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Andreas Gyllenhammar has been appointed the new chief sustainability officer at Sweco. He succeeds Mattias Goldmann who has decided to pursue new opportunities outside of the company.
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The thorny issue of how many fake windows a new jail should have appears to have been settled. The Board of Adjustment (BOA) for the city of Winona in Minnesota unanimously approved a compromise with Winona County and its architects.
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The site of a former school in Carnoustie is to be transformed into new homes for Angus Council. The 105-year-old Kinloch Primary School was demolished in 2010 with initial plans for the site including a retail development led by Sainsbury’s and Greggs.
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The demolition of Aberdeen flats that were found to be sinking into the ground will begin next week after work was delayed by bats. Aberdeen City Council’s city growth and resources committee accepted a recommendation from officers to demolish flats in Erroll Place and Erroll Street, near
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A vacant builder’s yard and workshop in Bannockburn village has been sold out of liquidation to property developers Lovell Partnership Ltd in a deal which will regenerate the historical site and create 41 new homes, including ten affordable properties. Paul Dounis and Lindsey Cooper of RSM Res
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A global centre of excellence in life sciences is to be developed in West Lothian after US clinical research company Q2 Solutions announced a multi-million-pound inward investment at its Livingston campus, creating 156 skilled jobs over the next three years. Supported by a £
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A couple who ripped up an old carpet in their home were shocked to discover a giant Monopoly board painted underneath. The giant board features chance boxes, a jail, a community chest, railway stations and classic destinations from the US version of the board such as Connecticut Avenue and Verm
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Argyll and Bute Council has pressed on with plans to refurbish Salen and Port Charlotte primary schools by awarding contracts for the works to two local companies. TSL has been awarded the contract for the £1.3 million project at Salen Primary on Mull, while MacLeod Construction Ltd will under
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A city official has admitted to "dropping the ball" when a businessman who bought a municipal building at the base of a publicly-owned water tower for just $55,000 was accidentally given the deeds to the water tower as well. Personal trainer Bobby Read intended to turn the b
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An almost empty two-building office development in Houston has opened itself up to offers in Bitcoin in an attempt to generate interest from tenants. One building at 50 Briar Hollow is completely vacant and the other is 70% empty, the aftermath of pandemic-related business setbacks.
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Allanwater Homes has revealed plans to build a 275-home development on the outskirts of Alva. The three, four, and five-bedroom homes – including roads, footpaths, landscaping, drainage and associated works on a greenfield site, are proposed for land on either side of the A91 to the west
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Taylor Wimpey has lodged a Proposal of Application Notice (PAN) with Angus Council to add 50 more homes to its Victoria Grange development in Monifieth. The housebuilder said developing a slice of land between the existing site and the A92 is a “logical” extension to the 3
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An investment plan which includes proposals of up to £54 million capital funding for five Highland schools will go before councillors next week for agreement. The Highland Council has identified significant capital funding for investment in five schools, Culloden Academy, Beauly, Dunvegan and
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A major milestone for the Berryden Corridor Improvement Project has been reached as Scottish Ministers have given their go-ahead for Aberdeen City Council to progress with the compulsory purchase order for the project. Transport Scotland is writing to people and organisations which took part in a pu
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New technology has been installed into a Chinese office development that will only allow employees entry into certain rooms if they are smiling, according to reports. The "smile recognition" — rather than "facial recognition" — technology was installed at the Chinese subsidiary
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