Category: News

Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) recently announced that appointment of a joint venture between consultants Mace and CH2M Hill as joint programme managers for the Dubai Trade Centre Jebel Ali development – the master district containing the city’s Expo 2020 site, Construction Week... » Read more

St Louis, San Antonio, Sacramento and Minneapolis show interest in new MLS teams   Major League Soccer (MLS) is seeing a substantial increase in cities showing interest in its expansion plan, according to recent media reports. Beginning of the year, MLS Commissioner Don Garber confirmed this... » Read more

HBK Contracting Company has laid the first concrete above ground at Al Wakrah stadium, the first of five new venues being built to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup™ in Qatar. “We have started laying the foundation of 168 m3 of structural concrete in our east slab,” said Abdulla Al-Marri,... » Read more

Monster Jam motorsport event will make its debut in the Philippines this year, its promoters announced on February 17. Feld Motor Sports will bring the event to the Southeast Asian nation for the first time in conjunction with Vivre Forte Entertainment, according to an official press release. Three... » Read more

Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan on February 17 unveiled a plan to turn the ill-fated, city-owned Shipyards property into a mix of housing, retail and offices, as well as practice fields for his team. His proposal includes restaurants, a marina, a hotel, an amphitheater, a park and a twisty... » Read more

Qatar could be included on the Formula 1 calendar as early as 2016 as negotiations between organisers and Bernie Ecclestone reach an advanced stage, according to latest media reports. Organisers first signalled a desire to join the F1 schedule earlier this year, though its inclusion is seemingly... » Read more

While Hungary opened three new stadiums in 2014, this year stadium construction in the country received a big boost with 22 major projects lined up for commencement of progress. The government has announced its plans to spend 67.144 billion forints ($250 million) for the projects. The Hungarian... » Read more