EDR Data Indicates Commercial Real Estate Will Continue to Struggle

The commercial real estate industry is suffering continued declines in activity across the nation, according to Environmental Data Resources (EDR) trend data published today. EDR’s ScoreKeeper State of the Market Report reported a 17% decline in the number of environmental site assessments conducted across the U.S. in the third quarter of 2008 compared to the same period last year. Because Phase I environmental site assessments (ESAs) are a standard... 

Executive Centre Reduces Carbon Footprint and Earns Energy Efficiency Award

The Executive Centre on Merchant Street in Cincinnati, a 521,000-square-foot office building housing General Electric and CINCOM Systems, Inc., recently announced completion of building-wide renovations that will drastically reduce energy use and greenhouse gas emissions in its three buildings. As a result of the renovations, the building’s property manager, CB Richard Ellis, anticipates more than $40,000 in savings per year from reduced energy... 

IBT Holdings Honored by Women Presidents Organization and Entrepreneur Magazine

The Women Presidents’ Organization (WPO) and Entrepreneur Magazine have announced that IBT Holdings has been named one of the Top 50 fastest-growing women-owned/led privately-owned businesses in North America. Comprised of IBT Enterprises, Design Build Concepts and International Banking Technologies, IBT Holdings offers the complete continuum of solutions for the financial services and specialty retail industries. IBT Holdings companies provide... 

California Luxury Home Values Decrease

California luxury home prices declined in the third quarter of 2008 from a year ago and from the second quarter of 2008, according to the First Republic Prestige Home Index(TM) by First Republic Bank, a leading provider of private banking, private business banking and wealth management services. In the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2008, the Index indicated the following: – Los Angeles area values fell 1.9% from the second quarter of 2008 and 4.2%... 

Home Hardware Selects MessageWay for Retail Network Advanced Managed File Transfer (MFT)

MessageWay Solutions(TM), a leading provider of Advanced Managed File Transfer (MFT) software, today announced that Home Hardware, Canada’s largest independent home improvement retailer, has selected MessageWay(R) for Advanced Managed File Transfer (MFT). MessageWay will be used to manage the exchange of electronic files between more than 1,000 retail outlets and the Home Hardware order processing and replenishment systems. Brent Horst, Home... 

Jacobs Receives Contract from Syngenta for World-beating Fungicide Plant in Scotland

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. announced that it received a contract from Syngenta to provide engineering, procurement, and construction management (EPCM) services for a new fungicide manufacturing plant to be built at Grangemouth, Scotland. Syngenta is a world-leading agribusiness and a leader in crop protection, ranking third in the commercial seeds market. Syngenta employs over 21,000 people in more than 90 countries. The new plant will produce... 

Jacobs Receives Contract from the Delaware Department of Transportation for the U.S. Route 301 Roadway Project

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. announced that it received a contract from the Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) to provide design services for a 3-mile section of limited access roadway that will bypass existing U.S. Route 301 in New Castle County, Del. The project also requires design for bridges and Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), and related engineering services. Officials estimate the construction value of the contract at... 

Jacobs to Webcast Presentation to Financial Analysts

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. announced that it will host a live Internet broadcast of its presentation to financial analysts in New York City on Tuesday, November 25, 2008. The presentation will focus on results for Fiscal Year 2008 and the outlook for Fiscal Year 2009. Interested parties can view slides and listen to the presentation, which begins at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time, by logging onto the Internet at http://www.jacobs.com. An archived version... 

China Advanced Construction Materials to Present at the Second Annual Roth Capital Partners China Only Conference

China Advanced Construction Materials Group, Inc. (“China ACM”) a leading provider of ready-mix concrete in China, today announced that Mr. Jeremy Goodwin, member of the Board of Directors of China ACM, will present at the Second Annual Roth Capital Partners, LLC China Only Conference to be held on November 19 – 21, 2008 at the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas. The company is scheduled to present at 9AM PT on November 21, 2008 The presentation... 

Enel to Build 90-Megawatt Windfarm in Sicily, an Industrial Info News Alert

Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) — Enel SpA (BIT:ENEL) (Rome, Italy) plans to build and operate a $160 million, 90-megawatt windfarm near Portoscuso in the region of Sicily. Enel Power SpA (Rome) will handle the construction and development of the power facilities. For details, view the entire article by subscribing to Industrial Info’s Premium Industry News at http://www.industrialinfo.com/showNews.jsp?newsitemID=141272,...