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Yongnam secures 2 contracts worth $56.5m for MRT Downtown Line 2

Yongnam Holdings, the structural steel contractor and specialist civil engineering solutions provider, says the group has been awarded its third and fourth contracts for the MRT Downtown Line 2 (DTL 2) valued at $56.5 million.

Seow Soon Yong, Chief Executive Officer of Yongnam, says: “We are heartened by these contract wins as they serve as testaments to the confidence that our business partners have in us. We will leverage on our expertise and technical know-how in this area to further enhance our track record in the business.”

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If the recent financial downtown has taught us anything, it is that financial institutions need to assert more control over their lending practices.

Yongnam bags $27.5m in MRT Downtown Line 2 contracts

Yongnam Holdings, the structural steel contractor and specialist civil engineering solutions provider, says the group has been awarded its second contract for the MRT Downtown Line 2 (DTL 2) valued at $27.5 million.

The contract is part of the C921 contract package, one of several packages for the DTL 2.

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Yongnam wins $25m MRT Downtown Line 2 contract

Yongnam Holdings, the structural steel contractor and specialist civil engineering solutions provider, has been awarded its first contract for the MRT Downtown Line 2 (DTL 2) valued at $25 million.

The 16.6km long Downtown Line 2 comprises of one depot and 12 stations including three interchange stations. DTL 2 will link to the North-East Line, the North-South Line and the Circle line.

Yongnam says the contract comprises the constructiion of a Cut and Cover Tunnel and the Tan Kah Kee station.

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Patty Griffin Confirms Tour Dates

PATTY GRIFFIN CONFIRMS TOUR DATES TO SUPPORT DOWNTOWN CHURCH, OUT NOW

Patty Griffin

EMI/Credential Recordings is excited to confirm Patty Griffin‘s first tour in support of her new record, Downtown Church, released January 26. The dates are the first leg of several that will take her across the country throughout the year. They begin in St. Louis on March 26 and end April 17 in Driftwood, TX.

The band will be Buddy Miller, Doug Lancio, Frank Swart, Marco Giovino and John Deaderick.

Downtown Church is Griffin’s seventh album and was produced by Miller. The album was cut live in The Downtown Presbyterian Church on 5th Ave. N. in Nashville over the first week of January 2009 with Griffin singing from the pulpit. It features vocal support from Emmylou Harris, Raul Malo, Jim Lauderdale, Shawn Colvin, Mike Farris, Buddy and Julie Miller as well as Regina and Ann McCrary, whose father was one of the founding members of the legendary gospel group the Fairfield Four.


Patty Griffin Tour Dates

03/26/10 St. Louis, MO The Pageant
03/27/10 Lawrence, KS Liberty Hall
03/29/10 Denver, CO Paramount
03/30/10 Salt Lake City, UT Kingsbury Hall
04/01/10 Seattle, WA The Moore
04/02/10 Vancouver, BC The Commodore
04/04/10 Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom
04/05/10 Berkeley, CA Zellerbach
04/09/10 Santa Cruz, CA Rio
04/10/10 Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern
04/16/10 Dallas, TX House of Blues
04/17/10 Driftwood, TX Old Settler’s


Scientists find links between city walkability, air pollution exposure

A new study analyzing the links between city walkability and air pollution exposure has revealed that some neighborhoods might be good for walking, but they could have poor air quality.
University of Minnesota faculty member Julian Marshall and University of British Columbia faculty Michael Brauer and Lawrence Frank did the study for the city of Vancouver [...]

Downtown

I was out in downtown Detroit last night with some industry folks. There is a micro brewery here that is well worth a visit if you are ever in town.


The urban blight you can see close by – derelict buildings, for example – never fails to make an impression. The local economy here has clearly taken a pounding, not just lately but over decades. As a taxi driver remarked, there needs to be innovation and a degree of diversification to successfully turn things around. I guess there aren’t any easy answers for a place that has historically relied so heavily on autos. It is truly sobering to see what can happen to a city that is so reliant on one industry when that one industry gets into trouble.


I have met some good people this week though, at the OEMs and at various Tier 1 suppliers. There is certainly no shortage of committed, bright and talented people in this vicinity and in that respect, people can at least live in hope.

Man dies in apartment fire in Niš

The owner of an apartment in downtown Niš, southern Serbia, died this morning in a fire. The MUP firefighters extinguished the blaze at around 11:00 CET, reports said.

One Final Hurdle For Children’s Memorial Downtown Helipad

The controversial heliport proposed for the $1 billion new Children’s Memorial Hospital in Streeterville is one step away from final approval.

Michelle Obama’s Week Off: Lunches In Downtown DC, Meets Carlos Boozer

First Lady Michelle Obama is taking this week off after a sprint through Russia, Italy and Ghana with her mom, the girls and the president. But there have been sightings, nonetheless.On Tuesday, my Politics Daily colleague Walter Shapiro tippe…