Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. (NYSE: SSD ) (the "Company") announced that its subsidiary, Simpson Strong-Tie Company Inc., today purchased all of the stock of Swan Secure Products, Inc. ("Swan Secure"). Swan Secure manufactures and distributes stainless steel and other fasteners.

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Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (NYSE: AWI ) will report its 2007 second-quarter results and will webcast a conference call for investors on Monday, July 30. The conference call will be webcast on the Internet at http://www.armstrong.com at 5:00 p.m. on

The Burj Dubai, designed by the Chicago office of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM), is now officially the world's tallest building. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070723/AQM112-a http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070723/AQM112-b SOM announced today that the construction of the Burj Dubai has reached the 141st floor

180 Development Services, LLC announced today the formation of a strategic alliance with Morningstar Properties, LLC (Morningstar) and Harrison Street Real Estate Capital (HSRE) to invest in self-storage properties throughout the Southwestern United States. 180 Development Services is responsible for

American Standard Companies Inc. (NYSE: ASD ) today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell the company's worldwide Bath and Kitchen products business to funds advised by Bain Capital Partners, LLC, a leading global private investment firm,

Tradition Development LLC today announced they have reached an agreement with First Capital Development, LLC to incorporate a key life-cycle housing component as the next phase of the Cobblestone Lake development by adding a 200-unit senior housing project on the

Designed to take full advantage of the commanding views of the Persian Gulf and Abu Dhabi, international architecture firm Arquitectonica has designed Sky Tower -- the 300-meter (83-story) first tower in The Gate development -- to be the tallest tower

Governor Jennifer M. Granholm today announced the four communities chosen by the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) to take part in the coveted Cool Cities Michigan Main Street program and Cool Cities Blueprints for Michigan's Downtowns program. This year's

Emaar Properties has opened a new access road to its Downtown Burj Dubai development. The new route from Sheikh Zayed Road, near the Millennium Tower, complements the existing access road to Downtown Burj Dubai via the Doha Road. The road

A new computer programme will allow the tax authorities to know instantly about the sale of a house, and whether the declared price is genuine or involved "Black Money"

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SUGAR LAND, TX (MARKET WIRE) Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas). As the latter half of the prime construction season begins, now is the time for companies to get many of their projects that have been in the

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TORONTO, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) Allied Properties REIT (TSX: AP.UN) announced today that the Trustees of the REIT have declared a distribution of $0.105 per unit for the month of July, 2007, representing $1.26 per unit on an annualized basis. The

With the majority of land reclamation on The Palm Jebel Ali now complete, Nakheel has moved on to the initial development of the project's infrastructure. The firm has awarded Samsung a contract to build six of the eight bridges intended

South African golfer Gary Player is to design the first of two championship golf courses planned for Abu Dhabi's Saadiyat Island. The Gary Player Signature course, which is scheduled for completion in 2009, will be constructed in the Saadiyat Beach