The first meeting of the tripartite coordination committee on construction of the Caspian gas pipeline and modernization of the existing international gas transportation system was held in the Turkmen capital on 17 June.
Leaders of the Turkmengaz state concern, Russia’s Gazprom open joint stock company and the Kazakh KazMunayGaz company attended the meeting, the Turkmenistan.ru correspondent [...]
RPM International Inc. (NYSE: RPM) announced today that it has called for redemption all of its outstanding Senior Convertible Notes due May 13, 2033. The company also announced that, on June 1, 2008, in accordance with the terms of the indenture under which the notes were issued, the notes became eligible for conversion based upon [...]
President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday said Russia has completed organizational work for building facilities for the 2014 Winter Olympics and is ready to begin construction, Russian news agencies reported.
Putin made the assessment during a meeting with the presidential sports council in Sochi, the Black Sea resort city where the games are to be held.
“A long-term [...]
Thousands of South Asian construction workers went on strike Sunday over harsh working conditions in the latest threat to a spectacular building boom already endangered by a falling currency and labor shortage.
While laborers have long complained about working conditions in this Gulf city known for its avant-garde skyscrapers, luxury dwellings and archipelagoes of artificial islands, [...]
Construction services provider Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. said Wednesday it received a contract to widen and reconstruct two roadway sections north of Atlanta.
Financial terms weren’t disclosed.
Capitalizing on the real estate trend towards chic, modern lofts, Hanson Structural Precast, a division of Hanson Building Products North America, is in the process of completing construction at Element, a five-story residential building in Marina del Rey, Calif. Utilizing precast double tee construction, Element is one of the first multi- family housing projects in [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Michael Baker Corporation announced that Vice President and Operations Manager Maher (Mike) A. Sidani, P.E., has been named 2006 Civil Engineer of the Year by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Central Jersey Branch. This is the highest award presented annually to an individual by the ASCE and is based upon a substantial contribution [...]
To stay ahead in the face of increasing competition, real estate developers in India have found a new USP—adopting the latest construction and design techniques brought in through joint ventures with foreign engineering and infrastructure majors. They believe, contracting companies to build their projects will help them “control costs, deliver on time and improve [...]
You’ll get great results with this Black & Decker heavy-duty Edge Hog landscape edger, one of the easiest-to-use pieces of equipment we’ve come across. You’ll be thrilled with how quickly you can get to work, as assembly takes only a few minutes. This is an electric model, so you’ll need an extension cord and [...]
Meadow Valley Corporation (NASDAQ:MVCO) announced today that it has been awarded three new construction contracts by the Arizona Department of Transportation valued at a total of approximately $47.5 million.
Meadow Valley won a $40.2 million contract to construct three new precast concrete girder bridges and new High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes by widening the existing median [...]