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...part of a recent drive to become one of the nation's leading developers of futuristic materials. Harvard this spring will construct a new multi-million dollar lab to be spread throughout the University...
...group will construct a backdrop "a little bigger than a movie screen" depicting the Harvard Stadium to transform the fourth floor gym of the athletic facility into a theater. Higgins said. Officials, however, say the building will not be substantially modified...
...future of nuclear power in the U.S. "Some days I think I may be building the last nuclear plant that's going to be built for a while," says R.E. Conway, the senior vice president of Georgia Power. "They are just too expensive for a company like us to construct any more." Georgia Power's Plant Vogtle, a two-unit facility now more than 50% complete, is expected to come on line at ten times its original price tag of $660 million. For many utilities, nuclear plants are far too costly. The huge, quasi-governmental Tennessee Valley Authority made...
General Electric. For at least the first year, said the Pentagon, General Electric would fly off with 75% of the contract, while Pratt & Whitney would have to settle for the remaining 25%. During that initial year, GE will build 120 engines, and Pratt & Whitney will construct 40. The Pentagon said it was particularly impressed with GE's warranty and its plan to let other firms bid to supply spare parts. Air Force Secretary Verne Orr called the warranty issue a key element of the competition. On Wall Street, investors correctly anticipated the Air Force action. General Electric stock closed...
...despite politicians goodwill, it may be difficult both to attract private developers and to alleviate fears of gentrification in East Cambridge. The area is not attractive enough yet to burden developers with extra costs such as requirements to build low-cost housing for the right to construct commercial buildings...