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Non-Tech : SLJB - Sulja Brothers Building Supply, Inc. (Bulls Board) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Elroy who wrote (362)	9/5/2006 7:10:52 AM
From: jmhollen	Respond to of 1521

That certainly suggests that outside resources like some of the big US engineering-contractors may find reason to seek work there. I wouldn't be the least bit surprised to find Bechtel, Fluor-Daniel, Parsons, Brown & Root, Montgomery-Watson-Harza, Raytheon and/or their previous general contracting partners in huge US efforts moving in. DPR, Inc. of Ca who does construction management for large semiconductor plants and other facilities on the Pacific Rim and China would probably have a good shot at getting work there - especially as the UAE looks to sustain the new population centers with clean manufacturing industries providing employment. I would certainly suspect that Caterpillar, John Deere, Koehring, Terex, P&H, and lots of other heavy equipment folks here in the US are actively represented or directly pursuing sales and service work in the UAE and Qatar, with an eye on Lebanon and Iraq as things stabilize. There's nothing like sand and desert (..baby powder..) dust to shorten the life of or increase the maintenance required for heavy equipment. The huge new Casino complexes in Macao, China may also afford SLJB some opportunities, also. I recently forwarded some major articles on the Macao developments being pushed by Sheldon Adelman who is owner of the Bellagio in Vegas to the HQ for consideration. An SLJB Depot in Macao and perhaps Hong Kong would seem to be a real good idea; especially when the new lumber operations close. Many areas in China have outlawed wood burning and tree cutting due to the polltuion from charcoal heating/cooking and the subsequent denuding of China's forests. John :-) .