Alstom opens factory in Turkey
French engineer Alstom has acquired Duray Ulasim Sistemleri, a manufacturing plant in Bursa, northern Turkey. Some 200 staff…
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Owners of Chicago sports teams to come together for $7bn entertainment district
Two well-known Chicago families have joined forces to plan a $7bn development on the city’s West Side, around…
Wildfires destroy ‘up to 50%’ of Jasper, Alberta
Up to 50% of the buildings in the town of Jasper in the Canadian province of Alberta were…
Korea Hydro enters talks with Czech Republic for two reactors
Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) has begun negotiations with the Czech Republic to build at least two…
Morocco starts process of building Africa’s first wind farm
Morocco is looking for a consultant to do a feasibility study on an offshore wind project that could…
Tutor Perini team to build $1bn automated people mover in California
A consortium containing US companies Tutor Perini and Parsons have been selected for the design, construction, financing, operation…
Turner Construction buys Irish engineer Dornan
Turner Construction has announced that it will acquire the shares of Ireland’s Dornan Engineering for an unspecified amount.…
Bouygues-led team picked for $3bn Vancouver tunnel
The Canadian province of British Columbia has chosen a team led by French contractor Bouygues to design and…
China’s Xinjiang highway will have a 16km ice tunnel
Chinese contractors will drill a 16km-long tunnel through a 2.4km-deep layer of glacial ice to build a major…
Elevating Board Collaboration
By Ying Liu, MBA, LEED AP BD+C, Director of Strategy and Growth, Zweig Group From The Zweig Letter…