Real estate firm CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) has signed a long-term enterprise search agreement to gain access to LoopNet's complete suite of information services. Terms of this agreement have not been disclosed.

KBR, an engineering, construction and services company, has reported a net income of $122m, for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010, compared to $83m for the same period in 2009.

Lamprell, a provider of engineering services to the oil and gas industry, has received a $317m contract from National Drilling Company (NDC) of Abu Dhabi.

Engineering specialist solutions provider Kentz Corporation has signed a contract with Chicago Bridge and Iron (CB&I) and Clough to design and build the construction camp for the Papua New Guinea (PNG) LNG Project's Hides Gas Conditioning Plant.

ARS/Rescue Rooter, a provider of air conditioning, heating and plumbing services, has purchased Conway Services Heating, Cooling & Plumbing.

Fluor Corporation has signed an agreement with Ivanhoe Mines to move forward with full-scale work at its gold and copper mine development project in southern Mongolia.

KBR has bagged a contract from the Tourist Development and Investment Company (TDIC)to provide logistics consultancy services to support the development of Sir Bani Yas island as part of the Desert Islands projects.

ARB, a subsidiary of Primoris Services Corporation, has won a contract valued at approx. $99.2m from the Northern California Power Agency (NCPA) to provide general construction and commissioning services for a power generation facility.

Jacobs Engineering Group has bagged a contract from The Dow Chemical Company (Dow) to provide engineering and construction management services for the expansion of its facility in Fombio, Italy.

Inland Real Estate Corporation has acquired The Point at Clark, a multi-level retail center located in Chicago, Illinois. The company agreed to pay the seller approximately $28.8m at the closing, excluding closing costs and adjustments.