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Skanska invests DKK 566M, about SEK 730M, in a new hotel project in Copenhagen, Denmark
9/20/2017 8:30 AM CETSkanska invests DKK 566M, about SEK 730M, in a new hotel project in Copenhagen, Denmark. The hotel will be leased by Scandic, who has signed a 20-year lease agreement.Press release -
Skanska invests EUR 27M, about SEK 260M, in a new office project in Prague, Czech Republic
9/19/2017 8:00 AM CETSkanska invests EUR 27M, about SEK 260M in the office project Praga Studios in Prague, Czech Republic. The seven-floor building will offer a total leasable area of about 12,000 square meters.Press release -
Skanska’s CEO Johan Karlström to step down in 2018
9/13/2017 8:30 AM CETSkanska’s President and CEO Johan Karlström has notified the Skanska AB Board of Directors that he wishes to step down. He will remain President and CEO until Skanska’s Annual General Meeting, April 13 2018, when he will also step down from the Board of Skanska AB. He will serve as Senior advisor until January 2019.Press release -
Skanska signs second major lease at 121 Seaport in Boston, USA, now 100 percent leased
9/12/2017 4:30 PM CETSkanska has signed a lease with Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for about 150,000 square feet, 14,000 square meters, at its 121 Seaport office development in Boston, USA. The lease agreement is for 13 years and occupancy will take place in June 2018, when Alexion moves its headquarters to 121 Seaport. The building is now 100 percent leased.Press release -
Skanska signs major lease at 121 Seaport in Boston, USA
9/7/2017 4:30 PM CETSkanska has signed a lease with PTC for about 250,000 square feet, 23,125 square meters, at its 121 Seaport office development in Boston, USA. The lease agreement is for 18.5 years and occupancy will take place in early 2019, when PTC moves its global headquarters to 121 Seaport. With this first lease, the building is 63 percent leased.Press release -
Breaking through to speed millions of journeys
9/6/2017 3:00 PM CETAfter 21 months of tunneling through Norwegian rock, success was just 1.5 meters away, through a final rock face. On August 29, our Ulriken Tunnel team crossed that final distance and became stars, if just for a day. Join them as they complete this major effort to eliminate a bottleneck on a busy rail line to the country’s capital.Article -
Skanska builds office building and movie theater in Tysons Corner, USA, for USD 167M, about SEK 1.5 billion
8/29/2017 8:30 AM CETSkanska has signed a contract with The Meridian Group & Rockefeller Group to build a new office building and movie theater in Tysons Corner in Virginia, USA. The contract is worth USD 167M, about SEK 1.5 billion, which will be included in the US order bookings for the third quarter 2017.Press release -
Skanska renovates commercial office building in London, UK, for GBP 41M, about SEK 460M
8/25/2017 8:30 AM CETSkanska has signed a contract with McLaren Construction Group for the commercial fit-out of Bracken House, a commercial office building in London, UK. The contract is worth GBP 41M, about SEK 460M, which will be included in the order bookings for Europe in the third quarter 2017.Press release -
Skanska invests in land in Mölndal, Sweden, for about SEK 280M
8/23/2017 8:00 AM CETSkanska has signed a contract with Aspelin Ramm Fastigheter for the acquisition of four properties in Mölndal, Sweden, with about 350 building rights for housing in total. The property value amounts to about SEK 280M.Press release -
Skanska extends county road in Nord Trøndelag, Norway, for NOK 360M, about SEK 380 million
8/22/2017 3:00 PM CETSkanska has signed a contract with the Norwegian Public Roads Administration to extend county road 17 in Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. The contract is worth NOK 360M, about SEK 380 M, which will be included in the Nordic order bookings for the third quarter 2017.Press release
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