Energoremonts Riga Ltd." has won a tender announced by the joint-stock "Latvenergo" for renovations of the upper bief hoist at the Riga hydro-electrical power station (Riga HES), according to "Latvenergo" statement to the press.

Within the framework of the event "Lithuanian Days in Latvia", Prime Minister Algirdas Brazauskas and a Lithuanian delegation officially opened the Lithuanian goods and services fair "Lithuanian Export 2002" at Riga^apostrofs;s Kipsala Center today.

"Metala buvju sistemas Ltd." are ready to invest USD 250 million (LVL 156,000,000) in the project of a multi-functional ice hockey arena, executives of the company pointed out during a presentation of the project today....

Fire fighters are continuing to put out a blaze at a cotton warehouse on Rankas Street in Riga^apostrofs;s Northern (Ziemeļu) District, LETA learned at the State Fire and Rescue Service.

The "Rimi Latvija Ltd." retail chain is planning to open two more "Rimi" supermarkets this month - one in Daugavpils and one in Riga.

A majority of businessmen, surveyed by the paper "Dienas Bizness" (DB), are dissatisfied with the hasty organization of the "Riga Expo" fair in Moscow and say that the event was a flop.