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KONE Announces Acquisition of Nashville-Based Mid-Tenn Elevator

KONE has acquired the assets of Mid-Tenn Elevator Company, an independent elevator service entity based near Nashville, Tennessee. This improves KONE's existing strong position in the Nashville market. Mi...

3 Apr 2010

KONE Acquires Assets of Akamai Elevator Company

KONE has acquired the assets of Akamai Elevator Company, an independent elevator service entity based in Honolulu, Hawaii. This further strengthens KONE's position in the Hawaiian market. Akamai Elevator ...

3 Apr 2010

Solar Power to Install 230 kW DC Solar System at San Sevaine Villas

Solar Power, Inc. announced today that the Company entered into a sub-contract agreement to install a 230 kW DC photovoltaic solar system at San Sevaine Villas, an affordable housing development located in Rancho Cucamonga, California.

3 Apr 2010

Weitz Provides Assistance for People with Asbestos Related Illnesses

Weitz & Luxenberg P.C. would like to highlight a sobering statistic: In 2009, over 219,000 people were diagnosed with lung cancer, according to the American Cancer Society. For over 13,000 of those people, their cancer was caused by exposure to asbestos or another pollutant.

3 Apr 2010

Motion Computing to Co-Host Webinar on Construction Computing Solutions

Motion Computing®, a leading provider of integrated mobile computing solutions, will be co-hosting a live webinar on construction computing solutions, including building information modeling (BIM), construction field software and rugged tablet PCs.

3 Apr 2010

Propex Receives Secondary Carpet Backing Technology Patent

Propex Operating Company, LLC was recently awarded US Patent number 7,670,660 for technology related to secondary carpet backing material construction. "Receiving this patent reinforces Propex's leadership in...

3 Apr 2010

Study on Chinese Insulation Industry by Product, Market and Region

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Insulation in China (http://www.reportlinker.com/p0184853/Insulation-in-China.html) This study analyzes China's insulatio...

3 Apr 2010

Updated Product Catalog from Metabo Features New Dustless Concrete Grinding Systems

Metabo Corporation, a leading international manufacturer of professional grade portable electric power tools and abrasives for industrial, construction and welding applications, now offers its updated 2010/2011 product catalog.

2 Apr 2010

Sabre Discovers Viable Bacteria in Chinese Drywall

Sabre Environmental Services LLC announced today the latest results of its continuing research and analysis of Chinese drywall. Testing performed by Sabre and independent labs has demonstrated viable bacteria prese...

2 Apr 2010

UTC Sponsors China's International Conference on Energy-Efficient Buildings

United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), a leading solutions provider in energy efficient buildings, is preparing to extend its support for China's International Conference on Intelligent, Green and Energy-Efficient Bu...

2 Apr 2010

Newly Launched Mangum Modular Homes Offers Stylish, Affordable Homes for Texans

Austin-based Mangum Custom Builders has launched a sister company, Mangum Modular Homes Inc., which will help Texans easily and quickly establish their homesteads without sacrificing quality or style. "Our modula...

2 Apr 2010

CertainTeed to Launch New Fiberglass Insulation for Building Industry

CertainTeed Corporation's fiberglass insulation manufacturing facility in Chowchilla, Calif., is taking a next step in its holistic approach to sustainability with the introduction of Sustainable Insulation™. Designed to exceed the California Air Resource Board (CARB) indoor air quality regulations, the new fiberglass insulation product is GREENGUARD Children & Schools certified, and incorporates recycled materials, a plant-based organic binder and a low-impact manufacturing process.

2 Apr 2010

ASLA Announces New Educational Campaign on Sustainable Landscapes

The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) announced April as National Landscape Architecture Month, in conjunction with a new campaign entitled “Designing Our Future.” The campaign is designed to ed...

2 Apr 2010

ASCE Honors AECOM for Sutong Bridge Project in China

AECOM Technology Corporation, a leading provider of professional technical and management support services for government and commercial clients around the world, announced today that its Sutong Bridge project in China's Jiangsu Province was selected as the world's 2010 Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).

2 Apr 2010

Dayton to Sell Dur-O-Wal Masonry Products to Hohmann

Dayton Superior Corporation, the leading North American provider of specialized products for the nonresidential concrete construction market, today announced that it has reached an agreement to sell its Dur-O-Wal line of...

2 Apr 2010