Construction & Engineering

Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that it will team with Azima DLI to provide clients with a dynamic and comprehensive solution for their industrial predictive maintenance needs. Initially, the joint solution will be available to oil, gas, chemicals, power, and mining and metals clients...

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), URS Corporation (NYSE: URS) and InDyne have signed an agreement to jointly pursue the Launch & Test Range System Integrated Support Contract (LISC). "This alliance, to be known as CoRE, or Consolidated Range Enterprise, unites three companies with a common vision...

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE: JEC) announced today that it is one of three transportation consultants to receive a contract from Werkmaatschappij Almere-Amsterdam (WAA) to develop a transportation concept study and business case for the IJmeerverbinding public transport corridor over the...

MYR Group (Nasdaq: MYRG), a leading specialty contractor serving the electrical infrastructure market in the United States, announced it has executed a contract with Cross Texas Transmission, an affiliate of LS Power, to construct approximately 235 miles of 345-kilovolt (kV) transmission line in...

Granite Construction Incorporated (NYSE: GVA) announced the award of a $59 million contract by the California Department of Transportation to reconstruct a section of Interstate 5 near Sacramento. Granite booked the project into its first quarter 2011 backlog.

With the summer driving season around us, is it time to look at Granite Construction Inc. (NYSE: GVA)? No Granite Construction isn't an oil play or a vacation stock, it's a heavy construction company. As we all know, the best time for construction is the spring and summer months, when the weather...

Granite Construction Incorporated (NYSE: GVA) announced the award of a $72 million design-build interstate reconstruction contract by the Nevada Department of Transportation. Granite will book the project into backlog during the second quarter of 2011.

EMCOR Group, Inc. (NYSE: EME) energy infrastructure and facilities services for a diverse range of businesses, announced that its J.C. Higgins subsidiary has been awarded a contract for the installation of the HVAC mechanical systems at the Sanofi-aventis Genomics Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts...

Layne Christensen Company (NASDAQ: LAYN) shares jumped 6.26% to create a new 52-week high of $37.34. LAYN reported upbeat Q4 results. Questcor Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: QCOR) shares gained 20.64% to touch a new 52-week high of $18.00. QCOR issued upbeat Q1 revenue projections. Diamond Foods...

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE: JEC) announced today that it was awarded a major contract by Saudi Aramco for general engineering and project management services. Officials did not disclose the contract value; however, they noted that the work is expected to be executed by its office in al-...

Pre-open movers US stock futures are lower this morning, as investors are awaiting the release of the minutes of the latest Federal Reserve Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting and ISM services-sector data. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 28 points to 12,309.00, while those for...

US stock futures are lower this morning, as investors are awaiting the release of the minutes of the latest Federal Reserve Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting and ISM services-sector data. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 29 points to 12,308.00, while those for the S&P 500...

Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Wall Street expects KB Home (NYSE: KBH) to report a Q1 loss at $0.27 per share on revenue of $223.56 million. KBH shares dropped 1.64% to $12.00 in after-hours trading. Texas Instruments Inc (NYSE: TXN) announced its plans to acquire...

AngioDynamics Inc (NASDAQ: ANGO) is expected to report its FQ3 EPS at $0.12 on revenue of $53.89 million. International Speedway Corporation (NASDAQ: ISCA) is estimated to post its FQ1 earnings at $0.48 per share on revenue of $156.60 million. KB Home (NYSE: KBH) is projected to report a Q1 loss...

Layne Christensen (NASDAQ: LAYN) will be reporting 2011 fiscal fourth-quarter earnings before the bell tomorrow. Analysts are expecting the company to earn $0.36 per share, which would represent a 28% growth over last year's figure of $0.28 per share. Sales are expected to come in at $254.39...