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Peab Wins SEK 538 Million Contract to Construct Railway Leg Between Gothenburg and Trollhättan

Peab (STO:PEABB) has been contracted to build a railway leg of the route Hede-Älvängen between Gothenburg and Trollhättan. The customer is Banverket and the contract amounts to SEK 538 million. The pro...

5 Nov 2009

Skanska Receives SEK 1.1 Billion Order to Construct Highway Near Wroclaw in Poland

Skanska has secured an order to construct a highway near Wroclaw, Poland. The contract value is PLN 468 M, or about SEK 1,130 M, which will be included in order bookings for the fourth quarter. The customer is the Polish...

5 Nov 2009

Columbia Power's WEPC to Restructure Waneta Expansion Project

Waneta Expansion Power Corporation (WEPC), a subsidiary of Columbia Power Corporation and Columbia Basin Trust, will not be moving forward with the proposed Waneta Expansion project as it is currently configured. WEPC wi...

5 Nov 2009

MFMA Sets PUR Standards to Identify Good Sports Floor

The Maple Flooring Manufacturers Association (MFMA) has designed PUR Standards to quantify performance characteristics that best define a “good sports floor”. MFMA’s focus for the PUR standards are ...

5 Nov 2009

Fitch Ratings Hosts Teleconference on Rating Differentials for Brazilian and Russian Steel Companies

Fitch Ratings will host a teleconference on Wednesday, Nov. 4 at 9:00 a.m. ET (2 p.m. London time) to discuss key rating differentials for Brazilian and Russian steel companies and the outlook for both regions. The call ...

5 Nov 2009

Trane to Highlight Benefits of Energy Efficient Buildings at 2009 World Energy Engineering Conference

Trane to Highlight Money-Saving Green Technologies at Global Energy Conference Buildings in the U.S. account for approximately 40 percent of national energy consumption, and global energy usage is projected to increas...

5 Nov 2009

Orange County Choppers Uses LED Lighting System from OSRAM SYLVANIA

First OCC electric chopper features advanced OSRAM LED forward lighting Fans of the popular TLC show American Chopper will witness a first when they tune in this Thursday, November 5 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. The Orange County...

5 Nov 2009

Heat by Design Heater Offers Both Energy-Efficiency and Aesthetics

Heat by Design is an elegant and energy-efficient heater that combines the small appliance functionality of a space heater with the aesthetics of a contemporary 32" x 24" frame that is printed with digital photos uploaded by the customer

5 Nov 2009

FrogTape Painter's Tape Gives Sharp Paint Lines with PaintBlock Technology

PaintBlock(R) Technology Seals Tape Edges to Prevent Bleeding and Eliminate Touch-Ups

5 Nov 2009

BTrenchless Completes Construction of Tunnels and Bores for Aurora Prairie Waters Project

BTrenchless, a Division of BT Construction, Inc., of Henderson, Colorado, just completed 4,200 linear feet of tunnels and bores for Aurora's Prairie Waters project. These tunnels were crucial to the completion of...

5 Nov 2009

Pure Earth Wins Environmental Contract Related to Basketball Arena Construction in Brooklyn

Pure Earth, Inc., (OTC Bulletin Board: PREA), today announced that it has been awarded a large environmental project involving the construction of a new basketball arena for the New Jersey NETS basketball team in Brookly...

5 Nov 2009

LEED Gold Certification for BRE Properties' Park Viridian Apartment Community, California

Second BRE Community to Receive LEED Green Building and GreenPoint Rated Certifications BRE Properties, Inc. (NYSE: BRE) today announced that its Park Viridian apartment community in Anaheim, Calif. has received LEED ...

5 Nov 2009

Easy to Fix and Change LED Modules Now Available from GE

Simple clockwise twist mates the LED module to the fixture housing for necessary thermal, electrical and mechanical connectivity; GE commercializing through luminaire manufacturers

5 Nov 2009

Stardust Building Supplies Announces AOC Program, Offering Free Home Makeover

One Eligible Homeowner to Receive a Complete Home Makeover at No Cost For the third year in a row, Angels On Call (AOC) (http://www.angelsoncall.org), a community service program provided by Stardust Building Supplies ...

5 Nov 2009

CALMAC in Support of Thermal Energy Cooling and Heating Act of 2009

If Approved, Bill Would Give 30 Percent Tax Credit for Installation of Thermal Energy Storage Systems CALMAC, a leader in energy storage systems, announced its support for the Thermal Energy Cooling and Heating Act o...

5 Nov 2009