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Quick Roofing’s New Specials on Roof Replacements for Commercial and Residential Buildings

Storm season has arrived, and it's more important than ever to make sure one's home is protected from the elements. Storms can damage roofs, which then require repair or even replacement. Quick Roofing is now offering specials on their roof replacements.

26 Dec 2013

Braun's Roofing Now Offers New Commercial Roofing Services in Houston, Texas

Previously known for their work with residential homes, Braun's Roofing is proud to announce they are now offering commercial roofing services in Houston, Texas and the surrounding areas. These new commercial roofing services will allow them to help commercial building owners with all their roofing needs, from repair to replacement.

26 Dec 2013

YIT and ICECAPITAL Enter Agreement to Build Six Apartment Buildings in Helsinki Metropolitan Area

YIT and ICECAPITAL Housing Fund III Ky have signed an agreement on the construction of six non-subsidised investment properties in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area. The buildings will consist of more than 300 apartments in total.

24 Dec 2013

Skanska and Danish MT Höjgaard Enter JV to Construct Södra Marieholmsbron Bridge in Gothenburg, Sweden

Skanska has, in joint venture with Danish MT Höjgaard AS, been commissioned to construct the bridge Södra Marieholmsbron over Göta Älv and Säveån in Gothenburg, Sweden. Client is the Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket). The contract is worth a total of SEK 791 M, of which Skanska's 70 percent share amounts to SEK 554 M. The contract will be included in order bookings for Skanska Sweden for the fourth quarter 2013.

From Skanska 24 Dec 2013

EPA Awards ENERGY STAR Certification to ConAgra Foods Facilities

The number of ConAgra Foods facilities achieving ENERGY STAR® certification from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) continues to grow. The company’s latest class of ENERGY STAR achievers includes eight operations, one of which, the ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston/BSW facility in Warden, Wash., is receiving an ENERGY STAR for the first time.

24 Dec 2013

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

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Quick Roofing’s New Specials on Roof Replacements for Commercial and Residential Buildings

Braun's Roofing Now Offers New Commercial Roofing Services in Houston, Texas

YIT and ICECAPITAL Enter Agreement to Build Six Apartment Buildings in Helsinki Metropolitan Area

Skanska and Danish MT Höjgaard Enter JV to Construct Södra Marieholmsbron Bridge in Gothenburg, Sweden

EPA Awards ENERGY STAR Certification to ConAgra Foods Facilities

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

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