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Huttig Building Products Signs Deal to Extend $120M Senior Secured Credit Facility

Huttig Building Products, Inc., a leading domestic distributor of millwork, building materials and wood products, today announced it has entered into an agreement to amend and extend its $120 million senior secured credit facility. The amendment, among other things, extends the facility for five years from the execution date, to December 21, 2017. The amended facility can be increased to $160 million, through an uncommitted $40 million accordion feature, subject to certain conditions. General Electric Capital Corporation (GECC) and Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC (Wells Fargo) are co-lenders under the facility.

24 Dec 2012

Johnson Controls Demonstrates Panoptix Solution to Track and Improve Building Performance

Efforts to go green often focus on recycling and conserving water, but the biggest impact lies in buildings that consume 40 percent of the world's energy.

21 Dec 2012

AZEK Building Products Acquires Paver Manufacturer VAST

In an agreement signed on Dec. 19, 2012, AZEK Building Products, a wholly owned subsidiary of CPG International, has completed the acquisition of VAST Enterprises, LLC (Minneapolis, MN) manufacturers of AZEK Pavers (formerly AZEK VAST Pavers).

21 Dec 2012

WEQ Britco to Build 2,000 Room Workforce Accommodation Complex for Manitoba Hydro

WesternOne Equity Income Fund today announced that its modular construction division, WEQ Britco LP ("Britco"), executed a contract to design, build and install the first phase of a 2,000 room workforce accommodation complex for Manitoba Hydro.

21 Dec 2012

Aggregate Industries Marks Centennial with Together for Communities Initiative

Aggregate Industries US (AIUS), a Holcim Group Company, is marking the centennial of its parent company with Together for Communities, a year-long 2012 initiative in which employees lead local volunteer projects.

21 Dec 2012

New Report on UK Floorcoverings Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Floorcoverings Market Report - UK 2012-2016 Analysis" report to their offering.

21 Dec 2012

National Pavement Expo to be Held 23-26, Jan 2013 in Nashville

National Pavement Expo (NPE) returns to Nashville Jan. 23-26, 2013, to help professionals in the paving and paving maintenance industry build more profit into pavement.

21 Dec 2012

Ceramic Tile Company Mohawk to Acquire Marazzi Group

Mohawk Industries, Inc. today announced that the Company has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Marazzi Group, which will make Mohawk the worldwide leader in ceramic tile.

21 Dec 2012

Strategic Storage Trust Opens Self-Storage Facility in Mississauga, Ontario

Strategic Storage Trust, Inc. (SSTI), a publicly registered non-traded REIT investing in self storage, recently announced the grand opening of its 101,000 net rentable square foot self-storage facility in Mississauga, Ontario.

21 Dec 2012

Lincolnshire-Prairie View School District 103 Wins Top Prize in Green Spaces Make Great Places Program

The Toro Company today announced that Lincolnshire-Prairie View School District 103 won top prize in the “Green Spaces Make Great Places” grant program and will use the $7,000 grant to renovate the landscape and hardscape surrounding the playground at Laura B. Sprague Elementary School in Lincolnshire, IL.

20 Dec 2012

New Report on Decorative and Innovative Use of Concrete

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Decorative and Innovative Use of Concrete" report to their offering.

20 Dec 2012

Kilroy Realty to Invest $315 Million in LEED Silver Office Complex for LinkedIn

Kilroy Realty Corporation today announced that it has acquired a fully entitled, 12-acre land site in Sunnyvale, California where it will develop, own and manage a 587,000-square-foot office complex for LinkedIn Corporation, operator of the world’s largest professional network on the internet, under a 12-year lease agreement.

20 Dec 2012

Lynd Partners with Endeavor to Construct 358-Unit Luxury Apartment Building in Austin

San Antonio-based Lynd, in partnership with Austin-based Endeavor Real Estate Group, has commenced construction on The Bowie, a 36-story, 358-unit luxury apartment building in downtown Austin. Equity for the project is being provided by an institutional investor, who is being advised by Dallas-based L&B Realty Advisors, LLP. This is the second collaboration between Lynd and L&B Realty Advisors -- the first being the successful EnV Chicago high-rise, which was awarded Multifamily Executive's Project of the Year in 2011.

20 Dec 2012

Bricks Made with Paper Waste and Ceramic Material

Researchers at the University of Jaen (Spain) have mixed waste from the paper industry with ceramic material used in the construction industry. The result is a brick that has low thermal conductivity meaning it acts as a good insulator. However, its mechanical resistance still requires improvement.

20 Dec 2012

Construction Material Producer Holcim Employs NORD Drive Units

In its cement plants and concrete factories in Croatia, geared motors of different performance classes are used. Heavy duty is no problem for the NORD products - they are ready for any challenge. That is why both companies have now completed a three-year-contract for the exchange of older drives.

20 Dec 2012