Headwaters Incorporated Announces Closing of 7-5/8% Senior Secured Notes Due 2019

Headwaters Incorporated today announced the closing of its offering of $400.0 million aggregate principal amount of 7-5/8% Senior Secured Notes due 2019 (the “Notes”). The Notes are senior secured obligations of Headwaters and are guaranteed by certain of Headwaters’ existing and future domestic subsidiaries. Net proceeds from the offering were... 

PG&E Statement on First Day of NTSB Hearings

Pacific Gas and Electric Company today issued the following statement by Chris Johns, President of PG&E, at the conclusion of the first day of National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) hearings: “We appreciate the opportunity to participate in today’s hearings and applaud the NTSB for its diligent effort to examine critical pipeline... 

Estrakon Launches New Product Line at GlobalShop 2011

Estrakon, Inc., will officially launch its new Krystal Frame edge-lit LED product line at GlobalShop 2011 — at the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas next month, Booth # 656. Krystal Frame features open-edge, glowing displays that are lightweight, thin, energy-efficient and elegant. “The non-animated Krystal Frame expands the... 

U.S. Leads Ranking of Top 25 Countries for Global Biofuels Production Capacity

The U.S. concluded 2010 as the top renewable ethanol producing country, according to the Global Biofuels Outlook to 2020, recently released from Hart Energy Consulting’s Global Biofuels Center (GBC). With more than 51 billion liters (13.47 billion gallons) of ethanol production capacity in operation, the U.S. is by far the leader, with South America’s... 

Hybrid Construction Method Raises Private High School Campus Up From Ashes

When the school’s gymnasium burned to the ground, Fryeburg Academy needed a plan for reconstruction that could get done quickly, but not break the bank. The private school in western Maine also had to insist on quality. After all, they need to compete to attract a certain percentage of their students each year. “We had an immediate obligation... 

S&P 500 eyes best week in nine

Stocks were headed for their best week in nine on Friday as the market defied calls for a pullback despite signs of rotation into defensive and lagging sectors that could intensify in coming weeks. Signs of improvement in the economy and strong corporate earnings have propelled stock prices but tapering volume, meager gains and declining numbers of... 

Local Community Banding Together to Harness the Power of the Sun

Although solar heating can dramatically slash home utility bills and has tremendous environmental benefits, converting to solar is often too cost-prohibitive for many home owners. A group of homeowners in Mt. Pleasant, a suburb outside of Washington D.C., have realized though that there is strength, and more importantly, savings, in numbers. Seventy-five... 

Alpha close to $7 billion Massey deal: sources

Alpha Natural Resources is close to a $7 billion deal to buy Massey Energy Co, which was rocked by a deadly coal mining accident last year, sources familiar with the matter said on Friday. One of the sources said Massey shareholders will receive slightly more than one Alpha share for each Massey share in addition to $10 per share in cash, for a value... 

ESG Solutions Completes Large-Scale Microseismic Hydraulic Fracture Monitoring Program for Nexen Inc.

ESG Solutions (Engineering Seismology Group or ESG), an industry leader in microseismic technology and services, is pleased to announce the successful completion of the largest microseismic hydraulic fracture monitoring program conducted in Canada to date. The real-time microseismic mapping project for Nexen Inc. in the Horn River Basin in northeast... 

Lucas Energy Board Approves $6 Million 2011 Capital Budget

Lucas Energy, Inc. , an independent oil and gas company, reported today that its directors have approved a record level $6 million capital expenditure budget for 2011. “We are excited about the approval and content of our 2011 capital program, which was funded through a recent equity offering,” commented William A. Sawyer, president and...