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MetLife, John Hancock Finance 19 MW Solar PV Power Plant Construction in Colorado

MetLife and John Hancock Financial Services will finance the construction and third-party ownership of a 19-megawatt (AC) solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant that SunPower Corp. ( SPWRA, SPWRB) is contracted to build for...

25 Feb 2010

Market Research Report on Russian Construction Industry

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/7feca3/the_future_of_cons) has announced the addition of the "The Future of Construction in Russia" report to their offering. This report is ...

25 Feb 2010

Darden Begins Sustainable Restaurant Design Initiative Using LEED Standards

Darden Restaurants today announced that it has begun a system-wide sustainable restaurant design initiative involving the use of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards in its restaurant design pro...

25 Feb 2010

Herndon Recommends Saniflo Up Toilet Systems for Basement Baths

It's an all-too-common scenario: You want to create a completely new bathroom in your basement, so you call a plumber for an estimate. With either conventional plumbing or sewage ejection, you discover that your inst...

25 Feb 2010

Canam Group to Purchase Additional 65% Membership Interest in FabSouth

Construction products fabricator Canam Group Inc. (TSX: CAM), announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase an additional 65% membership interest in structural steel fabricator FabSouth, LLC and i...

25 Feb 2010

MetLife Offices Receive USGBC’s LEED EB Certification

MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) announced today that four of its offices have been awarded Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design for Existing Buildings (LEED EB) certifications from the United States Green Building C...

25 Feb 2010

United Rentals Launches Used Equipment Portal for Consumers

United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE: URI) today announced the launch of a used equipment portal that offers thousands of quality items for sale from the world’s leading equipment rental fleet. The range of construction and ...

25 Feb 2010

Little Giant Ladder Systems Expands its Business Portfolio in Asia, Europe and South America

Little Giant Ladder Systems®, makers of the original articulating ladder, announced the expansion of its international business in dozens of countries in Asia, Europe, and South America. The creation of an Asian oper...

25 Feb 2010

Intertek Announces New Environmental Certification Program for Building Products Manufacturers

Intertek the leading provider of quality and safety services to a wide range of industries announced today a new Environmental Certification Program for building products manufacturers desiring credibility and the compet...

25 Feb 2010

PeoplesBank's New Office Receives GreenSeal Designation

The new PeoplesBank office in East Springfield is the first building to receive the city of Springfield’s GreenSeal. The new office was built on the site of a former restaurant, which was deconstructed, and will op...

25 Feb 2010

NCC to Construct Forensic Psychiatry Unit in Huddinge

NCC Construction Sweden will begin construction of a forensic psychiatry unit in Huddinge outside Stockholm during March 2010. The customer is Locum, and the assignment, which was disclosed to the market in April 2008, h...

25 Feb 2010

Chevron to Construct 1MW Photovoltaic Solar Facility in New Mexico

In the presence of Governor Bill Richardson, Chevron Mining Inc. (CMI), a subsidiary of Chevron Corp (NYSE: CVX) announced that sister company Chevron Technology Ventures (CTV), will build a one megawatt concentrating ph...

25 Feb 2010

Forecast Report on USA Commercial Construction Industry

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/e4ebed/usa_commercial_con) has announced the addition of the "USA Commercial Construction Market Data & Forecast to 2013" report to their off...

25 Feb 2010

CINTEC Offer Masonry Repair and Anchoring System

CINTEC America of Baltimore, MD, is a world leader in the field of structural masonry retrofit strengthening, repair, and preservation. CINTEC offers the CINTEC Reinforcing Anchor System, a micro cement anchoring and rei...

24 Feb 2010

Outlook on Road Construction Equipment Market in France

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/50d2b5/france_road_constr) has announced the addition of the "France Road Construction Equipment Market Data & Forecast to 2013" report to th...

24 Feb 2010