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SNC-Lavalin Bags Design-Build Contract for District Cooling System in Saudi Arabia

SNC-Lavalin Construction is pleased to announce that, in joint venture with Saudi Tabreed, it has been awarded a design, build and operate contract by Rayadah Investment Company (RIC) for a district cooling system to serve the King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD) in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

30 Jul 2010

Lakeside Steel to Construct New Production Facility in Alabama

Lakeside Steel Inc. (TSX-V: LS) ("Lakeside" or the "Company") today announced plans to build a new manufacturing facility in Thomasville, Alabama. Once fully operational, the new facility is expected ...

30 Jul 2010

New Book on Sustainable School Architecture

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/fc1fa0/sustainable_school) has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new book "Sustainable School Architecture: Design for Elementar...

30 Jul 2010

OG+E Receives Regulatory Approval to Build Wind Farm in Oklahoma

OG&E announced today that the Oklahoma Corporation Commission has approved a settlement agreement reached by all the parties to the company's application to build and operate a new wind farm in northwestern Oklahoma. Known as "Crossroads," the wind farm is expected to come online in the second half of 2011.

30 Jul 2010

DOE Awards Multi-Year Retrofit Project to Dow Building + Construction

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has selected Dow Building & Construction, a business group within Dow’s Advanced Materials Division, to lead a multi-year project that will combine research and residential in-home testing to develop enhanced home energy efficiency retrofit solutions and best practices.

30 Jul 2010

Palmer and Concord Hospitality Plan for Hotel Construction in Pennsylvania

Officials of a joint venture that includes Palmer Hospitality, L.P., owned by golfing legend Arnold Palmer, Concord Hospitality Enterprises, one of the nation's top-ranked hotel developer/owner/operators, and Keith H...

30 Jul 2010

New White Paper on Corrosion Testing of Shower Glass

PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG) has published a white paper comparing corrosion testing of Clarvista(TM) glass to competitive shower glass products. The white paper describes the results of four industry-standard durabili...

29 Jul 2010

Ultra-Flat OLED Light Voted Product of the Year

The ultra-flat Orbeos OLED panel wins the Electron d’Or Award for product of the year in the Opto/Display category. The jury of renowned industry and research experts selected OSRAM’s light, energy-efficient Orbeos surface-emitting diode froma total of seven products.

29 Jul 2010

Market Analysis on Architectural Interior Flat Solvent-Thinned Wall Paint

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/def9fd/the_20092014_outl) has announced the addition of the "The 2009-2014 Outlook for Architectural Interior Flat Solvent-Thinned Wall Paint, Tinting...

29 Jul 2010

Acuity Brands Announces Acquisition of Renaissance Lighting and Related Intellectual Property

Acuity Brands, Inc. today announced that it has acquired for an undisclosed amount of cash the remaining outstanding capital stock of Renaissance Lighting, Inc. (“Renaissance”), a privately-held, pioneering innovator of solid-state light-emitting diode (“LED”) architectural lighting.

29 Jul 2010

Global Industries Bags Pipeline Installation Project from Pemex

Global Industries, Ltd. (Nasdaq: GLBL) announced today that it has been awarded a project from Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) for pipeline work in Pemex's Ku-Maloob-Zaap Field in the Bay of Campeche. The project, wo...

29 Jul 2010

Comfort Systems Acquires ColonialWebb Contractors

Harris Williams & Co. is pleased to announce that ColonialWebb Contractors (ColonialWebb) has been acquired by Comfort Systems USA, the nation’s second largest provider of mechanical construction and service.

29 Jul 2010

Wind Turbine Installation at Valley Baptist Church in Oswego, Illinois

Urban Green Energy, the world leader in small vertical axis wind turbines, announces the installation of the first 4kW vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) in Illinois at Valley Baptist Church in Oswego.

29 Jul 2010

Boca Grove Announces $3.5 Million Worth Golf Course Renovation Project

Boca Grove Golf and Tennis Club has announced a $3.5 million total renovation to its existing golf course. The renovations, to be completed by famed Jim Fazio Golf Design, will include a complete overhaul and upgrade ...

29 Jul 2010

PT. Nippon Steel Construction Indonesia Increases Investment in AVEVA Technology

AVEVA Group plc (LSE: AVV), one of the world's leading providers of engineering design and information management solutions to the plant, power and marine industries, announced that PT. Nippon Steel Construction Indo...

29 Jul 2010