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Skanska Signs Contract with Finnish Transport Agency for New Motorway

Skanska has signed a contract with the Finnish Transport Agency to transform Highway 8 between Raisio and Nousiainen in Finland into a motorway. The contract value is about EUR 45 M, about SEK 400 M, which will be included in order bookings for Skanska Finland in first quarter 2014.

10 Feb 2014

Two New Irvine Pacific Neighborhoods Coming to Cypress Village

Two new Irvine Pacific® neighborhoods -- Jasmine and Laurel -- are coming to Cypress Village, the Irvine Company’s newest community within the Villages of Irvine®.

10 Feb 2014

Eggers Industries, Inpro Form Joint Venture to Market Architectural Doors Overseas

Building on their shared success in the U.S. market, two Wisconsin-based companies have announced a joint venture to market their line of architectural doors overseas.

10 Feb 2014

Smoke Alarms and Sprinkler Protection Can Make Wood-Frame Buildings as Safe as Concrete Buildings

The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) is pleased with the release of a study showing that the type of building construction material used makes little difference with respect to fire spread, injury rates and death providing the buildings have sprinklers and smoke alarms.

7 Feb 2014

Ryland Homes Tampa Opens Master Planned Community in Apollo Beach

Ryland Homes Tampa is pleased to announce their grand opening in Waterset – Apollo Beach’s Newest Master Planned Community. Waterset features a community clubhouse with its own café, a state-of-the-art fitness center and an impressive pool complete with lap lanes, sprayers and wading deck.

7 Feb 2014

Crescent Communities to Build Residential Development Adjacent to SunRail Commuter Train Station

Crescent Communities has broken ground on Crescent Central Station in the heart of downtown Orlando. The $56 million, 279-unit luxury apartment community is the first phase of a planned transit-oriented development tied to the $1.3 billion SunRail commuter rail. Crescent Central Station is expected to open in early 2015.

7 Feb 2014

SNC-Lavalin Announces Opening of Regional Head Office for the Middle East and Africa

On the occasion of the visit to the Middle East by Robert G. Card, President and CEO of SNC-Lavalin Group Inc., the Company announced the opening of its regional head office for the Middle East and Africa located in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Mr. Card also attended the launch celebration in Saudi Arabia for the new city of Wa'ad Al Shamal.

7 Feb 2014

New Research Report on US Fiber Cement Market

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: US Fiber Cement Market

7 Feb 2014

Penhall Opens New Branch in San Antonio, Texas

Penhall Company, a market leader in concrete cutting, breaking, excavation and grinding services, is opening a new branch in San Antonio, Texas.

7 Feb 2014

Sustainable Sites Initiative Program Certifies Landscapes

The Sustainable Sites Initiative™ (SITES™) program has certified landscapes at a federal courthouse in New Mexico, a Washington, D.C. elementary school, a campus plaza in Washington, D.C., and an urban plaza in Washington state.

6 Feb 2014

Headwaters to Highlight Light Building Products at 2014 NAHB International Builder's Show

HEADWATERS INCORPORATED, a building products company dedicated to improving lives through innovative advancements in construction materials, will be featuring two of its light building products groups, siding and Stone, at the 2014 NAHB International Builders' Show (IBS) at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada on February 4-6, 2014.

6 Feb 2014

Arup Completes Substructure Detailed Design of Malampaya Depletion Compression Platform

Arup, a multidisciplinary engineering and consulting firm with a reputation for delivering innovative and sustainable designs, announced today that it completed the substructure detailed design of the Malampaya Depletion Compression Platform, a new offshore natural gas platform to be installed in the West Philippine Sea off the coast of Palawan, Philippines.

6 Feb 2014

Market Forecast Report on Industrial Construction in Romania

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Industrial Construction in Romania to 2017: Market Forecast" report to their offering.

6 Feb 2014

Yahoo Celebrates Groundbreaking for New Facility in Champaign

Today, Yahoo! Inc. broke ground on a new state-of-the-art facility that will serve as an important expansion of its Champaign, IL technology hub. Leaders from Yahoo, State of Illinois, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and City of Champaign announced plans for the new building and expanded workforce.

6 Feb 2014

Public Capital Campaign to Fund Green Rehabilitation of Rhodes Hall

The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation announced the public phase of its $1.7 million capital campaign to fund the green rehabilitation and restoration of Rhodes Hall. To date the Trust has secured over $1.6 million in grants and pledges.

6 Feb 2014