Constructioneer articles from January 2008

Constructioneer archives from January 2008

Delaware's Indian River Bridge Struggles.
January 7, 2008... Staff After announcing in October that the Delaware Department of Transportation is redoing plans for a new bridge because the road approaches under construction since February 2006 are shifting and settling, the agency is now looking for...

Pearlgreen To Develop Major Bronx Site.
January 7, 2008... Staff Pearlgreen Corporation will develop an 80,000-square-foot industrial facility on an approximately 108,500-square-foot site within the Bathgate Industrial Business Zone in the Bronx. Pearlgreen, a 74-year-old, family-operated business...

Corning Spends $300 Million on Expansion of New York R&D Facility.
January 7, 2008... Staff Corning Incorporated, plus state and local economic development officials, broke ground November 13 for a major expansion at the company's Sullivan Park Research and Development complex. The company, a world leader in the glass and...

City Council Approves Philadelphia Trump Tower.
January 7, 2008... Staff Trump's plan for a 45-story, $200-million condominium tower in Philadelphia has new life. A City Council committee has approved the proposed Trump Tower on the Delaware waterfront at Spring Garden Street. The tower would have 263...

2008 Forecast.(Financial report)(Statistical data)
January 7, 2008... By Matthew Phair New York City and New Jersey show record spending. Mention the "R" word, and it can run shivers up the backs of contractors running on tight profit margins. But according to at least one organization that knows its way...

Multi-Prime Waved Temporarily In Philly School Construction.
January 21, 2008... Staff On November 21 the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ruled to reinstate the Mandate Waiver Program in which Pennsylvania school boards may apply for a waiver of the multi-prime contracting in construction of public schools. The Supreme...

Stewart Airport Access Road Opens.
January 21, 2008... Staff The New York State Department of Transportation announced the opening on November 21 of the newly constructed Interstate 84/New York Route 747 interchange, as well as the new Stewart Boulevard, which provides an east-west connection...

Trump Takes Control Of Meadowlands EnCap Golf Project.
January 21, 2008... Staff Real estate developer and casino boss Donald Trump will attempt to rescue the troubled Encap development project in the Meadowlands. Envisioned is a world-class golf course designed by golf course architect Tom Fazio - akin to the...

Another Billion For The Trans-Hudson Express Tunnel.(Brief article)
January 21, 2008... Staff The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey will provide another $1 billion to build a tunnel to carry trains under the Hudson River, bringing its total contribution to the $7.5-billion project to $3 billion. The authority had...

Plan For Hudson Yards.
January 21, 2008... Staff Officials ended December 3rd the public invitation to examine models of five proposals to develop the 26-acre site atop rail yards on the edge of the Hudson River. The models were displayed at a storefront across from Grand Central...

Editor's Report.
January 21, 2008... By Matthew Phair Tax time is upon us all. For help, Todd Taggart, partner and co-leader of Grant Thornton LLP's construction industry practice, offers these helpful tax tips for construction contractors wanting to save money now and in the...

Northwest's Recycling Rocks St. Mike's.
January 21, 2008... Edited by Matthew Phair The contractor completes St. Michael's Church day care project and donates a park Northwest Construction and Excavating of Rockaway, New Jersey, recently completed prepping the site for St. Michael's Church Day...

JCB Unveils 60-mph Backhoe in New York's Central Park.
January 21, 2008... Editing by Matthew Phair The Dancing Diggers help introduce the latest in combat-ready construction equipment. JCB Construction Equipment, the world's largest privately owned construction business, unveiled December 4 the 60-mph,...