Avista Requests Recovery for Costs in Washington and Idaho to Upgrade System and Meet Growing Energy Demand.
Company also requests reduction in power cost surcharges SPOKANE, Wash., Jan. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Avista has today filed requests with the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (WUTC) and the Idaho Public Utilities Commission (IPUC) to increase electric and natural gas rates to recover costs for generating and...

Missouri Energy Policy Group Applauds Legislation That Encourages Construction of Clean Energy Generating Facilities in Missouri.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The Missouri Energy Development Association (MEDA), which represents most of Missouri's investor-owned electric, natural gas and water utilities, today applauded legislation that establishes by statute funding tools for constructing clean and renewable electric generation. The Missouri Clean and Renewable Energy...

CoSentry and Alegent Health Announce Collaboration for Construction of an Enterprise-Class Data Center.
OMAHA, Neb., Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, executives from CoSentry, a leading provider of data center and managed technical services, and Alegent Health, one of the nation's premier healthcare providers, announced formation of a joint venture to construct and operate an enterprise class data center in Papillion, Neb. ...

Ernst & Young Sees a Transitional Environment Ahead for US Property and Casualty Insurers in 2009.
NEW YORK, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- In 2008, the impact of the financial crisis on the US property/casualty (P/C) insurance industry has been isolated, sparing the industry from serious impairment. Still, the outlook for 2009 includes greater risks to the industry from continued volatility, according to the Ernst &...

Public input sought on block grant application.
Byline: Patty Lawrence-Perry The Pioneer Valley Planning Commission is seeking public input and support for an application for a Community Development Block Grant of nearly $1 million that would benefit residents in Holland, Brimfield and Wales. Several dozen people filled a conference room at Holland...

HNTB Survey Shows Americans Solidly Behind Better Infrastructure.
Yet nationwide poll also suggests questions remain how to prioritize, plan and pay for it KANSAS CITY, Mo., Feb. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a new study commissioned by HNTB Corporation, Americans overwhelmingly believe the nation's infrastructure is crumbling and are willing to spend more of their...

RLC reports P680-M quarter income, 3% growth in revenues.
Robinsons Land Corporation (RLC) reported an unaudited consolidated net income by the end of the first quarter of fiscal year 2009 (October 2008 to December 2008) of P680 million, flat from the same period last year. The firm said in a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange...

Clock ticking for McKenzie-Willamette.
Byline: GUEST VIEWPOINT By Roger Hite I read with interest the Feb. 5 Register-Guard article reporting that McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center's owners have abandoned plans to build a new hospital on another site and to delay further major remodeling of its existing facility. There is no...

2009 Top Five Real Estate and Development Trends.
ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich., Feb. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Giffels-Webster Engineers, a civil engineering firm with a 50-year industry reputation for its vision for today's market and beyond, revealed its annual list of Top Five Real Estate and Development Trends. According to GWE, the hottest market-growth areas are: 1....

Wage law draws fire; Fair pay for blue-collar workers is goal.
Byline: Danielle M. Williamson Late last year, a local contractor estimated it would cost him $43,000 to manufacture and install new windows in Gardner City Hall. After learning he had to apply prevailing wage laws to the estimate, that figure jumped to $65,000. It was...