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Disaster Management: Rebuilding Haiti – First Hand Account from Daniel O’Neil

I am guilty of having written against the idea of just rebuilding the chaos. Following the devastating 2010 Haitian earthquake, it seemed as if all of Port-au-Prince had been destroyed.…

January 19, 2012No CommentRead More

PA Resources Sells Interests in Tunisian Oil Fields to Candax for $4 Million

PA Resources has sold its interests in the Ezzaouia and El Bibane oil fields in Tunisia for a sum of around $4 million. The interests have been sold to Canadian…

January 3, 2012No CommentRead More

Skanska Sells Share in Edinburgh Schools to Barclays for £3 Million

Skanska has sold its 50% share in the Midlothian Schools project to the co-investor, Barclays Integrated Infrastructure Fund, for £3 million. The publicly listed Swedish infrastructure company built the schools…

January 3, 2012No CommentRead More

Bentley Sales Back to Pre-Recession Levels

Bentley sales in the UK have recovered to pre-recession levels with global sales by 37% to 7003 deliveries to customers. In December 2011, Bentley sold 1059 cars, which was the…

January 3, 20121 CommentRead More

Fourth Quarter Accounts for 80% of Toys “R” Us Revenue

Vornado Realty Trust, which owns a 32.7% stake in Toys “R” Us, has announced that it will take a £32.2 million loss from its shareholding for the quarter ending 31st…

December 23, 2011No CommentRead More

Accenture Wins Contract to Manage Japanese Radio Licensing

Accenture has won a contract from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications to manage the Productive and Reliable Telecommunications Network for Radio (PARTNER) system. The PARTNER system manages radio network administrative functions…

December 9, 2011No CommentRead More

Private Companies Get $750 Million Contract for Afghanistan Development

The United States’ Agency for International Development has awarded a combined contract to three separate companies to provide water and energy development projects in Afghanistan. Construction, engineering and support services…

December 8, 2011No CommentRead More

Gap Opens Banana Republic Store in Paris, France

Gap has opened a flagship Banana Republic store in Paris, France. The 1,482 square meters of retail space is located on the infamous Avenue des Champs Élysées. Two floors of neoclassical…

December 8, 2011No CommentRead More

DoubleTree by Hilton Expands in China

A new Doubletree by Hilton hotel has opened in China in Langfang. It marks the eighth Chinese location for the brand, which aims to open 30 hotels and resorts in…

December 6, 2011No CommentRead More

Kennedy Wilson and Partners Buy $1.8 Billion of Bank of Ireland Loan Portfolio

Kennedy Wilson and Partners have purchased a UK-based loan portfolio from Bank of Ireland for $1.8 Billion, bringing their assets under management in Europe to $4.5 billion. The purchase was…

December 6, 2011No CommentRead More