Urban Planning Newswire
201 - Research and Markets: Designing Sustainable Cities
DUBLIN-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - Research and Markets it considers social, environmental and economic factors and examines their relationship to the decision-making process. Designing Sustainable Cities begins by identifying the key processes and lead decision-makers. The following...
202 - Suffolk Construction Company Acquires William A. Berry & Son to Create One of The Top 20 Largest Construction Firms in the Country
BOSTON-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - Suffolk Construction Company, New England’s largest construction company announced today that they have acquired William A. Berry & Son (Berry), the second largest construction company in the region. The two premier companies, both with deep New...
203 - Greening Chengkung Market Roof for Taipei Floral Expo
TAIPEI, Taiwan-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - The Taipei City Department of Economic Development has just completed the greening of the Chengkung Market roof under the Promotion Plan of Taipei Garden City in preparation for the 2010 Taipei International Gardening and Horticulture Exposition...
204 - Skanska Awarded the Largest U.S. Stimulus Contract for USD 92 M, about SEK 660 M
STOCKHOLM-(Business Wire)-September 24, 2009 - Regulatory News: Skanska (STO:SKAB) has secured an assignment to rebuild and widen the I-215 state highway in San Bernardino, California. Skanska’s share of the contract amount totals USD 92 M, approximately SEK 660 M, which will be included in the...
205 - A New ‘Green Vision’ for the Developing World
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - This week Jamii Bora Trust in Kenya and GreenMicrofinance™ Philadelphia unveiled an exciting commercial microfinance venture focusing on an environmental investment project that could become a model for the entire developing world, at Morgan Stanley...
206 - Public Agencies Increase Reliance on Private Industry Practices in Response to Enhanced Focus on Stewardship
BEVERLY, Mass.-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - CHM Government Services reports trend in growing reliance on private sector practices, particularly asset management, by government and public agencies with responsibility for hospitality and recreational assets. CHM Government Services (CHM GS), a...
207 - Bryant Back Bay to Hold First-of-its-Kind Million Dollar Auction for New Construction Luxury Condominium Residences
BOSTON-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2009 - On behalf of Vornado Realty Trust, Domineum Global Real Estate Solutions (Domineum) and Accelerated Marketing Partners (AMP) today announced the country’s first high-rise real estate auction for multiple million-dollar-plus residences in a new...
208 - Dan Dawson Named a Fellow with NSPE & PENC
CHARLOTTE, N.C.-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2009 - WK Dickson & Co., Inc. is proud to announce that Daniel E. Dawson, PE, PLS, Vice President and Director of Urban Design, has been named a Fellow by the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) and the Professional Engineers of North...
209 - Ann Hand New CEO at Project FROG
SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2009 - Project FROG (www.projectfrog.com), leading manufacturer of smart building systems, announced today that Ann Hand has joined the company as Chief Executive Officer. She will provide strategic leadership as Project FROG seeks to capitalize on the...
210 - Solar Energy Initiatives, Inc. Announces $6 Million Project
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla.-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2009 - Solar Energy Initiatives, Inc. (OTCBB:SNRY), executing on a grass roots campaign, “RENEW THE NATION”, to help redeploy a portion of the U.S. work force and focus on reducing the world’s dependence on fossil fuels by selling solar...
211 - India’s TATA Power Company to Install 3M ACCR to Boost Electricity Transmission near Mumbai
ST. PAUL, Minn.-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2009 - The TATA Power Company, Ltd., India’s oldest and largest private-sector electric utility, has chosen 3M Aluminum Conductor Composite Reinforced (3M ACCR) to substantially increase electricity transmission capacity on their 110kV Borivali-Malad...
212 - Cavico Awarded Tunnel Construction Contract at Thuong Kon Tum Hydropower Plant
HANOI, Vietnam-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2009 - Cavico Corp. (NASDAQ: CAVO), a leading infrastructure development company based in Vietnam, today announced that Vinh Son – Song Hinh Hydropower Joint Stock Company has awarded us a contract to construct a service access tunnel and road leading...
213 - Golden Square and Golden Villas Open in Pompano Beach
POMPANO BEACH, Fla.-(Business Wire)-September 22, 2009 - Water front views, Energy-Star appliances, cultured marble vanities and ceramic tile floors are just a few of the amenities that allow the Housing Authority of Pompano Beach and Pinnacle Housing Group to redefine the notion of affordable...
214 - Pepperdine University Conference Will Explore Creating Sustainable Communities and Managing Land Use and Environmental Disputes
MALIBU, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 21, 2009 - Pepperdine University will host “Taking It Upstream: Collaboration, Consensus Building and Sustainable Development — A Green Leadership (Un)Conference” on Friday, Sept. 25, at the University’s Graziadio Conference Center in Malibu...
215 - Casella Waste Systems Announces Grand Reopening Of Charlestown Recycling Facility
BOSTON-(Business Wire)-September 21, 2009 - Casella Waste Systems, Inc., a regional solid waste, recycling and resource management services company, celebrated the grand-reopening of the newly renovated, state-of-the-art recycling center, located in Charlestown, MA on Monday, September 21, 2009. The...
216 - New AuctionPoint Online Platform Proves to Be Successful Solution to Distressed Commercial Property Market
MARINA DEL REY, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 21, 2009 - AuctionPoint, Inc. today announced that results from the first three auctions using its first-of-its-kind online auction platform prove that it is an effective solution to the next wave of distressed commercial properties. During a...
217 - Walton Completes Land Syndication for Walton Europe Ottawa 3
CALGARY & HAMBURG-(Business Wire)-September 21, 2009 - Walton International Group Inc. announced today the successful completion of unit placements in Walton Europe Landentwicklung Ottawa 3 GmbH & Co. (KG). Walton Europe Ottawa 3 had completed transactions through the early part of this...
218 - Landscape Architects Create New Sustainability Resource Guides
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 19, 2009 - The American Society of Landscape Architects has announced a new series of comprehensive online resource guides on sustainable design and planning. Created for national and local policymakers, government agencies, design professionals, planners and...
219 - T.Y. Lin International Completes Unprecedented Roll-in/Roll-out of Bay Bridge Yerba Buena Island Detour in Record Time
SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-September 18, 2009 - T.Y. Lin International / Moffatt & Nichol (TYLI/M&N) Joint Venture made history on Tuesday, September 8, with the completion of construction on the East Tie-In (ETI) portion of the Yerba Buena Island (YBI) detour, a steel truss temporarily...
220 - Pilot Projects to Test First National Rating System for Sustainable Landscapes
CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-September 18, 2009 - Today, the Sustainable Sites Initiative™ announced a November 5 call for pilot projects that will test the first national rating system for sustainable landscapes. The Initiative is a partnership between the American Society of Landscape Architects...
221 - Landscape Architects Gather in Chicago for Annual Meeting on “Beyond Sustainability”
CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-September 18, 2009 - The largest annual gathering of landscape architects in the world begins today with the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) 2009 Annual Meeting and EXPO, running September 18-21, at McCormick Place in Chicago. Featured speakers include Chicago...
222 - Ulmer & Berne’s Cincinnati Office Adds Attorney James D. Houston to Its Construction Litigation Practice
CINCINNATI-(Business Wire)-September 18, 2009 - Ulmer & Berne LLP announced today the addition of James D. Houston to its Construction Litigation Practice. A former attorney with Thompson Hine, James is also well versed with complex commercial, insurance defense and product liability matters...
223 - Cavico Receives Approval for NASDAQ Market Listing
HANOI, Vietnam-(Business Wire)-September 18, 2009 - Cavico Corp. (NASDAQ:CAVO), a leading infrastructure development company based in Vietnam, announced today that its common stock has been approved for listing on The NASDAQ Capital Market under the ticker symbol CAVO. Trading on The NASDAQ...
224 - Transbay Transit Center Project Reaches Major Funding Milestone
SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-September 18, 2009 - The Transbay Transit Center Project reached an important milestone today as the credit council in Washington D.C. recommended to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary the unanimous approval of a $171 million Transportation...
225 - Puerto Rico Public-Private Partnerships Authority to Hold First Projects Conference October 15-16
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2009 - The Puerto Rico Public-Private Partnerships Authority (the Authority) will host its first Public-Private Partnerships: Puerto Rico Projects Conference on October 15 and 16 at the Puerto Rico Convention Center in the Miramar section of San...
226 - MDM Development Celebrates Topping off of Met 2 Financial Center
MIAMI-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2009 - MDM Development, developers of Metropolitan Miami (The Met), the $1 billion mixed-use development emerging in the core of Downtown Miami, today announced the topping off of construction at Met 2 Financial Center. Met 2 Financial Center is a joint venture...
227 - Bohannon Development Company and JobTrain Announce Agreement to Make Menlo Gateway Project Jobs Available to Local Job-Seekers
MENLO PARK, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2009 - The Bohannon Development Company and JobTrain, a Menlo Park-based educational and training institution, today announced an agreement that will make certain new jobs created by the Menlo Gateway project available to JobTrain’s Menlo Park...
228 - Harlem’s PS90 Condominium Development Launches Sales
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2009 - L+M Development Partners Inc. and Halstead Property Development Marketing today announced the launch of sales at PS90 Condominium, which is a transformation of a circa 1905 public school in Harlem. Located at 220 West 148th Street, PS90 is in the...
229 - Parsons Brinckerhoff Announces That It Has Agreed to Be Acquired by Balfour Beatty, Conditional on a Vote of Its Shareholders
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2009 - Keith J. Hawksworth, the CEO of Parsons Brinckerhoff Inc. (PB), the employee-owned engineering, strategic consulting, planning and program/construction management firm founded in New York City in 1885, announced today that the company’s Board of...
230 - U.S. Green Building Council Orange County Chapter Presents “Renewable Energy: Implement Now” Meeting
TUSTIN, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2009 - The U.S. Green Building Council Orange County Chapter’s Education Committee will present “Renewable Energy: Implement Now” on Thursday, September 24th from 8:00AM to 1:00PM at the Waxie Sanitary Supply office located in Santa Ana, California...
231 - Denver Area Drivers Can Expect a Mountain of New Traffic Information from SpeedInfo Sensors Installed on Key Routes
SAN JOSE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2009 - Skiers heading for the mountains, students on their way to CU Boulder and other Denver-area drivers are about to get a new information fix. The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) is expanding information available about traffic flow...
232 - Steve Huff Appointed to Mobility 21 Advisory Board
IRVINE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2009 - Steve Huff, P.E., Senior Vice President of Public Works / Transportation at RBF Consulting, was recently appointed to the Mobility 21 Advisory Board of the Southern California Transportation Coalition. The Advisory Board is comprised of...
233 - Avatech Solutions to Report Fiscal 2009 Fourth Quarter and Year-end Results on Monday, September 28, 2009
BALTIMORE-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2009 - Avatech Solutions, Inc. (OTCBB: AVSO), the nationwide technology experts for design, engineering and facilities management, announced it will release its financial results for the three months and year ended June 30, 2009, before the market opens on...
234 - House Port Pops Up New Ready-to-Assemble, Eco-Friendly Home
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2009 - Consumers today can experience life “outside of the box” with the availability of House Port’s “Pop-Up House,” a sustainable living solution and alternative to modular and traditionally manufactured homes. Available for purchase and priced to...
235 - Bay Adelaide Centre Opens Its Doors in Toronto
TORONTO-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2009 - Brookfield Properties Corporation (NYSE, TSX: BPO) and its Canadian-based subsidiary, BPO Properties Ltd. (TSX: BPP) today celebrated the official opening of Bay Adelaide Centre – the first development built to achieve a Leadership in Energy and...
236 - Carlson Communications' “Prepare for the Recovery” Book Offers Tips on How to Excel in Business and Real Estate Marketing
NORTHBOROUGH, Mass.-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2009 - “Are You Prepared for the Recovery?” is a marketing book that applies not only to residential real estate marketing but to all sizes and types of businesses according to its author, Rich Carlson, president of Carlson Communications, a...
237 - CSX Kicks Off “Trees for Tracks” with Pennsylvania Horticultural Society to Transform Urban Asphalt Playground into Safe Green Space
PHILADELPHIA-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2009 - The nation’s third largest railway and its leading authority on urban revitalization are joining forces 8:30 am to 12 noon on Saturday, September 26, to transform an asphalt playground at the Albert M. Greenfield School into a safe and green space...
238 - Larry’s Cap Rock Introduces New Landscaping Stone to Market
HOMESTEAD, Fla.-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2009 - Larry’s Cap Rock & Stone (LCRS) proudly introduces Cut Cap Stone to the Florida market. Cut Cap Stone is quarried in Florida, thus it qualifies as a locally, indigenous building material eligible for LEED certification. “Our quarrying...
239 - Satellite Consumers Score A Win in Omaha - City Counsel Will Not Pursue Registration Fee
OMAHA, Neb.-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2009 - After hearing from outraged local residents, the Omaha City Council today voted 6-0 not to move forward a proposal to require new and existing satellite television subscribers to pay a $50 registration fee and impose inspection requirements on all...
240 - KB Home Introduces New Home Designs at Stapleton
DENVER-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2009 - KB Home (NYSE: KBH), one of America’s premier homebuilders, has opened a new community of paired homes at Stapleton in Denver. Starting in the low $200,000s, the homes are among the lowest priced new homes offered at the popular master plan community...
241 - Recycling in Trumbull – All about Kids Getting Active and Having Fun!
TRUMBULL, Conn.-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2009 - Children in Trumbull (CT) have a reason to get outside, get dirty and have fun - a sustainable playground. The FULL CIRCLE playground, expected to open in late-October 2009 at the Trumbull Nature and Arts Center, is donated to the Town of Trumbull...
242 - Constellation Energy Employees to Help Build Habitat for Humanity Homes
BALTIMORE-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2009 - Teams of Constellation Energy (NYSE: CEG) and Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE) employees will join approximately 800 other volunteers in building nine modular homes in nine days for Habitat for Humanity of the Chesapeake. The rapid construction of...
243 - LifeTime Lumber Approved for Use in Severe Fire Hazard Zones of San Diego County
SAN DIEGO-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2009 - LifeTime Lumber® (www.lifetimelumber.com), a revolutionary, eco-friendly deck, dock and fence material is now certified as compliant with building codes in San Diego County. Aiming to protect property and lives from fire within all of San Diego...
244 - HydroPoint Discusses Municipal Smart Water Management Strategies at 2009 League of California Cities Conference and Expo
PETALUMA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2009 - HydroPoint Data Systems, Inc., provider of the WeatherTRAK® Smart Water Management solution, today announced that the company will be at the 2009 League of California Cities Conference and Expo on Sept. 16-18 to discuss municipal Smart Water...
245 - Zareba Systems Announces Fiscal Year 2009 Net Income of $1.0 Million on Net Sales of $32.2 Million
MINNEAPOLIS-(Business Wire)-September 14, 2009 - Zareba Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZRBA) today announced its results for the fiscal fourth quarter and year ended June 30, 2009. Net sales for fiscal 2009 were $32.2 million versus $34.6 million for the prior year. Income from continuing operations was...
246 - GreenLending Specialist™ Designation Program Launches Nationally
STANWOOD, Wash.-(Business Wire)-September 14, 2009 - A GreenLending Specialist ™ (GLS) is a lending professional, educated and certified through the GLS designation program developed by PorterWorks, Inc. This individual has attended the comprehensive two-day training, successfully passed two...
247 - Her Grace The Duchess of Norfolk to Visit Philadelphia to Launch New Homeless Charity Depaul USA and Celebrate the Opening of Its First Program Depaul House
PHILADELPHIA-(Business Wire)-September 14, 2009 - Her Grace The Duchess of Norfolk, a Trustee of Depaul International, will visit Philadelphia on Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at 3 P.M. to dedicate Depaul House, the first program of Depaul USA. Depaul House USA is based in the Germantown area of...
248 - Transbay Joint Powers Authority Board of Directors Commissions Artists to Develop Significant Artwork for New Transbay Transit Center
SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-September 11, 2009 - The Transbay Joint Powers Authority (TJPA)’s Board of Directors unanimously approved five artists to create significant public artwork for the new Transbay Transit Center. The five artists selected by the Board to develop the conceptual...
249 - Industrial Nanotech, Inc. Announces Recent Orders from India
NAPLES, Fla.-(Business Wire)-September 11, 2009 - Industrial Nanotech, Inc. (Pink Sheets:INTK), an emerging global leader in nanoscience solutions, today announced that the company has received an order of a pallet of product from a client of Independent Sales Representative, P.R. Ramanathan. The...
250 - Sterling Construction Company, Inc. is Apparent Low Bidder on a $20.3 Million Highway Project in Collin County, Texas
HOUSTON-(Business Wire)-September 11, 2009 - Sterling Construction Company, Inc. (NasdaqGS: STRL), ("Sterling" or the "Company") today announced that its subsidiary, Texas Sterling Construction Co., was the apparent low bidder on a $20.3 million construction project in Collin County, Texas which...
251 - Guardian Real Estate Services Joins Effort to Revitalize Blighted Dallas Submarket – Implements Much Needed Resident Services at Low Income Apartment Communities
DALLAS-(Business Wire)-September 10, 2009 - Guardian Real Estate Services (Guardian) has joined the effort to revitalize Southeast Dallas, enlisting the assistance of multiple Dallas-based organizations to provide much needed resident services at Creekside Villas Apartments and Trinity Trails...
252 - Vovici Deployed at Caterpillar Inc.
DULLES, Va.-(Business Wire)-September 10, 2009 - Vovici, the leading provider of survey software and enterprise feedback management (EFM) solutions, today announced that for a sixth year it has renewed its relationship with Caterpillar, the world's leading manufacturer of construction and mining...
253 - Conferences at MAPIC 2009: Competitive Strategies to Beat the Crisis
PARIS-(Business Wire)-September 10, 2009 - What is the outlook for the fast-changing retail real estate sector? Which growth strategies are best suited to addressing these changes? Will the economic crisis and its impact on changing consumer behaviour mark the start of a new cycle? The MAPIC 2009...
254 - Axion International Announces Availability of a White Paper by SmallcapInsights.com
BASKING RIDGE, N.J.-(Business Wire)-September 10, 2009 - Axion International Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB:AXIH), a next-generation technology innovator utilizing recycled plastic for high load industrial products, today announces the release of a white paper on the overall state of America’s bridges by...
255 - Good Jobs Long Beach Files Suit against City of Long Beach, Claiming Community Input Circumvented During Hotel Development
LONG BEACH, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 10, 2009 - On Friday, August 21, the Long Beach Coalition for Good Jobs and a Healthy Community filed suit against the City of Long Beach claiming the development of the 125-room Hotel Sierra at the Pike needs a new Environmental Impact Report (EIR) to...
256 - Avatech Solutions Announces New Exclusive Client Service
BALTIMORE-(Business Wire)-September 10, 2009 - Avatech Solutions, Inc. (OTCBB: AVSO), America’s leading professional services company for design and engineering technologies, today announced the introduction of its latest service to its client base—the Avatech Client Portal. Designed as a...
257 - Santiago Appointed Vice Chair of Metropolitan Water Board
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2009 - Angel Santiago of the Inland Empire Utilities Agency has been named as one of three vice chairs of the 37-member board of directors of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. Metropolitan board Chairman Timothy F. Brick announced...
258 - Santa Monica’s Big Blue Bus Sets the Standard with New Eco-Maintenance Facility
SANTA MONICA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2009 - After nine years of planning, and nearly three years of design and construction, Santa Monica’s Big Blue Bus is ready to turn the key on its new state-of-the-art, environmentally significant maintenance facility. The project came in under...
259 - Tampa’s Urban Redevelopment Celebrates Area’s African-American Musical Heritage
TAMPA, Fla.-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2009 - Here in Florida’s fourth largest city, a shovel-ready development under consideration for $38 million in federal funding could serve as a national model for sustainable urban redevelopment through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act later this...
260 - Custom-Bilt Metals Moves Vail Shingles into Distribution
CHINO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2009 - Custom-Bilt Metals is launching their category-leading Vail Titan Select Steel & Vail Majestic Copper shingles into the national market place strictly through one-step distribution. Vail shingles are now being supplied to a growing number of...
261 - Dexter + Chaney, FMI Offer Series of Complimentary Executive Management Webinars for Construction Executives
SEATTLE-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2009 - Construction software developer Dexter + Chaney (www.dexterchaney.com) and FMI Corporation (www.fminet.com), the premier management-consulting firm serving the worldwide construction industry, have joined forces to offer a series of complimentary executive...
262 - New Approaches to Green Building Challenge Conventional Thinking, Offered for Free to Government
PHOENIX-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2009 - Global property and construction consultant Rider Levett Bucknall is challenging building owners and government officials to rethink their approach to green building practices. While many owners have embraced sustainable design standards such as LEED...
263 - $700 Million Spray Polyurethane Foam Market Focus of Latest Study from Principia Partners
EXTON, Pa.-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2009 - Principia Partners is ready to publish our new study on the $680 million North American Spray Polyurethane Foam (SPF) Insulation and Roofing business. The study will be released in September 2009 just in time for the upcoming annual planning cycle for...
264 - SWA Group to Design 10 Million Square-Foot Riverfront District Integrating Mixed-Use Development with Environmental, Recreational Uses near Shanghai
SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2009 - SWA Group has won a master plan assignment creating an entirely new Riverfront District to accommodate growth, in sync with environmental and sustainability objectives, on the Wusong River in the city of Kunshan, China outside Shanghai. The 10.2...
265 - CEMEX Announces Global Public Offering
MONTERREY, Mexico-(Business Wire)-September 8, 2009 - CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE: CX) announced today that it commenced a global public offering of 1,200 million of its Ordinary Participation Certificates (CPOs), directly or in the form of American Depositary Shares (ADSs), plus up to an additional...
266 - Pittsburgh-Based Foundation to Unveil Breakthrough in Low-Cost Water Purification Technology at G-20 Summit
PITTSBURGH-(Business Wire)-September 8, 2009 - Project EviivE, a Pittsburgh-based non-profit group, will reveal its plan and technology to alleviate the world’s growing fresh water crisis at the G-20 Summit, to be held later this month, September 24-25, in Pittsburgh, PA. According to reports by...
267 - Alice Connell Joins Parmenter Realty Partners Advisory Board
MIAMI-(Business Wire)-September 8, 2009 - Parmenter Realty Partners, a real estate investment, management, and development company, is pleased to announce Alice Connell as the newest member of Parmenter’s Advisory Board. Ms. Connell is president and CEO of AM Connell Associates (“AMCA”), which...
268 - Hytrol Conveyor Company selects IFS Applications for configure/engineer-to-order manufacturing
ITASCA, Ill.-(Business Wire)-September 8, 2009 - IFS, the global enterprise applications company, announced today that Hytrol Conveyor Company (Hytrol), a major manufacturer of conveyors and conveying systems, has chosen IFS Applications to support its strategic initiatives by streamlining its...
269 - Viridity Energy Partners with Universities and Utilities on Applications for ARRA Stimulus Funding
CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa.-(Business Wire)-September 8, 2009 - Viridity Energy announced today that it is participating in major projects across four States that have been proposed to the US Department of Energy for funding under the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act. Viridity has been chosen as a...
270 - New Energy’s Technology for Generating Electricity from Movement of Cars Tested at Burger King®
BURTONSVILLE, Md.-(Business Wire)-September 8, 2009 - New Energy Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB:NENE), a next-generation alternative and renewable energy developer, today announced that engineers have successfully conducted the first-ever durability field-tests of the Company’s prototyped...
271 - ALM Announces New Operating Structure, Rebranding
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 8, 2009 - ALM, formerly the U.S. operating unit of Incisive Media, today officially announced its new operating structure and name. Effective today, the assets Incisive Media purchased through the acquisition of ALM in 2007 will become a separately structured...
272 - Tutor Perini Wins $324 Million in Civil Contracts
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-September 8, 2009 - Tutor Perini Corporation (NYSE: TPC), a leading civil and building construction company, announced the Company has been awarded two civil contracts in New York and is the low bidder for a bridge contract in California. The Port Authority of NY & NJ...
273 - The Driving Force Behind 2010 Taipei Int’l Floral Expo
TAIPEI, Taiwan-(Business Wire)-September 8, 2009 - Chen Hsiung-wen, chief executive officer of the 2010 Taipei International Gardening and Horticulture Exposition, sincerely hopes to create for the Taipei Expo a beautiful and colorful new horizon. This non-political and unbiased Expo’s purpose...
274 - RSC Equipment Rental Annual President’s Award for Safety
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.-(Business Wire)-September 4, 2009 - RSC Equipment Rental (www.rscrental.com), one of the largest rental providers in North America, is making great strides in their safety work. With the goal of nobody getting hurt at work, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA...
275 - UDR Announces Expiration and Final Results of Its Cash Tender Offer for Its 8½% Debentures Due September 15, 2024
DENVER-(Business Wire)-September 4, 2009 - UDR, Inc. (NYSE: UDR), a leading multifamily real estate investment trust (REIT), today announced the expiration and final results of its previously announced cash tender offer for its 8½% Debentures Due September 15, 2024 (CUSIP No. 910197AC6)(the...
276 - ECO:LOGIC Engineering Secures $16 Million in Stimulus Funds for New Live Oak Wastewater Treatment Plant
ROCKLIN, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 4, 2009 - The infrastructure funding experts at ECO:LOGIC Engineering (www.ecologic-eng.com) secured a critical funding package from the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009 for the City of Live Oak in California. The stimulus funding agreement...
277 - Portuguese Cities Expand Installation of LUXEON LED based Street Lights
SAN JOSE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 4, 2009 - The implementation of efficient, attractive LED street lighting in Portugal has gathered pace over the summer as EnergiaViva has completed installations of the new UrbanLED street light in ten towns and cities. Installation work in a further 20...
278 - First Potomac Realty Trust to Participate in the BMO Capital Markets 2009 North American Real Estate Conference
BETHESDA, Md.-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2009 - First Potomac Realty Trust (NYSE:FPO), a regional leader in the ownership, development and management of business parks and industrial properties, today announced that it will participate in the BMO Capital Markets 2009 North American Real Estate...
279 - KMK® is Ranked #1 in Cincinnati by Best Lawyers® in America 2010 in Six Categories
CINCINNATI-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2009 - Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL (KMK®) is ranked #1 in Cincinnati in The Best Lawyers in America® 2010 in six areas of law: Corporate, Employee Benefits, Land Use & Zoning, Municipal Finance, Project Finance, and Real Estate Law. Notably, KMK...
280 - Accordant Company Joins the Meridian Systems Value Added Reseller Partner Network
FOLSOM, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2009 - Meridian Systems, the Plan-Build-Operate technology solutions leader for project-based organizations, announced today a new Value Added Reseller (VAR) agreement with Accordant Company. Accordant will provide comprehensive software sales and...
281 - Guardian Real Estate Services Adds Cobblestone Fiesta Center to Management Portfolio
PHOENIX-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2009 - Guardian Real Estate Services (Guardian), a West Coast property management and real estate investment company, has been selected to manage Cobblestone Fiesta Center, a 32,000-square-foot retail center located at 21596 N. John Wayne Parkway in newly...
282 - Union Pacific's Joliet Intermodal Terminal Investment Supports Customer Growth; State-of-the-Art Facility Part of CenterPoint's Integrated Logistics Center
JOLIET, Ill.-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2009 - Union Pacific’s new Joliet Intermodal Terminal will support customer growth by increasing the railroad’s international and domestic container capacity and improving rail traffic efficiencies in Chicago, the nation’s largest rail center. Once...
283 - Newmark Homes Houston Acquisition- off to a Great Start!
HOUSTON-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2009 - Newmark Homes Houston, LLC today announced that its recent acquisition of the Newmark Homes brand from TOUSA, INC. is off to a roaring success. Less than a mere 75 days after the June 15 transaction finalization, and the resulting beginning of Newmark...
284 - Cavico Appoints June Kim as Chief Financial Officer
HANOI, Vietnam-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2009 - Cavico Corp. (OTC BB: CAVO.OB), a leading infrastructure development company based in Vietnam, today announced that June Kim was named Chief Financial Officer effectively immediately. Ms. Kim served as an independent Board member on Cavico’s Audit...
285 - EMCOR Group, Inc. Subsidiary Awarded Contract by City of Toronto for Upgrade at the Ashbridges Bay Wastewater Treatment Plant
NORWALK, Conn.-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2009 - EMCOR Group, Inc. (NYSE: EME), a Fortune 500® leader in mechanical and electrical construction, energy infrastructure and facilities services for a diverse range of businesses reported, as previously noted during its 7/30/09 Second Quarter Earnings...
286 - The Melbourne Convention Centre Sets a New Global Standard for Sustainability
MELBOURNE, Australia-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2009 - In the highly competitive Business Events market, hundreds of cities around the world are vying to attract global attention and a larger slice of the meetings market. Melbourne, one of the World’s Most Livable Cities – according to The...
287 - Utah Development Bucking National Trend with Banner Summer Sales
HEBER VALLEY, Utah-(Business Wire)-September 1, 2009 - Red Ledges, a private golf and four-season recreational community located near Park City, announced significant real estate sales as a result of opening its Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course on July 3. Since January 2009, Red Ledges has...
288 - Alliance Solutions Group Joins the Meridian Systems Value Added Reseller Partner Network
FOLSOM, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 1, 2009 - Meridian Systems, the Plan-Build-Operate technology solutions leader for project-based organizations, announced today a new Value Added Reseller (VAR) agreement with Alliance Solutions Group (ASG). As one of the top VARs for a leading financial...
289 - Fresenius Medical Care Rolls out Mobile Generator Truck in Chicago Region
CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-September 1, 2009 - When a surprise storm temporarily knocked out electricity in the Chicago area several years ago, Fresenius Medical Care North America, operator of the nation’s leading network of dialysis facilities, came up with an idea: design a mobile truck that can...
290 - Cavico Signs $16 Million Contract for Tunnel Construction at Dakdrinh Hydropower Plant
HANOI, Vietnam-(Business Wire)-September 1, 2009 - Cavico Corp. (OTCBB:CAVO), a leading infrastructure development company based in Vietnam, today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Cavico Transport Construction JSC (“Cavico Transport”) and its joint venture partners, General...
291 - Nansulate® Energy Saving Coatings Successfully Generates Business at the 2009 Renewable Energy Fair in Alaska
NAPLES, Fla.-(Business Wire)-September 1, 2009 - Industrial Nanotech, Inc. (Pink Sheets:INTK), an emerging global leader in nanoscience solutions, today announced the results of the presentation of the company’s patented energy saving Nansulate® technology at the Renewable Energy Fair on August...
292 - The California Architectural Foundation Announces the Recipients of the William Turnbull Jr., FAIA, Off-Grid 2.0 Ideas Competition
SACRAMENTO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-August 31, 2009 - The California Architectural Foundation announces the 2009 Off-Grid 2.0 Ideas Competition results. The California Architectural Foundation, through the William Turnbull Jr., FAIA, Environmental Education program, furthers the public's...
293 - Granite Announces New Organizational Structure and Appoints James H. Roberts Chief Operating Officer
WATSONVILLE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-August 31, 2009 - Granite Construction Incorporated (NYSE:GVA) today announced the launch of a new organizational structure designed to improve operating efficiencies and better position Granite for long-term growth. This new structure will create a more...
294 - Poll Shows That Hard Rock Casino at Aqueduct Racetrack Delivers on Community Priorities
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-August 31, 2009 - A survey of Queens voters shows that SL Green Realty Corp.’s bid for a Hard Rock Casino and other Hard Rock-themed offerings at a redeveloped Aqueduct Racetrack is the favored choice of the community. The third-party survey, commissioned by SL Green...
295 - “Why I Love My Hardie Home!” James Hardie® Launches Video Contest; Grand Prize Wins Three Months of Mortgage Payments*
MISSION VIEJO,Calif.-(Business Wire)-August 31, 2009 - James Hardie Building Products, Inc. (NYSE:JHX), the leading provider of exterior home siding in the U.S., launched a contest today encouraging “Hardie Home” owners to show off their James Hardie siding on YouTube and complete the statement...
296 - Mugs for Vets on Sale in Honor of Veterans Day: Local Wendy’s Franchisee Partners with the Disabled Veterans’ Life Memorial Foundation for Veterans Day Fundraiser
DELRAY BEACH, Fla.-(Business Wire)-August 31, 2009 - Honor our nation’s disabled veterans this Veterans Day with the purchase of a limited edition collector’s mug at participating Wendy’s restaurants in the Washington D.C., Baltimore and Salisbury, MD metro areas. Starting September 4, the...
297 - EQECAT Announces Release Of WORLDCATenterprise™ Version 3.13
OAKLAND, Calif.-(Business Wire)-August 31, 2009 - EQECAT announced today the release of its updated WORLDCATenterprise™ modeling software platform, version 3.13. The enhancements are based upon new science and data as well as other relevant information about North Atlantic hurricanes, European...
298 - groSolar Named as SunEdison Channel Partner
BELTSVILLE, Md. & WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, Vt.-(Business Wire)-August 28, 2009 - SunEdison today named groSolar as a Channel Partner. The announcement deepens the long-standing working partnership between two solar industry leaders. SunEdison is North America’s largest solar energy services...
299 - Walton Completes Land Syndication for Walton USA Cottonwood, LP
CALGARY & SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.-(Business Wire)-August 28, 2009 - Walton International Group Inc. announced today the successful completion of unit placements in the Walton USA Cottonwood, LP. Walton USA Cottonwood, LP attained a final closing on July 1, 2009 and involves 124 investors. The property...
300 - Industrial Nanotech, Inc Announces Reorder of their Patented Nansulate® LDX Coating by Government Customer
NAPLES, Fla.-(Business Wire)-August 27, 2009 - Industrial Nanotech, Inc. (Pink Sheets:INTK), an emerging global leader in nanoscience energy saving solutions, today announced that the company has received a reorder of their patented Nansulate® LDX lead encapsulation coating from a government...
301 - Mitsubishi Electric Wins Order to Manufacture Elevators for Tallest Building in South China
TOKYO-(Business Wire)-August 27, 2009 - Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (President and CEO: Setsuhiro Shimomura) (TOKYO: 6503) announced today it has received an order from Shenzhen Kingkey Real Estate Co., Ltd. for a total of 129 elevators to be installed in the Kingkey Finance Center and...
302 - FMI Releases Nonresidential Construction Index (NRCI) for 3Q09
RALEIGH, N.C.-(Business Wire)-August 26, 2009 - FMI releases its third quarter 2009 NRCI quarterly report tracking economic trends in the U.S. nonresidential construction sector based on the opinions and experience of top construction industry executives. The NRCI is scored on a 100-point scale with...
303 - BankAtlantic Launches the Personal Liquid Certificate of Deposit
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.-(Business Wire)-August 26, 2009 - BankAtlantic (NYSE:BBX), Florida’s Most Convenient BankSM, today announced the launch of its Personal Liquid Certificate of Deposit (CD). The Personal Liquid CD is a time deposit account that provides customers with a higher rate of return...
304 - MGM Grand at Aqueduct Puts Community First
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-August 25, 2009 - In a significant step toward reinforcing New York State’s progressive approach to economic development, the Peebles-led team vying to transform the Aqueduct Racetrack into a vibrant gaming and entertainment destination with an MGM Grand casino...
305 - Interthinx® Analytics Team Unveils New National Mortgage Fraud Risk Index
AGOURA HILLS, Calif.-(Business Wire)-August 25, 2009 - Interthinx® has unveiled a new quarterly report that includes an analysis of the state of mortgage fraud nationally as well as indices for the four most common types of mortgage fraud. The Interthinx Mortgage Fraud Risk Report provides analysis...
306 - Dexter + Chaney Names Reich Vice President of Business Development
SEATTLE-(Business Wire)-August 25, 2009 - Dexter + Chaney (www.dexterchaney.com) has named Mark Reich, a long-time construction-software sales and management executive, to the new position of vice president of business development. Reich will focus on creating new market and product-development...
307 - KYOCERA Preserves the Environment with "Green Curtains" of Foliage
KYOTO, Japan-(Business Wire)-August 25, 2009 - As part of its environmental protection activities, the Kyocera Group is growing morning glories and goya (bitter gourd) to form "Green Curtains," which are erected over trestles to shade portions of the outer walls and windows of manufacturing and...
308 - EMCOR Group, Inc. Subsidiary Awarded Contract for Installation of Electrical Systems at Moorpark College in California
NORWALK, Conn.-(Business Wire)-August 25, 2009 - EMCOR Group, Inc. (NYSE: EME), a Fortune 500® leader in mechanical and electrical construction, energy infrastructure and facilities services for a diverse range of businesses, announced that its Dynalectric Los Angeles subsidiary has received a...
309 - Citi Reports Second Quarter Foreclosure Prevention Activities Helped 108,000 U.S. Homeowners
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-August 25, 2009 - Today Citi announced that the company’s consumer mortgage lending and foreclosure prevention efforts for the second quarter successfully helped 108,000 mortgage holders across the country avoid potential foreclosure and remain in their homes. The total...
310 - Associated General Contractors of Missouri Recommends Thomas McGee and The Contractors Plan
KANSAS CITY, Mo.-(Business Wire)-August 24, 2009 - Thomas McGee, L.C., a Missouri risk management consultant/broker, today announced it has been recommended by the Associated General Contractors of Missouri (“AGC-MO”) to offer The Contractors Plan bona fide benefit plan to AGC-MO members working...
311 - General Environmental Management Strengthens Balance Sheet with Strategic Sale of GEM MTS
POMONA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-August 24, 2009 - General Environmental Management, Inc. ("GEM") (OTCBB: GEVI), a leading environmental and waste remediation company, today announces that it has sold the stock of its GEM Mobile Treatment Services, Inc. (GEM MTS) unit. Acquired by MTS Acquisition...
312 - Iteris, Inc. to Present at Rodman & Renshaw Annual Global Investment Conference in New York City
SANTA ANA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-August 24, 2009 - Iteris, Inc. (NYSE Amex: ITI), today announced that Abbas Mohaddes, the company’s chief executive officer, will present at the Rodman and Renshaw Annual Global Investment Conference at the New York Palace Hotel in New York City, New York...
313 - Industrial Nanotech, Inc. Sales Growth Accelerates for Company’s Products in Middle East
NAPLES, Fla.-(Business Wire)-August 24, 2009 - Industrial Nanotech, Inc. (Pink Sheets:INTK), an emerging global leader in nanoscience solutions, today announced that the Company’s sales are growing rapidly in the Middle East through their established distributor, Nanofan Industrial Coatings, Ltd...
314 - Taipei Is on Its Way to Becoming a Garden City
TAIPEI, Taiwan-(Business Wire)-August 24, 2009 - Walking the streets of Taipei City, many pedestrians may have noticed a refreshing change: a touch of green is being added to homes and public facilities. Walls, roofs and balconies are being turned into kaleidoscopic galleries for living plants in...
315 - Madrid International Real Estate Exhibition - SIMA 09: An Invitation To Seize Opportunities
MIAMI & MADRID-(Business Wire)-February 17, 2009 - During a recent presentation in Madrid about how this year’s event, to be held May 27-30th, will differ from previous editions of the Madrid International Real Estate Exhibition, SIMA Director Eloy Bohua said, “Of course this year will be...
316 - Avatech Solutions Reports Fiscal 2009 Second Quarter Results
BALTIMORE-(Business Wire)-February 17, 2009 - Avatech Solutions, Inc. (OTCBB: AVSO), the nationwide technology experts for design, engineering, and facilities management, announced financial results for its second fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2008. George Davis, President and Chief Executive...
317 - Echelon Joins Demand Response and Smart Grid Coalition
SAN JOSE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-February 13, 2009 - Echelon Corporation (NASDAQ: ELON) announced today that it has joined The Demand Response and Smart Grid Coalition (DRSG). The DRSG is a trade association for companies that provide products and services in the demand response and smart grid area...
318 - Avatech Solutions Appoints Aris Melissaratos to Serve on Board of Directors
BALTIMORE-(Business Wire)-February 13, 2009 - Avatech Solutions, Inc. (OTCBB: AVSO), America’s leading professional services company for design and engineering technologies, today announced the appointment of Aris Melissaratos to serve as an independent member of the Company’s Board of...
319 - Big-D Construction Completes Bear River Valley Hospital
TREMONTON, Utah-(Business Wire)-February 12, 2009 - Big-D Construction and Intermountain Healthcare, Inc. today celebrated completion of the new $25 million Bear River Valley Hospital with the official grand opening in Tremonton, Utah. The 44,319-square-foot, 16-bed hospital features...
320 - EnOcean, Inventor of Energy-Harvesting Wireless Sensors, Announces Partnership with EPA’s Energy Star® Program
BOSTON-(Business Wire)-February 12, 2009 - EnOcean announced today a fundamental commitment to protect the environment by becoming an Energy Star partner. EnOcean, through its voluntary partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star Program, is helping to sustain green...
321 - RSMeans and U.S. Gypsum Introduce Expanded 6th Edition of Gypsum Construction Handbook
KINGSTON, Mass.-(Business Wire)-February 12, 2009 - The most current, complete guide to gypsum product selection and construction is now available from U.S. Gypsum and RSMeans. In the six years since the last edition, U.S. Gypsum has developed new products to address sustainable construction...
322 - The GEO Group Reports Fourth Quarter 2008 Results
BOCA RATON, Fla.-(Business Wire)-February 12, 2009 - The GEO Group (NYSE:GEO) (“GEO”) today reported fourth quarter and full-year 2008 financial results. GEO reported fourth quarter 2008 GAAP income from continuing operations of $20.2 million, or $0.39 per share, based on 51.7 million diluted...
323 - Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center Request for Qualifications Now Being Issued by the City of Anaheim
ANAHEIM, Calif.-(Business Wire)-February 11, 2009 - The City of Anaheim, in partnership with the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) is now issuing Request for Qualifications (RFQ) design proposals for the first phase of Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center (ARTIC). Designed...
324 - Rain Bird Partners with the American Public Gardens Association to Designate May 8, 2009 as National Public Gardens Day
AZUSA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-February 11, 2009 - Rain Bird®, the leading manufacturer and provider of irrigation products and services, and the American Public Gardens Association (APGA), announced today a partnership to celebrate the role of America’s public gardens in educating the public on...
325 - Jaco Electronics Announces Alliance with AIS to Distribute Their Digital Signage and Interactive Kiosk Solutions Featuring SMIL and POPAI Open Standards
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. & IRVINE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-February 11, 2009 - Jaco Electronics, Inc. (Nasdaq: JACO), a global distributor and integrator of customized flat panel display solutions (LCD), and American Industrial Systems Inc. (AIS), a leading manufacturer of digital signage solutions and...
326 - Cricket Joins Rebuilding Together to Revitalize Communities in Need
SAN DIEGO-(Business Wire)-February 11, 2009 - Cricket Communications, Inc., a leading provider of unlimited wireless services and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Leap Wireless International, Inc. (NASDAQ:LEAP), announces a new partnership with Rebuilding Together, the nation’s leading nonprofit...
327 - Insituform Technologies, Inc. Announces Pricing of Public Stock Offering
CHESTERFIELD, Mo.-(Business Wire)-February 11, 2009 - Insituform Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq Global Select Market: INSU) announced today the pricing of a public offering of 9,000,000 shares of its Class A common stock at a public offering price of $13.00 per share, resulting in net proceeds to the...
328 - El Dorado Furniture to Open Coconut Creek Showroom
COCONUT CREEK, Fla.-(Business Wire)-February 10, 2009 - At a time when many home furnishings stores are cutting back, El Dorado Furniture is gearing up to open a brand new, mega-showroom in Coconut Creek. The 92,000-square-foot store will be the major anchor for a 17-acre, 153,000-square-foot...
329 - AECOM Reports 31% Growth in Diluted Earnings Per Share, Backlog of $9.0 Billion for First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2009
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-February 10, 2009 - AECOM Technology Corporation (NYSE: ACM), a leading provider of professional technical and management support services for government and commercial clients around the world, announced today its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year...
330 - Cox Communications, The Trust for Public Land, Think Blue San Diego in Search of San Diego’s Environmental Heroes!
SAN DIEGO-(Business Wire)-February 9, 2009 - Do you know an everyday hero in your community who is making great strides today to ensure a greener tomorrow? To help honor San Diego County’s unsung environmental heroes and inspire neighborhood conservation, Cox Communications, in partnership with...
331 - Christie, Parker & Hale Obtains Key Patent for GPS-Driven Utility Asset Management and Damage Prevention System and Method
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-February 9, 2009 - Christie, Parker & Hale LLP, one of Southern California’s leading intellectual property law firms, announced today that the firm prosecuted a major patent application through issuance for its client Guardian ProStar, Inc. of Grand Junction...
332 - Lennar Names Jack Robertson New Vice President for Development in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-February 9, 2009 - Jack Robertson, a former housing chief with the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency, has joined Lennar Urban as the new Vice President for Development. “We are very pleased to benefit from Jack’s expertise,” said Kofi Bonner, President of...
333 - Avant Capital Partners Releases Multifamily Loan Calculator for Public Use: The Tool is Designed to Qualify Apartment Financing Options Consistent with FNMA Multifamily Underwriting Guidelines
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-February 9, 2009 - Avant Capital Partners, a leading NYC based commercial mortgage banking firm, has developed a web-based utility, the Multifamily Quick Loan Sizer, to assist clients in analyzing multifamily loans. The model replicates basic underwriting principles...
334 - Evolution Solar Comments on Surge in Solar Stocks
TEMPE, Ariz.-(Business Wire)-February 9, 2009 - Evolution Solar Corp. (Pink Sheets: EVSO) noted that of the 20 stocks followed in the solar index, 17 were up an average of +9.09%. This strong momentum bodes well for the solar energy industry in general. There are several reasons for this strong...
335 - 414 West 14th Street Construction Complete
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-February 9, 2009 - The 414 West 14th Street Owners, a partnership between The Carlyle Group and SITT Asset Management, today announced that redevelopment of 414 West 14th Street has been completed. PBS Real Estate has been named the exclusive leasing agent to market...
336 - Strong Vietnamese Economy Signals Robust Growth for Cavico
LOS ANGELES & HANOI, Vietnam-(Business Wire)-February 9, 2009 - Cavico Corp. (“Cavico” or “the Company”) (OTC BB: CVIC), a leading infrastructure development company in Vietnam, today announced that the Company doesn’t foresee any negative impact on the Vietnamese government’s...
337 - Metrostudy Forecasts Additional 47 Percent Drop in Home Starts in 2009
HOUSTON-(Business Wire)-February 9, 2009 - Builders slashed new-home production in 2008, and will scale back further in 2009, according to a new study by Metrostudy, a national housing market research firm. “The cutbacks thus far have been in response to high inventories and low consumer demand...
338 - Greenberg Traurig Attorney Kara Baxter Takes Initiative With High School Students Interested in Legal Career
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.-(Business Wire)-February 7, 2009 - Greenberg Traurig, P.A. attorney Kara Baxter is helping to build the future of the Palm Beach County legal community through education. An associate in the international law firm’s Palm Beach County office, Baxter is President of...
339 - Geneva Acquisition Corporation Announces Record Date for Liquidating Distribution
QUINCY, Mass.-(Business Wire)-February 6, 2009 - Geneva Acquisition Corp. (NYSE Alternext US: GAC; GAC-WT; GAC-U) (“Geneva”) today announced that its board of directors established February 11, 2009 as the record date for the determination of those holders of record of Geneva’s common stock...
340 - Zodiac Pool Systems Offers Homeowners Aromatherapy for Backyard Spas & Hot Tubs
VISTA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-February 5, 2009 - Zodiac® Pool Systems, Inc. today announced the availability of its new Nature2 product, Cense™, a line of oxygen infused aromas for spas and hot tubs that combines exquisite, subtle fragrances with a powerful, chlorine-free oxidizer to cleanse...
341 - Making Sense of the New Energy Paradigm
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-February 5, 2009 - Companies and private users, as well as public agencies, can ensure that their future energy needs are met safely and securely by “thinking outside the grid,” according to a new book by one of the energy and technology industries’ pre-eminent thought...
342 - Geneva Acquisition Corp. Announces Termination of the Deal to Acquire Global High-Tech
QUINCY, Mass.-(Business Wire)-February 5, 2009 - Geneva Acquisition Corp. (NYSE Alternext US: GAC; GAC-WT; GAC-U) (“Geneva”) a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company today announced that despite the best efforts of a joint team from GAC and Global High-Tech Industries Limited...
343 - Best Vinyl Completes Utah Acquisition
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.-(Business Wire)-February 5, 2009 - Best Vinyl, Inc. a portfolio company of Marwit Capital Partners II, L.P. (“MCP II”), announced today that it has completed the acquisition of R & L Fence & Deck LLC (“R&L”). R&L is located north of Salt Lake City, in...
344 - AECOM Awarded $54-million Task Order to Support U.S. Military
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-February 5, 2009 - AECOM Technology Corporation (NYSE: ACM), a leading provider of professional technical and management support services for government and commercial clients around the world, announced today that it has won a task order from the U.S. Air Force for...
345 - Mend Bridges, Don’t Build Them
-(Business Wire)-February 5, 2009 - While President Obama has pledged himself toward the passage of a nearly one trillion dollar economic stimulus plan, a strong argument could be made that the economic recovery package should focus more squarely on infrastructure repair rather than breaking...
346 - UC Irvine Extension Co-Sponsors Forum, "Horizons of the Great Park"
IRVINE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-February 4, 2009 - The University of California, Irvine Extension announced today it will co-sponsor the first in a series of free semi-annual events designed to foster open dialogue between faculty, students and the creators of The Orange County Great Park...
347 - Fringe Benefit Group Names Adam Bonsky Executive Vice President of Government Markets
AUSTIN, Texas-(Business Wire)-February 4, 2009 - Fringe Benefit Group, the industry leader in prevailing wage benefit plans for government contractors, today announced Adam Bonsky has joined the company as executive vice president of government markets. Contractors who bid on any type of...
348 - Forestar Group Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2008 Results
AUSTIN, Texas-(Business Wire)-February 4, 2009 - Forestar Group Inc. (NYSE: FOR) today reported fourth quarter 2008 net income of $1.7 million, or $0.05 per diluted share, compared with essentially break-even results in fourth quarter 2007. Net income for full year 2008 was $12.0 million, or $0.33...
349 - City of San Antonio Signs $14.7 Million Contract with TriTech Software Systems to Develop a Regional Public Safety Solution
SAN DIEGO-(Business Wire)-February 4, 2009 - TriTech Software Systems announces that it has been awarded a contract to develop a comprehensive emergency communications system for the City of San Antonio. The $14.7 million contract includes the installation of TriTech’s computer-aided dispatch...
350 - Registration Opens for PCBC® at 50
SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-February 3, 2009 - Online registration is now under way for the 50th PCBC® homebuilder conference and trade show, which will take place June 17-19 at San Francisco’s Moscone Center. Homebuilding industry professionals can register or learn more about the Show by...
351 - Research and Markets: New Urban China Focuses On How Cities Are Being 'Made In China' Today And How Their Development Is To Impact On The Future Of Cities Worldwide
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-February 3, 2009 - Research and Markets : A Sampling The Institutional and Political Background to Chinese Urbanisation Urbanisation in Contemporary China Observed: Dramatic Changes and Disruptions Urbanisation in China in the Age of Reform Leaving Utopian China The...
352 - Serious Materials Continues Growth with Addition of Daniel Boss as Vice President of Engineering
SUNNYVALE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-February 3, 2009 - Serious Materials today announced the appointment of Daniel Boss as Vice President of Engineering. Boss brings extensive experience in new product identification and development as well as the successful reengineering of product portfolios. As...
353 - CalHFA, California Department of Mental Health Announce Opening of Three Housing Options for Californians with Mental Illness
SACRAMENTO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-February 2, 2009 - The California Housing Finance Agency (CalHFA) and the California Department of Mental Health today announce the completion of three innovative housing complexes with dedicated units that will serve Californians with mental illness and their...
354 - Central Parking Announces the Appointment of Jerry Skillett and Todd Nevill to Lead the Company’s Business Development Initiatives
NASHVILLE, Tenn.-(Business Wire)-February 2, 2009 - Central Parking System, Inc. today announced the appointment of Jerry Skillett and Todd Nevill to the newly created positions of Vice President – Business Development, effective immediately. In their new roles, Mr. Skillett and Mr. Nevill will...
355 - Industrial Nanotech, Inc. Announces Solar Energy Application for Company’s Patented Nansulate® Products
NAPLES, Fla.-(Business Wire)-February 2, 2009 - Industrial Nanotech, Inc. (Pink Sheets:INTK), an emerging global leader in nanotechnology, announced today that the Company’s patented Nansulate® protective thermal insulation coatings are now incorporated into solar hot water heater and solar panel...
356 - Hyatt at Olive 8 Opens
SEATTLE-(Business Wire)-January 30, 2009 - The highly anticipated Hyatt at Olive 8 opens its doors today in the heart of Seattle’s thriving entertainment and dining district. Located at the corner of Olive and 8th, the new hotel – on track to be Seattle’s first LEED (Leadership in Energy &...
357 - Covanta Energy to Build $575 Million Energy-from-Waste Plant in Wales, UK
CARDIFF, Wales, U.K.-(Business Wire)-January 30, 2009 - Covanta Energy, (NYSE: CVA) plans to build an approximately $575 million plant to convert waste to energy in the heart of the former Welsh coalmining district. The plant will supply electricity for up to 180,000 homes in Wales, create 600 jobs...
358 - NAREE Real Estate Journalism Competition Entry Deadline Is Feb. 20
BOCA RATON, Fla.-(Business Wire)-January 30, 2009 - NAREE’s 59th Annual Journalism Competition will recognize leading online and print media covering green building and remodeling, mortgages/ foreclosures, residential, commercial and financial real estate issues and urban growth. Thirty categories...
359 - KB Home Announces Winners of 2008 Strategic Partners Conference
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-January 30, 2009 - KB Home (NYSE: KBH), one of America’s largest homebuilders, today announced award winners from the Company’s annual 2008 Strategic Partners Conference. KB Home presented awards to trade partners who have made exceptional contributions to the...
360 - BAA Cleveland Begins Management of Food and Beverage Concessions at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, Launches AIRMALL® Transformation
CLEVELAND-(Business Wire)-January 29, 2009 - BAA Cleveland, the developer of retail, food and beverage concessions at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE), has officially assumed management responsibilities for food and beverage concessions at CLE. This marks the official transformation...
361 - Rohm and Haas Introduces New Environmentally Advanced Protective Barrier Binder for Masonry and Cementitious Sealers and Stains
PHILADELPHIA-(Business Wire)-January 29, 2009 - Rohm and Haas (NYSE:ROH) has launched a new innovative binder, Rhoplex™ CS-100 Emulsion, to the North American architectural coatings market. This new thermoplastic, water-resistant binder provides excellent resistance to water blushing, is truly...
362 - Metrostudy Expects Continued Weakness in New-Home Sales Throughout 2009
HOUSTON-(Business Wire)-January 29, 2009 - The latest reading on new-home sales, as reported by the U.S. Department of Commerce, showed that home sales had fallen to the lowest level on record: 331,000 new homes sold at an annualized rate. Housing economists at Metrostudy point out that the actual...
363 - Florida Maritime Leaders Form New Group To Advocate and Advance Industry Interests
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.-(Business Wire)-January 28, 2009 - Florida maritime leaders today announced the creation of a new state-wide organization to advocate for the Florida’s vital maritime transportation industry, which provides more than 350,000 good-paying jobs and contributes more than $74 billion...
364 - Lewis Realty Advisors, the Nation’s Leading Eminent Domain Advisor, Predicts Spike in Demand for Eminent Domain Expertise
HOUSTON-(Business Wire)-January 28, 2009 - Increased governmental spending for roadways and public improvements under President Barack Obama’s economic rebuilding program will generate a significant need for professional eminent domain specialists, according to Lewis Realty Advisors, the...
365 - ‘Technology Will Drive Economic Recovery’
LIVERMORE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 28, 2009 - “Companies embracing increased productivity through technology will drive the world’s economic recovery.” Ray O’Connor, president and CEO of Topcon Positioning Systems (TPS), said the statement above is what drives top-ranked technology...
366 - Solar Energy Initiatives Information to be Available through Standard & Poor’s Market Access Program
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla.-(Business Wire)-January 28, 2009 - Solar Energy Initiatives, Inc. (OTCBB:SNRY), a publicly traded company dedicated to reducing the world’s dependence on fossil fuels by selling solar thermal and photovoltaic (PV) technologies primarily via its website www.solarenergy.com...
367 - Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board Authorizes Negotiation of Contract Modifications of up to $4.5 Million for Iteris’ Services for the Metro Orange Line Extension
SANTA ANA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 28, 2009 - Iteris, Inc. (NYSE Alternext US:ITI) leader in the traffic management market that focuses on the application and development of advanced technologies, today announced that the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro...
368 - MDX Continues to Prepare, Plan and Build for the Future
MIAMI-(Business Wire)-January 27, 2009 - The Miami-Dade Expressway Authority (MDX) Board of Directors approved the agency’s Five-Year Work Program (2010-2014), which includes a total of 55 projects and a combined estimated cost of $620.7 million. The work program provides funding for capacity...
369 - PEX Plastic Pipe Unanimously Added to California Plumbing Code; State Officials Certify Favorable Environmental Impact Report
SACRAMENTO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 27, 2009 - In a unanimous vote, the California Building Standards Commission (CBSC) has approved the addition of PEX plastic pipe and tubing to the California Plumbing Code (CPC), allowing its use in hospitals, clinics, residential and commercial...
370 - Dayton Superior Named Exclusive National Distributor for PierTech® Insta-Brace System
DAYTON, Ohio-(Business Wire)-January 27, 2009 - Dayton Superior Corporation (NASDAQ: DSUP) and PierTech® Systems announce that Dayton Superior Corporation has been named the exclusive national distributor for the PierTech® Insta-Brace System, used for tilt-up and precast wall brace applications...
371 - Centralized Translation Management System from Across Systems Brings Efficiencies to Wilcox Metrology
GLENDALE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 26, 2009 - Across Systems, supplier of the world's leading independent linguistic supply chain technology, today announced its American division has successfully completed a deployment of its Language Server corporate translation management system for...
372 - Coulomb Technologies Secures $3.75 Million in Series A Funding Led by Estag Capital AG
CAMPBELL, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 26, 2009 - Coulomb Technologies today announced it has secured $3.75 million in Series A funding lead by Estag Capital AG [Berlin, Germany]. Coulomb has developed the ChargePoint™ Network, the most advanced networked vehicle charging infrastructure for...
373 - CALMLS, the Statewide MLS for California, Names Concentric as Its Technology Partner, Secures $3 Million Line of Credit, and Debuts New Brand
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-January 26, 2009 - The CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) today announced that CALMLS, the statewide Multiple Listing Service (MLS) initiative, has selected Rocklin, Calif.-based Concentric as its technology partner in California. Concentric was selected...
374 - Arizona Voters Express Strong Support for Speed and Red-Light Cameras
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.-(Business Wire)-January 25, 2009 - Arizona is the first state to implement a statewide speed camera program, with mobile and fixed-site speed cameras deployed by the Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) in both metro and rural areas. A new survey conducted by Public Opinion...
375 - The Pugliese Company Chooses Management Company for Automated Self-Storage
DELRAY BEACH, Fla.-(Business Wire)-January 23, 2009 - The Pugliese Company, developers of Safe & Secure Automated Self-Storage in Coconut Creek, Florida announced that Coast-To-Coast Realty Advisors, LLC, has been appointed third-party asset manager for the world’s first automated self-storage...
376 - Garment Center Historic District Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-January 23, 2009 - The Garment Center Historic District has recently been listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Known for its pristine collection of 1920’s-era loft buildings as well as the source of recent zoning controversy, the historic district...
377 - Garden City, Ga. Officially Announces Ambitious Plans for New Town Center, Dean Forest Beautification and Other Important Projects
GARDEN CITY, Ga.-(Business Wire)-January 23, 2009 - At a special press conference today, Garden City officials made a series of important announcements that promise to shape the future of Chatham County. "We're delighted to announce the fact that we are moving our city center, with the unanimous...
378 - Research and Markets: NEW REPORT: All You Need to Know about Environment & Planning C Including Government and Policy
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-January 23, 2009 - Research and Markets . All areas of economic, social and environmental institutions, and policy are included, as reflected in the broad editorial board. Disciplines from which papers are derived are broad and include political science, planning...
379 - AECOM Awarded 10-Year Contract to Manage Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport Expansion Program
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-January 23, 2009 - AECOM Technology Corporation (NYSE: ACM), a leading provider of professional technical and management support services for government and commercial clients around the world, today announced that it has been awarded a 10-year contract by Florida’s...
380 - Valspar Extends Long-Standing Relationship with Habitat for Humanity International
MINNEAPOLIS-(Business Wire)-January 23, 2009 - Habitat for Humanity International announced today The Valspar Corporation Foundation has extended its long-standing relationship with Habitat with a multi-year commitment totaling more than $20 million in cash and paint donations. The Valspar...
381 - Nuprecon/CST Acquires MARCOR Remediation to Expand National Demolition, Abatement and Remediation Company
SEATTLE & HUNT VALLEY, Md.-(Business Wire)-January 22, 2009 - The nation’s second largest full service demolition and remediation company Nuprecon/CST has acquired Maryland-based MARCOR Remediation, Inc., a leading environmental remediation contracting company. The transaction was...
382 - SunEdison Acquires Business Institute Solar Strategy (BISS) GmbH
HAMBURG, Germany & BELTSVILLE, Md.-(Business Wire)-January 22, 2009 - SunEdison, North America’s largest solar energy services provider, today announced the acquisition of Business Institute Solar Strategy GmbH (BISS), with offices in Hamburg, Germany and Brescia, Italy. The transaction...
383 - RE/MAX Expands Global Network with Addition of India
DENVER-(Business Wire)-January 21, 2009 - At a special signing ceremony Tuesday afternoon, RE/MAX International welcomed India as the 73rd country in its global real estate network. After the formal signing, Chairman and Co-Founder Dave Liniger introduced over a hundred RE/MAX employees to the new...
384 - GreenBuildingAdvisor.com Launches, the Nation’s Foremost Online Source for Pros on How to Build Green in the Real World
LAS VEGAS-(Business Wire)-January 21, 2009 - Brattleboro, Vermont-based BuildingGreen, LLC, just announced the launch of GreenBuildingAdvisor.com. Accessing the nation’s oldest, deepest database of green-building expertise, GreenBuildingAdvisor.com immediately establishes itself as the...
385 - Southern Precision Joins the Meridian Systems Value Added Reseller Partner Network
FOLSOM, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 21, 2009 - Meridian Systems, the Plan-Build-Operate technology solutions leader for project-based organizations, announced today a new value added reseller (VAR) agreement with Southern Precision. Concentrating on construction and heavy highway clients in...
386 - Building Trade Unions Urge Los Angeles to Complete LA Zoo’s Pachyderm Forest for Endangered Asian Elephants
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-January 21, 2009 - Citing the potential loss of as many as 1,000 jobs, the Los Angeles/Orange Counties Building and Construction Trades Council today urged the Los Angeles City Council to finish the Los Angeles Zoo’s Pachyderm Forest elephant habitat rather than bow...
387 - Landscape Architects Announce 2009 Call for Presentations at Annual Meeting
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-January 21, 2009 - Today, the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) announced the call for presentations for the 2009 Annual Meeting and EXPO. The deadline for education session proposals is February 20, and the submission form is available online at...
388 - Research and Markets: Environment & Planning B: Planning and Design - Subscription Available Now
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-January 21, 2009 - Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Environment & Planning B: Planning and Design" subscription to their offering. Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design has one of the fastest growing readerships of any journal in...
389 - Construction Leaders Call on California Legislators to Act Quickly to Avoid Industry Crisis
OAKLAND-(Business Wire)-January 16, 2009 - The California legislature’s failure to resolve the state budget crisis could lead to a severe crisis within the construction industry, warned construction labor and management leaders in a joint statement issued today that urges legislators to act...
390 - Plastpro Makes On-Site Alterations Possible with New Trimmable Fiberglass Doors
LIVINGSTON, N.J.-(Business Wire)-January 16, 2009 - Plastpro, Inc., a leading supplier of fiberglass doors and home products in the United States, today announced the launch of its first line of Trimmable Doors. With the ability to have 2 inches cut from their width and length, these innovative...
391 - E-Mon Green Submeter Wins California “Flex Your Power” Award
LANGHORNE, Pa.-(Business Wire)-January 16, 2009 - E-Mon, LLC, the electric submetering market leader and manufacturer of the widely installed E-Mon D-Mon® product line, today announced that the company’s Green Class Meter was named an “Innovative Products and Services” category winner in...
392 - 2008 Brooklyn Home Prices Rose Slightly In An Otherwise Dismal Year
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-January 16, 2009 - The year 2008 saw average Brooklyn home prices inch up a mere 2 percent in an otherwise bleak landscape as sales volume dropped by one third, with no signs of picking up in the coming months, according to Brooklyn-based real estate appraisal firm HMS...
393 - Research and Markets: Environment & Planning A Journal is Concerned with the Fate of Cities and Regions
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-January 16, 2009 - Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Environment & Planning A" subscription to their offering. Environment and Planning A is an interdisciplinary journal of urban and regional research. It is the only journal in the field...
394 - Marsh Introduces Comprehensive Insurance Program to Help Mid-Sized Real Estate Firms During Economic Recession
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-January 15, 2009 - As mid-sized commercial real estate firms work to navigate the challenges of the economic recession, Marsh, the world’s leading insurance broker and risk advisor, has announced the creation of a comprehensive insurance program that may help these firms...
395 - Rhode Island Housing Leaders Call on Congress to Help Main Street
PROVIDENCE, R.I.-(Business Wire)-January 15, 2009 - Leaders in Rhode Island’s housing industry called on Congress today to address the housing crisis that is at the root of the nation’s recession. All urged Congress to enact bold measures that will stimulate the housing market and, in turn...
396 - Homewood Suites by Hilton® Reports 2008 as Banner Year and Expects Continued Growth in 2009
MEMPHIS, Tenn.-(Business Wire)-January 15, 2009 - Homewood Suites by Hilton®, the international brand of all-suite, residential-style hotels celebrated 2008 as one of its best years since the brand was launch in 1989, despite the recent industry slowdown. Last year, Homewood Suites opened its 250th...
397 - Statement of Terence M. O’Sullivan, General President of LIUNA, On the U.S. House Economic Recovery Proposal
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-January 15, 2009 - LIUNA – the Laborers’ International Union of North America – has called for one-third of any investment in economic recovery to be in the form of caring for the country’s long-neglected transportation systems, energy systems and schoolhouses...
398 - Advance the Savings and See the World in 2009…Advance Purchase Rates from $199 in Play at the Orlando World Center Marriott
ORLANDO, Fla.-(Business Wire)-January 15, 2009 - Advance the savings and see the world in 2009! Central Florida’s hottest Four-Diamond vacation destination - Orlando World Center Marriott Resort is offering Winter Escape advance purchase rates from only $199-$329 per room, per night through May...
399 - Reed Construction Data and AGC of America Present Jan. 27 Construction Industry Outlook: “Have We Hit Bottom?”
NORCROSS, Ga.-(Business Wire)-January 15, 2009 - On Jan. 27, Reed Construction Data (www.reedconstructiondata.com/) and the Associated General Contractors (AGC) of America (www.agc.org/) will host “Have We Hit Bottom?” a complimentary webcast delivering the most up-to-date information on current...
400 - National Geographic Special Highlights Triumph in Bridge Design and Construction
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.-(Business Wire)-January 14, 2009 - With President-elect Barack Obama about to lead the nation in the greatest infrastructure investment and overhaul in its history, the Minneapolis I-35W Bridge reconstruction completed by Flatiron-Manson, JV with Figg Bridge Engineers, Inc. (FIGG...
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