Cubellis, an international architecture, interior design and engineering firm, is pleased to announce that it has been selected by Exeter Property Group to complete the expansion of the Dorsey Commerce Center. With the growing demand for warehouse space, Exeter Property Group is expanding the Dorsey Commerce Center in Jessup, Maryland, and is planning the construction of two new warehouses, designed by Cubellis. The expansion project, slated to begin...
KBR announced that it has been awarded two contracts by Refineria de Cartagena S.A. to provide technology licensing and related services to upgrade its Cartagena refinery’s fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) unit. Reficar is a joint venture between Ecopetrol S. A., the national oil company of Colombia, and Glencore International AG. KBR will provide proprietary licensed technology as well as detailed design engineering and procurement services for the...
Ash Grove Cement Company’s Midlothian, Texas cement plant earned the “Working for Cleaner Air Employer of the Year” award from the North Texas Clean Air Coalition (NTCAC). The North Texas Clean Air Coalition announced that Ash Grove received the top 2008 award for North Texas companies with less than 500 employees at events with civic and business leaders in Dallas and Fort Worth. Ash Grove’s Midlothian plant is the first Texas...
For over a year a more European feel has filled the streets of Padova, the Italian city located in the Veneto region, after the completion of the three years long construction work of the brand new Metrotram, the public monorail transport system which crosses the city from north to south and, once fully completed, will be over 10 kilometres long. The last time a vehicle on rails was seen in the city dates back to the sixties. Today the Metrotram is...
A coalition of construction employers, labor and the San Jose/Evergreen Community College District has been working for four years to develop a solution to the construction industry’s need for more highly trained construction managers, project engineers, job estimators and supervisors to replace retiring Baby Boomers. The group, operating under the imprimatur of the Santa Clara County Construction Careers Association (S4CA), today announced the...
Parsons has been awarded a $98 million construction contract from the Idaho Transportation Department for the U.S. 95 Sandpoint Byway. U.S. 95 is Idaho’s main north-south route, and the new byway will divert through-traffic around Sandpoint. Parsons will construct 2.1 miles of new two-lane and three-lane highway along the east side of Sand Creek, including a full interchange, a 3/4 interchange, three steel girder bridges, a steel arch girder bridge,...
The Olympia Group is close to finalizing the location of the Oxford Highlands Resort-Spa-Casino. The Olympia Group announced today that it has secured options on several suitable parcels on Highway 26 in Oxford. The properties are located within a one-mile section of the Oxford Plains commercial area spanning from Number Six road north to Industrial Drive. The Olympia Group has begun conducting environmental reviews and traffic analysis to determine...
Near the Florida Turnpike and adjacent to the Homestead Miami Speedway, ParkSouth is bringing more than 1.4 million square-feet of commercial real estate development and leasing opportunities to south Miami-Dade. Construction of the ready-to-build industrial and office park, which comprises more than 100 contiguous acres, is scheduled to begin in late 2008. ParkSouth offers various options for industrial build-to-suit property, land sales, flex space,...
Weyerhaeuser Company signed a non-binding letter of intent to sell its Trus Joist® Commercial division to Greenwich, Connecticut-based Atlas Holdings. The proposed transaction will include four manufacturing plants across the United States (located in Chino, Calif.; Hillsboro, Ore.; Delaware, Ohio and Stayton, Ore.) and 13 sales and engineering offices. About 428 employees concentrated in the Northwest, Southwest and East serve the business. “Our...
As the first volume shipments of the new mid-range H55DR mini excavator arrive in the UK, Hanix report enthusiastic reception from hire industry bosses. The new generation D series machine from Japan is engineered to deliver outstanding reliability for maximum availability and trouble free performance in tough conditions. It promises low service and maintenance cost, a long working life and good residual value for low overall lifetime costs of ownership. For...
The Contour Lounge Chair by Murillo
Murillo, the Philippines based manufacturer has been involved in manufacturing furniture and...
Contemporary Office Designs from Triple Five Design
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The Gallery House designed by architect Richard Librach
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The Riedel Amadeo Decanter from Williams-Sonoma
Williams-Sonoma, the company that serves cookware, cooks stool, cutlery, electrics, bakeware,...
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