Retailers expecting solid holiday season
San Diego Union-Tribune - In California, a slowdown in the housing market ? and thus construction jobs ? has been balanced by job gains in other areas as mild job growth continues. Officially, San Diego County gained 3,600 jobs in September, but most of those were . more.
Samsung Heavy Industries’s Q3 Earnings Surge 36.1 PCT (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 News)
Samsung Heavy Industries Co. (KSE:010140), the world’s second-largest shipbuilder, said Tuesday its third-quarter net profit soared 36.1 per cent from a year ago on increased ship production and winning orders for high-value-added vessels selectively. more.
SeaDragon Project to Create Teesside Jobs (Rigzone)
The biggest drilling rig construction project undertaken in Britain for more than a generation is expected to create hundreds of jobs in Teesside. SeaDragon Offshore plans to float on the London Stock Exchange next year to raise funds for the $1.5bn ([pound]800m) project. more.
City candidate criticizes payroll tax, smoking ban
Evansville Courier-Press - As an example, one backhoe to be used between the sewer department, water department and road department instead of three backhoes. Another option to bring in revenue for the City of Henderson, thus reducing the tax burden on the citizens, would be . more.
Site Work Begins for Greensburg Honda Plant
WISH-TV - Earth movers have begun reshaping the site of the $550 million Honda assembly plant due to open northwest of Greensburg, Indiana, in two years. A South Carolina-based construction firm has brought more than 60 pieces of equipment to help prepare the . more.
Shanghai HHNEC delays 12-in fab construction (Electronic Engineering Times Asia)
Shanghai Hua Hong NEC Electronics will hold off the construction of its 12-in fab as it was unsuccessful in acquiring a $200 million subsidy from the central government to finance the project. more.
