Mon October 02, 2017
Boon & Sons Chooses SDLG for Upstate N.Y. Snow Removal
Boon & Sons has been offering snow removal services to residents in upstate New York for more than 20 years. Located mere mi. from the city of Rochester, where average snowfalls approach 100 in. per year on a regular basis, the company is more than familiar with tough winters and the equipment needed to deal with their effects....
Thu September 21, 2017
SkillsUSA WorldTeam Meets Top Education Officials Prior to International Competition
The SkillsUSA WorldTeam traveled to our nation's capital Sept. 12 to meet top officials at the U.S. Department of Education. The team will represent the United States at the upcoming WorldSkills Competition Oct....
Mon September 18, 2017
Tracey Road Equipment Helps Foothills Sustainable Forestry
Foothills Sustainable Forestry, located in the foothills of the Catskill Mountains in Oneonta, N.Y., is involved with many aspects of logging, including timber management, select cutting, clear cuts and the construction of access roads....
Mon September 18, 2017
Meet 'Nora': DEP Begins $1B Aqueduct Repair Project
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) was joined by federal, state and local representatives, honored guests and dozens of construction workers to mark the start of tunneling for the Delaware Aqueduct Bypass Tunnel — the largest repair project in the 175-year history of New York City's drinking water supply....
Thu September 14, 2017
FAA Announces Another Round of Airport Infrastructure Grants
U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao announced Sept. 13 the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $264 million in airport infrastructure grants to 95 airports in 31 states across the United States as part of the FAA's Airport Improvement Program (AIP)....
Emily Buenzle - Wed September 13, 2017
With $28M in Federal Funding, Maglev Train Challenges Musk's Hyperloop Plans
Elon Musk's Hyperloop is facing some competition from a private company that has already secured $28 million in federal grant money for a feasibility study. The Northeast Maglev (TNEM), a U.S.-owned company founded in 2011, wants to build a high-speed train line between Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, a trip the company said would take 15 minutes....
Associated Press - Fri September 08, 2017
Church Destroyed on 9/11 Rebuilt Next to World Trade Center
A Greek Orthodox church taking shape next to the World Trade Center memorial plaza will glow at night like a marble beacon when it opens sometime next year. It also will mark another step in the long rebuilding of New York's ground zero....
Fri September 01, 2017
Upstate N.Y. Veterans Medical Center to Receive $141M
CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. (AP) Construction funding totaling $141 million has been allocated for an upgrade to an upstate New York veterans medical center. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will issue construction bids in August for the Canandaigua (kan-un-DAY'-gwuh) Veterans Affairs Medical Campus....
Emily Buenzle - Tue August 29, 2017
Will Harvey Lead to Industry Job Growth? Past Storm Stats Say Yes
While the damage done by Hurricane Harvey is still being assessed, it is already clear that the storm has caused a massive amount of damage to many Texas communities. When it is time to rebuild, you can bet that there will be a plethora of construction jobs to repair roads, buildings and homes around the state....
Emily Buenzle - Fri August 25, 2017
Gov. Cuomo Opens New Tappan Zee Bridge
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo opened the first span of the newly constructed Tappan Zee Bridge in a ceremony Aug. 24. In his remarks, Cuomo compared the bridge project to the likes of the New York subway system and the George Washington Memorial Bridge, which the government hardly ever pursues, the Times Union reported....
