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Honeywell Receives $78-Million Contract to Maintain New LEED Schools in Alberta, Canada

Honeywell today announced a $78-million (CAD) contract with B2L Partnership, which is contracted to the province of Alberta, Canada, to deliver a Total Asset Management program for 10 new kindergarten through 9th-grade schools in Calgary and Edmonton.

3 May 2010

McDermott’s Subsidiary Signs Scrubber Supply Contract with Detroit Edison

McDermott International, Inc. (“McDermott”), announced today that one of its subsidiaries, Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation Group, Inc. (“B&W”), has signed a contract worth approximately $90 million to design, engineer, procure and construct wet flue gas desulfurization (“FGD”) systems, commonly called scrubbers, for two 825 megawatt units at Detroit Edison Company’s Monroe Power Plant in Monroe, Michigan.

3 May 2010

ASU to Celebrate 50th Anniversary of Architecture Education

The 2009-2010 academic year marks the 50th anniversary of architecture education at ASU.

3 May 2010

Cooper Lighting Recalls Chain Sets Sold with Metalux Light Fixtures

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unles...

3 May 2010

RCE Selects Hazard Construction for Major Infrastructure Project

Rancho Cielo Estates (RCE), Ltd., the Master Developer of Montagna at CIELO, announced today that construction is under way on a major infrastructure project in the exclusive enclave near Rancho Santa Fe, featuring spect...

3 May 2010

SunEdison and NORD LB Sign Financing Deal to Develop Solar Plants in Italy

SunEdison, a division of MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc., today announced plans to complete 12 one-megawatt (MW) solar energy plants in the province of Lecce, Apulia in Italy, and announced a 47-million-euro financing deal with Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentale in Germany.

3 May 2010

State of California Announces $960.7 Million Funding for School Construction Projects

The State of California allocated $960.7 million for school construction projects across the state this week, the largest distribution of school facility funds in more than a year. These state matching funds will help finance 185 school construction projects by local school districts.

3 May 2010

Shrink Files New Solar Concentrator Patent Applications

Shrink Nanotechnologies, Inc. (“Shrink”), an innovative nanotechnology company developing products and licensing opportunities in the solar energy production, medical diagnostics and sensors and biotechnology research and development tools businesses, announced today that in addition to the solar concentrator application which was filed by its major California public university licensor, Shrink has filed new additional patent applications on its landmark solar concentrator technology.

3 May 2010

Kraton Increases Price of SIS, SIBS Polymers Across All Markets

Kraton Polymers LLC (together with its direct and indirect subsidiaries, “Kraton”), a leading global producer of styrenic block copolymers, announces a general price increase in Europe, Africa and the Middle ...

3 May 2010

3M Electrical Markets Division Establishes Strategic Alliance with DYMO Industrial

The 3M Electrical Markets Division and DYMO Industrial, the industrial division of DYMO, a Newell Rubbermaid company (NYSE: NWL), announced the formation of a strategic alliance today. Financial details of the agreement ...

3 May 2010

eMobus Mobility Management Software Provides 24% Direct Bill Savings for Allen Engineering Contractor

eMOBUS provides mobility management services and software that enable clients to slash direct carrier billing costs by 15% - 40% within 60 days. Beyond creating the initial cost savings, the EMM(TM) platform serves as a ...

3 May 2010

Habitat for Humanity and Women Volunteers to Help Construct Houses in All 50 States

In the days leading up to Mother's Day, construction crews of women volunteers will join Habitat for Humanity to help build more than 200 houses in all 50 states.

3 May 2010

Historical Data and Forecasts on Timber, Lumber, and Wood Market in China

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/3017f2/china_timber_lumb) has announced the addition of the "China Timber, Lumber & Wood Market Data & Forecast to 2014" report to their ...

3 May 2010

Preventing Injuries to People from Broken Glass Facades

Modern glass facades inform the architecture of major cities throughout the world. In recent years, however, there have been cases of broken glass, with collapsing facades endangering passers-by. Now, a special sensor can detect micro-fissures and warn of impending breakage beforehand.

3 May 2010

Abraxis Selected LCS for Multi-Phase Renovation Project in Costa Mesa, California

Abraxis BioScience initially engaged LCS Constructors, Inc. to perform an evaluation of the former ICN/Valient Pharmaceutical building in Costa Mesa, California prior to their purchasing this 165,000 square foot building...

30 Apr 2010