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Georgia-Pacific to Acquire OSB Facilities of Grant Forest Products for $400 Million

Georgia-Pacific announced today that it has signed an agreement to acquire Grant Forest Products' oriented strand board (OSB) facility at Englehart, Ontario and the associated facility at Earlton, Ontario, as well as...

12 Jan 2010

Ameri-CAD Launches BIM Consulting and Implementation Service to Residential Builders

An ITW Company has announced availability of their Concept to Production - Building Information Modeling (BIM) Consulting & Implementation service to the residential building community. The Language of Building, Powe...

12 Jan 2010

AGR Tools Signs New Distribution Deal to Expand Network in Wisconsin

AGR Tools, Inc., is pleased to announce that AGR Stone & Tools USA, Inc., with which AGR Tools, Inc. has entered into a binding share exchange agreement, has continued to expand its distribution network by reaching a...

12 Jan 2010

Former Furniture Upgrades Website with Automated Shopping Cart and Bidding Features

Former Furniture, the only company that brings new and previously owned A-list designer furniture to your home, today launched the next generation of its website: http://www.formerfurniture.com/. The upgrade features...

12 Jan 2010

Excel Homes Simplifies National Green Building Standard Guide with Online Tool

In 2007, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) created the National Green Building Standard (ICC-700) - a 116-page document aimed at guiding all aspects of environmentally-friendly residential construction. In...

12 Jan 2010

CER Receives EPC Contract from Wylton Chemical for Waste Heat Recovery System

China Energy Recovery, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CGYV) ("CER"), which designs, manufactures and installs waste heat energy recovery systems, today announced it signed an 18 million RMB (US $2.6 million) enginee...

12 Jan 2010

3.5MW Solar Energy Facility to be Built at William Paterson University, New Jersey

William Paterson University ("WPU"), Nautilus Solar Energy, LLC ("Nautilus Solar") and SunDurance Energy, LLC ("SunDurance") announced today an agreement to build the largest solar energy fa...

12 Jan 2010

Wolverine Tube, Wieland Form Joint Venture to Develop Energy Efficient Heat Transfer Technology

Wolverine Tube, Inc. ("Wolverine") and The Wieland Group ("Wieland") announced the formation of Wolverine/Wieland Heat Transfer Technologies, LLC ("WWHTT"), a joint venture of Wolverine and ...

11 Jan 2010

Galliford Try Selected for Redevelopment of Edgbaston International Stadium

Galliford Try plc, the housebuilding and construction group, has been appointed preferred bidder on a £24 million project to redevelop Edgbaston International Stadium for Warwickshire County Cricket Club. Gallif...

11 Jan 2010

Wolseley to Sell Wolseley Ireland Holdings to WIBHM for 26.5 Million Euros

Wolseley announced today that it has agreed to dispose of 100% of its shareholding in Wolseley Ireland Holdings Limited (WIHL) to WIBHM Limited, a private investor backed company, for total consideration of €26.5 mi...

11 Jan 2010

Caltrans Begins Construction for State Route 76 Extension in California

Caltrans today announced the start of construction for extension of State Route 76 between Melrose Drive and South Mission Road, financed partially by President Obama's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 ...

11 Jan 2010

HCA Names Barratt Developments as Delivery Partner in Northern, Central and Southern Regions

The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) today announced that Barratt Developments has been appointed to its Delivery Partner Panels in each of the Northern, Central and Southern regions. Barratt is one of only two majo...

11 Jan 2010

Fluor's UK Unit and SSE to Develop Round 3 Offshore Wind Farm Zone in Scotland

Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that its UK division, Fluor Limited, and SSE (Scottish and Southern Energy plc), have been awarded exclusive rights by The Crown Estate to develop the Round 3 offshore wind f...

11 Jan 2010

SSOE Purchases Orbital Technical Solutions to Boost Growth in Power Industry

SSOE Group, a global EPCM firm, has acquired Orbital Technical Solutions (OTS). OTS is widely known for its work in the power industry, with expertise in biomass, landfill gas, and waste energy projects. Tony Damon, ...

11 Jan 2010

Starwood Energy Closes Financing to Build Solar Project in Ontario

Starwood Energy Group Global, LLC ("Starwood Energy"), a private investment firm focused on energy infrastructure projects, today announced that its affiliate, Starwood SSM1 Canada Incorporated ("Starwood ...

11 Jan 2010