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Lunera Lighting Now Listed on GSA Schedule Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 7:23AMFederal Customers Can Now Easily Purchase Lunera LED Lighting Fixtures
Lunera Lighting Now Listed on GSA Schedule Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 7:00AMREDWOOD CITY, CA--(Marketwire - 09/07/10) - Lunera Lighting, Inc., a Silicon Valley company that designs, manufactures, and markets next-generation LED lighting, is pleased to announce that its award winning, energy efficient LED fixtures are now available for purchase on the General Services Administration (GSA) Schedule. New to the Lunera team, Harpreet Walia, head of Government Affairs, will ...
City waits for HSR designs Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 4:26PMAs expected, the California High-Speed Rail Authority reaffirmed its decision to send bullet trains shooting over Pacheco Pass and through Morgan Hill and Gilroy, forgoing an alternate route over the Altamont Pass. Expected to begin full operations in 2020, the $45-billion, 800-mile system is slated to include routes from Sacramento to San Diego and to the Bay Area with a proposed station in ...
NUS Non-meritocratic Management Practices and Misallocation of Public Funds Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 1:22PMI would like to bring to your attention on the manner NUS appoints its’ operators, it is no longer meritocratic, and how NUS is using public funds to fund unnecessary renovations. I am aware of this case as I attended the tender briefings. Tender information Reference number: NUSDEP/OED/CS/15/2010 Period of contract: 3 years with option to continue for [...]
09/06/10 Business Facts and Records Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 12:41AMJeannien Lopez, 2501 Racquet Lane, No. 100, Yakima Athletic Club, owner. Parker Paint Inc., 1102 S. 40th Ave., Robert T. Lynch, owner. New Beginning Recovery Center, 307 N. Third St., No. 1, Javier Galindo, business owner.
Baldwin Times Flashback Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 12:36AMYet once again, it’s time to step back into the 19th century and revisit the early days of The Baldwin Times.
Change Building’s Narrative To Change Its Future Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 11:04PMAs a businessman, Glen Nelson didn’t always have access to capital or other resources to firmly root some of his early business ventures.
City's future skyline scaled down Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 4:58PMSeveral nine-story building proposals for downtown Charlottesville have either been scaled back or abandoned altogether.
Wall by wall, Tacoma program benefits artists, community Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 2:33AMThere’s a flying turtle on the restroom wall at Portland Avenue Park, a crowd of orange people on South 56th Street, colorful goats near the Interstate 5 underpass. Hallucinations? No, just three out of seven murals going up on walls in south and east Tacoma. And they aren’t just ordinary murals, either: Part of a City of Tacoma pilot project, they’re training grounds for artists, symbols of ...
Morgan looks to buy splash pad Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 10:58PMMORGAN -- Morgan City may be the next Northern Utah city to join the splash pad craze. read more
Inside Alaska business Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 10:06PMAlaska business news in brief
Deer me, it’s that time again Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 1:55AMAh, it’s that time again when our thoughts turn toward the Kansas State Fair, high school football — and deer feeders.
2. A new class of condos Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 7:11PMTWO things stand out among the Top 10 freehold condominiums around KLCC - the wide disparity in capital values of those who made it to the ranks (the top 2 are worth more than two to three times than the tenth ranked) while it drives home the point th...
Going Green on Montauk Highway Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 4:22PMDriving down Montauk Highway in Bridgehampton there is a property nestled between The Pizza Place and Sleepy’s that one might not even realize exists. The long, narrow lot, with less than 90-feet of street frontage, was once home to a telephone substation. Now it is proposed to become a mixed-use development, with a retail space and [...]
Building in step with pedestrian-friendly plans Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 5:57AMA four-storey condominium-commercial project proposed for Princess Street could set the tone for main street revitalization in the Williamsville area.[...]
CVS' plans for restaurant site take shape Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 1:13AMNorwich - Plans for a new CVS with drive-through service on West Main Street have been submitted to the city planning office and are slated for a Sept. 21 review by the Commission on the City Plan.
CU-Boulder researchers receive $2M grant to develop 'living wall' Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 8:03PMIn the not-too-distant future, a building could slash its traditional energy consumption by up to 95 percent by installing high-tech walls that essentially breathe to control the inside temperature, according to a proposal by a team of researchers at the University of Colorado.
Alderman defends City’s economic plan Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 5:00PMDear Editor: I have read the articles and letters in the newspapers the past few weeks and felt that it was time to personally address some of the negative commentary – most especially, with regard to economic development.[...]
Manufacturing Extension Partnership Awards Grant to Support Green Building Technologies Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 3:36PMThe Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) has awarded a grant of $1.5 million over 3 years to the Delaware Valley Industrial Resources Center and the New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Partnership to encourage expanded manufacturing of energy-efficient building technologies.
Wind project begs question, is Destiny alive? Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 12:32PMWednesday's event on the roof of the Carousel Center would have you believe that Destiny, the billion dollar mega retail resort is alive and well. But Destiny officials refuse to talk about it.
Trusant Technologies, LLC Named One of America's Fastest Growing Private Firms Again Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 4:26PMTrusant Technologies, LLC, an information technology and construction management firm, has been named to Inc. 5000, an exclusive ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies.
OPEL International Retains ICR LLC to Provide Integrated Communications Services Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:51PMSHELTON, CONNECTICUT and TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Aug. 31, 2010) - OPEL International Inc. and OPEL Solar, Inc. (TSX VENTURE:OPL) ("OPEL" or "the Company"), a leading global supplier of high concentration photovoltaic ("HCPV") solar panels and other solar products, including ground-based and rooftop tracker systems, announced today that it has retained ICR, LLC, as its investor relations ...
When Chains Break Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:21PMOnce Pandora’s big box opens in Carytown, there may be no closing it.
Lightweight Alcoa Architectural Panels Enhance New Air Traffic Control Tower at New YorkÃ¢â¬â¢s LaGuardia Airport Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:18PMNEW YORK--Alcoa announced today that the new 233-foot tall air traffic control tower at New York's LaGuardia Airport, one of the busiest airports in the United States, is clad in Alcoa's lightweight ReynobondÂ® aluminum composite material panels.
Funds Awarded to Expand Manufacturing of Energy-Efficient Building Technologies Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 1:00PMProject is first to join federal, state, and local public and private resources to create a formal applied research/manufacturing cluster
Former Boscov's head to auction Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 8:01AMSept. 13 sale date set for Baltimore-area properties Three mall storefronts that have remained vacant since Boscov's department store exited the Baltimore market under bankruptcy nearly two years ago are headed to the auction block next month. Alex Cooper Auctioneers is set to auction off the former department store buildings at White Marsh Mall and Owings Mills Mall in Baltimore County and ...
HGTV Selects Denver, Colorado for 2011 HGTV Green Home Giveaway Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 8:00AMHGTV will build its fourth HGTV Green Home in Stapleton, Denver, Colorado's eco-progressive community created on the site of a former airport in Denver. Stapleton is reusing/recycling 4,700 acres of land and reconnecting it to Denver's urban fabric. Â Over the past decade the community has emerged as one of the country's most ambitious examples of sustainable development. Â The 2,400-square-foot ...
Global Solar Energy Rolls Out the Most Powerful Flexible Module to Roofing Industry Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 7:10AMTUCSON, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Global Solar PowerFLEX BIPV module is specially designed for commercial and industrial rooftops, and deliver more power per rooftop than any other solar solution.
Former Boscov's head to auction Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 7:02AMThree mall storefronts that have remained vacant since Boscov's department store exited the Baltimore market under bankruptcy nearly two years ago are headed to the auction block next month. Alex Cooper Auctioneers is set to auction off the former department store buildings at White Marsh Mall and Owings Mills Mall in Baltimore County and Marley Station in Glen Bernie, above, on Sept. 13 in a ...
Global Solar Energy Rolls Out the Most Powerful Flexible Module to Roofing Industry Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 7:00AMTUCSON, Ariz.----Global Solar Energy, Inc., a leading manufacturer of high-efficiency Copper Indium Gallium diSelenide solar material, today unveiled its flexible building integrated photovoltaic module: the PowerFLEX™ BIPV.
US nuclear industry takes new path for new plants Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 6:40AMU.S. power utilities are trying to buy the next wave of nuclear reactors much like a consumer buys a light bulb: right off the shelf.Of the nation's 104 commercial reactors, no two are exactly the same, a fact that experts blame for causing construction and regulatory delays and leading to...
City Hall has become expensive miniseries Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 12:24AMLike a reality TV show, the saga of the location for a new Key West City Hall continues to spawn endless sequels. At its last meeting, the City Commission on a 5-2 vote passed a referendum asking... read more
Bay Meadows development taking shape 2 years after famous racetrack closes Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 11:41PMThough much of original plan is on hold, developers expect to begin building homes on the former racetrack site by early 2011
City Council adopts harbor area business plan Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 12:58AMAfter more than two years in the making, the City Council adopted a comprehensive Harbor Enterprise Business Plan at the Aug. 24 meeting.
The Public Forum . . . El Foro Público Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 6:29PMSweetwater Authority board members cut out the junkets before taxing the citizens On behalf of South Bay residents and ratepayers we unequivocally oppose the 5.6% Proposed Adjustments in Rates for Water Service Fees. Reasons for opposing the proposed rate increase are as followed: 1. Recent news reports that exposed a culture of [...]
Beijing's High-Tech Ambitions - The Dangers Of Germany's Dependence On China Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 3:44PMGermany largely has China to thank for its current economic upswing, given the Asian powerhouse's demand for German machine tools and other such products.
Derco Aerospace to Distribute Intermittent Fault Detection (IFD) Systems from Universal Synaptics Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 12:55PMMilwaukee, Wisconsin | Derco Aerospace Inc., a Sikorsky Aerospace Services Company, announced today that it has signed a distribution agreement with Universal Synaptics Corporation to distribute...
Proposed borders drawn for incorporated Castle Hayne Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 11:38AMCastle Hayne leaders sat down recently and drew their hoped-for town on a map, carefully crafting borders to prevent problems as they push for incorporation.
Pratt's New Engine for Bombardier Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 9:33AMPratt & Whitney's first PurePower engine for the Bombardier CSeries aircraft.
Derco Aerospace to Distribute Intermittent Fault Detection (IFD) Systems from Universal Synaptics Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 8:00AMDerco Aerospace Inc., a Sikorsky Aerospace Services Company, announced today that it has signed a distribution agreement with Universal Synaptics Corporation to distribute its line of Intermittent Fault Detection products that identify intermittent faults in aircraft electrical components.
Herbert B. Turner: A lasting legacy in Del Mar Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 4:58PMBefore environmentalism became trendy, Del Mar's Herb Turner came up with his own philosophy of building in harmony with the land. Photo by: File Photo Longtime Del Mar resident Herbert B. Turner, who lived on Zuni Drive in the home he designed, died Aug. 16 at the age of 84 after suffering a stroke. The renowned artist and builder was the mastermind for dozens of homes and commercial properties ...
Herbert B. Turner: A lasting legacy in Del Mar Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 4:49PMBefore environmentalism became trendy, Del Mar's Herb Turner came up with his own philosophy of building in harmony with the land. Longtime Del Mar resident Herbert B. Turner, who lived on Zuni Drive in the home he designed, died Aug. 16 at the age of 84 after suffering a stroke. The renowned artist and builder was the mastermind for dozens of homes and commercial properties in the neighborhood ...
Baldwin Times Flashback Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 4:10PMYet once again, it’s time to step back into the 19th century and revisit the early days of The Baldwin Times.
Lakewood's Birdtown neighborhood prepares for improvements with community meeting Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 3:39PMLAKEWOOD - Big plans are in the works to unlock the potential in the city's historic Birdtown neighborhood.
Getaways: America’s Top 10 Aviation Attractions Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 3:38PMRISMEDIA, August 27, 2010—TripAdvisor, one of the world’s largest travel sites announced its list of the top ten aviation attractions in the U.S., according to traveler ratings and TripAdvisor Flights experts. America has a rich history as the birthplace of…
Architect Knocks Church Proposal Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 12:53PMMuch of the criticism leveled in recent months at the proposed Church of the Woods project in Rimforest has come from environmentalists. But now a veteran mountain architect has weighed in, raising new concerns about the project’s design and its environmental impact report (EIR).
SunHydro to Receive Toyota Fuel Cell Vehicles Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 12:07PMWALLINGFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SunHydro today announced an agreement with Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc. (TMS) to place ten (10) Toyota Advanced Fuel Cell Hybrid Vehicles (FCHV-adv) in the Connecticut area this fall.
Minority Entrepreneurs Recognized for Excellence Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 8:49AM2010 National Minority Business Award Winners to be Honored During This Month's National MED Week Co...
On the Move, 8/26: SPIN hires Manger as account associate Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 8:10AMIlliah Manger has been hired as an account associate by SPIN, a marketing and public relations firm in Baltimore. She will be responsible for account management and graphic design services for clients in the built environment. Manger previously served for three years as marketing director of G&G Outfitters, in Lanham. She is a graduate of [...]
Energy Efficient Lighting Leader Lumenergi Secures $12.7 Million in Venture Funding Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 11:08AMNEWARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lumenergi Inc., the leading provider of energy efficient networked lighting systems, today announced the close of a $12.7 million series B round of financing.