Entertainment Properties Trust announced significant third quarter capital formation.
During the third quarter of 2008, Entertainment Properties Trust continued its successful access to both the debt and equity capital markets. The Company obtained new lender commitments for $177 million of debt financing and issued approximately $113 million of common equity through a registered public offering [...]
Western New York’s construction rally is maintaining its momentum.
Contracts for future construction in Erie and Niagara counties totaled $63.76 million in February, according to a report released Wednesday by McGraw-Hill Inc.
That was up 22 percent from $52.09 million during the same month a year ago.
The February increase was the second strong gain in 2008, [...]
New York-based Firebird investment fund has bought a 40% share of the Tbilisi-based construction and real estate developer, Iberia, with the purchase of 11,000 newly issued shares.
The amount paid for the shares has not been disclosed.
Iberia said on January 21 it would use the investment to develop the company’s existing projects and to purchase land [...]
GE Energy has received a contract of approximately $650 million to provide 333 wind turbines to Noble Environmental Power for new and expansion projects in New York and Texas that will add nearly 500 megawatts of wind power capacity to the country’s renewable energy supply.
The new agreement is the fourth wind turbine supply contract that [...]
Axis Technologies Group, Inc. announced today that Kirchhoff Construction will join the company as an efficiency advocate in energy saving partnering. Kirchhoff, a leader in innovation, recently installed in their own facility the energy efficient lighting fixtures by Crescent/Stonco, a division of the Genlyte Group, Inc. that is equipped with the Axis Dimming/Daylight Harvesting [...]
The Kadiyev family have long been builders in Chechnya, but no one has had a job quite like that facing architect Dzhalal Kadiyev: reconstructing the entire city of Grozny from the ashes of war.
Kadiyev, a small, bird-like man sporting large spectacles, is unfazed by the task ahead of him and often draws inspiration from [...]
The 49ers may again be in the market for a new home. After burning most of their bridges with San Francisco and then annoying Santa Clara with demands, the 49ers are stirring up memories of 1997’s failed stadium plan.
What the team needs is a new location, and we have one in mind: the Concord Naval [...]
The Architecture and Education Project will showcase their work June 8-10 at the CEPA Gallery in Buffalo. Opening ceremonies are planned from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. on June 8.
After a few years of organizing workshops, Kelly Hayes McAlonie, chair of the project, decided to join grade school classrooms and architecture. McAlonie piloted the [...]
A publication has named Kansas University’s School of Architecture and Urban Planning one of the top 10 architecture schools in the country.
KU’s undergraduate architecture program took the No. 6 spot in the annual “America’s Best Architecture and Design Schools†rankings compiled by DesignIntelligence. KU tied with Auburn University and Cal Tech.
HDR is part of a team that was selected to provide construction management for a project to extend the Number 7 Subway Line in New York City. The contract was awarded to Hill International, LiRo Engineers, Lemley International and HDR, a Joint Venture. The team was selected by MTA (Metropolitan Transportation Authority), NYC Transit and [...]
Arcadis, the international consulting and engineering company, confirmed that the company’s listing on NASDAQ will automatically be terminated after the stock market close on June 7, 2007. The company will continue to be listed on the Euronext stock exchange in Amsterdam. After the NASDAQ delisting becomes effective, U.S. shareholders can also trade in the United [...]
Buildings Commissioner Patricia Lancaster unveiled the new Construction Superintendent Rule at Gracie Mansion this week as part of Construction Safety Week.
The new rule is designed to promote public safety by ensuring that construction sites are supervised by qualified individuals with the appropriate knowledge of construction and risk-prevention.
It introduces a registration requirement for individuals overseeing demolition [...]