URS Corporation announced that an international team led by the company’s Washington Division has entered into a contractual arrangement with the UK Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) to become the new Parent Body Organization (PBO) responsible for the management and operations of the Sellafield sites in North West England. The consortium will manage a scope of work with a maximum annual value of approximately £1.3 billion, or approximately...
GFI Energy Ventures LLC announced today the completion of the sale of its portfolio company, NORESCO, one of the largest providers of energy management and performance contracting services in the United States, to Carrier Corp., the world’s largest provider of HVAC and refrigeration solutions and a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. NORESCO was previously owned by the OCM/GFI Power Opportunities Fund II, L.P., a private equity fund co-managed...
Day & Zimmermann, a nationally recognized provider of products and outsourcing solutions for government and commercial customers, today announced that the company’s chairman and CEO, Harold L. Yoh, III, received the 2008 Civic Leadership Award from The League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania. The League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political organization, encourages informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding...
Hill International the global leader in managing construction risk, announced today that a joint venture led by Hill has been awarded a contract by Barwa Al Khor Company to provide project management services in connection with the Barwa Al Khor development in Qatar. The five-year contract has an estimated value to the joint venture of approximately QR191.5 million ($52.6 million). Hill has a 65% interest in the joint venture. The Barwa Al Khor development...
McGraw-Hill Construction, part of The McGraw-Hill Companies, has released its latest SmartMarket Report, Commercial and Institutional Green Building. Key findings from the report, which covers market activity, key triggers and obstacles, show an increase in the perceived value of green building among architects, engineering firms, contractors and owners over the last three years, especially as related to financial benefits: — Decreases of...
China Advanced Construction Materials Group, Inc. a leading provider of ready-mix concrete in China, today announced the hiring of Gene Hsiao, CPA, as Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Finance. Mr. Hsiao has extensive experience in both finance and management positions. Prior to joining China ACM, Mr. Hsiao was the Director of Finance and Consulting Manager at Milligan & Company, LLC, where he was responsible for audit and compliance...
Dot VN, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Dot VN” or the “Company”) (http://www.dotVN.com), (Pink Sheets: DTVIs), an Internet and Telecommunications Company and the exclusive online global domain name registrar for the Country of Vietnam, announced that it, through a wholly-owned Vietnamese subsidiary formed under the authority of the People’s Committee of the City of Danang (“Dot VN Danang”), has executed a...
LaPolla Industries, Inc. (OTC BB:LPAD.OB ) (“LaPolla”), a leading manufacturer and supplier of spray foam insulation and coatings designed to reduce energy consumption in the commercial and residential new construction and retrofit markets, today announced results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2008. “LaPolla continues to grow sales dramatically despite the current economic crisis. Mainstream acceptance...
Integrity Block has been selected as one of BuildingGreen’s 2008 Top-10 Green Building Products by the editors of Environmental Building News and GreenSpec®. This seventh annual award recognizes the most innovative and exciting green building products added to the GreenSpec® Directory during the past year or covered in Environmental Building News. “Our selections of the Top-10 Green Building Products represent a wide range of product...
Papa Bello Enterprises (Pink Sheets: PAPA) is pleased to announce the sale of area development rights for the city of Shanghai in the Peoples Republic of China to partners Mr. Zhiqing Ma and Mrs. Hsiao (Cathy) Endy. Under the terms of the agreement, a minimum growth of 60 units is contracted for the region. Construction on the first restaurant is underway, with an opening date scheduled before the end of 2008. The upscale, 8,000 square foot store...
The Contour Lounge Chair by Murillo
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The Gallery House designed by architect Richard Librach
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The Riedel Amadeo Decanter from Williams-Sonoma
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