New projects include a national spot exchange for commodities, mainly agricultural.
Projects include new pipes, better reservoirs, improved water testing to meet higher standards, improved waste treatment and the need to protect sewers from the effects of flooding.
Other projects include a new Islamic Gallery which is due to open in 2006.
There are five major PFI projects in Cornwall which include new fire stations, a waste management system, Penzance Leisure Centre and Bodmin Hospital.
The projects include two hotels, a new Prudential office tower, the relocation of Panasonic's North American headquarters, two additional loft conversions and long-sought amenities, such as a Dinosaur Bar-B-Que restaurant.
In total, the projects include 1, 100 miles of new trails, 1, 200 miles of additional river corridors and 35, 000 acres of expanded park land and open spaces.
HIGH-SPEED RAIL (HSR) fans rejoiced earlier this year when it became clear that President Barack Obama's economic stimulus package would include at least some new money for HSR projects in America.
Other transport projects anticipated this year include work on a new Isle of Dogs Crossrail station, "intensification" of the work to extend the East London Line and a host of initiatives to help smooth traffic flow.
Projects which have benefited from the fund include a new circular road linking Aberystwyth University and the National Library of Wales, along with a new bus service.
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Other strategic interventions include engineering training facilities as part of all new major infrastructure projects.
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New leaders include Motorola unit head Dennis Woodside and former Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency chief Regina Dugan, who joined Google in March and will lead an advanced technology group at Motorola.
Curious to see whether those asset sales include deepwater projects that would be more difficult to operate under a new regulatory regime.
Some of the biggest projects to benefit include the Peace Bridge across the River Foyle and the proposed new Conflict Transformation centre at the Maze.
Major developments under way include one of Scotland's largest urban regeneration projects at Raploch and Forthside, the new 40-acre city centre quarter under construction on the waterfront, as well as a new sports village at Forthbank.
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