Fri July 21, 2017
Rifenburg Companies Hosts Grand Opening Celebration
The Rifenburg Companies celebrated the grand opening July 8 of its new facility located on Route 5 between Little Falls and Herkimer, N.Y. The new shop and office complex was built to accommodate the new headquarters of Marcy Excavation Services, a subsidiary of the Rifenburg Companies, as well as a regional office for Park East Sales, also a subsidiary of the Rifenburg Companies....
Fri July 21, 2017
Baschmann Services Announces Addition of Bill Regan to Sales Staff in New York
Pete Baschmann, president of Baschmann Services in Elma, N.Y., announced the addition of Bill Regan to Baschmann's sales staff. Regan brings 42 years of experience working with contractors, municipalities and loggers in supplying them with the equipment they need to properly complete their projects....
Pete Sigmund - Wed July 19, 2017
A Work of True Grit: Erie Canal Celebrates Bicentennial
I've got a mule, her name is Sal15 miles on the Erie Canal…Low bridge, everybody downLow bridge, for we're coming to a townThis song is one of the many echoing through the many generations since men dug shovels into earth in Rome, N.Y., on July 4, 1817, in the groundbreaking of the nation's first great infrastructure project, the Erie Canal....
Elizabeth Costigan - Tue July 18, 2017
New Education Center to Honor Singer's Legacy
The Louis Armstrong House Museum in New York City broke ground on July 17 on its new $23 million education center. The ceremony took place across the street from the landmarked Queens home, located at 34-56 107th St., where the famous jazz trumpeter once lived....
Mon July 17, 2017
Army Corps of Engineers to Build New HQs
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is proposing to construct a new District Headquarters building at its 1776 Niagara Street location in the Black Rock section of Buffalo, N.Y. The Corps will be seeking proposals for demolition of several structures at its campus later this year to prepare for the new building....
Fri July 14, 2017
Real Estate Associate Program Offers Classes to Multicultural Professionals
Project REAP (Real Estate Associate Program), recognized nationwide as a leading educational diversity initiative that introduces multicultural professionals to commercial real estate (CRE), is returning to New York City this fall....
Fri July 14, 2017
Construction of Ferris Wheel on Staten Island Hits Snag
There's been a snag in the building of the giant Ferris wheel on Staten Island's waterfront. The Staten Island Advance says the project is now "indefinitely delayed" after its developer fired the design-build team working on the 60-story New York Wheel....
Daniel Prendergast -Natalie Musumeci -and Kate Parker - Fri July 14, 2017
FDNY Rushes to Scene of Falling Debris at Construction Site
A large piece of glass being installed on the 17th floor of a Midtown building came crashing down on the street below Wednesday, officials and witnesses said. The shipment of glass was being delivered to construction workers inside the 58th Street building between 7th and 8th Avenues by a massive elevator hoist-way on the side of the building when the shipment became wedged, workers said....
Tue July 11, 2017
CASE Construction Equipment Announces 2017 'Diamond Dealer,' 'Gold Dealer' Award Winners
Case Construction Equipment has named its 2017 "Diamond Dealer" and "Gold Dealer" award recipients as a part of its North American Construction Equipment Partnership Program. The awards recognize dealerships across the United States and Canada for excellence in five categories including sales performance, marketing and communications, product support, parts support and training....
Mon July 10, 2017
Empire Crane Sells Terex RT555 to N.Y. Contractor
Empire Crane Company has sold a 2017 Terex RT555 to Keith Grimes Inc. located in Bridgehampton, N.Y. “This crane upgrade for our company will allow us to take on larger jobs than we have previously with a far greater margin of safety....
