Emily Buenzle - Tue August 28, 2018
Statue of Liberty Evacuated Due to Construction Fire
A fire at a construction site caused the Statue of Liberty to be evacuated on Aug. 27. Firefighters worked for two hours to put out a blaze after a propane tank caught fire at a construction site on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, CBS News reported....
Emily Buenzle - Thu August 23, 2018
Construction Workers Find Piece of History Inside Bridge
A construction crew performing bridge work uncovered a piece of history on an Albany job site. According to Shannon Henry, town marshal, crews were breaking apart concrete with a jackhammer at Bridge 701 in Albany the week of Aug....
Sondra Rossi – CEG EDITORIAL ASSISTANT - Tue August 21, 2018
Kobelco SK210-D Makes Quick Work of Cars at Wilbert's U-Pull It
There's an expression that says "If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck."In the case of the Kobelco SK210-D, despite the machine's parts commonality with standard excavators, the machine is decidedly not an excavator....
CEG - Tue August 21, 2018
Kurrass, All Island Equipment — A Long-Term Relationship
Kurrass Materials, located in Long Island/East Patchogue, N.Y., recycles concrete and asphalt into RCA (recycled road base) and screens topsoil and sand. The company also makes “specialty items” out of the concrete that other people don't want to make, according to Norman K....
Associated Press - Fri August 17, 2018
New Jersey Road Closures Begin for Long Lincoln Tunnel Approach Project
NORTH BERGEN, N.J. (AP) Motorists will get their first taste of traffic congestion caused by a long-term project to rebuild and rehabilitate the viaduct and roadway approaching the Lincoln Tunnel in northern New Jersey....
AGC - Mon August 06, 2018
AGC Holds Annual Santaro Scholarship Golf Classic
The New York State AGC held its annual Anthony S. Santaro Scholarship Classic Golf outing at the Turning Stone Resort & Casino. The AGC Scholarship Fund was established in 1988 with a goal to provide financial assistance to students who have an interest in pursuing a career in New York State's construction trades....
JLL Capital Markets - Mon August 06, 2018
Skyline-Defining Brooklyn Office Tower Moves Forward
JLL Capital Markets announced they have arranged a $235 million construction loan for the developers of One Willoughby Square, a to-be-built 34-story Class A office tower in downtown Brooklyn. One Willoughby Square will be the first ground-up office development in downtown Brooklyn for decades and is being developed by New York-based JEMB Realty....
Associated Press - Mon July 23, 2018
N.Y. Sends Third Set of Volunteers to Aid Puerto Rico
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) A third set of 100 New York college students and construction workers is headed to Puerto Rico to help rebuilding after Hurricane Maria's heavy blow to the island last year. New York Gov....
Stephenson Equipment, Inc. - Mon July 23, 2018
Stephenson Equipment Brings Elliott Boom Truck to Touch-A-Truck Day
Stephenson Equipment brought its machinery to the Touch-A-Truck Day event, held in Queensbury, N.Y., on July 14. The event helps the JRV Foundation — named for Jonathan R. Vasiliou — to raise awareness for sepsis, the body's extreme response to an infection, as well as promoting a "sky's the limit" attitude by engaging the community and creating a sense of family....
CEG - Mon July 23, 2018
George & Swede Hosts Traditional Annual Open House
On June 28, George & Swede held its annual open house and customer appreciation day. This western New York long-standing summer tradition always draws a huge crowd of local farmers, contractors and municipalities who have been going to George & Swede and the Newell family to satisfy their equipment needs for many years....
