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MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) Genesis Worldwide Inc. ("Genesis" or the "Company"), (TSX: GWI)(AIM: GWI), a leading provider of "green" structural building technology using light gauge steel aimed at the residential, commercial and institutional building markets, is pleased to announce the appointment of Gregory Kent, aged 38, as the new Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. Kent succeeds Paul Kroetsch, aged 49, who has decided to pursue other business opportunities. The Company would like to thank Mr. Kroetsch for his contributions over the past two years and wish him well in his future endeavors.

The U.S. General Services Administration has awarded a development contract to Barry Real Estate Cos. Inc., of Atlanta, to complete a build-to-suit lease for a new National Archives and Records Administration building at 1829 Dunn Road in northeast St. Louis County.

The developer of the Burger-Phillips loft apartments in downtown Birmingham said renovation construction is now complete.

SALT LAKE CITY, UT (MARKET WIRE) Extra Space Storage Inc. (NYSE: EXR) announced today that the Company's Executive Vice president and CFO, Kent Christensen, will participate in the "Shelter from the Storm" panel at the BMO North American REIT Conference on Friday, September 12, 2008 at 9:30 a.m. Central Time.

Los angeles, CA and HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM (MARKET WIRE) Providential Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: PRVH) (FRANKFURT: PR7), which operates in merger and acquisitions consultancy, financial services, energy and resources, real estate development and invests in special opportunities, has successfully completed the reverse merger of Nam Kim Joint Stock Co., a Vietnam-based company, ("NAKISCO") into a U.S. publicly traded entity, Sanitary Environmental Monitoring Labs, Inc., formerly known as SemcoLabs, Inc.

SUGAR LAND, TX (MARKET WIRE) Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- Since September 2007, more than 500 industrial plants have come online in the U.S. The engineering, construction and outfitting of these plants with equipment required $39.4 billion. These plants employ more than 41,000 people. The Industrial Manufacturing Industry employed the most people for new plant construction from September 2007 to September 2008, accounting for more than 50% of the new employment from 160 new plants. One of the larger projects in this industry to come online in the last year was a $1.5 billion

SUGAR LAND, TX (MARKET WIRE) Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- Biodiesel start-up American Biodiesel Incorporated (Encinitas, California), doing business as Community Fuels LLC (Stockton, California), is readying equipment in anticipation of soon beginning fuel production at its new biodiesel plant at the Port of Stockton in Stockton, California. Community Fuels joins Pacific Ethanol Incorporated (NASDAQ: PEIX) as the second alternative fuels facility at the port.

Zions Bancorp., operator of California Bank + Trust, appears to be gaining confidence in the company’s outlook as it grapples with a troubled portfolio of residential construction loans, according to analysts at Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co. (ZION)

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM (MARKET WIRE) Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the Building materials industry is available in its catalogue.

The state Mining and Minerals Division awarded a $98,000 construction contract to Runyan Construction to safeguard 115 abandoned mine openings in Lake Valley, south of Hillsboro.