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New Support Services Building to be Constructed at Hershey Medical Center

University Trustees today (March 19) approved plans for a new Support Services Building on the campus of Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. The facility will help meet increased service requirements at the Medi...

22 Mar 2010

Patent License Granted to Applied Minerals Covers Use of Halloysite in Paints and Building Materials

Applied Minerals, Inc. (OTCBB:AMNL) a leading global producer of Halloysite Clay, announced today that The Naval Research Lab (NRL) has given notice to grant to Applied Minerals, Inc., a license to several patents coveri...

22 Mar 2010

Key Market Drivers in Chinese Soft Wood, Other Wood Product Manufacturing Industry

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/be0902/china_soft_wood_pr) has announced the addition of the "China soft wood product and other wood product manufacturing industry, 2010" report to their ...

22 Mar 2010

Eco Green KIT House Soon to be Delivered by Eco Global in Mexico

Eco Global Corporation, the owner of a unique construction system patented by the United State Patent Office known as the Incablock Construction System (an interlocking, modular, dry stack, concrete block), has entered into an agreement with the Ruiz de Velasco Family to execute a License in the Guerrero region of Mexico.

22 Mar 2010

Juhl Wind Awarded Woodstock Hills Wind Farm Operations and Maintenance Contract

Juhl Wind Inc., the Leader in Community Wind Power, today announced today that the Company's wholly-owned service subsidiary recently added a contract to provide the full operations and maintenance to the Woodstock Hills wind farm located in Woodstock, Minnesota.

22 Mar 2010

Chrysler's Trenton South Engine Plant Receives LEED Gold Certification

Chrysler Group LLC announced today that its all-new Trenton (Mich.) South Engine Plant has been awarded a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold Green Building System certification for meeting the highest environmental standards.

22 Mar 2010

Flextronics Plans for Solar Module Manufacturing Plant in Malaysia

Flextronics has dedicated one million square feet to create a Clean Tech Super Site at its established facility in Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) Malaysia.

22 Mar 2010

Champion Enterprises Holdings LLC Acquires Domestic, International Operations of Champion Enterprises, Inc.

Champion Enterprises Holdings, LLC today announced that it has completed the acquisition of the domestic and international operations of Champion Enterprises, Inc. out of bankruptcy. In connection with the transact...

22 Mar 2010

Penn State Approves Plans for New LEED-Certified Softball Park

Penn State’s Board of Trustees today (March 19) approved plans for a new $10.2 million, LEED-certified softball park on the University Park campus

20 Mar 2010

WTW Architects to Design Gymnasium Building at Penn State Beaver

Penn State’s Board of Trustees today (March 19) approved the appointment of WTW Architects of Pittsburgh as the architect for the design of the Gymnasium Building addition at Penn State Beaver.

20 Mar 2010

Residential Roofing Market Reached Nearly $3.5 Billion in 2009

Since 2007, residential roofing market demand decreased nearly 15% driven by the dramatic drop in new housing starts. Nevertheless, the residential roofing market reached 120 million squares valued at nearly $3.5 billion...

20 Mar 2010

MHD's Medical City Design Plans Presented to March JPA

The initial design plans of the March Healthcare Development (MHD) were presented to the March Joint Powers Authority (JPA) in a public meeting. MHD is building a ‘Medical City’ on land that was formerly part...

20 Mar 2010

Sure-Board Wall Panel from Wellbilt to be Used in Haiti Rebuilding

In the wake of the natural disaster in Haiti, there are worldwide efforts to help rebuild a country that is clearly at loss. In February, Wellbilt International started assisting the healing process.

20 Mar 2010

Constructech Presents Commercial Top Product Award to ToolWatch

ToolWatch Enterprise 2.0 Job Cost and Billing Module, the construction industry’s first tool tracking system provider, was given a Commercial Top Product award in the Constructech third annual competition for technology providers serving the construction industry.

20 Mar 2010

Minnesota Engineering Company Begins Local Flood Protection Projects

Over the past 20 years, Minnesota engineering company Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc. (SEH®) has been helping local communities protect their residents and businesses from catastrophic flooding events.

20 Mar 2010