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.