cytec Carbon Fibers Manufacturing Facility

Fluor Corporation announced today that the company achieved mechanical completion for a manufacturing facility for Cytec Carbon Fibers, LLC, about 10 miles south of Fluor’s major global operations center in Greenville, S.C.

21 Mar 2014

New Market Research Report Analyzes Construction Equipment Industry in India

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Indian Construction Equipment Market Outlook 2018" report to their offering.

21 Mar 2014

ACE and Clean Focus Start Construction on Nine Solar Projects on Cape Cod and Martha's Vineyard

American Capital Energy, Inc. (ACE) has begun construction on nine solar projects totaling 22MW on Cape Cod and Martha's Vineyard. Clean Focus Corporation (Clean Focus) financed and will own and operate the portfolio, which includes 19.5MW located on capped landfills, the largest group of landfill solar projects ever built and financed in the United States.

21 Mar 2014

Vivint Solar Opens Three New Locations in Massachusetts

Vivint Solar, a leading full-service residential solar provider, today announced its growing presence in Massachusetts with its expansion into the Taunton, Marlborough and Holyoke areas. Vivint Solar has installed more residential PV systems in Massachusetts than any other company, according to Greentech Media Research's Q3 2013 Leaderboard.

21 Mar 2014

YIT’s First LEED Platinum Certification Awarded to Avia Line 3 Office Building

The Avia Line 3 office building located in Vantaa’s Aviapolis has been awarded LEED Platinum environmental certification. This is YIT’s first LEED Platinum certification. There are only about ten properties in all of Finland that have been awarded LEED Platinum certification.

21 Mar 2014

Century Casinos Begins Construction on Century Downs Racetrack and Casino Project

Century Casinos, Inc. (NASDAQ Capital Market® and Vienna Stock Exchange: CNTY) announced today that construction at the Century Downs Racetrack and Casino has started.

21 Mar 2014