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December 31, 2009 - La Paz County, Arizona has been identified as a possible location for two enormous solar energy heat towers, a relatively untested technology. The Australian company EnviroMission Inc. is proposing two 2,400-foot towers be built in the desert for a price tag of $750 million. Arizona officials are currently mulling-over the proposition, but a project of this magnitude could bring years of employment to close to 100 Lake Havasu City contractors and Avondale contractors.

It is estimated that the solar tower project could produce 200 megawatts of electricity, or enough power for 50,000 households.

For the full story see azcentral.com.

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Construction Industry Newswire

December 31, 2009 - The city of Oxnard, California is leveraging federal stimulus dollars to construct a $35 million groundwater recovery facility, with preparatory construction kicking-off this week. Though the advanced water purification facility construction is not slated to begin until the end of 2010, there is significant pipeline infrastructure which must first be built. This huge public works project is providing dozens of jobs to struggling Oxnard plumbers.

The funding for the Groundwater Recovery Enhancement and Treatment, or GREAT, program is coming jointly from the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California’s Local Resources program and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Local tradesmen, like Camarillo contractors, should contact Oxnard city officials regarding unfilled subcontracting positions.

See the Ventura Star for the full story.

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December 29, 2009 - This month construction will be commencing on a $3 million expansion project for the Phoenix, Arizona park-and-ride facility located at 40th Street. The lot presently has 562 spaces, but officials plan to use federal stimulus dollars to add an additional 353 spaces. The project will result and approximately nine months of steady employment for a dozen or so Phoenix engineering contractors.

The expansion will primarily take place on the city land which is located to the west of the current lot. Qualified Phoenix landscapers should contact city officials regarding any unfilled subcontracting opportunities.

For the full story see azcentral.com

jobtrio.com Staff
Construction Industry Newswire

December 26, 2009 - In the month of November, the city of Tampa, Florida experienced home sales almost as strong as the same month in 2006. Tampa saw a 34 percent increase over last November’s numbers with 2,282 sales, fueled by the federal government’s $8,000 tax credit. The depletion of the existing home surplus is a necessary step for Tampa contractors to get back to work.

Fortunately, the government has decided to extent the tax credit until April 30, hopefully encouraging more buying in the coming months. Though Tampa home prices stopped their downward slide in March of this year, Clearwater contractors and Tampa general contractors realize that there is a long way to go before new construction can boom again.

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December 26, 2009 - As part of a $500M federal Department of Health and Human Services stimulus package, the Flagstaff, Arizona-based health care facilities provider North Country HealthCare recently received $7.4 million. In addition to construction plans for their Flagstaff center, which is great news for Flagstaff general contractors, North Country has plans of building new clinics in Springerville and Holbrook.

The Flagstaff construction calls for 12 more exam rooms for the Fourth Street building. Due to the often technical aspects of medical construction projects, these recent announcements are likely to provide gainful employment for dozens of Flagstaff contractors, like Flagstaff electricians.

jobtrio.com Staff
Construction Industry Newswire