John Mitola, President of Juhl Wind, Inc. (OTCBB: JUHL) talks about the management, achievements and goals for the company. Juhl Wind is an established leader in Community Based Wind Power development and management, focused on wind farm projects throughout the United States and Canada. Juhl Wind pioneered community-based wind farms, developing the currently accepted financial, operational and legal structure providing local ownership of medium-to-large scale wind farms. To date, the Company has completed 14 wind farm projects and provides operations management and oversight across the portfolio. Juhl Wind services every aspect of wind farm development from full development and ownership, general consultation, construction management and system operations and maintenance. With its acquisition of Next Generation Power Systems (”NextGen’), Juhl Wind now provides full sales and service

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Fluor Corporation (FLR) reported third quarter earnings per share of 89 cents, matching the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Revenue declined by 4% to $5.4 billion, which compares with $5.7 billion in the third quarter of 2008. This change was driven primarily by decreases in the Oil & Gas and Power segments. Revenue in both Industrial & Infrastructure and Government segments was up from last year.  While three of the five business segments reported earnings growth over 2008, the Oil & Gas segment profit declined by 8% and the Global Services segment profit was impacted by a $45 million provision relating to a collection issue on a completed paper mill revamp project.  New project awards for the quarter were $2.9 billion, compared with record awards of $8.8 billion a year ago. Consolidated backlog at the end of the quarter was $28 billion. This represents a $2.9 billion increase ...

NEW YORK, Nov. 5, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — TIE Technologies, Inc. (Pink Sheets:TTCS) today announces its participation in the Intelligent Flood Protection Monitoring, Warning and Response System (IFPRMWRS) DNR RSIQ No. 2503-09-21 project awarded by the State of Louisiana to Geocomp and their ‘I-Levee Team’ associates.

TIE Technologies, as a named sub contractor under Geocomp in the I-Levee Team, will be leading the smart communications portion of the project. Designing and developing a ’smart’ communications system, which is independent, reliable and redundant is a critical component of insuring that the data from the sensor networks on the Mississippi Levee provide actionable intelligence to the entire Emergency Responder team.

The State of Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, Office of Coastal Protection and Restoration (OCRP) is planning to deploy a state of the art Intelligent Flood Protection Monitoring, Warning and Response System (IFPRMWRS) at strategic locations within Mississippi River flood control systems

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ABB Ltd. (ABB) announced that it has acquired the assets of Sinai Engineering Corporation to enhance its presence and capabilities in Western Canada. Sinai Engineering's offerings include high-voltage substations and transmission line design, generation and transmission system planning and analytical studies, as well as procurement and construction management. Its customers include electric utilities, conventional and heavy oil, gas processing, pulp and paper, mining, pipeline operators and independent power producers. It employs about 30 employees. ABB did not disclose the value of the transaction. This acquisition is aligned with the company’s strategy to strengthen its footprint in Western Canada , particularly in providing engineering services to oil and gas and utility customers. Further, ABB announced that it has renewed its $2 billion revolving credit facility in line with its strategy to ensure maximum financial flexibility. The new three year credit facility replaces the existing facility signed ...

URS Corporation (URS) announced that an alliance between URS and PBS&J has been awarded a contract by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to assist the agency in providing temporary housing and mass care solutions for the survivors of the disaster. The five-year contract has a maximum value of $375 million for the alliance, in which URS is the managing partner. The joint venture will be responsible for hauling and installing, the maintenance and deactivation of temporary mobile housing units, as well as the construction of temporary housing communities, as necessary. Additional responsibilities could include providing support for mass care initiatives, such as base camp development, food preparation and distribution and other life support functions as requested by FEMA. URS Corporation provides engineering, construction, and technical services to the power, infrastructure, Federal, and industrial and commercial market sectors in the United States and internationally. Its ...

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEC): Stock of the Day

by David Fessler, Advisory Panelist

Usually when we think of infrastructure, visions of bridges, tunnels, buildings, industrial plants, come to mind. When talk turns to energy we think of oil, natural gas, coal, and nuclear power.

Yet the two are inexorably linked together: you need good infrastructure to move energy around, and you can’t create the infrastructure without good sources of cheap energy.

As the world continues – albeit ever so slowly – to wean itself off fossil fuels in favor of greener sources of energy, the two are increasingly talked about in the same conversation.

And for good reason… there’s much new “energy infrastructure” that needs to be created:

Higher capacity transmission lines to move mid-west wind generated power ...

The Zacks Rank Buys featured in this article are: URS Corp. (...

AE Biofuels, Inc., an international, vertically integrated biofuels company, announced that it has entered into a strategic agreement with Merrick & Company to commercially implement its patent-pending enzyme based technology for the conversion of non-food biomass and other materials into ethanol. Merrick is recognized as a leading provider of engineering and architectural design-build, procurement, construction management, and geospatial services.

As the terms of the agreement, AE Biofuels and Merrick will strive to swiftly deploy AE Biofuels’ next-generation biofuels technology to meet the significant demand for cellulosic ethanol created by the revised Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS). The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 increased the RFS to 36 billion gallons of renewable fuels, the bulk of which must be advanced biofuels, such as cellulosic ethanol.

“We are excited to team up with Merrick, a world-class organization with deep experience in both refining and biofuels, to work with customers to rapidly

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