Kremlin Concert Hall Reconstruction by OTASH / OTAKO Studio

The Palace was built in 1961, under Nikita Khruschev, as a modern arena for Communist Party congresses and conferences, performances and concerts. Preserving the tradition of a single palace ensemble, the architects connected the new building with the Grand Kremlin Palace by a passageway with a small Winter Garden and a suspended glass passageway leading to the Patriarch’s Palace. In 1992, the Palace of Congresses was renamed the Kremlin’s State... 

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Recycling Brings Treasured Times for Children and Families in Trumbull (CT)

Children in Trumbull (CT) have one more reason to go outside, play and get dirty – a sustainable playground – thanks to Wilton-based Sun Products Corporation, makers of fabric care products including all®, Wisk® and Snuggle®. Sun Products’ FULL CIRCLE playground initiative utilizes “plastic for playgrounds” representing the equivalent of 50,000 Sun Products plastic (HDPE#2) laundry containers recycled and saved from landfills.... 

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The Melbourne Convention Centre earn a ‘6-Star, Green-Star’

In the highly competitive Business Events market, hundreds of cities around the world are vying to attract global attention and a larger slice of the meetings market. Melbourne, one of the World’s Most Livable Cities – according to The Economist – has found a way to not only be noticed, but to set a global benchmark. Responding to the international call for sustainability, the Australian city has opened the ‘greenest’ convention center in... 

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Solyndra Offered $535 Million Loan Guarantee by the U.S. Department of Energy

Solyndra, Inc. announced that it is the first company to receive an offer for a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) loan guarantee under Title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. Solyndra, a Fremont, California-based manufacturer of innovative cylindrical photovoltaic systems, will use the proceeds of a $535 million loan from the U.S. Treasury’s Federal Financing Bank to expand its solar panel manufacturing capacity in California. “The leadership... 

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Economic Stimulus Package Can Light Up America

Even before the economic stimulus package goes before Congressional vote, the BetaLED™ manufacturing plant is ramped up to manufacture LEDway™, environmentally-friendly LED (light-emitting diode) streetlights, to meet increasing demand from cities across the country. “Governments, municipalities and utilities are planning energy savings and sustainability into their proposals for economic stimulus monies,” says Alan Ruud, president of Beta... 

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The International Turkeybuild 2009 Istanbul Fair

The International Turkeybuild 2009 Istanbul Fair, which will take place between the dates May 6th – 10th, 2009 in Tuyap Fair and Congress Center, is a major gathering platform for the most distinguished companies of the local and international building sector. Ever since the first time it was organized, International TURKEYBUILD Istanbul Fair, the biggest and most important building materials fair of Turkey; developed into an important platform... 

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As October Home Sales Plummet, Nehemiah Calls for Reinstatement of Seller-Funded Downpayment Assistance Programs

The following statement was issued by Scott Syphax, president and CEO of the Nehemiah Corporation of America in response to October housing sales numbers released today. The National Association of Realtors reported a decline of 3.1 percent in October existing-home sales. “As we anticipated, the spike in September home sales was short-lived, driven by hardworking Americans racing to take advantage of seller-funded downpayment assistance (DPA)... 

Freddie Mac Issues 2009 Funding Calendars

Freddie Mac issued its 2009 funding calendars, which provide optional announcement dates for Reference Notes® securities, potential issuance weeks for Reference REMIC® securities and announcement and auction dates for Reference Bills® securities. The 2009 funding calendars are available on the Debt and Mortgage Securities pages of the company’s Web site at http://www.FreddieMac.com. On the Reference Notes announcement dates set forth on... 

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Building Careers Protecting The Home Front

Dangerous times have created new business enterprises. Recent catastrophes have fostered the need for preventative and remediation industries, with the U.S. Department of Labor ranking the “security sector” the single largest area of need. “September 11, 2001, Hurricane Katrina, and this year’s Mississippi River floods were all tragic events that underscored the need for increased levels of homeland security,” says former Maryland Congressman... 

Freddie Mac Receives NYSE Notification on Continued Listing

Freddie Mac reported in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that the company has been notified by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) that it has failed to satisfy one of the NYSE’s standards for continued listing of its common stock. The NYSE advised the company that it was below the exchange’s price criterion for common stock because the average closing price of Freddie Mac’s common stock over a consecutive...