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Renewal of O&M Services Contract for APM System at Dubai International Terminal 3

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Wednesday, November 22, 2023

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- The APM System O&M Service, in place since 2018, is highly rated for operational stability, safety and reliability.

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- The APM System O&M Service, in place since 2018, is highly rated for operational stability, safety and reliability.
TOKYO, Nov 22, 2023 - (JCN Newswire) - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has successfully entered into a contract renewal with Dubai Airports, for Operation and Maintenance (O&M) services for the Automated People Mover (APM)* system at Dubai International (DXB) Terminal 3 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The contract covers the maintenance of the APM system consisting of a total of 18 cars, two stations and a route length of 2.3 km.
The APM system was originally delivered by MHI Group in 2012 and has been sustaining passenger transport at DXB Terminal 3, one of the world's largest international terminals.

Pink Fund's Eyes Up Here Campaign Wraps Detroit People Mover

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Wednesday, October 25, 2023

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DETROIT, Oct. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Detroit People Mover takes on a more meaningful look this month as it is wrapped in pink throughout October. The transit system will use its elevated route to display the Pink Fund's campaign, "Eyes Up Here" as its first-ever public service ad message. Reproduced on a People Mover train, the visuals highlight women who are breast cancer survivors, including those who received financial support from Pink Fund.

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The Detroit People Mover's first ever PSA wrap highlights the financial burden of a breast cancer diagnosis, featuring Pink Fund's Eyes Up Here campaign in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month
DETROIT, Oct. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Detroit People Mover takes on a more meaningful look this month as it is wrapped in pink throughout October.
The transit system will use its elevated route to display the Pink Fund's campaign, "Eyes Up Here" as its first-ever public service ad message.
Reproduced on a People Mover train, the visuals highlight women who are breast cancer survivors, including those who received financial support from Pink Fund.
The People Mover displays the Pink Fund's campaign, "Eyes Up Here" as its first-ever public service ad message.

AT LAX, HISTORIC MILESTONE ACHIEVED THROUGH POST-SECURITY CONNECTIONS THAT ALLOW TRAVELERS TO JOURNEY BETWEEN ALL TERMINALS

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Wednesday, October 4, 2023

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LOS ANGELES, Oct. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- When Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)'s Terminal 3 and Tom Bradley International Terminal connector recently opened, ticketed passengers and airport employees began enjoying unimpeded pedestrian access across LAX's terminals post-security. The new path of travel equals approximately 2-miles from Terminal 1 to Terminal 8, allowing airport guests to conveniently journey to connecting flights and an abundant collection of offerings including food and beverage vendors, shopping and entertainment experiences, lounges, children's play areas and pet relief stations, among others. This transformational moment represents the first time in the airport's almost century-long history that unrestricted terminal-to-terminal access has been available to users. The airside connectivity made possible through this recent modernization at LAX will be bolstered further when the Automated People Mover and its corresponding pedestrian bridges open in 2024.

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This transformational moment represents the first time in the airport's almost century-long history that unrestricted terminal-to-terminal access has been available to users.
With this latest milestone, passengers can journey from T1 to T8 post-security without the need for buses," said Justin Erbacci, Chief Executive Officer, LAWA.
"This is just one vital update in a collection of many that are making travel at LAX efficient, dependable and user-friendly."
A PDF of this press release, a video documenting the journey from LAX's Terminal 1 to Terminal 8 and high-resolution images are available to download here: bit.ly/LAX-T1-T8 .

Balfour Beatty, LINXS Constructors Tops Out Sixth and Final LAX People Mover Station with Structural Steel

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Thursday, August 18, 2022

View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220818005471/en/

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Signing the last structural station steel beam prior to it being hoisted into place.
LINXS Constructors began foundation placement at the West CTA site in February 2022, following months of enabling work.
Congratulations to the LINXS Constructors team for reaching another monumental milestone on the LAX Automated People Mover project, said Brian Cahill, Balfour Beatty president in California.
LINXS Constructors continues work on four other APM stations:
At the Center CTA station, roofing operations continue following the topping out of structural steel in late May 2022.

Fluor’s Roya Noorbakhsh and Laura Ware Named P3 Champions of the Year by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association

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Thursday, July 14, 2022

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Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that Roya Noorbakhsh and Laura Ware, both leaders working on the Los Angeles International Airports Automated People Mover (LAX APM) project, have been named Public-Private Partnership (P3) Champions of the Year by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA).

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Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that Roya Noorbakhsh and Laura Ware, both leaders working on the Los Angeles International Airports Automated People Mover (LAX APM) project, have been named Public-Private Partnership (P3) Champions of the Year by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA).
View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220714005824/en/
(l-r) Fluor's Laura Ware and Roya Noorbakhsh, both leaders working on the Los Angeles International Airports Automated People Mover project, were named Public-Private Partnership Champions of the Year today by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association.
(Photo: Business Wire)
To be named a P3 Champion of the Year, an individual must have gone above and beyond to directly impact and advance the P3 transportation marketplace in the United States.
With headquarters in Irving, Texas, Fluor has provided engineering, procurement and construction services for more than 110 years.

Shooter Detection Systems to Exhibit at the AAAE Annual Conference

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Wednesday, May 11, 2022

ROWLEY, Mass., May 11, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Shooter Detection Systems (SDS), an Alarm.com (NASDAQ: ALRM) company, will exhibit at the 94th Annual American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) Conference & Exposition in Seattle, Washington June 5-8, 2022. As the largest professional organization for airport employees, AAAE members represent airport leaders in key roles from the C-Suite down to those leading operations in terminals and on the airfield, and key decision makers on the regulatory side including FAA, TSA, and DHS personnel.

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SDS to showcase active shooter solutions to retail security and loss prevention leaders at the National Retail Federation's annual conference June 21-23, 2022
ROWLEY, Mass., May 11, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Shooter Detection Systems (SDS), an Alarm.com (NASDAQ: ALRM) company, will exhibit at the 94th Annual American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) Conference & Exposition in Seattle, Washington June 5-8, 2022.
SDS will feature their industry-leading active shooter detection solutions at the conference, including the Guardian Indoor Active Shooter Detection System, new innovations in gunshot detection security integrations, and enterprise-level software enhancements.
SDS is the indoor gunshot detection supplier of choice for the aviation and transportation industry, protecting multiple Category X airports, regional airports, and airport ground transportation hubs across the United States.
With over eight years of experience in the development and delivery of gunshot detection systems to commercial customers, Shooter Detection Systems (SDS), an Alarm.com (Nasdaq: ALRM) company, is a leading provider of patented gunshot detection solutions for schools, government buildings, transportation hubs, entertainment facilities and businesses of various sizes.

Fluor Joint Venture Completes Los Angeles International Airport’s Automated People Mover Train Guideway Structure

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Wednesday, May 4, 2022

Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that its joint venture team, LINXS Constructors comprised of Fluor, Balfour Beatty, Dragados USA and Flatiron has completed construction of Los Angeles International Airports (LAX) Automated People Mover train guideway structure for Los Angeles World Airports.

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Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that its joint venture team, LINXS Constructors comprised of Fluor, Balfour Beatty, Dragados USA and Flatiron has completed construction of Los Angeles International Airports (LAX) Automated People Mover train guideway structure for Los Angeles World Airports.
View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220504005793/en/
Construction of the LAX Automated People Mover guideway over Sepulveda Boulevard by the Fluor team.
(Photo: Brandon Tseng with Los Angeles World Airports)
The guideway is the latest construction milestone for the $4.9 billion mega infrastructure project, which is scheduled for completion in 2023.
The Automated People Mover project is a critical investment for Los Angeles infrastructure as the city prepares to host the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, said Thomas Nilsson, president of Fluors Infrastructure business.

Yuexiu REIT Proposes to Acquire Yuexiu Financial Tower

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Tuesday, October 26, 2021

Yuexiu REIT proposes to acquire, from the Vendor, Yuexiu Financial Tower, a top-tier international Grade A office building as such structures become increasingly scarce in the Core Business District of Guangzhou Zhu Jiang New Town ("ZJNT").

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Yuexiu REIT proposes to acquire, from the Vendor, Yuexiu Financial Tower, a top-tier international Grade A office building as such structures become increasingly scarce in the Core Business District of Guangzhou Zhu Jiang New Town ("ZJNT").
Based on the superior conditions of Yuexiu Financial Tower, there appears to be further room for rent to rise.
Yuexiu Financial Tower and Yuexiu REIT's Guangzhou International Finance Center ("GZIFC") are in close proximity to each other, which enables Yuexiu REIT Asset Management Limited, the Manager to leverage its experience and existing resources to realize synergies.
Yuexiu Real Estate Investment Trust ("Yuexiu REIT", HKEX stock code: 00405) was listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited on 21 December 2005.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering Partners in New Concession of Dubai Metro and Dubai Tram in Joint Venture with Keolis and Mitsubishi Corp.

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Wednesday, September 22, 2021

The business concession had been awarded to Keolis-MHI and includes the Dubai Metro, an urban rail network inaugurated in 2009, and the Dubai Tram that started operating in 2014.

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The business concession had been awarded to Keolis-MHI and includes the Dubai Metro, an urban rail network inaugurated in 2009, and the Dubai Tram that started operating in 2014.
Keolis-MHI will also be responsible for the maintenance of Dubai Metro, as it looks to contribute to building safe and smooth transport systems worldwide.
Dubai Metro will be providing critical transportation for the EXPO 2020 Dubai that starts on 1 October 2021.
His Excellency Mattar Mohammed Al Tayer, Director-General, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors, Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) said: "Dubai Metro currently constitutes the backbone of transportation systems in Dubai.