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The general contractor for Ameristar's new, $201 million hotel in St. Charles, Mo., is trying to collect more than $37.2 million from the national casino company.

BANGALORE, INDIA (MARKET WIRE) Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- Reliance Infrastructure Limited (BOM: 500390) (Mumbai) will make investments of around $7 billion over the next three years toward expansion of its domestic engineering and construction business, as well as acquisition of assets overseas. Along with many other projects, the company is currently building a 12-kilometer (km) stretch of metro rail in Mumbai in partnership with Veolia Transport, a branch of Veolia Environnement SA (NYSE: VE) (Paris, France). Reliance Infrastructure and Canada-based Bombardier Incorporated (TSX:

GRANDE PRAIRIE, AB (MARKET WIRE) GRIT International Groups Inc. ("GRIT") (FRANKFURT: 3GR) (PINKSHEETS: GIGR) is pleased to announce it has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to acquire Groves Sandblasting Ltd., the initial building block that will set the Industry Standard for the newly publicly formed Sandblasting & Painting Sector.

LAKE PLACID, NY (MARKET WIRE) The Golden Arrow Lakeside Resort in Lake Placid, New York furthered their Green Initiatives with the installation of a 3400-square-foot green roof Tuesday, June 10, 2008, installed by Weston Solutions, Inc. & GreenGrid(R). The Golden Arrow is currently the only resort in New York State to have a green roof.

RADNOR, PA (MARKET WIRE) Brandywine Realty Trust (NYSE: BDN) announced today that Jeff DeVuono has been promoted to the position of Executive Vice president and Senior Managing Director, Pennsylvania Region.

SUGAR LAND, TX (MARKET WIRE) Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- Patillo Construction Company (Tucker, Georgia) has been selected by Kubota Manufacturing of America Corporation's (Gainesville, Georgia), an affiliate of Kubota Corporation (NYSE: KUB) (Naniwa, Osaka) to provide general construction services for a $16 million distribution center addition at an existing construction machinery and equipment manufacturing plant in Jefferson, Georgia.

More than three dozen construction projects in a seven-county area could be slowed or stalled by the sprinkler fitters’ strike called July 1.

Western Career College said the Western Association of Schools and Colleges has renewed its accreditation for six more years.

Miller-Valentine Group and the Gregory family have requested a second extension to submit final development plans for their $143 million One River Plaza condominium project.

The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission has approved a new five-year, $5.8 billion transportation construction program.