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Aecon Wins New Hydro Design-Build Contract from Ontario Power Generation

Aecon Group Inc. announced today that its Infrastructure Division has partnered with Peter Kiewit Sons Co. for a $1.7 billion design build contract awarded by Ontario Power Generation for the construction of the Lower Mattagami Hydroelectric Complex, about 70 km northeast of Kapuskasing.

8 Jun 2010

Bangkok-Based Solar EPCI Contractor to Acquire Shares in Prime Sun Power

Prime Sun Power Inc., announced today that it has entered into a Strategic Investment Agreement with Bangkok Solar Power Co., Ltd. (“BSP”), a leading manufacturer of PV solar modules and engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (“EPCI”) contractor to acquire up to 6,639,063 shares of PSP Common Stock at price of €7.73 per share.

7 Jun 2010

Shaw Group Awarded Sand Berms Construction Project in Louisiana

The Shaw Group Inc. today announced it has been awarded a contract by the state of Louisiana’s Office of Coastal Protection and Restoration for overall project management and construction of sand berms in response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

7 Jun 2010

New Construction Projects Announced Under American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

The departments of General Services and Military and Veterans Affairs today announced that six construction projects to renovate Pennsylvania National Guard Readiness Centers are planned as part of the American Recovery ...

7 Jun 2010

Value of Vietnam's Infrastructure Industry Expected to be Down to US$13.91 Billion in 2014

Research and Markets(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/fbb826/vietnam_infrastruc) has announced the addition of the "Vietnam Infrastructure Report Q3 2010" report to their offering. The Vietnam Inf...

7 Jun 2010

U.S. Labor Department Reports Decline in Construction Jobs

The jobs crisis in the construction industry deteriorated further in May, according to data released today by the U.S. Labor Department. The number of construction jobs fell by 35,000, which eliminated the modest gains m...

5 Jun 2010

Komatsu to Start Construction Equipment Manufacturing in New Assembly Plant

Komatsu Ltd. has completed the construction of a new assembly plant of Komatsu Manufacturing Rus, LLC ("KMR").

5 Jun 2010

Forecast Report on Spain's Concreting Equipment Industry

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/6a3ab5/spain_concreting_e) has announced the addition of the "Spain Concreting Equipment Market Data & Forecast to 2013" report to their offe...

5 Jun 2010

Shaw Wins Construction Management Contract for Barrier Island Temporary Berms

The Shaw Group Inc. today announced it has been awarded a contract by the state of Louisiana’s Office of Coastal Protection and Restoration for overall project management and construction of barrier island temporary berms in response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

5 Jun 2010

Matrix Service Awarded Oil Storage Tanks Construction Contract by Gavilon

Matrix Service Co. (Nasdaq: MTRX) today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Matrix Service, Inc., has been awarded a contract in excess of $40 million with Gavilon Pipeline and Storage, LLC, a wholly owned subsid...

5 Jun 2010

ENR-CURT Construction Business Forum to be Held on June 15-16, 2010

McGraw-Hill Construction's Engineering News-Record (ENR) and the Construction Users Roundtable (CURT) will connect construction project owners with industry professionals at the 4th annual ENR-CURT Construction Busin...

5 Jun 2010

PulteGroup Expands its Solar Offerings for New Homebuyers

PulteGroup’s renewable energy strategy is unique, in that its solar offerings span the homebuilder’s diverse brand portfolio: from first-time Centex neighborhoods; to homes for move-up Pulte Homes buyers; to those in 55+ active adult Del Webb communities.

5 Jun 2010

First Zero Energy Home Uses Spray Foam Insulation from Icynene

Icynene spray foam insulation was used in concert with other energy efficient technologies such as solar power as part of a “whole-house” approach to building Connecticut’s first net zero energy home.

5 Jun 2010

Coatings COMET: Business Magazine Offering News on Coatings Industry

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/92a302/coatings_comet) has announced the addition of the "Coatings COMET" subscription to their offering. Coatings COMET is a monthly busines...

5 Jun 2010