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PCA Informs Motorists to Choose Concrete Over Asphalt

Throughout July and into August, motorists will experience delays along the I-94 corridor due to the third asphalt resurfacing in the last two decades. In what is an already congested artery in the Twin Cities, these del...

7 Jul 2010

Mohawk, Sanfi Ceramics Sign JV Agreement

Mohawk Industries, Inc. (NYSE: MHK) announces today the expansion of its international presence with an investment of a minority interest in Sanfi Ceramics. Sanfi is a leading manufacturer of ceramic tile in China ...

7 Jul 2010

Rebuilding Together, HGTV to Rehabilitate Hurricane-Devastated Homes

Rebuilding Together and HGTV will partner to rehabilitate 50 hurricane-devastated homes as part of "Fifty for Five" — a five-day event beginning August 24 in New Orleans — that will result in homeowners returning to their homes to live in safe and comfortable conditions.

7 Jul 2010

Silverwood Flooring, Junckers Sign Canadian Distribution Agreement

Toronto based Silverwood Flooring Inc. today announced its exclusive Canadian distribution agreement with Junckers Hardwood Inc., the world's premium manufacturer of commercially rated solid hardwood flooring. Ju...

7 Jul 2010

Government Stimulus and Private Sector Projects Can Boost BC’s Construction Industry

How quickly British Columbia's construction industry emerges from the steep downturn that began in 2008 will depend on the timing of government stimulus and the resurgence of private-sector-led projects, says a newly...

7 Jul 2010

AUI Contractors Receives ABC’s Green Contractor Certification

AUI Contractors of Fort Worth was recently named a Certified Green Contractor by Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. (ABC), a national construction trade association. ABC's Green Contractor Certification progra...

7 Jul 2010

Green Education Services Provides LEED Training to Salt Lake City Employees

Green Education Services, a green building education provider, recently trained thirty-six Salt Lake City employees on USGBC's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) in a push to educate the city's ...

7 Jul 2010

Foster Wheeler to Build New Cogeneration Facility in Germany

Foster Wheeler AG (Nasdaq: FWLT) announced today that a subsidiary of its Global Engineering and Construction Group has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCm) contract by Dow Deutschland Anlagengesellschaft mbH for a new cogeneration facility to be installed within Dow’s existing chemical complex at Stade, Germany.

7 Jul 2010

Coates Design Architects Awarded LEED Platinum Certification for Family Residence

Coates Design Architects has been awarded LEED© Platinum Certification for a home designed for Ed and JoAnne Ellis of Bainbridge Island, Washington. Coates Design is the first firm to achieve LEED© Platinum Certification for a single-family residence in the state of Washington, outside of the city of Seattle.

6 Jul 2010

Skanska Bags New Prison Construction Contract in London

Skanska has been awarded the contract to design and construct a new prison in London. The contract amount is GBP 100 M, or about SEK 1.2 billion, which will be included in second-quarter order bookings.

6 Jul 2010

Building Products Manufacturer Boral Completes Six Months Strategic Review

Boral Limited announced today the completion of a six month review, which will result in major strategic and organisational changes designed to capitalise on the Group’s strengths and provide a strong platform for growth.

6 Jul 2010

Abengoa Solar to Use DOE Grant for Construction of Solana Project

Loan proceeds will be used for the construction of the Solana project (Solana), the largest concentrating solar power (CSP) plant in the world. Federal stimulus advances Solana toward construction. Sevilla, July 3, 20...

6 Jul 2010

Analysis on Institutional Construction Industry in Indonesia

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/177ec4/indonesia_institut) has announced the addition of the "Indonesia Institutional Construction Market Data & Forecast to 2014" report to ...

6 Jul 2010

Skanska Awarded Railway Expansion Project in Norway

Skanska has been contracted to expand the railway network in Norway. The contract amount is NOK 392 M, about SEK 470 M, which will be included in third-quarter order bookings. The customer is the Norwegian National Rail Administration.

6 Jul 2010

Fjord1 Inks Deal with Fiskerstrand to Construct New LNG-Powered Ferry

The Norwegian transport corporation Fjord1 has entered into a contract with Fiskerstrand BLRT AS to plan and construct the world’s largest gas-powered ferry. The ferry will run on Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) and will be delivered on 30 November 2011 for operation on Bokna Fjord between Arsvågen and Mortavika in Rogaland County.

6 Jul 2010