Gizmag goes inside the world's largest tunnel boring machine
Led by KaDeena Yerkan, Manager for Communications and Public Involvement on the Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Program ... It is possible to get that far forward from the inside, though that’s reserved for those unlucky enough to draw the short straw ...

Palestinian tobacco business faces threat
Water can be an issue for peace or for conflicts,' says French ambassador to Israel But pressures on their business are growing ... A boom in the services and construction sector fuelled by foreign aid saw GDP surge 9% in 2010. But the World Bank projects ...

Las Vegas Business Press honors the area's most eco-friendly companies
The company was originally founded in San Diego and moved to Las Vegas in 2011. What we didn’t realize at that time is how many other materials we could get a hold of by working with all the hotel-casinos on the Strip. We now source cork tops from used ...

UFPI Q2 2013 Net Sales up 24.4 Percent, Including Double-Digit Increases in All Markets
--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Universal Forest Products, Inc. (Nasdaq: UFPI) today reported 2013 second-quarter net sales of $738.4 million, a 24.4 percent increase over 2012 second-quarter net sales of $593.7 million. The Company saw significant double-digit gains ...

Fiat Industrial cuts 2013 outlook as southern Europe suffers
MILAN – Italian truck and tractor maker Fiat Industrial SpA cut ... saw net industrial debt at between 1.4 and 1.6 billion euros this year, up from the range of 1.1 to 1.4 billion euros it forecast at the end of January. At its agriculture and ...

Edmonton contractor turns concrete into art
So when Heide was looking for an artistic outlet, it was only natural to start playing around with concrete. “A lot of it has to do with where I’m from. Edmonton is very construction driven, very industrial ... of his clients saw his B-side work ...