ABLE Equipment Rental - Thu May 09, 2019
ABLE Equipment Rental Names Thomas Caldaroni New Chief Financial Officer
ABLE Equipment Rental Inc. of New York, a supplier of construction equipment rentals, sales, service and parts, has appointed Thomas Caldaroni as chief financial officer, effective April 30, 2019. Caldaroni has held several key leadership roles with operational and financial responsibilities for large Fortune 500 companies (including Terex), as well as smaller to medium sized enterprises....
David Porter - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Mon May 06, 2019
Tentative Infrastructure Plan Gives Hope to Tunnel Advocates
NEW YORK (AP) — The combination of a friendly face on a key House committee and a tentative, large-scale infrastructure agreement between President Donald Trump and Congressional Democrats has some advocates of a delayed, $13 billion rail tunnel project expressing cautious optimism that a funding logjam could show signs of loosening....
David Porter - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Fri May 03, 2019
House Chair Vows to Get New York Rail Tunnel Built
NEW YORK (AP) — The chairman of a House transportation committee said May 2, he'll get a new rail tunnel built between New Jersey and New York even if it takes legislative maneuvering. Oregon Democrat Peter DeFazio spoke at New York's Penn Station as he and several members of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure prepared to tour the 109-year-old Hudson River tunnel and other rail infrastructure....
JESCO - Mon April 15, 2019
JESCO to Host Demo Day for Long Island Contractors
JESCO Inc. , a Northeast construction dealer, announced that it will hold a demonstration and training opportunity for customers and prospective customers on the latest technology available for heavy construction equipment at the Local 138 Apprentice Training School in Yaphank, Long Island, on May 3, from 9 a.m....
David Porter - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Mon April 15, 2019
Lack of Funds May Mean Repairs to NYC Rail Tunnel
NEW YORK (AP) With key federal funding nowhere in sight for a new $13 billion rail tunnel between New York and New Jersey, project organizers said April 2 they are taking a hard look at whether to shift focus to performing major electrical repairs to the 108-year-old tube....
Terex Cranes - Tue April 02, 2019
Empire Crane Takes Delivery of New Terex RT 100US Rough Terrain Crane
Empire Crane in North Syracuse, N.Y., recently added its first Terex RT 100US rough terrain crane. The recently introduced 100-ton (90 t) crane offers a five section, fully hydraulic boom that extends up to 154 ft....
Office of Gov. Cuomo - Mon April 01, 2019
Cuomo, de Blasio Announce 10-Point Plan to Transform, Fund NYC's MTA
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a proposal to transform the MTA and create dedicated and sustained funding streams for the agency. The proposal includes the joint endorsement of congestion pricing and a plan to reorganize the MTA....
CEG - Mon April 01, 2019
Westchester Tractor Founder/President Announces Company Succession Plan
Westchester Tractor was founded by John Apple in 1976 at its original location in Goldens Bridge, N.Y., as a Ford Tractor dealer. In the early years, the company concentrated on Ford tractor loader backhoe and industrial tractor sales....
Office of Gov. Cuomo - Thu March 28, 2019
Long Island Will See More Than $70M in Bridge Projects
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced $70.4 million in bridge construction projects on Long Island, including the start of construction on a $28.2 million project to replace the Walt Whitman Road Bridge over the Long Island Expressway (Interstate 495) in the town of Huntington, Suffolk County....
Verena Dobnik - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tue March 26, 2019
New York's $25B Hudson Yards Development Opens
NEW YORK (AP) New York's $25 billion Hudson Yards development recently opened to the public, offering both basic daily life amenities and luxuries that have earned it the nickname "Manhattan's mini-city."People lined up March 15 to climb the 2,500 steps to the top of a massive, honeycomb-shaped sculpture called Vessel — the visual centerpiece of a complex of high-rises on Manhattan's West Side with pricey commercial and residential space, plus about 100 shops and restaurants....
