Mon August 21, 2017
Lane Construction Wins $232M Contract for Unionport Bridge
The Lane Construction Corporation, a U.S. subsidiary of Salini Impregilo, in a joint-venture partnership with Schiavone Construction Co. LLC, has won a contract for the Bruckner Expressway over Westchester Creek (Unionport Bridge) project located in Bronx County, New York....
Emily Buenzle - Fri August 18, 2017
Construction Begins on Moynihan Train Hall at Penn-Farley Complex
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Aug. 16 that the process has officially begun to transform the James A. Farley Post Office building, located across the street from Penn Station, into the new Moynihan Train Hall, Curbed reported....
Thu August 17, 2017
New Tappan Zee Bridge to Open Aug. 25
After four years of work, eight million hours of labor and almost four billion dollars in spending, there's a new Tappan Zee Bridge with a new name ready for Hudson River crossings between Nyack and Tarrytown....
Wed August 16, 2017
Metro Green Serves New York With Focus on Building Industry Relationships
Cousins Vito Secchiano and Angelo Maiorano each had their own construction background from growing up working with their fathers during their summers. Maiorano worked with his father Alfredo before and during college at his paving company, Community Paving Corp., and then as a project engineer after college for Civetta Cousins JV LLC, a major New York City excavation and foundation contractor; Secchiano also had grown up working in his father Gino's construction business, MVM Construction LLC in Mount Vernon, N.Y....
Tanay Warerkar - Mon August 14, 2017
Staten Island's New York Wheel Construction Could Soon See Completion
All may not be lost for Staten Island's New York Wheel. A representative for the project informed Curbed that the developers are currently in “advanced negotiations” to lock in a new contractor for the project, after they fired the previous one, Mammoet-Starneth LLC, last month....
William J. Kemble - Thu August 10, 2017
New York County Denies Company's Request to Waive Sales Tax on Crane Purchases
Ulster County Industrial Development Agency (IDA) members have turned down a request by 2-4 Kieffer Lane LLC to waive $975,200 in sales taxes on the purchase of $12.9 million for eight large cranes. The decision was made during an agency board meeting on Aug....
Emily Buenzle - Thu August 10, 2017
City Takes New Tactic in Confiscating Fake OSHA Training Cards
An undercover investigation conducted by the NBC 4 New York I-Team and Telemundo 47 has revealed fake safety training cards on the black market. While workers must, by law, complete 10 hours of OSHA-approved safety training, carrying the card to prove that they have doesn't come cheaply: Training can cost anywhere between $150 and $300, NBC 4 reported....
Mon August 07, 2017
Customers See Latest Technology at George & Swede's Annual Open House, Equipment Show in Pavilion, N.Y.
George & Swede held its annual barbecue lunch and equipment show July 27 in Pavilion, N.Y. This event has long been one of the best attended open houses each year in western New York. Contractors, highway departments and area farmers gather to see some of the latest technology available in earthmoving equipment, as well as to have the opportunity to sit in the operator seat and have a turn at the controls....
Mon August 07, 2017
Work on $4B Delta Facility at LaGuardia Begins This Summer
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey's Board of Commissioners gave final approval to a lease agreement with Delta Air Lines for its new $4 billion, 37-gate facility at LaGuardia Airport, the final component of the transformation of LaGuardia into a completely rebuilt, unified 21st century airport....
Mon August 07, 2017
Liebherr Machines Top Choice of New York's Cropsey Scrap Iron & Metal Corp.
Situated on the corner of Bay Street and Cropsey Avenue, right in front of the Home Depot, sits a Brooklyn institution. Established in 1957, Cropsey Scrap Iron & Metal Corporation prides itself on being a family-owned-and-operated facility that is focused on customer experience....
