Syracuse Post-Standard - Thu February 16, 2023
Interstate 81 Project in Syracuse Allowed to Proceed, But Viaduct Removal Blocked
A judge's order Feb. 14 has allowed work to continue on Syracuse, N.Y.'s $2.25 billion Interstate 81 project, but state transportation officials must also complete further environmental reviews before demolishing the highway's viaduct through the city....
East Hampton Star - Wed February 15, 2023
New York's Montauk Point Revetment to Finish Six Months Ahead of Schedule
The new 874-ft.-tall stone revetment at Montauk Point on New York's easternmost tip of Long Island will be completed six months ahead of schedule but with many more boulders than were originally budgeted....
CEG - Thu February 09, 2023
Alta Equipment Names New GM of New York Division
Alta Equipment Company recently named Ryan Curtis general manager of its New York division, which includes three stores located in Batavia, Syracuse and Albany. Alta Equipment is a publicly held company, which over the course of the past few years purchased Liftech, which primarily represented JCB, and Vantage Equipment, which primarily represented Volvo....
Spectrum News & Finger Lakes Times - Tue February 07, 2023
N.Y.'s Sodus Bay Gets $20M to Fix Breakwall for Protection Against Lake Ontario
Winter is the quiet season in upstate New York's Sodus Bay, a place known mainly for what happens in the summer. "We draw people from all over the northeastern United States," said Tim Habecker of Krenzer Marine....
CBS News & CEG - Thu February 02, 2023
VIDEO: New Day, New Tunnel: Biden Touts $292M Grant to Build N.J.-N.Y. Rail Connection
President Biden traveled to New York Jan. 31 to highlight a $292 million grant that will help build a critical new rail tunnel beneath the Hudson River between Manhattan and New Jersey, part of a broader effort to highlight his economic vision for American infrastructure....
Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Thu February 02, 2023
VIDEO: Dramatic Implosion of Florida Power Plant Done By Buffalo, N.Y., Demolition Firm
People never seem to tire of the thrill of witnessing the controlled demolition of industrial sites or buildings. That is particularly true of tall structures imploded into their own narrow footprint by a combination of expertly placed explosive charges and the forces of gravity....
Empire State Development - Wed January 18, 2023
Second Phase Begins On Buffalo, N.Y.'s Historic Michigan Street Baptist Church
New York's Empire State Development (ESD) announced Jan. 16, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the completion of the first phase, and the start of the second phase, of construction at the historic Michigan Street Baptist Church in Buffalo....
Alta Equipment - Thu January 12, 2023
Bill Evans Promoted to Alta's Regional Director of Product Support of CE New York
Alta Equipment announced that Bill Evans has been promoted to regional director of product support of CE New York. Evans came to Alta through the December 2020 Vantage acquisition. During his tenure at Vantage and previously LB Smith, Evans excelled in numerous product support roles (PSR, service manager, customer support manager), according to Alta General Manager Ryan Curtis....
CEG - Thu January 12, 2023
N.Y. Tree Firm Enters Excavating Biz in Interesting Way
Founded in 1988, Wade Tree Care Inc. in Mount Kisco, N.Y., serves Westchester, Putnam and Dutchess counties. As well as Connecticut, and focuses primarily on residential tree service, as well as some municipal work and some landscaping and drainage....
Skanska - Wed January 11, 2023
Skanska Awarded Contract to Make Circulation Improvements to Grand Central/42nd Street Station in New York City
Skanska, a global construction and development firm, announced that it has been selected by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to make circulation improvements to the Grand Central – 42nd Street Station....
