Buckeye GP Holdings L.P. confirmed that the Board of Directors of MainLine Management LLC, the general partner of BGH, has received an unsolicited proposal from BGH GP Holdings, LLC (“BGH Holdings”) to acquire all of the outstanding common units of BGH that are not already owned by BGH Holdings for $17.00 per common unit in [...]
ESCO Technologies Inc. today announced that Mexico’s electric utility Federal Commission of Electricity (CFE) has issued an additional purchase order for Aclara PLS Inc.’s TWACS® power-line technology through Ambar Electroingenieria, Aclara’s AMI distributor for Mexico, and prime contractor for the entire project. The initial, prime contract was awarded in December 2009.
Aclara’s TWACS technology is currently [...]
Aloha Petroleum, Ltd., a privately held oil marketer, has selected CBX, the strategic branding, design, and consultancy agency based in New York, to design a prototypical convenience store, beginning with a new, ground-up unit to open on Oahu in 2009. Currently, Aloha Petroleum serves Hawaii with more than 30 company-operated Island Mini-Mart convenience stores and [...]
The National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation today announced a significant donation of digital multimeters from Amprobe in Everett, Wash.
“Due to the outstanding generosity of Amprobe, we are able to provide several Amprobe DM7C Digital Multimeters for use in every NATEF program nationwide,” said Bill Kersten, NATEF President. “This corporate donation of electrical testing equipment, with [...]
“I’m sure we all wish the passage of a law could eradicate a criminal act, but it doesn’t work that way,” said Georgia Bureau of Investigations (GBI) Director Vernon Keenan.
Keenan made the remarks at a Metals Theft Stakeholder Summit held Oct. 6 in middle Georgia and telecast in Atlanta. Keenan referred to legislation passed in [...]
Editors note: There is a photo associated with this release. Glenbarra Energy Management Corp is currently installing up to 800 ground mounted microFIT Photovoltaic Solar Systems across Southern Ontario. GEMCO has been engaged by Fovere Glenbarra Energy Fund IV (the “Fund”) of Toronto as General Contractor. The Fund has acquired the rights to the [...]
Sharp, a world leader in solar cell production, announced today at Solar Power International 2008 that it will introduce next generation thin film solar cells in the U.S. market in the near future. With its thin film solar product, Sharp will be capable of handling multi-megawatt, large-scale utility projects that are best served by a [...]
MYR Group Inc. a leading specialty contractor serving the electrical infrastructure market in the United States, announced it has entered into a contract with Central Maine Power Company, a subsidiary of Iberdrola USA, to construct and rebuild approximately 210 miles of 345-kilovolt (kV) and 115kV transmission lines throughout northeastern Maine. The contract value is approximately [...]
An economic study released today shows a regional cap-and-trade policy would severely handicap Minnesota’s economy, causing sharp increases in energy prices and reducing net employment in Minnesota by 21,000 jobs by 2015. The report, titled “Economic Analysis of the Impact of a Midwest Regional Climate Policy on Minnesota,” was written by CRA International (CRA) and [...]
Amerex Energy Services, the nation’s premier energy consulting company has joined forces with Armstrong Service, Inc. (ASI), a global leader in utility system optimization to provide a full-service energy offering designed to reduce all aspects of customer energy costs, in both physical usage and the actual price of the energy commodity itself.
The alliance between the [...]