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Aecon Wins Two Highway Construction Contracts in Canada

Aecon Group Inc. announced today that its Infrastructure Division has been awarded two contracts totalling $75.4 million; a contract by Parks Canada for $46.7 million for the twinning of the Trans Canada Highway in Banff National Park, and a contract from the City of Calgary for the extension of 96 Avenue Northeast in Calgary.

20 Aug 2010

Voluntary Recall of Brigade Sledge Hammers

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately un...

19 Aug 2010

LAWA Awards Construction Support Services Contract to Jacobs

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. announced today that it received an award from Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) to provide on-call professional construction support services for various airport and capital improvement projects at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), LA/Ontario International Airport (ONT) and Van Nuys Airport (VNY).

19 Aug 2010

New Report Covers Green Designs for Residential Construction

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/054457/construction_cze) has announced the addition of the "Construction - Czech Republic" report to their offering. This market analysis giv...

19 Aug 2010

Fabric Shelter System Supplier AKS Expands Global Footprint

Alaska Structures, Inc. (AKS) announced today the opening of its new office in Kabul, Afghanistan - a move that further expands the company's growing global reach. The new AKS office is located in Kabul Green Village Compound, just off Supreme Road, Kabul, Afghanistan.

19 Aug 2010

Jacobs Awarded UK Transportation Contract

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. announced today that it received a framework agreement from the North East of Scotland Transport Partnership (Nestrans), Aberdeen City Council and Aberdeenshire Council to provide transportation and environmental related services for various projects until 2013.

19 Aug 2010

Construction Starts on New Les Bois Homes in Wilsonville, Oregon

Costa Pacific Homes recently began construction on its newest housing product – the Les Bois Collection – in the award-winning Villebois Village Center in Wilsonville, Ore.

19 Aug 2010

Michael Baker to Provide Construction Services for Bypass Project in Ohio

Michael Baker Jr., Inc., an engineering unit of Michael Baker Corporation has been awarded a three-year contract by the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) for construction support services on the new U.S. Route 33 Nelsonville Bypass in Hocking and Athens Counties, Ohio.

19 Aug 2010

Leighton Receives Second Order for Express Rail Track Project in Hong Kong

HOCHTIEF subsidiary Leighton has received an infrastructure orders via its participating interest in Leighton Asia.

19 Aug 2010

Forecast and Analysis on Canadian Infrastructure Industry

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/b0b0c9/canada_infrastruct) has announced the addition of the "Canada Infrastructure Report Q3 2010" report to their offering. Canada Infrastr...

19 Aug 2010

Two Construction Contracts in Canada Awarded to Skanska

Skanska has been awarded two construction management contracts totaling USD 390 M, about SEK 2.8 billion, in Ontario, Canada.

19 Aug 2010

CCCC Second Harbor Bags RMB370 Million Worth Urban Expressway Project

On 12 August 2010, CCCC Second Harbor Engineering Co., Ltd. won Section 4 and 5 of urban traffic project for the Second Link of Wuhan. The bidding price amounted to RMB370 million with construction period of 342 days....

19 Aug 2010

Solar Installation at Metro Park Towers on Wilshire in California

ReGreen Corporation, a leading provider of energy services in California, has received $2 million from Nara Bank (Nasdaq: NARA) to begin construction on a 255 kW solar photovoltaic installation at Metro Park Towers on Wi...

19 Aug 2010

Lumenergi to Install Energy-Efficient Lightings in Four Government Buildings

Lumenergi Inc., the leading provider of energy-efficient, networked lighting systems, today announced projects to retrofit four government buildings.

19 Aug 2010

Bank of America Plaza in Los Angeles Achieves LEED Certification

Brookfield Office Properties announced today that its Bank of America Plaza office tower in Los Angeles has achieved the prestigious LEED EB:OM (Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance) Gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council.

19 Aug 2010