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HIGHTOWER CONSTRUCTION AWARDED CONTRACT FOR DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION.

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:00:47 -0500

Hightower Construction Co., Inc.,* Charleston, S.C., is being awarded a $6,614,000 firm fixed price contract for design and construction of a transient lodging facility and visiting officers quarters at Shaw Air Force Base, Sumter, S.C. Work will be perfor...

TEAM CONSTRUCTION AWARDED CONTRACT FOR OFF-SITE SANITARY SEWER FORCEMAIN.

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:00:47 -0500

TEAM Construction, LLC, * Jacksonville, N.C., is being awarded a $14,178,500 firm fixed price contract for off-site sanitary sewer forcemain and wastewater system modifications at sites in Camp Lejeune, N.C. The work to be performed provides for constructi...

American Society of Safety Engineers offer safety tips for women in construction.

Fri, 28 Dec 2007 09:00:47 -0500

As the construction field continues to grow, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) is providing workplace safety tips aimed at helping reduce injuries and illnesses for women in the construction industry. Both men and women working in construction are susceptible to reproductive hazards,...

Five new subway lines start construction in Beijing.

Sat, 08 Dec 2007 09:00:47 -0500

Five new subway lines with a total length of nearly 140 kilometers began construction in Beijing on Saturday. The five lines are Line 6, the second phase of Line 10 and Line 8, Yizhuang and Daxing lines. The five will all be completed by 2015.

U.S. construction spending drops 0.8 percent in October.

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 09:00:47 -0500

Construction spending in the United States fell by 0.8 percent in October, the biggest drop since July, the Commerce Department reported Friday. Total construction spending last month was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.158 trillion dollars..

China completes construction of 1.13 million houses in disaster-hitareas

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 09:00:47 -0500

China has completed more than 75 percent of the houses being built to aid residents in disaster-hit regions as of Nov. 15, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said here Tuesday. Currently, 1,132,800 homes have been built and another 330,800 were under construction.

Construction boom tops $2.4 trillion in gulf projects

Sun, 25 Nov 2007 09:00:47 -0500

The construction boom in the Gulf region has reached new heights, with 2,837 projects estimated to be worth in excess of US$2.4 trillion now underway, the majority of development being carried out in Saudi Arabia and the UAE.

Chinese construction giant builds Dubai base.

Thu, 22 Nov 2007 09:00:47 -0500

Zoomlion, one of China's top construction machinery manufacturers, is developing a major presence in Dubai to accelerate its multi-million dollar business growth in the Middle East.