Merit Network Receives Second Broadband Stimulus Award — REACH-3MC II

ANN ARBOR, Mich., Aug. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Merit Network, Inc. announced today the award of federal stimulus funding to construct 1,270 miles of fiber-optic infrastructure in the Northern Lower and Upper Peninsulas of Michigan. The fiber, which enables access to high-performance broadband, will benefit rural and underserved communities across 29 Michigan counties. The fiber will pass …

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Burns & McDonnell Completes Engineering Design and Construction Management for First Phase of On-Site Power Facility …

KANSAS CITY, Mo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Burns & McDonnell has completed engineering design and construction management for the first phase of a $330 million upgrade of Thermal Energy Corporations district energy system serving the Texas Medical Center in Houston. Thermal Energy Corporation (TECO) hosted a dedication ceremony on Tuesday, August 24, celebrating formal commissioning of a new Combined …

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Fitch Rates Trumbull, CT GOs ‘AA+’; Outlook Stable

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Fitch Ratings has assigned an ‘AA+’ rating to the Town of Trumbull, Connecticut’s (the town) general obligation (GO) bonds as follows: –$22 million GO bonds, issue of 2010. In addition, Fitch assigns an ‘F1+’ rating to the town’s $23,310,000 GO bond anticipation notes (BANs) 2010. Both the bonds and BANs are scheduled to sell competitively on Aug. 26, 2010. Also …

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Obama Requests More Money For HIV/AIDS, Other Health Programs

On Friday, President Obama updated his pending fiscal year 2011 HHS budget request to include $400 million more for HIV/AIDS programs, high-risk insurance pools and health worker training, CQ HealthBeat reports. He made the request to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.). Obama seeks an additional $30 million for state programs that provide drugs for people living with HIV and $35 million more …

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