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Granite Construction Bags Roadway Pavement Rehabilitation Contract in New Mexico

Granite Construction Incorporated announced today that Granite Construction Company has been awarded a $29 million roadway pavement rehabilitation and reconstruction contract by the United States Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs.

28 Jul 2010

Hormel Foods’ Iowa Facility Earns LEED Gold Certification

Hormel Foods Corporation today announced its Progressive Processing LLC production facility (Dubuque, Iowa) was awarded LEED® Gold. Progressive Processing is one of the first manufacturing plants to be a LEED-certified project at any level.

28 Jul 2010

Study on Thermal Insulation Materials Market in South Africa

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: South African Thermal Insulation Materials Market http://www.reportlinker.com/p0234530/South-African-Thermal-Insulation-Material...

28 Jul 2010

New eSMART Green Homes Offer Healthier Indoor Air Quality

Beazer Homes, one of the country's top-10 home builders, is pleased to introduce its first high-performance, energy-efficient "green" home in Georgia with the opening of a new model at The Lakes at Sugarloaf, in Duluth.

28 Jul 2010

Sole Power Tile from SRS Preserves Historic Appeal of Remodel Home

SRS Energy, a leading developer of building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) products, today announced that its Sole Power Tile has been chosen to power the Sunset Dream Remodel Home.

28 Jul 2010

Turner to Construct South Patient Tower at INOVA Fairfax Hospital Campus

Turner Construction Company, the nation's largest builder of healthcare facilities, has broken ground on the $161 million South Patient Tower on the INOVA Fairfax Hospital campus in Falls Church, Va. Construction is scheduled for completion in fall 2012.

28 Jul 2010

Groundbreaking Ceremony for Construction of New England Recruiting Battalion

ECC and the Navy officially broke ground during a ceremony to celebrate the construction of a new $4 million, 11,000-square-foot U.S. Army New England Recruiting Battalion at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine. ...

28 Jul 2010

Frank-Lin Receives Tax-Exempt Bonds for Construction Project in Fairfield, California

The San Francisco Bay Area city of Fairfield, California announces it has closed its bond financing for the Frank-Lin Distillers Products Ltd., construction project. The city of Fairfield worked through the California...

28 Jul 2010

Ontario Provincial Police Modernization Contract Awarded to Bird Construction Income Fund

Bird Construction Income Fund (the "Fund") announced today that an operating subsidiary of the Fund is part of the consortium that has recently been selected as the preferred proponent to design and build the Ontario Provincial Police Modernization project.

28 Jul 2010

IES Builds Rooftop Photovoltaic System for San Diego County

Independent Energy Solutions, Inc. (IES), a leading solar energy development and construction firm, today announced the completion of a utility-scale rooftop photovoltaic (solar electricity) system for Wilco Industries i...

28 Jul 2010

U.S. Navy Selects AECOM for Solar Power Installations

AECOM Technology Corporation (NYSE: ACM), a leading provider of professional technical and management support services for government and commercial clients around the world, announced today that AECOM-SPP has been awarded an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract by U.S. Naval Facilities Engineering Command.

28 Jul 2010

Caterpillar Partners with Dirty Jobs' Creator

Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) has announced that it is partnering with Mike Rowe, the creator and star of the Discovery Channel's Dirty Jobs and founder of mikeroweWORKS.com. With Mike's dedication to the trade...

28 Jul 2010

Construction of First Large-Scale Sea Wave Power Plant in Israel

SDE has finalized the construction of the first large-scale sea wave power plant, in Jaffa Port in Israel. In the past, the sea wave energy conversion method has received support from the Chief Scientist of Israel, Mi...

28 Jul 2010

STRABAG Wins Contract for Rest Stop Construction on A13 Brenner Motorway

STRABAG AG, Austria’s largest construction company, has been awarded by Austrian motorway operator ASFINAG the contract to plan and build the Brenner rest stop on the A13 Brenner Motorway including all necessary exterior facilities.

27 Jul 2010

Study on Development of Cement, Lime, and Gypsum Industry in China

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/8f5ae4/china_cement_lime) has announced the addition of the "China Cement, Lime, & Gypsum Industry Profile - CIC311" report to their offering...

27 Jul 2010