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Echo Pacific Construction Partners with USMC Combat Logistics Battalion

Echo Pacific Construction, Inc. is pleased to announce its mentoring partnership with USMC Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB-13) currently underway at Santa Margarita Elementary School, Oceanside Union School District, located on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, CA.

15 Oct 2010

InStar Opens New Offices in Seattle and Southern California

Troy, Mich.-based InStar Services Group (InStar), a national disaster restoration and reconstruction firm with 22 offices throughout the country, announced today the opening of two new locations. The Seattle office is lo...

15 Oct 2010

Photon Energy Enters Agreement for Solyndra Project in the Czech Republic

Solyndra, Inc., a manufacturer of cylindrical photovoltaic (PV) systems for large commercial rooftops, and Photon Energy a.s., today announced that Photon Energy has signed an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) agreement for a 1.23 MWp Solyndra project and begun installation on multiple rooftops in Prague, Czech Republic.

15 Oct 2010

Harry Pepper + Associates Joins EMCOR Group

EMCOR Group, Inc. today announced that it has acquired Harry Pepper & Associates, Inc. (Pepper), a privately held government infrastructure project company headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

15 Oct 2010

DuPont Launches New Facility for Butacite G Safety Glass Interlayers

DuPont opened a new production facility today to support growth in Central and Eastern Europe for its DuPont™ Butacite® G safety glass interlayers made entirely from recycled material. Seventy workers will be employed at the facility.

15 Oct 2010

AECOM to Provide Planning and Engineering Services for Navy and Marine Corps Facilities

AECOM Technology Corporation, a leading provider of professional technical and management support services for government and commercial clients around the world, announced today that it is one of four companies awarded an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity Multiple Award Contract by U.S. Naval Facilities Engineering Command Atlantic for planning and engineering services at various Navy and Marine Corps facilities worldwide.

15 Oct 2010

Analysis on Recent Concrete Flooring Trends

A new 2010 Concrete Floor Report developed by ConcreteNetwork.com offers an in-depth look into consumer perceptions about concrete flooring options and opportunities. This first-of-its-kind report reveals exciting re...

15 Oct 2010

Peab to Build New Stockholm Arena Project

In December 2009, Peab (STO:PEABB) was commissioned to build the new Stockholm Arena in the Globe district in Stockholm. The contract amounts to approximately SEK 2 billion and the intention was that inclusion of the pro...

15 Oct 2010

Acuity Brands Acquires Provider of Architectural Lighting Solutions

Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE: AYI; "Company") a market leader in innovative energy-efficient lighting and control solutions, today announced it has acquired for cash Minnesota-based Winona Lighting, Inc., a premie...

14 Oct 2010

Skanska Begins New Residential Construction in Oslo, Norway

Skanska, in cooperation with the property company Ferd Eiendom, is starting a new residential area in Oslo, Norway. Skanska’s share of the investment is amounting to approximately NOK 220 M, about SEK 250 M.

14 Oct 2010

Fluor to Develop Solar Park Master Plan for South Africa’s Department of Energy

Fluor Corporation announced today that it was selected to perform a study for a potential solar park development in the Northern Cape for South Africa’s Department of Energy.

14 Oct 2010

New Line of Solar Mounting Kits from Silverback Solar Reduces Installation Costs

Silverback Solar, a premier designer, manufacturer and distributor of watertight solar racking systems today rolled out FastRack™, the company's new line of 40 pre-engineered solar mounting kits.

14 Oct 2010

Hellman + Friedman Purchases Exterior Residential Building Products Distributor

Associated Materials, LLC, a leading, vertically integrated manufacturer and distributor of exterior residential building products in the United States and Canada, announced today that affiliates of Hellman & Friedma...

14 Oct 2010

KBR Receives Major Residential Development Project in Papua New Guinea

KBR today announced that it has been awarded a contract to provide building services engineering for a $130 million USD apartment complex in Papua New Guinea (PNG).

14 Oct 2010

Edward G. Rendell Signs Bill for Construction Workplace Misclassification Act

Governor Edward G. Rendell today signed into law House Bill 400, establishing the Construction Workplace Misclassification Act. The legislation provides criteria for classifying a person as an independent contractor a...

14 Oct 2010