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World-class riverfront Jacksonville has a rare opportunity to develop a world-class riverfront with amenities very few cities can compete with. The latest developments regarding Lot J may be a blessing in disguise. By creating a competitive environment and reallocating the proposed developer subsidies, we may be able to take advantage of the current situation and use it to the benefit of the Northbank as a whole. If properly executed we can achieve Critical Mass by developing Lot J, the Shipyar...

Major upgrade planned at Concord airport A front loader equipped with a plow works on clearing the runway at the Concord Airport on Wednesday. GEOFF FORESTER photos / Monitor staff A front loader equipped with a plow works on clearing the runway at the Concord Airport on Wednesday, February 10, 2021. GEOFF FORESTER—Monitor staff The project is currently estimated to cost $2.5 million, which according to the city includes the demolition of the existing terminal (above), preparation of the buil...

Oak Ridge Today Posted at An image showing the interior of the proposed new 16-million-gallon-per-day water treatment plant at the City of Oak Ridge water intake on the Clinch River south of Bethel Valley Road. (Image courtesy of Jacobs Engineering Group and the City of Oak Ridge) Construction of the new water plant at the city’s water intake on the Clinch River could start in May and be complete in December 2022, according to a proposed schedule presented to Oak Ridge City Council. The Coun...

From Nicaragua to ORNL, program manager tells of his journey to success by Kristi L. Bumpus ORNL/Special to The Oak Ridger As program manager for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Package Testing Program, Oscar Martinez enjoys finding and fixing technical issues. He knows there’s a lot at stake: In his daily work, he manages and leads the regulatory testing of radioactive material transportation packages and oversees all testing activities at ORNL’s Package...

Dive Brief: Multinational general contractor and engineering firm Fluor held its 2021 strategy day last week, outlining during a webcast four areas the public company thinks will create more shareholder value and sustainable results in the next few years. Fluor expects to make nontraditional oil and gas projects 70% of its revenue by 2023. The nontraditional oil and gas sector includes chemicals, mining and life sciences as well as energy transition projects that focus on a shift from fossil-b...

2021 Capital Expenditures In 2021, the Company expects to start the construction of the Almas greenfield project, to develop a pre-feasibility study for the Matupa project and to further expand production capacity at Aranzazu, which, along with sustaining and exploration capital expenditures, will reach a total between US$93 million and US$104 million. The table below shows the breakdown of capital expenditures by type of investment: Aura believes its properties have strong geological potentia...

  AFFINITY WATER ANNOUNCES CHANGE TO ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS January 2021 Affinity Water Limited ("Affinity Water" or "the Company") is pleased to announce that Ian Tyler has been appointed as independent non-executive director from 11 January 2021. Tony Cocker had notified the Board of his intention to retire and step down as Chair and non-executive director by the end of January 2021. Ian will join the Affinity Water Board on 11 January 2021 as Chair designate of Affinity Water Limited ...

  AFFINITY WATER ANNOUNCES CHANGE TO ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS January 2021 Affinity Water Limited ("Affinity Water" or "the Company") is pleased to announce that Ian Tyler has been appointed as independent non-executive director from 11 January 2021. Tony Cocker had notified the Board of his intention to retire and step down as Chair and non-executive director by the end of January 2021. Ian will join the Affinity Water Board on 11 January 2021 as Chair designate of Affinity Water Limited ...

Moberly Monitor-Index Projects associated with the construction of sidewalks coupled with a number of varied water and sewer system improvements were popular topics addressed before the Moberly city council Monday at its first business meeting of 2021. The city will apply for a portion of from the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) is accepting applications from communities for a portion of some Transportation Alternative Program (TAP) grant funds being released to the states northea...

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