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New airport to be constructed near Eilat

As reported in Port2Port: The year-long planning is expected to cost US$14.4 million, while construction itself will cost some US$440 million and take three years   The government has approved a proposal by Minister of Transport Israel Katz to plan and construct a new international airport at Timna, near Eilat.   The year-long planning is […]

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ECI Telecom wins $800m UK deal

As reported in IVC: The BT Openreach broadband access upgrade project is the largest in Europe. Next-generation network solutions developer ECI Telecom Ltd. Has been selected as a strategic partner by BT Group plc (LSE; NYSE: BT) unit Openreach in order to help BT upgrade the broadband infrastructure in the UK and realize the Super-Fast […]

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RADWIN Chosen by the Largest Mining Company in Chile for Rural Connectivity Project

As reported in IVC: RADWIN’s High-Capacity Links Deliver Long-range Connectivity to Rural Communities RADWIN the leading provider of Backhaul and Broadband Wireless Solutions, today announced that its RADWIN 2000 high-capacity links were chosen by the largest mining company in Chile. As part of its corporate social responsibility policy, the mining company deployed RADWIN’s solutions to […]

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Intel, gov’t progress on $405m grant

The upgrade will strengthen the effect of the fab’s activity and the jobs it creates. As reported in IVC: Intel Corporation  and the government have made progress in their negotiations for a $405 million grant for the company to build a new wing for its Fab 28 in Kiryat Gat. The Ministry of Industry, Trade […]

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Haifa’s hiCenter to raise NIS 40m

As reported in IVC: The incubator has eight companies in which NIS 16 million have been invested. hiCenter, the Haifa Hi-Tech Acceleration Center is planning a new NIS 40 million financing round. Its original budget was NIS 40 million. hiCenter CEO Yael Mittelman said, “We want to raise more capital in order to invest in […]

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IDE to expand China’s largest desalination plant

As reported by IDC the desalination plant in Tianjin SDIC will produce 73 million cubic meters of water a year. IDE Technologies Ltd. Will expand a large desalination plant in China, doubling its capacity to 73 million cubic meters of water a year. The company will supply four more multi-effect distillation (MED) desalination units to […]

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Haifa links with Israeli industry, irrigation company in Australian fertiliser conference

ISRAELI-BASED international specialty fertiliser supplier, Haifa Chemicals, has continued its strong investment into the Australian market, recently holding a national conference in Melbourne to update agronomists and other reseller staff from around the country on the latest in fertiliser technologies and nutrient application techniques. Haifa engaged leading nutritiona l experts from Israel’s horticulture industry and […]

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MS Tech Invited to Present at EUREKA Innovation Conference at European Parliament

  MS Tech selected to represent Israeli technological and scientific innovation Ness-Ziona, Israel, July 8, 2010 – MS Tech, a world class designer, manufacturer and innovator of advanced detection sensors, announced today that it has been invited to present at the Israel-EUREKA Chairmanship ceremony and conference on Promoting A Culture of Innovation being held at […]

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Google VP: Israel is one of our fastest growing markets

As reported by IVC : This is Marissa Mayer’s second visit to Israel in three years. “I’m always excited to be in Israel. There’s amazing energy here, and Israel is a wonderful place for innovation,” said Google VP search products & user experience Marissa Mayer at the Google Chrome developers conference (DevFest) at Airport City. […]

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Fischer: Cleantech can be growth engine for Israel

As reported by IVC “Government incentives are important, but private sector financing should lead the industry’s development.” Israel has relative advantages in cleantech sectors, including innovation, entrepreneurship, human capital, and R&D, which can help Israeli companies succeed and advance in the industry, said Governor of the Bank of Israel Prof. Stanley Fischer at the 14th […]