Caterpillar 793F Mining Truck

The new 793F Cat Mining Truck, the fifth generation of the 793, builds on the proven, 20-year performance record of its predecessors with a powerful new engine, choice of power train options, choice of body systems and a completely redesigned operator station. These refinements take the 793F—now with 2, 650 horsepower (1976 kW) and a 250-ton (226.8-tonne) payload capacity—to higher standards of productivity, durability, operating ease, altitude... 

Hitachi New Line of Flooring Nailers & Staplers

Hitachi Power Tools announced a new line of flooring products including two pneumatic flooring nailers and two staplers as well as a manually powered flooring nailer that does not require a compressor or hose. This line was added to serve the needs of the flooring industry, both professionally and for consumers who plan to tackle flooring installation projects on their own. Flooring nailers and staplers are essential for installing hardwood flooring... 

Vienna’s new Trespa Meteon and glass house

The Kai Stania private house, near Vienna, is a unique and stunning example of modern domestic architecture using large glazed walls framed with black Trespa Meteon panels. A stunning glass and black clad house has recently been completed near Vienna. The house was designed by well-known designer and architect Kai Stania to live and work in and to act as a marketing tool for his design business. It is situated on a tree-covered hillside with a stunning... 

Emecole Offers Contractors New Basement Waterproofing System and Partially Finished Basement Opportunity

Emecole, Inc. of Romeoville, IL has just developed a basement prefinishing model that offers contractors a new business opportunity. Using this model a contractor can perform basement waterproofing and completely prepare the basement for finishing at a later date. With the housing market in a slump, more and more homeowners are investing in their existing homes. Emecole says one of the best, long-term investments for a house is basement waterproofing... 

Fluor Acquires Engineering Companies in Belgium and Spain

Fluor Corporation announced that it recently acquired two private engineering companies in Europe. The acquisitions include UNEC Engineering N.V. of Antwerp, Belgium, and Europea de Ingenieria y Asesoramiento (E.I.A.) of Tarragona, Spain. Both companies will become part of the European operations of Fluor’s Global Services business group. Financial details for these transactions were not disclosed. The E.I.A. and UNEC purchases are part of Fluor’s... 

Goldwasser Real Estate Set to Transform Industry with Focus on Quality Customer Experience Through Intense Agent Training and Technology

An economy on the verge of total collapse. Residential real estate markets are either stagnant or in great decline across the country. The public is in dire need of promising news about real estate. If you ask Chad Goldwasser, the timing is perfect to start a new real estate venture. And his venture is dramatically different than anything the industry has ever seen before. Formerly Keller Williams Realty’s number one real estate agent, locally and... 

New ActionEco Web Forum Provides Leadership of Commercial and Industrial Facilities With Tools to Achieve Energy Savings

Cutting energy costs is a key opportunity for firms that want to reduce expenses and increase operational efficiency in today’s difficult economy. Now a new web forum established by Fluke Corporation, the global leader in portable electronic test and measurement technology, gives managers a place to learn low-cost energy-saving techniques and share their own ideas and experiences. The forum, www.ActionEco.org, explains the ‘why’... 

T. Rowe Price Introduces Two New Global Strategies

T. Rowe Price (Nasdaq: TROW ) has expanded its global investment opportunities by launching the Global Large-Cap and Global Real Estate strategies. Individual and institutional investors can invest in the strategies through a retail fund and institutional strategy. Additionally, Advisor Class shares are available through financial intermediaries. The Global Large-Cap and Global Real Estate strategies will employ the firm’s demonstrated expertise... 

Here Comes the Sun: GE Consumer & Industrial to Develop Innovative Line of Solar Water Heaters

GE Consumer & Industrial, the first U.S. company to meet newly established ENERGY STAR® standards for residential water heaters, announced today that they are developing a line of innovative solar water heaters that are designed to meet the 2009 Energy Star guidelines. These water heaters will be the first products to benefit from a new Solar Lab at GE Appliance Park in Louisville, Kentucky. The Innovation Team of GE Consumer & Industrial... 

Securian’s Web-Based “Encyclopedia” Helps Plan Sponsors Address Fiduciary Duties

Plan sponsors who find the fiduciary duties of their plan administration daunting can find many of their questions answered in an online guide published by Securian Retirement called Fiduciary Focus. “Federal regulations about employers’ and plan sponsors’ fiduciary responsibilities are strict and complicated. Many plan sponsors are understandably nervous when carrying out these duties,” said Rick Ayers, second vice president,...