Medtronic Breaks Ground on New Colorado Campus

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Medtronic, local community leaders and general contractor Ryan Companies officially broke ground on construction of Medtronic’s new Innovation Center campus located in Lafayette, Colo. Development and construction teams have begun work on the new 42-acre campus, soon to be the second largest site for the company in the U.S., and home to critical research and development work to improve the lives of patients worldwide. The campus will include two five-story buildings spanning more than 400,000 square feet. Upon completion of the new site – which is anticipated during the second half of 2022 – the new campus will open 1,100 … Read more

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TWINTIERs Larger-Tying Capacity Supports Various Rebar Contractors

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Since MAX Co Ltd. invented the first battery-powered rebar-tying tool in 1993, rebar-tying tool technology has improved in many ways over the past two decades. The battery platform has changed from Ni-Cad to Lithium-Ion, enabling the latest model tool — the TwinTiers — to form 4,000 ties per charge. Since its launch in 2007, the RB655 has been the tool with the largest rebar-tying capacity, tying up to #8 on #9 rebar combinations. However, in 2019 MAX introduced the RB611T TwinTier, which can tie from #5 on #5 to #9 on #10 rebar, making it the battery-powered rebar-tying tool capable … Read more

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John Deere Rolls Out Performance Tiering Strategy Starting with Utility Loaders

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John Deere launched its Performance Tiering Strategy, delivering a range of products at different levels of capability and user experience. Available first on the wheel loader lineup, the Performance Tiering Strategy supports customers by providing machine solutions built for various applications and jobs to enhance profitability and efficiency. The Performance Tiering Strategy provides three tiers of machines — G tier, P tier and X tier. Adding a premium edge, the X-tier models are built with the most innovative John Deere technology and features, delivering the highest levels of productivity, efficiency and customer experience. P-tier models can be counted on to … Read more

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Parisian Landmark Undergoes Renovations of Historic Buildings

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Petit, a VINCI Construction France subsidiary, has delivered the La Samaritaine renovated buildings, a well-known Parisian landmark established in 1870 by Ernest Cognacq, to the LVMH group. The project began in 2015, utilizing up to 700 employees daily, including heritage renovation experts, and encompasses stores 2 and 4, which are located between the river Seine and rue de Rivoli, in Paris’s first arrondissement. This 70,000-square-meter operation involved a full revamp; the complex now houses the La Samaritaine Paris Pont-Neuf department store (approximately 30,000 square meters), 96 social housing units (6,350 square meters), a crèche for 80 children (1,100 square meters), offices … Read more

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Team Appointed to Deliver £51m Housing Infrastructure, City River Park

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A multi-disciplinary consulting and contracting team has been assembled to support key infrastructure works within Victoria North (previously Manchester’s Northern Gateway), the biggest renewal project Manchester (England) has ever seen. This newly appointed team—with BAM Nuttall as lead design and build contractor, and Arup as lead designer—will work closely with Manchester Council and Far East Consortium’s development and master planning team to deliver the development vision for Red Bank and New Town neighborhoods. The amount of £51.6m, secured from the Government’s Housing Infrastructure Fund, will address a series of upfront infrastructure requirements to facilitate the delivery of more than 5,500 … Read more

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