- Riding A Rising Tide
Will the rising tide of the national economic recovery lift the Northwest boats of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and Alaska in 2004? And if it does, how much of a boost will it create for the heavy construction industry in this region? Those are the questions that industry analysts and ......
- Australian contract won.
Australian wine production is booming, with two-figure growth rates as it becomes increasingly popular worldwide. Whereas the 1200 Australian vineyards produced approximately 700 million bottles in 1999, they predict sales of approximately 1.4 billion bottles on the domestic and foreign markets by the year 2005, which means a doubling of ......
- New plants in the United States, and the world over.
NEW PLANTS IN THE UNITED STATES Nestle USA will soon begin construction of a $359 million factory and distribution center in Anderson, Ind., about 40 miles northeast of Indianapolis. The 880,000-square-foot facility will produce Nesquick and Coffee-Mate. The plant will open in 2008 with about 300 employees. Indiana's Economic Development ......
- FuelCell Energy Inc. announces $1.45 million in projects
FuelCell Energy Inc. of Danbury, a leading manufacturer of direct fuel cell (DFC) stationary power plants, announced it has been selected for four U.S. government small-business program contract awards totaling $1.45 million to support continued fuel cell development * The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) selected FuelCell Energy for a ......
- News
With oil prices hovering at $50 a barrel, contractors with large fleets of earthmoving and other construction equipment are expected to be especially hard hit by soaring diesel fuel costs. But what's bad news for contractors is good news for the oil producers. According to the New York Times, for ......
- Management-At-Risk: Best Value
The traditional design-bid-build public approach is flawed. So says Byron Ely, director, construction management division, Community Development Commission of the County of Los Angeles. "As a public owner," he adds, "we are faced with many challenges in the delivery of capital building projects. The traditional design-bid-build public approach results in ......
- IRREGULARITIES QUESTIONED AS CORPORATE CONSORTIACOMPETE FOR PANAMA CANAL EXPANSION CONTRACTS.
The Panama Canal Authority, (Autoridad de Canal de Panama, ACP) released a request for proposal (RFP) the last week of December 2007 on the design-build contract for the new locks that are to be part of the canal's US$5.25 billion expansion. The expansion will create a parallel traffic lane to ......