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KBR Wins Construction Contract from State of Missouri

KBR (NYSE: KBR) today announced it has been awarded a job order contract (JOC) by the State of Missouri to be the preferred provider of renovation and repair construction projects for state owned and managed facilities throughout Missouri.

13 Apr 2010

More than 1,800 Construction and Aggregate Equipment to be Sold in Phoenix Auction

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, the world's largest industrial auctioneer, will be conducting a two-day multimillion dollar unreserved public equipment auction at its permanent auction site in Phoenix, AZ on April 15-16, 2010.

13 Apr 2010

WMI’s Market Report on Australian Residential Construction Industry

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/281cdd/australia_resident) has announced the addition of the "Australia Residential Construction Market Data & Forecast to 2014" report to th...

13 Apr 2010

Forecast Report on Construction Market in Germany

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/1bb606/germany_constructi) has announced the addition of the "Germany Construction Market Data & Forecast to 2014" report to their offering. ...

13 Apr 2010

Tenerife Hotel gets Eco-Friendly Bathtubs

Eco-friendly bathtubs can make an important contribution to producing hotel room furnishings that are made to last. The Sunprime Group has created an impressive example of this in its flagship Coral Suites & Spa hote...

13 Apr 2010

Inexpensive Wireless Sensor Could Avert Building Failures

Could inexpensive wireless sensors based on nanotechnology be used to alert engineers to problematic cracks and damage to buildings, bridges, and other structures before they become critical? A feasibility study publishe...

12 Apr 2010

NINA to Provide Labor to AFL-CIO for Construction of Nuclear Units at STP

Nuclear Innovation North America LLC (NINA), the nuclear development company jointly owned by NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NRG) and Toshiba Corporation, has announced an agreement for the Building and Construction Trades Depar...

12 Apr 2010

Comprehensive Analysis on China’s Institutional Construction Market

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/083d57/china_institutiona) has announced the addition of the "China Institutional Construction Market Data & Forecast to 2014" report to thei...

12 Apr 2010

FMI Releases First Quarter 2010 Outlook Report on Construction Industry

FMI, management consultants and investment bankers for the construction industry, releases the Construction Outlook: First Quarter 2010 Report.

12 Apr 2010

Blue Rock Plans to Build New Cement Plant in Peru

Blue Rock Cement Holdings S.A. (Blue Rock) announced today its plans to develop a new US$230 million cement plant in Peru. The new plant will have an initial production capacity of 1 million tons of cement per year. ...

12 Apr 2010

CTC Approves Two Regional Design-Build Projects

On Wednesday, the California Transportation Commission (CTC) took historic action and authorized two regional projects to move forward under the state's new Design-Build Program. The Los Angeles County Metropolit...

12 Apr 2010

Statkraft Awards Two Hydropower Plants Construction Project to Skanska

Skanska has been commissioned to construct two hydropower plants in Høyanger Municipality, Sognefjorden, in western Norway. The contract amounts to NOK 254 M, approximately SEK 310 M, which will be included in order bookings for the second quarter of 2010. The client is the Norwegian power company, Statkraft.

12 Apr 2010

GE Lighting to Present OLED Lighting Application Ideas at Two Trade Shows

Imagine the impact on the lighting design industry—and life as a consumer of lighting—if there was a flexible, energy-efficient, paper-thin light source that could be produced economically.

12 Apr 2010

Forecast Analysis on Concreting Equipment Market in China

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/764ac7/china_concreting_e) has announced the addition of the "China Concreting Equipment Market Data & Forecast to 2014" report to their offe...

12 Apr 2010

Ingo Maurer to Exhibit Two OLED Lamps at Light+Building 2010 Show

Ingo Maurer, internationally renowned designer and producer of exceptional lamps and lighting systems, will exhibit two OLED lamps which are the result of joint efforts with Novaled on the Light + Building trade show in Frankfurt.

12 Apr 2010