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HEADNOTE The future of business is pure chaos. Here's how you can survive- and perhaps even thrive. DJ Patii pulls a 2-foot-long metal bar from his backpack. The contraption, which he calls a...

HEADNOTE Bre Pettis's MakerBot has attracted millions in financing and is selling its 3-D printers as fast as it can. So how big can his business get? (And why does the world need...

When John Fogerty musically asked "Who'll Stop the Rain?" 40 years ago, he was pondering the world's disquiet. But given the economic and insured damage from natural catastrophes that deluged the U.S. and...

In the last decade, the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs has evolved from a humble commuter school to a hilltop university with one of the fastest growing student populations in the country....

Adam Thesing is president of the southern Colorado chapter of the American Institute of Architects. Late last year the chapter launched a community based effort to consider how the Pikes Peak region can...

HEADNOTE CORNER OFFICE In a recent decision, Brockwell & Carrington Contractors Inc. v. Kearny Board of Education, the New Jersey Appellate Division held that subcontractors must certify compliance with New Jersey Treasury aggregate...

As government officials, diplomats, and representatives of international finance institutions celebrated at a groundbreaking ceremony for a new industrial park in the north of the country, Haitian grassroots media organizations have published a...

While the cost of construction supplies edged down 0.2 percent in December, they still finished the year 5.3 percent above 2010 prices, according to a report from the Association of General Contractors of...

MORRISTOWN, N.J. -- Schindler Elevator Corporation, a leading global elevator and escalator manufacturer in the U.S. and Canada, today announced that its Destination Interface elevator modernization technology has been named a Top Product...

Mayor Michael Bloomberg wants to flip three city-owned buildings for some quick cash; but Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer isn't having it until Hizzoner spells out the public benefit. The Mayor announced during...

Ambitious solar initiative at Natick's schools and buildings will reduce energy consumption and provide educational and learning opportunities FRAMINGHAM & NATICK, Mass. -- Ameresco, Inc., (NYSE:AMRC), a leading energy efficiency and renewable energy...

More than 200 apartment units are expected to open in the Central Business and Warehouse districts this year. Combined with the 270 units added last year and more than 550 planned for the...

When the 58-acre Lowell Neighborhood, centered around the old Lowell Elementary School south of downtown, was redeveloped, it was envisioned to be a mixed-use creation where people worked and socialized near the places...

Riverside Boulevard is known for its scenic, secluded location by the Hudson River waterfront. With Trump Place and the Rushmore gracing the neighborhood with high-end property, Extell presents the Aldynd, redefining luxury living....

A 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show Design and Engineering Honoree LAS VEGAS -- Ingersoll Rand, a world leader in creating and sustaining safe, comfortable and efficient environments, unveils the latest innovations from its...

MINNEAPOLIS -- The University of Kansas' School of Architecture has used SageGlass[R] dynamic glass to achieve a sleek, energy-efficient curtain wall design while controlling the sun's harmful effects in its new award-winning Center...

ADVERTISING, MARKETING & PUBLIC RELATIONS 2011 Highlights * Woodland Hills-based online advertising firm ReachLocal continued its expansion with new offices in Germany and Australia; it had a presence in 11 international and 46...

NEW YORK -- Thornton Tomasetti, the international engineering firm, announces the acquisition of Fore Solutions, a green building consulting firm that will allow Thornton Tomasetti to significantly expand its sustainability consulting services and...

GRAND FORKS, N.D. -- The University of North Dakota (UND) and NeoMatrix, LLC announced today that they have signed an exclusive option agreement to develop an assay to aid in the early detection...