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Solatube Daylighting System Selected as Top 10 Product for Second Consecutive Year

Award-winning, independent news source Sustainable Industries acclaimed Solatube International’s Solatube® 750 DS Daylighting System as one of its 2010 Top 10 Green Building Products award winners.

28 Jun 2010

Dominion’s Electricity-Generating Stations on Schedule to Meet Electricity Demand

Dominion Virginia Power's two electricity-generating stations under construction -- the Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center in Wise County and the Bear Garden Power Station in Buckingham County -- are on schedule and on budget.

28 Jun 2010

Stio Roofing + Construction Helps in Wadena Rebuilding Efforts

As of noon last Thursday, Stio Roofing & Construction had tarped about 30 storm damaged homes in Wadena. The Twin Cities based company brought its crews to the area last Friday and has been doing whatever it can to help free of charge.

28 Jun 2010

PulteGroup Celebrates 60 Years of Innovation in Homebuilding

Fresh out of high school in 1950, 18-year-old William J. “Bill” Pulte followed his passion for home building and hand-built his first house in Detroit. Using a plan bought from the newspaper and a lot acquired from a relative, the house sold before construction was even completed.

28 Jun 2010

New Fire Retardant Coating from ICYNENE

Icynene Inc. (Icynene), the North American leader in open-cell spray foam technology, this week introduced ICYNENE ShelterShield™, an intumescent fire retardant coating that is available exclusively to Icynene Licensed Dealers.

28 Jun 2010

Maryland Community Builders Foundation, Excel Homes Join ABC's Home Makeover Show

Excel Homes, the leading manufacturer of custom modular houses, and the Maryland Community Builders' Foundation, the charitable arm of the Home Builders Association of Maryland, announced today that they will join ABC's hit series "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" for an upcoming project in the Baltimore area in July.

28 Jun 2010

AGR Tools Expands Distribution Network to Better Serve The Construction Indrustry

AGR Tools, Inc. ("AGR") (OTCBB-AGRT) is pleased to announce its wholly owned subsidiary, AGR Stone & Tools USA, Inc. ("AGR USA"), has recently expanded its distribution network to Northeastern Flo...

27 Jun 2010

Pace Industries to Supply Die Cast Components to Lighting Science Group

In a move that is expected to strengthen and grow America's manufacturing base, Lighting Science Group, a leading U.S. maker of LED lighting, has entered into a relationship with U.S. die cast company Pace Industries for Pace to supply key components to Lighting Science Group.

25 Jun 2010

Sparling Merges with California-Based ILA Zammit

PSMJ Resources would like to congratulate our long-time client Sparling, on their recent merger in the San Diego market. Building on the strength of their own branch office, Sparling, a firm specializing in electrical engineering, technology consulting, audiovisual consulting, acoustical design and architectural lighting design has merged with ILA Zammit, a firm specializing in mechanical, electrical and lighting design that has been a fixture in Southern California for decades.

25 Jun 2010

Caterpillar Forms Alliance with Wacker Neuson to Produce Mini Hydraulic Excavators

Caterpillar Inc. and Wacker Neuson SE, Munich, Germany, announced today that the relevant executive bodies for both companies have signed an alliance agreement.

25 Jun 2010

PBEC and Siliken Team Up to Construct Sunshine Solar Farm

Pacific Blue Energy Corp., a publicly traded developer of renewable energy projects, will be partnering with Siliken Renewable Energy to build the Sunshine Solar Farm. Together, the companies will submit a bid to a local utility to develop a 15 MW solar farm on 154.3 acres near Flagstaff, Arizona.

25 Jun 2010

Forecast Report on Timber, Lumber, and Wood Industry in Germany

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/5ca403/germany_timber_lu) has announced the addition of the "Germany Timber, Lumber & Wood Market Data & Forecast to 2014" report to thei...

25 Jun 2010

PEI Announces Meeting with Potential Customer to Bring THURA-Block Plant to Nebraska

PEI Worldwide Holdings (Pink Sheets: PEIW) announced today that representatives from the company have met with a potential THURA-Block plant customer in the Lincoln, Nebraska area. During this meeting, PEI met with local...

25 Jun 2010

New Distribution Center in Florida Opened by AGR Tools

AGR Tools, Inc. ("AGR") (OTCBB-AGRT) is pleased to announce its wholly owned subsidiary, AGR Stone & Tools USA, Inc. ("AGR USA"), has recently expanded its distribution network to Northeastern Flo...

25 Jun 2010

ARCADIS Awarded Sewage Treatment Capacity Extension Contract in Brazil

ARCADIS, the international design, consulting, engineering and management services company, today announced that a consortium led by its Brazilian subsidiary ARCADIS Logos, has signed a US$54 million contract with SABESP, the Sao Paulo State Basic Sanitation Company.

From ARCADIS 25 Jun 2010