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PCL tapped as general contractor for The Blue Rose
PCL has considerable experience overseeing the construction of large projects. Previous projects include Toronto's Air Canada Center, The Atlantis Resort in The Bahamas, Minneapolis' Mall of the Americas, Edmonton's West Edmonton Mall, Niagara Falls Casino Resort and The Staples Center in Los Angeles. .A Geologist's Adventures with Bimini Beachrock and Atlantis True ...
Natural submerged beachrock off the island of Bimini in the Bahamas has been deemed a remnant of Atlantis by the faithful since the 1960s. In spite of geological research demonstrating the stones are natural, "true believers" continue to be drawn by the strong "force field." Eugene A. Shinn There are many stories like Champ, the Loch Ness monster, UFOs, and other popular myths that seem to acquire a life of their own. In fifteen feet of water off the Bahamian island of Bimini lie several rows of tabular limestone boulders that "true believers" adamantly contend are remnants of the mythical city/state of Atlantis. The reader has probably seen these underwater stones on numerous TV shows and documentaries. Even the History Channel recently did a piece on it. The programs follow a familiar theme: After showing and describing the wonders, the narration will end something like, "No one really knows the true origin of these stones .
FNM tours Atlantis
Hubert Ingraham moved briskly past cement mixers, bulldozers and tool-toting workmen as he and his party viewed construction on Phase Three of Kerzner International's Atlantis Resort. Not even chairman Sol Kerzner beamed more than the Opposition leader yesterday as he took in the ocean view from one of two presidential suites in the 600-room luxury wing."I hear lots of talk that lots of birds that are going to come," Mr Ingraham told reporters during a press conference following the tour. "This bird is in the hand. This bird has been delivered."
To be sure, Mr Ingraham was not really talking about birds. He was using the bird analogy to explain that Atlantis was a successful project his administration had helped to bring to The Bahamas. His mention of "birds that are going to come," was a reference to the billions of dollars in development that have been signed by the Christie administration but have yet to fly off the drawing board.
NASA to decide whether to try launch or move space shuttle
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. The enormous crawler-transporter vehicle has been tested in case it's needed to move the space shuttle indoors, and crews have made room inside the Vehicle Assembly Building to accommodate Atlantis if needed. Preparations were under way to move the space shuttle out of the way of Tropical Storm Ernesto, but NASA was waiting until early this morning before making a final call on whether to move Atlantis indoors or try to launch tomorrow. There was a 30 percent chance that weather would prohibit a launch tomorrow, and the forecast worsened as the week progressed. NASA doesn't want the shuttle on the launch pad if winds are greater than 45 miles-per-hour. Crews need two days to safely move the shuttle, and weather forecasters predicted the storm could be anywhere from the eastern Gulf near the Florida panhandle to the western Bahamas by Wednesday.LCL wins RM93mil Dubai joint-venture contract
KUALA LUMPUR: LCL Corp Bhd said its associate LCL Interiors in a joint venture with LCL Mice Kraftwork has secured a RM93.2mil contract for the supply and installation of guest rooms, suites and corridors, and associated works component of the east and west towers of The Atlantis resort in Dubai.The Atlantis is a 1,532-room resort with a water theme park at the crescent of The Palm, a luxury resort project in Dubai, which is scheduled for opening in early 2009.
The contract was expected to commence this month with expected completion in 13 months, the company said in a statement.
The joint venture was awarded the contract by resort developer and operator, Kerzner Istithmar Ltd, whose other projects included the 2,317-room sister resort, The Atlantis in The Bahamas.
Year to date, LCL has secured contracts worth over RM300mil from West Asia alone.
The Blue Rose Moving Ahead Rapidly, Orlando's New Billion-Dollar ...
ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 16, 2006--CMA Companies, the developer of The Blue Rose, Orlando's tallest and most spectacular new condo hotel, has selected PCL Construction Services, Inc. to be the official general contractor for the 1,500-room property. PCL has built some of the world's most famous entertainment destinations, including: Toronto's Air Canada Center, The Atlantis Resort in The Bahamas, Minneapolis' Mall of the Americas, the world's largest mall, Edmonton's West Edmonton Mall, Niagara Falls Casino Resort and The Staples Center in Los Angeles. "We selected PCL because of their expertise in building world-class entertainment facilities," according to Camilo Aguirre, principal at CMA Companies. "We want to deliver the most unique and well-built resort hotel in Florida...