July 12, 2013. The first resident of Sverdlovsk Region-based Titanium Valley special economic zone started construction jobs on the site. Sverdlovsk Region Government Press Service & Information Department reports that Stroydiesel-Composite is now doing the vertical layout of section 16, so by the end of the summer, the planning will have been completed, and a fence around the resident's industrial site will have been built. Spetsuniversalstroy is acting as the contractor for the project. According to the company director Valery Fadiyev, full-scale construction jobs will begin in

July 12, 2013. A presentation of ACM-ICPC 2014, a computer programming championship for student teams, was given at Yekaterinburg's stand at the Ural International Industry & Innovations Exhibition/Forum, the city council's press service reports. Ural Federal University First Vice Rector Dmitri Bugrov, who is in charge of coordinating the contest, told the visitors to the stand that this Mundial would be held on July 22-25. This year, Saint Petersburg offered the site for holding the ACM-ICPC, and next year, the Urals' capital will take over from the Northern Capital. Every

July 12, 2013. Yekaterinburg authorities are planning to organize a football supporters festival on July 12-13, 2014, when the World Cup is to unfold in Brazil, Deputy Head of Yekaterinburg Administration Sergey Tushin said at the Innoprom 2013 exhibition. He says Yekaterinburg has proved its ability to host football matches in a very professional way quite a number of times. 'The successful coordination of football championships on the city stadiums was made possible thanks to the developed and modern sports infrastructure and strong sports traditions the city has, as well as thanks to

July 12, 2013. The stand of Yekaterinburg Administration was launched at the Innoprom 2013 exhibition today. This year, it is different from the older versions in that it not only features a mere presentation but also serves a site for the exhibition's key events. The stand operation is divided into several sections. The first one is dedicated to signing agreements, the second one is dedicated to debates and discussions. The third one is to be focused on presentations of events and projects. An agreement between Yekaterinburg Administration and OAO Er-Telecom has already been signed

July 12, 2013. First Deputy Head of Yekaterinburg Administration Sergey Shvindt presented the concept of road and street network development in preparation for the world football championship of 2018 in Yekaterinburg at the Innoprom 2013 exhibition. The city council's press service reports that the concept provides for reconstruction and construction of a few scores of key road infrastructure facilities in Yekaterinburg. First of all, Shvindt explains, the preparation will allow the municipal authorities to expand a few key transport junctions in the Central Stadium area.