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SummerWood Re-Opens Extensively Renovated Wine Country Inn in Paso Robles, California

Shayne Kline, General Manager of SummerWood Winery & Inn, has announced the re-opening of the SummerWood Inn in Paso Robles, California. The SummerWood Inn property, located at the gateway to the westside Paso Robles wine region on Arbor Road and Highway 46 West, has recently undergone an extensive interior and exterior renovation.

27 Aug 2013

Sears Holdings Selected to Participate in U.S. EPA's ENERGY STAR National Building Competition

Sears Holdings Corporation has been selected to participate in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) ENERGY STAR National Building Competition: Battle of the Buildings, which is designed to help improve the energy efficiency of commercial buildings and protect the environment.

27 Aug 2013

Lemminkäinen Awarded Contract to Build 46-House Residential Area in Istra

Lemminkäinen will build a 46-house residential area in Istra in the Moscow region. The construction contract was awarded to Lemminkäinen by the Russian OOO Mikrorayon Kantri. The project is financed by Bank ZENIT. The total value of Lemminkäinen's contract is over EUR 100 million.

22 Aug 2013

Formica Introduces Customizable Laminate

Formica Corporation, the inventor of laminate, introduces Formica Envision™, the latest product to capitalize on laminate’s limitless design potential by turning high-resolution images into captivating wall panels, doors, countertops or any surface on which a designer would use Formica® high pressure laminate or Formica® Compact™.

20 Aug 2013

PSE&G and PPL to Commence Construction of Susquehanna-Roseland Power Line Project

Public Service Electric & Gas Company and PPL Electric Utilities will start construction of the Susquehanna-Roseland power line project in Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area on Sept. 3.

17 Aug 2013

Honeywell Completes $2-Million Smart Building Retrofit for Brooklyn Spring Creek Towers

Honeywell announced the completion of a $2-million smart building retrofit for Spring Creek Towers in Brooklyn, N.Y. The project will help facility personnel more effectively manage energy use, and increase safety and security across the development’s 46 apartment towers and multiple parking garages, retail centers and other amenities.

16 Aug 2013

New Construction Starts Forecast to Rise 6% in 2013 to $506 Billion

New construction starts are forecast to rise 6% this year to $506 billion, according to the Midyear Update to the 2013 Construction Outlook from McGraw Hill Construction, a division of McGraw Hill Financial. This is the same rate of increase for total construction starts that was predicted last October, and follows the 8% gain that took place in 2012.

13 Aug 2013

New Seniors’ Housing Project in Winkler Receives Federal and Provincial Funding

A new seniors’ housing project, led by H.F. Wiebe Active Living Centre Inc. in Winkler, will receive $2.88 million in federal and provincial funding.

12 Aug 2013

Wireless Construction Company, Design Build Technologies, Acquired by Goodman Networks

Goodman Networks, a leader in the design, engineering, deployment, integration and maintenance of wireless telecommunication networks, announced today the acquisition of the assets and workforce of Design Build Technologies (DBT), a full-service wireless construction company that builds and maintains communications towers for major network operators across the Southeast United States.

9 Aug 2013

Comprehensive Analysis of Global Construction Aggregates Market

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Global Construction Aggregates Market – Key Trends and Opportunities to 2017

9 Aug 2013