World Trade Centre's wreckage warship sets sailOctober 14th, 2009 NEW YORK - USS New York, a warship built with steel retrieved from the wreckage of the World Trade Centre (WTC), set sail from the banks of Mississippi River for New York on Tuesday. The warship's contains 7.5 tonnes of steel retrieved from the debris of the WTC, which was attacked by terrorist on September 11, 2001.
USS New York, built with World Trade Center steel, leaves La. shipyard for namesake cityOctober 13th, 2009 Warship built with WTC steel is headed to New YorkAVONDALE, La. — A warship built with 7½ tons of steel from the World Trade Center site is heading to its namesake city.
Despite recession, construction under way on $750 million, 50-story Devon Energy tower in OKCOctober 6th, 2009 Construction begins on $750M Devon tower in OKCOKLAHOMA CITY — Despite the recession, plans for the new 50-story headquarters for Devon Energy Corp. took another step toward reality Tuesday as company officials and civic leaders gathered for a formal groundbreaking ceremony.
World's tallest building in Dubai moves closer to completion as exterior cladding work endsOctober 1st, 2009 World's tallest tower moves closer to completionDUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The developer building the world's tallest skyscraper in Dubai says cladding work on the shiny silver-colored tower's outside is complete. Completion of the aluminum and glass facade marks a key milestone for Emaar Properties, which is racing to meet a self-imposed deadline to have the Burj Dubai complete by the end of the year.
Sultan Kosen: Tallest Man Alive September 17th, 2009 Sultan Kosen stands 'tall' amidst his friends and relatives and the world at large! He is proud to know that he is the tallest man alive. The Guinness Book of World records have recently crowned him the tallest man.
Steel column that became memorial returns to NYC's ground zero, marking rebirthAugust 24th, 2009 Steel beam returns to NYC's ground zeroNEW YORK — It became a makeshift memorial to the victims of the Sept. 11 attacks. Now a massive steel column has been returned to ground zero as a symbol of rebirth.
Steel column that became 9/11 memorial slated to return to ground zero Monday, marking rebirthAugust 24th, 2009 Steel beam slated to return Monday to ground zeroNEW YORK — A massive steel column from the World Trade Center that became a makeshift memorial to the victims of the Sept. 11 attacks is being returned to the site.
Beam found at World Trade Center site after attacks returning to be part of memorial museumAugust 21st, 2009 World Trade Center beam returning to NYC siteNEW YORK — The final standing steel column removed from ground zero after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks is returning to the site after more than seven years in storage.
NY gov to World Trade Center site developer: We could redesign ground zero without youAugust 3rd, 2009 NY gov: We could redesign WTC without developerNEW YORK — New York Gov. David Paterson has given World Trade Center site developer Larry Silverstein an ultimatum in talks over his ground zero lease.
What you talkin' bout, Willis? Sears Tower takes on name of British insurance brokerageJuly 16th, 2009 What you talkin' bout, Willis? Sears Tower renamedCHICAGO — The Sears Tower has officially become the Willis Tower in a ceremony in downtown Chicago. The country's tallest building and one of the world's iconic skyscrapers was renamed Thursday after London-based insurance brokerage Willis Group Holdings as part of its deal to lease 140,000 square feet of space in the tower.
World Trade Center site to be open to victims' families during remembrance of 9/11 attacksJuly 15th, 2009 WTC site to be open to victims' families on 9/11NEW YORK — Volunteers and Sept. 11 victims' relatives will read the names of the lost together at this year's commemoration, and the families will again be able to pay respects at ground zero even though the site is under construction, officials said Tuesday.
Chicago's Sears Tower unveils glass balconies suspended from building's 103rd floor SkydeckJuly 1st, 2009 Sears Tower to open 103rd floor glass balconyCHICAGO — The Sears Tower is offering a new way to push your fear of heights right over the edge. A glass ledge, actually, suspended from the building's 103rd floor Skydeck.
Go ahead, look down: Sears Tower in Chicago to install 4 glass balconies for visitorsMay 2nd, 2009 Sears Tower to add glass balconies for a sick viewCHICAGO — Visitors to the top of the tallest building in North America soon won't be able to avoid looking straight down. The Sears Tower plans this summer to add four enclosed glass-bottomed balconies jutting out from the building's 103rd floor Skydeck — offering a view of 1,353 feet down.
Philly's Independence Hall to get $5.6 million in federal stimulus money to repair leaky towerApril 23rd, 2009 Stimulus millions to fix leaky Independence HallPHILADELPHIA — More than $5.6 million in federal stimulus aid will be used to repair and restore the leaky clock tower of Independence Hall, which once housed the Liberty Bell, and for other park improvements, officials said Wednesday. Independence National Historical Park officials said about $4 million will be used to stop the deterioration caused by water infiltration in the tower, install a new lightning protection system and add new clock faces.
Patriotic Freedom Tower makes way for more marketable One World Trade Center in New YorkMarch 27th, 2009 NEW YORK - The Freedom Tower's patriotic name has been swapped for the more marketable One World Trade Center, Port Authority officials revealed to the New York Post on Thursday. The paper quoted Port Authority Chairman Anthony Coscia as saying: "One World Trade Center is its address.
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