Karin Lepasoon Named Executive Vice President in Skanska AB

Karin Lepasoon has been named Executive Vice President in Skanska AB. Previously this year, she was appointed a full member of the Skanska Group’s senior management, the Senior Executive Team (SET). Karin Lepasoon was employed at Skanska AB in 2006 as Senior Vice President Group Communications. She will continue to be responsible for Group Communications and now also for Investor Relations. In addition, she is responsible for Group-wide quality... 

Viper Networks Announces Enhanced Business Strategy

Viper Networks, Inc. announced that its management and Board of Directors are implementing a new corporate strategy to take effect immediately that commits the Company to expanding operations and investments in key areas, including: technology, real estate and construction and energy. The Company also announced today that it has filed and had accepted an extensive application to gain legal charter for operating in Saudi Arabia, commencing with large-scale... 

Peab Expands Biologicentrum in Lund

Peab has been commissioned to carry out the rebuilding and extension of Biologicentrum in Lund. The customer is Akademiska Hus and the contract is worth SEK 83 million. Biologicentrum is a research unit at the University of Lund. Work has already begun and it is expected to be completed in May 2010. This information is such that Peab AB is obliged to publish in accordance with Swedish law regarding the securities market and/or the Financial Instruments... 

Skanska Sells Ongoing Office Project in Copenhagen to Norrporten

Skanska is selling the ongoing office project Havneholmen Tower in Copenhagen. The buyer is Fastighetsaktiebolaget Norrporten, which will take possession of the property in January 2011. Skanska is responsible for leasing of the project until the end of June 2014. The project was started in the first quarter of 2008 and no leases have been signed yet, but negotiations are in progress with several potential tenants. The final development gain depends... 

Skanska to develop and construct Green Building on Universitetsholmen in Malmo, Sweden

Skanska is continuing with development of the Universitetsholmen in central Malmö. The office building, designated “Bassängkajen,” will be built in seven stories and comprise a total of 19,000 square meters in two stages. Skanska’s investment in the first stage involving 10,000 square meters amounts to about SEK 240 M and is scheduled to be completed in autumn 2010. The new property is expected to be one of the first in Malmö to fulfill the...