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The Churchill Corporation implements normal course issuer bid

Further to the press release issued on October 7, 2008, The Churchill Corporation today announced that a normal course issuer bid has been approved by the Toronto Stock Exchange (the “TSX”).
The Corporation intends to purchase up to 1,391,090 of its common shares by way of normal course purchases on the TSX, representing 10% of the [...]

Friday, October 10th, 2008 In Building Construction, General Contractors

Hitachi Powers Up with Travis Kvapil and the No. 28 Yates Racing Team in the Chase for the Sprint Cup

Hitachi Power Tools announced the partnership with Yates Racing, sponsoring the No. 28 entry with driver Travis Kvapil for a total of six races in the remaining NASCAR Sprint Cup Series schedule. The primary sponsorship will debut at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 27th and the race will mark the first time Hitachi Power Tools [...]

Sunday, July 20th, 2008 In Construction Equipment, General News

SolarPower Restoration Systems ties up with T.Clear Corporation

SolarPower Restoration Systems announced today, under an exclusive global product license agreement, T.Clear Corporation will manufactured and distributed their T.Clear SOLAR LG LIGHTGUARD® and SOLAR HG HEAVYGUARD® Protected Membrane Roof (PMR) insulation panels based on SolarPower Restoration’s SolarSeal Technologies™ “Surface Overlay” and “Power Island Systems” design.
“This new partnership combines the roofing industry’s well-known T.Clear LIGHTGUARD® [...]

Sunday, July 13th, 2008 In General News

The 5th Annual Alternative Building Materials & Design Expo

The 5th Annual Alternative Building Materials & Design Expo (AltBuild) returns this year as the largest and most cohesive green-building Expo in Southern California, offering a number of ‘firsts’ and unprecedented presentations, including the first official presentation by collaborative Green Cities California (GCC). AltBuild will take place on April 25-26, 2008 at its new location, [...]

Sunday, April 13th, 2008 In Architecture, Building Construction, General News

Jacobs receives contract from Peel Media

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. announced that it is providing civil, structural, and environmental design services to Peel Media Ltd for phase one of the mediacity:uk development in Salford, United Kingdom.
The first phase of this internationally significant development will provide new accommodations and studio facilities for the BBC and consists of the site infrastructure, three new [...]

Thursday, December 20th, 2007 In Construction Machinery, General News

Murrysville home sale prices rising faster than county average

A good school district, desirable homes and appealing surroundings have helped increase the value of Murrysville homes in recent years.
While the 2006-07 median sale price of Westmoreland County houses has risen by 1.6 percent over last year, Murrysville home prices are up 9 percent for the same period.
And since 2003-04, the median sale prices [...]

Thursday, November 29th, 2007 In General News

New WireFusion Version from Demicron

Demicron announced the latest version of its acclaimed 3D visualization tool WireFusion. Demicron is now shipping WireFusion 5, which represents a leap forward in productivity and performance for industrial designers, architects and CAD engineers engaged in interactive 3D visualization development. The new version is focused on improved performance, memory management and workflow. It is [...]

Thursday, November 1st, 2007 In Architecture

Brockholes visitor centre shortlist

Lancashire Wildlife Trust has announced the shortlist in its competition to design its new multi-million pound visitor centre for the prestigious Brockholes Wetland and Woodland Nature Reserve near Preston. 61 architects from all over Europe submitted designs for the centre, which will include a café, shop, gallery, education and meeting rooms. The emphasis was on [...]

Thursday, November 1st, 2007 In Architecture, Building Construction, General News

Local business people on the move

Cincinnati-based architectural, engineering and interior design firm KZF Design Inc. elected William H. Wilson III its new president and chief executive officer. Wilson, formerly the vice president of technical operations and senior project architect with the company, has been with KZF for 22 years.
He’s a University of Cincinnati graduate. During his years at KZF, he’s [...]

Monday, June 11th, 2007 In Building Construction, General News

Winning bid of $4.5 million less than original estimates

The Farmington School Board approved a contract Thursday for its new elementary school with a Cabot construction company.
GAG Construction was the apparent low bidder a week ago, bidding $4.5 million to build the 53,700-square-foot building. Construction could begin before the end of the month.
The school will be built on a 15-acre tract south of U.S. [...]

Saturday, June 9th, 2007 In Building Construction

Design firm gets foothold in China

In merely a year, a Springfield architecture and interior design firm has put down roots in foreign soil and is poised to take on major projects in east Asia.
How did Butler, Rosenbury and Partners accomplish this? What is their secret?

Thursday, June 7th, 2007 In Architecture, General News, Home Improvement

SR 179 Construction Update for week of May 28, 2007

Tiffany Construction will be working to relocate APS facilities crossing SR 179 south of Cortez Drive starting Tuesday, May 29, and working between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.
Traffic will move one direction at a time under the control of flaggers. Please plan for slight delays during this time.
Jack’s Canyon Road will re-open [...]

Tuesday, May 29th, 2007 In Building Construction, Construction Equipment, General News