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Beacon Acquires Louisiana Roofing Supply

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. (Nasdaq: BECN) ("Beacon" or “the Company”) announced today that it has acquired Louisiana Roofing Supply (“LRS”), a distributor of mostly residential roofing ...

17 Apr 2010

Penn State Launches New Master’s Degree in Turfgrass Management

Supervising golf courses, sports complexes and other turfgrass facilities is becoming increasingly challenging with every turfgrass scientific and technological advance. Professionals now need more education to successfu...

17 Apr 2010

University Park Airport Secures Funding for Construction of New Air Traffic Control Tower

Penn State officials were notified Thursday (April 15) by Congressman Glenn Thompson, R-Howard, that the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded the University Park Airport in State College a $251,690 grant for the...

17 Apr 2010

Alabama House Passes Bill to Fix State’s Ageing Roads and Bridges

MATECH Corp. (OTCBB: MTCH) (MATECH) announces that the Alabama House has passed a bill to inject $1 billion into repairing the state’s roads and bridges, as well as new road and bridge construction. Though amen...

17 Apr 2010

Eaton to Supply Electrical Products and Services to Upgrade Hartwell Dam

Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation today announced that it will supply more than $2.5 million in electrical products and services to upgrade the Hartwell Dam hydroelectric power plant.

17 Apr 2010

Terex Divests Atlas Heavy Construction Equipment and Knuckle-Boom Crane Manufacturing Operations

Terex Corporation (NYSE: TEX) announced today that it has completed the previously announced divestment of the Terex Atlas heavy construction equipment and knuckle-boom crane manufacturing operations located in Germany to Atlas Maschinen GmbH. Fil Filipov, a former Terex executive, is the Chairman of Atlas Maschinen.

17 Apr 2010

Hanson Distributes Timeless, Vermont Brick in Ontario and Quebec

Hanson Brick, North America's largest brick manufacturer, is now offering the timeless, Vermont Brick distributed exclusively by Hanson in Ontario and Quebec.

17 Apr 2010

Bird Construction Income Fund Executes Contract to Build New Schools in Alberta

Bird Construction Income Fund announces that an operating subsidiary of the Fund has executed a design and construction contract with B2L Partnership to construct three new schools in Edmonton and seven new schools in th...

16 Apr 2010

Online Tarp Superstore Announces Addition of Custom Poly Tarps to its Offerings

MyTarp.com, an online tarp superstore, has added custom poly tarps to their already superior collection of tarps.

16 Apr 2010

North Carolina-Based Log Home Builder Wins 2010 Cabin of the Year Award

North Carolina's Eastern Region proudly commends The Original Log Cabin Homes of Battleboro, N.C. for their recent award of 2010 Cabin of the Year by Field & Stream and Outdoor Life Magazines.

16 Apr 2010

Study Finds That Owens Corning's Advantex E-CR Glass Fiber Surpasses Standard E-Glass Reinforcements

Owens Corning (NYSE: OC), a leading global producer of glass fiber reinforcements for composite systems and residential and commercial building materials, today reported results of a new study that shows how the company&...

16 Apr 2010

New Excellence Center for Technical Fabrics Established by Owens Corning

Owens Corning (NYSE: OC), a leading global producer of glass fiber reinforcements for composite systems and residential and commercial building materials, announced today that the company has established an excellence ce...

16 Apr 2010

Digital Realty Trust Plans to Build New Turn-Key Datacenters in Five Metropolitan Markets

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: DLR), the world's largest wholesale datacenter provider, announced plans today to build out the next phase of over 170,000 square feet of new Turn-Key Datacenters® in five major ...

16 Apr 2010

Precision Floorcrafters Wins Environmental Craftsmanship Award from NWFA

The National Wood Flooring Association has presented its first Environmental Craftsmanship Award. The award was presented to Precision Floorcrafters in Summerfield, Florida during the NWFA’s Annual convention...

16 Apr 2010

Owens Corning Launches Global Competition for New Composite Material Applications

Owens Corning (NYSE: OC), a leading global producer of glass fiber reinforcements for composite systems and residential and commercial building materials, yesterday launched a global competition to find new applications ...

16 Apr 2010