Baker to Conduct Bridge Type Study for New Kentucky Bridge

Michael Baker Jr., Inc., an engineering unit of Michael Baker Corporation, has been awarded a $1.1 million contract to conduct a Bridge Type Study for a new bridge to replace the existing U.S. 421 bridge over the Ohio River between Milton, Kentucky, and Madison, Indiana. Additionally, Baker will analyze and provide a rehabilitation report for the existing truss bridge. Baker is performing this work as a subcontractor to Wilbur Smith Associates for... 

Fluor and P2S Win NPRA Safety Awards

Fluor Corporation announced that the company and P2S, a unit of its Global Services Group, recently received 10 awards for “Meritorious Safety Performance” from the National Petrochemical and Refiners Association (NPRA) for projects the company worked on throughout 2007. P2S uses a “Zero Incident” policy to encourage employees to practice safety at all times. “In 2007, P2S had more than 2 million hours without incident,” said Scotty Scott,... 

Business Park Serving Los Angeles and the Inland Empire is Acquired by Koll/PER Partnership for $39.9 Million

A 313,367-square-foot, multi-tenant business park that straddles the county line between Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties in Upland, Calif., has been acquired for $39.9 million by Koll/PER, a limited liability company owned by The Koll Company, the Newport Beach, Calif.-based real estate acquisition, development and management firm, and the Public Employee Retirement System of Idaho (PERSI). Consisting of 17 single-story industrial, office... 

The Chino Hills Government Center: Aggressive construction schedule calls for innovative solutions

Chino Hills’ first permanent Government Center is under construction at City Center Drive in Chino Hills. The $91 million project includes a new city hall, library, police station and fire administration headquarters as well as a parking structure with subterranean and four stories of above ground parking. T.B. Penick, one of Southern California’s largest and most trusted contractors, was selected to do the structural concrete work for the Chino... 

Superior Lamp Inc. Wins Prestigious Torch Award from the Better Business Bureau

Superior Lamp Inc., one of the nation’s most respected distributors of heavy-duty industrial lighting products, has been awarded the prestigious Torch Award by the Better Business Bureau for Marketplace Excellence. Each year, the BBB bestows this honor on only two businesses and one individual in the fields of Marketplace Excellence, Advancing Marketplace Trust, and Consumer Leadership. All North American for-profit businesses that provide goods... 

ConEdison Solutions to Provide Energy Services for the New York Power Authority

ConEdison Solutions, one of America’s leading energy service providers, has been awarded a contract through competitive bidding to provide energy services for the New York Power Authority (NYPA), the nation’s largest state-owned power organization. NYPA, which provides low-cost electricity to New York customers that include government agencies, community-owned electric systems, private utilities for resale, and job-producing companies, launched... 

GENIVAR Income Fund Acquires Zenix, an Ontario Engineering Firm

The GENIVAR Income Fund is pleased to announce the acquisition of Zenix Engineering Ltd., an Ottawa-based firm specialising in building services such as envelope design and roofing, fire and life safety, code review, security, interior design and architecture, as well as mechanical-electrical and structural design. With this acquisition, GENIVAR now has over 550 employees in its Ontario offices. “I am very pleased to welcome Zenix onto GENIVAR’s... 

Price Legacy Corporation Declares Series 1 Preferred Stock Dividend

Price Legacy Corporation announced today that its Board of Directors declared a dividend of 29 cents per share payable on August 15, 2008 to Price Legacy 6.82% Series 1 Cumulative Redeemable Preferred (OTC: PLREP) shareholders of record on August 8, 2008. The Company is a subsidiary of PL Retail LLC, a joint venture between Kimco Realty Corporation (NYSE: KIM) and clients of DRA Advisors LLC.

THE CITY’S MOST LUXURIOUS BOUTIQUE HOTEL OPENS IN SEPTEMBER 2008

Following extensive 16 months renovation, The Club at The Saujana Kuala Lumpur is finally ready for its opening on 1st September 2008. This marks the welcoming of the city’s finest and most luxurious boutique hotel. Having been just accepted to become a member of The Leading Hotels of the World (LHW), this 105-rooms boutique resort will offer five-star service standards and an array of complimentary amenities that aims to set The Club at The Saujana... 

NEW JOHN DEERE 75D EXCAVATOR GREAT FOR LIGHT SITE AND UNDERGROUND WORK, LANDSCAPING

John Deere introduces the 75D mid-sized hydraulic excavator. This conventional boom, reduced tail swing unit weighs in at 17, 637 pounds, has a 15-foot, 1-inch dig depth and is perfect for light residential, site development, underground and landscaping duties. “This excavator’s reduced tail swing and 360-degree rotation enable it to get into tight spaces, ” said Mark Wall, excavator product marketing manager for John Deere. “Once...