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Alpine Roofing Expands Operations Outside of North Texas

Alpine Roofing, a commercial and residential roofing company, is expanding its area of operations outside of North Texas. They are now accepting contracts in surrounding states such as Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana. ...

3 Jan 2011

Heavy Construction Industry to Construct National Alliance in New York

A coalition representing New York State's heavy construction industry are announcing efforts to build a national alliance that will seek to block a proposed repeal of guaranteed federal funding that protects and strengthens our nation's highway system.

30 Dec 2010

US EPA’s ENERGY STAR Honors Pacific Guardian Center

Chelsea Group congratulates the management team at Pacific Guardian Center in Honolulu on achieving a perfect energy-efficiency record. The downtown office complex was awarded the highest possible score of 100 on the ...

30 Dec 2010

Irish Architectural Company ReDesigns Sliding Sash Windows for Building Industry

Legendary architectural parts designer Marvin Architectural has made the whole British building industry happy this year – by redesigning the sliding sash window.

30 Dec 2010

Solar Power to Construct 5 MW Rooftop Solar System on White Rose Warehouse

Solar Power, Inc. announced today that it has entered into a contract to design, engineer, and construct a five-megawatt rooftop system for installation on the expansive White Rose, Inc. distribution warehouse located in Carteret, New Jersey and owned by private equity firm KTR Capital Partners.

30 Dec 2010

Jerry Yudelson Associates Announces Top Ten Green Building Trends for 2011

Green building and sustainability consultant Jerry Yudelson says that the green building industry will rebound in 2011 in spite of the continuing economic difficulties in most developed countries, citing 10 major trends.

30 Dec 2010

Peab Receives SEK 292 Million Contract to Construct New Swimming Facility in Gothenburg

Peab has been contracted to build a new swimming facility in Angered Centre in Gothenburg.

30 Dec 2010

AK Steel to Close its Kentucky Coke Plant Permanently, Ashland

AK Steel said today that it is permanently closing its Ashland, Kentucky coke plant in 2011.

29 Dec 2010

Cavico Signs Construction Contract with Electricity of Vietnam for Song Bung 2 Hydropower Project

Cavico Corp. ("Cavico" or the "Company"), a major infrastructure construction, infrastructure investment, and natural resources conglomerate based in Vietnam, today announced that its subsidiary, Cavico Bridge and Tunnel, has signed a construction contract with Electricity of Vietnam ("EVN"), a state-owned electricity company, for the Song Bung 2 Hydropower project.

29 Dec 2010

John Holland Receives Phase II Construction Contract for Albany Health Campus in Australia

John Holland has been awarded the Stage Two Contract for the design and construction of the new Albany Health Campus in Western Australia. The contract is valued at approximately $152 million.

29 Dec 2010

CCCC Secures First Place Among the Top Contractors in China

Top 225 Global Contractors 2010 is released by ENR. 54 Chinese companies are short-listed and CCCC ranked No.13 which is the top position among all Chinese companies. This is the forth time that CCCC ranked the top am...

29 Dec 2010

Germany-Based KSB Valves Constructs New Facility at Changzhou National Hi-Tech District

Germany-based KSB Valves recently invested in building a plant at the Changzhou National Hi-Tech District, in eastern China's Jiangsu Province.

29 Dec 2010

Myriant Technologies to Build World's Largest Bio-Based Succinic Acid Plant in Lake Providence

Today, Gov. Bobby Jindal joined Myriant Technologies LLC Chairman and CEO Stephen Gatto and Port of Lake Providence Director Wyly Gilfoil to announce Myriant Technologies, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Myriant Lake Providence Inc., will soon begin building a new 392,000-square-foot plant at the Port of Lake Providence that will be the world's largest bio-based succinic acid plant.

29 Dec 2010

Home Building + Remodeling Expo to be Conducted at New Lake County Fairgrounds

The Home Building & Remodeling Expo is ready for yet another successful year at the New Lake County Fairgrounds January 14th-16th, 2011! More exhibits, more giveaways, more ideas for your dream home to become your re...

28 Dec 2010

New Report Discusses US and International Markets for Wood Door and Window Manufacturing

Research and Markets has announced the addition of Supplier Relations US, LLC's new report "Wood Window and Door Manufacturing Industry in the U.S. and its International Trade [2010 Year-End Edition]" to th...

28 Dec 2010