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Monday, June 24, 2013

06/24/13 Comprehensive Real-Time News Feed for Architecture

  • Burns & McDonnell and Symmetricom to Collaborate on Innovative New... 2013-06-24, 09:11 pm
    ... Burns & McDonnell Founded in 1898, Burns & McDonnell is a 100 percent employee-owned, full-service engineering, architecture, construction, environmental and consulting services firm. Burns & McDonnell is currently the 20th largest AEC firm in the ...
  • Tetra Tech Stock Rating Reaffirmed by Zacks 2013-06-24, 06:52 pm
    's stock had its "neutral" rating reiterated by Zacks in a research note issued on Monday, StockRatingsNetwork.com reports.
  • SOM Launches Digital Library of AEC Apps 2013-06-24, 12:51 pm
    AEC-APPS is a new, first-of-its-kind Web-based library of architecture, engineering and construction applications built by and for digital-tool users and toolmakers.
  • Tetra Tech, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTEK) Investor Alert: Investigation over Possible Securities Laws Violations 2013-06-24, 10:24 am
    An investigation on behalf of investors, who purchased shares of Tetra Tech, Inc. , was announced over potential securities laws violations by Tetra Tech, Inc. have certain options and should contact the Shareholders Foundation at mail shareholdersfoundation.com or call +1 779 - 1554.
  • Ann Arbor's vision for high-capacity transit taking shape with possible Connector routes mapped2013-06-23, 07:58 am
    The vision for a high-capacity transit system in Ann Arbor - either light rail, streetcar or bus rapid transit - is taking shape with preliminary route alternatives now mapped.
  • Qatar picks Balfour Beatty for infra projects 2013-06-22, 11:55 pm
    Qatar has awarded UK-based infrastructure group Balfour Beatty a contract to build highways in the country, the Independent has reported.
  • SF - Project Coordinator 2013-06-22, 07:03 am
    ... to the built environment of this century. As an interdisciplinary practice, we have award-winning studios in architecture, structural engineering, urban design and master planning, interior design, and graphic design. Our landmark projects include ...
  • Historic architect's Broadmoor estate 2013-06-21, 11:34 pm
    ... Bain joined with Floyd Naramore, Clifton Brady and Perry Johanson to form NBBJ, which became one of the largest architecture firms in the world. Bain continued to work at NBBJ until his death in 1985. Click on for more about Bain's Broadmoor house, ...
  • Hornby Bay Announces Closing of Private Placement 2013-06-21, 04:58 pm
    Hornby Bay Mineral Exploration Ltd. announces that it has closed a non-brokered private placement consisting of 1,000,000 flow-through units of the Company at a price of $0.10 per FT Unit, for aggregate gross proceeds of $100,000.
  • First 'green' office complex to be built in Kazakhstan 2013-06-21, 03:34 pm
    ... by architects of SOM (Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP) - one of the world's leading companies in the fields of architecture, urban planning, engineering and interior design. According to the architects, "Talan Towers" is compositionally related to ...
  • Top of the List: Central Ohio architectural firms 2013-06-21, 03:12 pm
    When companies or governments want to design a new office, hospital, dorm or park, there are plenty of local architectural firms to choose from.
  • Composite Decking/Railing System has realistic wood grains. 2013-06-21, 09:04 am
    June 21, 2013 - Trex Select system is available in Madeira , Winchester Grey , Saddle , Woodland Brown , and Pebble Grey , all of which pair with white hue of railing.
  • Finding the Balance between 'Green' and 'Gray' 2013-06-20, 04:28 pm
    "We live in a world of polarity - day and night, man and woman, positive and negative.
  • Balfour wins A 56m Qatar engineering job 2013-06-20, 08:30 pm
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  • Law Offices of Howard G. Smith Announces Investigation on Behalf of Investors of Tetra Tech, Inc. 2013-06-20, 05:50 pm
    Law Offices of Howard G. Smith announces that it is investigating potential claims on behalf of purchasers of the securities of Tetra Tech, Inc. concerning possible violations of federal securities laws.
  • Miami Beach Convention Center Advisory Board Endorses Portman-CMC Plan 2013-06-19, 07:00 pm
    ... Cirque du Soleil, BIG Bjarke Ingels Group, John Portman & Associates, Fentress Architects, West 8 and Revuelta Architecture International. For more information, please visit www.PortmanCMCMiamiBeach.com .
  • Market Watch: Justice Sector 2013-06-18, 08:27 am
    ... and others like them around the country, in many ways gloss over the reality of the justice sector of the architecture industry, which is struggling after being hit with a double whammy. Because of the recession, public funding has evaporated, ...
  • An Emerging Architect Delivers Art on a Budget 2013-06-06, 10:31 am
    ... Manhattan three years ago. Her spiritual immersion coincided with a bold professional move: She started her own architecture practice in the thick of the recession in 2010. "It took a huge leap of faith," she says. "I had to put myself out there and ...
  • Moving Madison Square Garden 2013-05-29, 08:55 am
    ... in a park that would be linked to an extension of the High Line. And, most audaciously, H3 Hardy Collaboration Architecture would situate the new Garden on a 16-acre platform in the Hudson River between 33rd and 37th Streets, adjacent to the Javits ...
  • SOM and CASE Launch New App 2013-05-28, 06:02 am
    ... sites like Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter with a user-generated database of software applications used in the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industries. As David Fano, a founding partner of CASE, explains, visitors can browse ...

Thursday, April 18, 2013

04/18/13 Comprehensive Real-Time News Feed for Architecture.



  • Should I Buy Petrofac? 2013-04-18, 03:49 pm
    Just the 'facs These are tough times for oil stocks, with Brent crude falling below $100 a barrel on fears of a China and U.S. slowdown and weak demand from Europe.
  • Silver Spring Transit Center repairs to be expedited 2013-04-18, 02:16 pm
    Montgomery County officials, who said last week that repairs to the Silver Spring Transit Center would begin in late summer, are trying to accelerate that timetable to increase chances of completing the work while temperatures are mild.
  • Rick Gunter Joins Luckman Salas O'Brien 2013-04-18, 11:29 am
    ... in our Burbank office. Rick brings more than 22 years of focused industry experience. Most recently he led the architecture practice at URS Corporation in Los Angeles. "We have been searching for this leader for more than nine months," said CEO ...
  • Rick Gunter Joins Luckman Salas Oa Brien 2013-04-18, 09:31 am
    ... in our Burbank office. Rick brings more than 22 years of focused industry experience. Most recently he led the architecture practice at URS Corporation in Los Angeles. "We have been searching for this leader for more than nine months," said CEO ...
  • Glass Panel Railing System maximizes visibility and transparency. 2013-04-18, 09:04 am
    April 18, 2013 - Constructed using aluminum Interna-Rail handrail, 3/8 in. tempered glass or acrylic resin panels, panel clips, and bottom support channels, Interna-Rail VUE modular, post-mounted, in-line pipe and fitting based handrail system does not require any mid-rails and can be designed to meet any building code.
  • MN: Peterson Named Senior Engineering Manager for Parsons BrinckerhoffFrom: Parsons Brinckerhoff 2013-04-17, 05:10 pm
    In his new position, Peterson will be responsible for design and construction of rail projects in Minnesota and the upper Midwest, including light rail, streetcar, and freight rail.
  • Bill Snyder: Money-driven college football is 'in a bad place' 2013-04-17, 03:00 pm
    In comments made to The Star and Metro Sports before the KC Catbackers Club meeting Tuesday in Overland Park, and to KCSP in an interview aired Wednesday morning, Snyder said college football "was in a bad place." "We've allowed it to be TV-driven, and allowed it to become more important to a university than it should be," Snyder said.
  • Streetcar shortfall leaves questions for city leaders 2013-04-17, 02:09 pm
    City Manager Milton Dohoney doesn't know where the money is going to come from, but he says the city will need between $15 million and $17 million to complete phase 1 of the long-delayed streetcar project.
  • Local developer to build in Powerhouse 2013-04-17, 01:36 pm
    Toll Brothers, Inc. has teamed up with AECOM Capital to construct Provost Square, a 417-unit apartment complex in Jersey City, N.J. The project is being financed with a $120 million construction loan from PNC Bank, Wells Fargo and Comerica Bank.
  • FTSE 100 movers: Tullow Oil dives on drilling plans 2013-04-17, 01:35 pm
    Tullow Oil saw its shares drop significantly after its joints venture partner Northern Petroleum gave an update on one of its wells at its joint venture project in French Guiana.
  • Progress MN: Burns & McDonnell Engineering Co. Inc. 2013-04-17, 12:59 pm
    Economic impact: Average revenue growth of 25 percent over past three years in Minnesota; workforce projected to expand to at least 75 Sieve, regional office manager for the Minnesota office of Kansas City, Mo.-based engineering/architecture firm Burns & McDonnell, had left the company in 1998 to return to his native Minnesota.
  • Toll Brothers and AECOM Announce Development of Luxury Rental Tower in Jersey City, N.J. 2013-04-17, 10:31 am
    Located in the historic Powerhouse district, a one-block walk from the Grove Street PATH train station, the project will consist of 417 luxury apartments and extensive lifestyle amenities.
  • Project Gallery: Dollar General Distribution Center 2013-04-17, 09:41 am
    ... a shipping truck concourse guardhouse, and a pump house and fire protection reservoir: User-generated architecture from Leo A Daly. A million-foot campus on 106 acres in Bessemer, Ala., that includes six buildings: a dry storage warehouse, ...
  • London midday: FTSE 100 on track for fourth straight loss 2013-04-17, 09:10 am
    A number of heavyweight stocks going ex-dividend assured that London's FTSE 100 index was in the red for a fourth consecutive day on Wednesday, while concerns over the global economy continued to weigh on sentiment.
  • Toll Brothers and AECOM Technology launch luxury rental tower in Jersey City 2013-04-12, 03:00 am
    PNC: Certain quarterly trends may not be sustainable in current environment For Q2, PNC expects modest spot loan growth, a net interest income decline of 2%-3% sequentially, expenses to increase approximately 2-3% from Q1 and a provision of $200M-$300M. PNC says it expects continued progress on achieving its capital goal and continues to expect to ... (more)
  • New Orleans Aviation Board unveils $825 million overhaul of Louis Armstrong Airport 2013-04-17, 07:41 am
    The New Orleans Aviation Board today is expected to recommend an $826 million redevelopment plan meant to thrust Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport into the modern era - a reimagining of the sleepy, mid-century airstrip that would be in lockstep with what Mayor Mitch Landrieu has said he would like to see built in time for the city's ... (more)
  • NC: Ron Tober Joins Parsons BrinckerhoffFrom: Parsons Brinckerhoff 2013-04-16, 06:47 pm
    Ron Tober, the former CEO of the Charlotte Area Transit System and a nationally recognized expert in transit agency management and operations, has been named a senior advisor at Parsons Brinckerhoff.
  • DC: Sean Libberton named principal consultant Parsons... 2013-04-16, 06:47 pm
    Sean Libberton, an expert with two decades experience helping communities successfully develop transit improvement projects, has been named a principal consultant in the strategic consulting group of Parsons Brinckerhoff.
  • AECOM Recognizes Earth Day with Google Plus Hangout 2013-04-16, 06:30 pm
    AECOM Technology Corporation, a leading provider of professional technical and management support services for public and private clients in more than 140 countries around the world, will commemorate Earth Day by hosting a Google Plus Hangout on April 17 at noon EDT.
  • Metal Halide Telescoping Light Tower features pneumatic mast. 2013-04-16, 01:33 pm
    April 16, 2013 - Featuring 3-section mast powered by compressed air, Model PLM-18-4X1000W utilizes four 1,000 W metal halide lamps to illuminate over 3 acres.

Monday, April 8, 2013

Petrofac Ltd Rating Reiterated by JPMorgan Chase

PFC has been the subject of a number of other recent research reports. Analysts at JP Morgan Cazenove reiterated an overweight rating on shares of Petrofac Ltd in a research note to investors on Thursday.

http://www.dailypolitical.com/finance/stock-market/petrofac-ltd-rating-reiterated-by-jpmorgan-chase-pfc.htm

Tetra Tech (TTEK) Issues Q2 Earnings Guidance

Tetra Tech issued an update on its second quarter earnings guidance on Monday morning.

http://www.americanbankingnews.com/2013/04/08/tetra-tech-ttek-issues-q2-earnings-guidance/

Tetra Tech Anticipates Eastern Canadian Weakness in Second Half

Tetra Tech, Inc. announced today that it anticipates weaker than expected operating performance during the second half of fiscal 2013 due primarily to its business in Eastern Canada.

http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/topix/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20130408006637&newsLang=en&ndmConfigId=1000639&vnsId=41

Tetra Tech Announces Planned Dates for Second Quarter 2013 Results and Conference Call

Tetra Tech, Inc. today announced the planned dates for its second quarter 2013 results and conference call.

http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/topix/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20130408006648&newsLang=en&ndmConfigId=1000639&vnsId=41

On the Agenda: New Hanover school board makes a final budget recommendation

The New Hanover County Board of Education's Tuesday meeting will bring us a final recommendation for its 2013-14 county budget request and a contract for the district's security audit.

http://school.blogs.starnewsonline.com/14216/on-the-agenda-new-hanover-school-board-makes-a-final-budget-recommendation/

Update on Silver Spring Transit Center Fixes Expected Tuesday

What's being done to fix the nearly $120 million Silver Spring Transit Center , Montgomery County's unsafe and unusable transit hub? County council members are expected to receive a briefing on remediation plans Tuesday, April 10 at 11 a.m. David Dise, head of the county's general services department, will present in the Council Office Building in ... (more)

http://silverspring.patch.com/articles/update-on-silver-spring-transit-center-fixes-expected-tuesday

Sunday, April 7, 2013

On the move

Kären Woodruff has been named vice president and community affairs officer of the Wells Fargo Foundation for the Northern California Region, based in Sacramento.

http://www.sacbee.com/2013/04/07/5320272/on-the-move.html#mi_rss=Business

Saturday, April 6, 2013

04/06/13 Comprehensive Real-Time News Feed for Architecture.


  • Tetra Tech Stock Rating Reaffirmed by Zacks 2013-04-05, 02:55 pm
    's stock had its "neutral" rating restated by Zacks in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, StocKRatingsNetwork.com reports.
  • Clean flow and clever spaces 2013-04-05, 02:30 pm
    ... and warmth. The aim was to marry the new studio to the existing home, knitting together the elements of architecture and garden as well as light, shadow and space. Briar would insert versatile and useful spaces while working within the restraints of ...
  • Ervin, Floreen request expert to advise council on Silver Spring Transit Center fixes 2013-04-05, 02:12 pm
    Montgomery County Councilwomen Valerie Ervin and Nancy Floreen believe the Silver Spring Transit Center's problems are so complex, the council should hire its own expert.
  • Apple's spaceship HQ attacked as extravagantly anti-people 2013-04-05, 04:17 am
    ... it would be alienating, as opposed to convening," says Scott Wyatt, a managing partner at NBBJ, a Seattle-based architecture firm that is designing offices in the region for Google and Samsung. Rather than making it a great place to work, "it seems ...
  • City Council devotes more funds to airport terminal improvements 2013-04-05, 03:00 am
    The Columbia City Council approved an intradepartmental fund at Monday night's meeting to dedicate more money for terminal improvements at Columbia Regional Airport.
  • Resident Frank Tintinalli looks at the plans for Ford Road at an... 2013-04-04, 03:00 am
    A proposal to transform Ford Road into a boulevard in Canton is gaining momentum as the Michigan Department of Transportation narrows the list of options to ease traffic congestion along the bustling thoroughfare.
  • Apple's New $5 Billion Campus: Steve Jobs's Last Success or Failure? 2013-04-04, 03:00 am
    ... "Aesthetics seem to trump productivity, says Scott Wyatt, a managing partner at NBBJ, a Seattle-based architecture firm that's designing offices in the region for Google and Samsung. 'I would be concerned that it would be alienating, as opposed to ...
  • Newly independent Columbus Division of Power names Herb Johanson administrator 2013-04-04, 09:08 pm
    The city of Columbus has turned to one of its utility administrators, Herb Johanson , to lead the newly created division that runs the city's electricity business.
  • Petrofac Ltd Receives Overweight Rating from JPMorgan Chase 2013-04-04, 07:26 pm
    's stock had its "overweight" rating reaffirmed by research analysts at JPMorgan Chase in a report released on Thursday, AnalystRatings.Net reports.
  • City Council to Review Main Street Bridge Project 2013-04-04, 10:10 am
    In an ongoing effort to keep the public informed on the Main Street Bridge Project , the City of Half Moon Bay provides the following update prepared by Karen Hurst, Senior Public Affairs Specialist for URS Corporation, a bridge design firm: The City Council members are keenly aware of the concerns expressed in the three recent public meetings held ... (more)
  • Petrofac Ltd Stock Rating Reaffirmed by JP Morgan Cazenove 2013-04-04, 06:27 am
    's stock had its "overweight" rating reiterated by investment analysts at JP Morgan Cazenove in a note issued to investors on Thursday, Stock Ratings Network.com reports.
  • Ford-to-boulevard idea gains traction 2013-04-04, 03:00 am
    A proposal to transform Ford Road into a boulevard in Canton is gaining momentum as the Michigan Department of Transportation narrows the list of options to ease traffic congestion along the bustling thoroughfare.
  • Exhibition Explores Chicago Architecture and the Modern City 2013-04-03, 09:19 pm
    "Drawing the Future: Chicago Architecture on the International Stage, 1900-1925," the main gallery exhibition at Northwestern University's Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art this spring, examines the role Chicago architects played in shaping ideas about the modern city in the United States, Europe and Australia.
  • Sustainable Synergy: Recycled Water Supplies Nuclear Plant, Wetlands Park 2013-04-01, 03:38 pm
    In the more than half a century since the 91st Avenue Wastewater Treatment Plant was constructed near the Salt River outside of Phoenix, it has grown and evolved to meet the changing needs of the burgeoning communities it serves - a far cry from the original plant built in the 1950s and handling 5 million gallons of sewage a day.
  • National Award Recognizes SDG&E Environmental Monitoring Program 2013-04-03, 06:23 pm
    San Diego Gas & Electric was recognized with a National Environmental Excellence Award for the electronic environmental monitoring and compliance tools it used during the construction of the Sunrise Powerlink.
  • Roger Eberta s cancer returnsThe longtime Chicago Sun-Times film... 2013-04-03, 05:17 pm
    Roger Ebert , the longtime Chicago Sun-Times movie critic and former co-host of "At the Movies," has suffered a recurrence of cancer and is undergoing radiation therapy.
  • Hales Issues Bold Prediction For Troubled Streetcar 2013-04-03, 04:59 pm
    Mayor Charlie Hales found himself playing a very familiar role during a slightly awkward council discussion today on what seemed like a mysterious new expense in Portland's streetcar contract with TriMet: chief booster for the city's troubled East Side extension.
  • St. Louis County selling $50 million in bonds for courthouse project 2013-04-03, 03:29 pm
    St. Louis County is selling $49.9 million in general obligation bonds this week to help fund a new family court building, according to a report from Fitch Ratings.
  • California High-Speed Rail Costs Soar Again a " This time Just for Planning 2013-04-03, 02:25 pm
    While much of the squabbling over California's high-speed rail project has focused on its huge construction price tag, the cost to taxpayers just to plan the bullet train is also soaring While much of the squabbling over California's high-speed rail project has focused on its huge construction price tag, the cost to taxpayers just to plan the ... (more)
  • Philip Lai - Architecture & Design - Stanford Who's Who Certified 2013-04-03, 01:13 pm
    Philip Lai Is Built Into The Stanford Who's Who Network HONG KONG, April 4, 2013 /Stanford Who's Who [1]/ -- An accomplished executive in the architecture industry with over three decades of diverse professional experience in the structural engineering field, Philip Lai [2] has enjoyed a tremendously successful career filled with several ... 

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

03/20/13 COMPREHENSIVE REAL-TIME NEWS FEED FOR ARCHITECTURE.