Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Thu October 17, 2024
PennDOT Preserves McKees Rocks Bridge
A project to preserve a Pittsburgh, Pa., bridge will be complete by next summer, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT). The $40.8 million McKees Rocks Bridge Preservation project is fully funded by the state....
CEG - Mon October 14, 2024
Repairs Set for Delaware River Bridge, Makeover Ahead for Second Nearby Span
The historic Skinners Falls/Milanville bridge that once carried traffic across the Delaware River between Pennsylvania and New York, but has been closed for the last five years, is set for emergency repairs later this fall to protect boaters and the waters below....
Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium - Mon October 14, 2024
Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium Unveils 20-Year Master Plan to Modernize Popular Attraction
In western Pennsylvania, the Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium on Oct. 10 unveiled its ambitious two-decade master plan designed to revitalize the entire Highland Park campus with a focus on the well-being of its animal residents and the development of habitats and experiences....
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Wed October 09, 2024
Army Corps of Engineers Directing Two Enhancement Projects Near Philadelphia
The Philadelphia District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) on Oct. 7 announced news about two local projects — one each in Delaware and eastern Pennsylvania. Last year, USACE awarded a $5.3 million contract to Agate Construction Co....
Amtrak - Mon October 07, 2024
Amtrak, Partners Break Ground On New Philadelphia Train Maintenance Facility
Amtrak CEO Stephen Gardner was joined by Federal Railroad Administrator Amit Bose, White House Deputy Assistant to the President for Infrastructure Implementation Samantha Silverberg and Rail Passengers Association President and CEO Jim Mathews to celebrate the start of construction for Amtrak's new heavy maintenance facility at Penn Coach Yard in Philadelphia....
CEG - Thu October 03, 2024
Komatsu Company Stores East Holds Open House in Pennsylvania
Komatsu Company Stores East held an open house Sept. 18, 2024, in Hatfield, Pa., the first at this location. Although quite a bit of rain had been predicted, it held off and the event was well attended with approximately 70 customers along with all the employees of the Hatfield location....
TYM - Thu September 26, 2024
TYM North America Opens Northeast Campus in Bloomsburg, Pa.
Agricultural machinery specialist TYM announced that its North American subsidiary "TYM North America" has opened the TYM Northeast Campus in Bloomsburg, Pa. The opening of the TYM Northeast Campus represents a strategic investment to equip TYM with competitive strength in the North American market, which accounts for the largest portion of TYM's overseas sales....
Pennsylvania College of Technology - Tue September 24, 2024
Penn College of Technology Students Helping to Build Habitat Home in Williamsport
Over the next two years, students at Pennsylvania College of Technology in Williamsport will build a Habitat for Humanity home in the city following a groundbreaking ceremony Sept. 19. To kick off the project, Penn College officials joined the Greater Lycoming Habitat for Humanity for the event at the site on 508 Fifth Ave....
WESA Public Radio & PWSA - Mon September 23, 2024
Pittsburgh Begins Latest Project In Its $500M Upgrade of City's Aged Water System
Cement mixers, bulldozers and elected officials in hard hats and neon vests mingled with other Pittsburgh, Pa., leaders and residents on Sept. 20 during a construction site tour in the city's Highland Park neighborhood, where a new pump station is taking shape, WESA Public Radio reported....
CEG - Thu September 19, 2024
Groff Tractor Holds Inaugural 'Tee Off for a Cause' in Pennsylvania
Golfers gathered at the Bluestone Country Club in Blue Bell, Pa., Sept. 9, 2024, to help raise money for an important charity — Construction Angels. The 501(c) nonprofit organization provides immediate financial assistance and grief counseling to the spouse and children left behind when a construction worker is involved in a work-related fatality....
