Vienna U6 hesitation may axe 300 jobs

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Hundreds of jobs may be at risk if the Viennese government refuses to give the go-ahead for a 66-million-Euro assignment, according Bombardier Austria head Germar Wacker. The Viennese government coalition of Social Democrats (SPÖ) and Greens puts the order for 20 underground trains on hold to evaluate the assignment again due to empty city coffers. […]

Polish €11mn order for Kapsch

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Viennese technology company Kapsch TrafficCom AG (Kapsch) has bagged a major assignment in Poland.The road toll systems specialist said today (Thurs) it will set up a digital radio system on 84 kilometres of railway network in the country. The company, which is headed by Georg Kapsch, added the contract was worth 11 million Euros.Kapsch official […]

Strabag keeps busy in Zadar

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Austrian building top dog Strabag said construction of a Croatian port would be finished by 2013.The Vienna-based company has been engaged in building the new Gazenica port in the Dalmatian city of Zadar since May 2009.Firm officials said today (Thurs) it had also been assigned to lead procedures in the second stage of the project […]