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Aqua Virginia Slated to Complete 2013 Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Improvement Program

Aqua Virginia (Aqua) today announced it will soon complete its 2013 program of approximately $3.4 million in infrastructure improvements to water and wastewater systems statewide.

24 Dec 2013

Granite Awarded Contract to Widen State Route I-75 in Pasco County, Florida

Granite Construction Incorporated announced today that it has been awarded a $45.8 million design-build contract by the Florida Department of Transportation to widen eight miles of State Route I-75 in Pasco County, Florida. Granite will book the project into backlog in the fourth quarter of 2013.

24 Dec 2013

Organic Diversion Begins Construction on Food Waste to Energy Facility in Gloucester City

Gloucester City officials announced today that construction has begun on Organic Diversion's food waste to energy facility. The Organic Diversion facility is the first of several planned projects in the 145 acre Southport Redevelopment Area (SRA). Once completed, the SRA will be transformed from a long vacant, Brownfield industrial site into one of the premier business parks in the region.

24 Dec 2013

ADPI Selected to Upgrade Zanzibar International Airport

ADPI (Aéroports de Paris Ingénierie), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aéroports de Paris (Paris:ADP) (Pink Sheets:AEOPF), has been chosen to take part in the resumption of the upgrade of Zanzibar international airport, also called Abeid Amani Karume International Airport, which involves, in particular, the construction of a second terminal.

23 Dec 2013

PNE WIND Starts Construction on Chilocco Wind Farm Project in Oklahoma

PNE WIND USA, a subsidiary of the Cuxhaven, Germany based wind farm developer PNE WIND AG, has begun construction on the Chilocco wind farm project located in U.S. State of Oklahoma. The project, which has been developed to the point of construction over the past few years will now be build in several phases and have a nominal capacity of up to 153 MW when completed.

23 Dec 2013

NCC Plans to Build Hotel in Oslo under SEK 250 Million Partnering Contract

NCC is to build a hotel that will be developed by Union Property Capital AS. The project, Karl Johans gate 12, which will be implemented in the form of an NCC Partnering contract, is worth SEK 250 million. The hotel will be operated by Nordic Choice Hotels.

23 Dec 2013

Kinder Morgan, Targa Resources Partners to Jointly Build New NGL Fractionation Facilities at Mont Belvieu, Texas

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. and Targa Resources Partners LP today announced they have signed a letter of intent to form a joint venture to construct new natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionation facilities at Mont Belvieu, Texas, to provide services for producers in the Utica and Marcellus Shale resource plays in Ohio, West Virginia and Pennsylvania.

23 Dec 2013

Philips Opens LED Lighting Campus and Lighting Application Center in Chengdu

Philips LED Lighting Campus in Chengdu that has been closely watched by the industry was opened today, in the western campus of the Chengdu High-tech Industrial Development Zone (Chengdu is the capital of Sichuan Province). On the same day, Philips also unveiled its world-class Lighting Application Center that is located within the facility.

23 Dec 2013

JinkoSolar to Construct First Experimental PV Power Plant for Beijing University

JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. ("JinkoSolar" or the "Company"), a global leader in the solar PV industry, today announced that it will partner with Beijing University's Solar Power Engineering Center to construct the University's first experimental PV power plant on campus which will be used for collecting and analyzing data on the power generation capabilities of PV modules when exposed to various conditions.

23 Dec 2013

Kinder Morgan, Double Eagle Pipeline to Transport Eagle Ford Shale Production to Houston Ship Channel

Kinder Morgan Crude and Condensate LLC (KMCC) and Double Eagle Pipeline LLC, a 50/50 joint venture between Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. and Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P., today announced that they have entered into a long-term agreement with Anadarko Petroleum Corporation to transport Eagle Ford Shale production from Gardendale, Texas, in LaSalle County, to the Houston Ship Channel via the KMCC Pipeline.

23 Dec 2013

The Tile Shop Launches Third Retail Store in Boston

The Tile Shop, a specialty retailer of high quality, premium manufactured and natural stone tiles, is launching its third retail store in the Boston metropolitan area.

23 Dec 2013

McCarthy Celebrates Substantial Completion of New Mercy Hospital Joplin

Less than two years after breaking ground on the 875,000-square-foot Mercy Hospital Joplin, McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. and Mercy are celebrating the substantial completion of the building enclosure. A ceremony held this week recognized schedule milestone achievements, quality and safety. The 260-plus private room hospital will replace the former St. John’s Mercy Regional Medical Center demolished in the May 22, 2011, EF-5 tornado. The deadliest tornado in Missouri and the U.S. since 1947 directly hit the hospital.

23 Dec 2013

CNS Focused Investments Buys Waterstone San Dimas Apartment Community for $47 Million

CNS Focused Investments (CFI) today announced that it has acquired Waterstone San Dimas for a purchase price of $47 million. As part of a comprehensive upgrade, CFI will rename the 288-unit apartment property Trails at San Dimas.

23 Dec 2013

Ryland Homes Tampa Adds Maintenance-Free Villas to Ashton Oaks Community

Ryland Homes Tampa announces the addition of maintenance-free Villas to the well-established Ashton Oaks community and the newly decorated Magnolia model. Just 5 miles east of I-75 and conveniently located near Wiregrass Mall, this tranquil community has no CDD fee. The community amenities include a cabana, community pool, and miles of serene biking and walking trails perfect for enjoying the beautiful Florida weather.

23 Dec 2013

Locati and Associates Creates Three Semi-Custom Home Plans for Whitetail Club

Award-winning architectural firm Locati and Associates has created three spectacular semi-custom home plans exclusively for Whitetail Club, a private golf community in McCall, Idaho. The Locati Collection was imagined by firm principal and renowned Montana-based architect Jerry Locati, who sought to add convenience to the custom home design and building process.

23 Dec 2013

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Aqua Virginia Slated to Complete 2013 Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Improvement Program

Granite Awarded Contract to Widen State Route I-75 in Pasco County, Florida

Organic Diversion Begins Construction on Food Waste to Energy Facility in Gloucester City

ADPI Selected to Upgrade Zanzibar International Airport

PNE WIND Starts Construction on Chilocco Wind Farm Project in Oklahoma

NCC Plans to Build Hotel in Oslo under SEK 250 Million Partnering Contract

Kinder Morgan, Targa Resources Partners to Jointly Build New NGL Fractionation Facilities at Mont Belvieu, Texas

Philips Opens LED Lighting Campus and Lighting Application Center in Chengdu

JinkoSolar to Construct First Experimental PV Power Plant for Beijing University

Kinder Morgan, Double Eagle Pipeline to Transport Eagle Ford Shale Production to Houston Ship Channel

The Tile Shop Launches Third Retail Store in Boston

McCarthy Celebrates Substantial Completion of New Mercy Hospital Joplin

CNS Focused Investments Buys Waterstone San Dimas Apartment Community for $47 Million

Ryland Homes Tampa Adds Maintenance-Free Villas to Ashton Oaks Community

Locati and Associates Creates Three Semi-Custom Home Plans for Whitetail Club

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2MIT Researchers Use Machine Learning to Identify Sustainable Alternatives to Cement Production

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