Thu May 25, 2017
Treasurer, Governor Reach Agreement to Keep Maine's Road Projects on Track
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) Maine State Treasurer Terry Hayes said reached an agreement with Gov. Paul LePage to avoid delaying road construction projects this summer. Hayes said she's giving in to LePage's demand to reissue a request for proposal for a state bonding agent — but only after construction bonds are issued in June....
Brenda Ruggiero - Thu May 25, 2017
Nanoscience Facility Takes Shape on MIT's Campus in Cambridge, Mass.
A state-of-the-art nano facility is being built at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Mass. The project website noted that recent discoveries have caused a revolution in the understanding of how materials behave at the nanoscale (one billionth of a meter), and MIT researchers are exploring the ways nanoscience and nanotechnology will have an impact....
Tue May 23, 2017
Safety Improvements, Traffic Relief Coming to MD 51
To relieve a traffic congestion at an intersection in Cumberland, the Maryland Department of Transportation's State Highway Administration (SHA) is reconstructing MD 51 (Industrial Boulevard) at Virginia Avenue....
Tue May 23, 2017
Earthborne Inc. Holds Demo Day at Winding Brook Farm in Warrington
Earthborne Inc. held a Demo Day April 12 at Winding Brook Farm in Warrington, Pa. The event offered attendees opportunities to operate a large selection of equipment, including the new JCB teleskid, the JCB Hydradig and a host of other equipment....
Mon May 22, 2017
Financial Backing Keeps Construction of American Dream Going
The New Jersey mega mall project, American Dream, has recently closed $1.67 billion in financing according to njbiz.com. A 3 million-square-foot development project of Triple Five, the Meadowlands site will be a continuation of the company's shopping and entertainment construction projects which also includes the Mall of America in the U.S....
Edgar A. Browning - Fri May 19, 2017
A Look Back: New Hampshire's Portsmouth Air Force Base
The Portsmouth Air Force Base in Portsmouth, N.H., was built between the years of 1954 to 1956. The Cold War project was described militarily as a retaliation base. The joint venture team of Morrison-Knudsen Company of Boise, Idaho, and Landers & Griffin Inc....
Fri May 19, 2017
JESCO Names William Beckman as New Ditch Witch Territory Manager
JESCO Inc. has named William Beckman its new territory manager for the Ditch Witch brand, covering the company's Mid-Atlantic region. According to JESCO, Beckman will be its “underground construction expert” for the following counties in Maryland: Montgomery, Anne Arundel, Prince George's, Charles, Calvert and Saint Mary's, as well as for the entire Washington, D.C., area....
Fri May 19, 2017
Hunyady Auction Company Conducts Retirement Sale for Barbiche Brothers Construction in Flemington, N.J.
Hunyady Auction Company held a complete liquidation sale May 3 for Barbiche Brothers Construction in Flemington, N.J. After more than 45 years in business, Barbiche Brothers Construction, a commercial and residential site development, excavation and paving company, recently decided to retire and liquidate its equipment assets....
Fri May 19, 2017
Harter Makes Plans for 50th Anniversary Celebration
Good moves … it takes many of these to be successful in business — and even more to be successful for a half-century. When Seth Harter decided in 1967 to stake his career on Deere & Company, which had operated construction equipment dealerships for only 10 years at the time, that was the first of many good moves....
Fri May 19, 2017
Camden's Field of Dreams Withers, But Construction Blooms
A baseball stadium once hailed as a sign of the bright future of the waterfront in the poverty-stricken city of Camden now sits mostly empty, but redevelopment projects worth hundreds of millions are rising up around it....
