Kenneth R. Gosselin - THE HARTFORD COURANT - Tue December 22, 2015
$250 Million Makeover Could Make XL Center Competitive With Promoters
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) A $250 million plan to transform the XL Center into a modern venue envisions swapping ugly concrete for glass at the corner of Ann Uccello and Church streets, bringing some of the vibe that’s inside the arena out to the street....
Irwin Rapoport - Tue December 22, 2015
MassDOT’s I-290/Belmont Street Bridge Project to Be Delivered in Summer 2017
In November 2014, crews from MIG Corporation Inc. began work on the Massachusetts Department of Transportation’s $13.4 million I-290/Belmont Street Bridge Project in Worcester. The project has a contract completion date in summer of 2017....
JIM SULLIVAN - The Daily News of Newburyport - Wed December 23, 2015
US Navy Project was ’Job of a Lifetime’
NEWBURYPORT, Mass. (AP) - Zampell Companies senior operations manager Joe Riccio is used to tough projects, but the past summer presented the 45-year-old with something very unique. Headquartered in Newburyport, Zampell Companies was the firm tasked with providing the scaffolding for the U.S....
Thu December 17, 2015
Iconic New York State Pavilion Landmark Gets a Makeover
In the 50 years since the New York State Pavilion was constructed for the 1964 World’s Fair in Flushing Meadows, N.Y., the architectural wonder has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places and featured in box office movies like “Men in Black” and “Iron Man 2.” But over time, the iconic landmark has been neglected, rundown and reduced to a rusty relic that looms over the New York City skyline....
Michael Catalini - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wed December 16, 2015
Some See Transportation Projects Dwindling in New Jersey
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) Drivers on New Jersey roads this holiday season might see fewer signs of state contracting work, and some in the industry say it’s a result of a dwindling fund to pay for roads, bridges and other infrastructure....
Brenda Ruggiero - Wed December 16, 2015
Pittsburgh Begins $27M Riverfront Development Project
Earthmoving has begun on the first major construction project for a unique development in the Hazelwood area of Pittsburgh, Pa. The Phase 1 infrastructure, valued at $27 million, will provide a new riverfront street in the city of Pittsburgh (near the intersection of Hazelwood Ave....
Fri December 11, 2015
TxDOT Awarded $20 Million Grant to Improve Rural Transit
The Texas Department of Transportation was awarded more than $20 million in federal TIGER (Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery) grants to improve transportation services for rural populations....
Sat December 12, 2015
Waxahachie Businessman Turns Opportunity Into Income
One could say that Hugh Grandstaff, founder of hlh&r Metals Recycling LP in Waxahachie, Texas, has always been in the recycling business. He just took a long time off to fulfill a dream of being a pilot....
Erinn Callahan - THE FACTS - Fri December 11, 2015
’Corkscrew Bridge’ May Replace State’s Last Swing Bridge
SARGENT, Texas (AP) Anna Carter was once a regular at Sargent Island, but after a barge struck the Sargent Swing Bridge on Farm Road 457 just before Memorial Day a year ago, she’d rather stay home....
Irwin Rapoport - Fri December 11, 2015
BNSF Finalizes Work on Logistics Center at Sweetwater in West Texas
The final aspects of the $27.9 million investment by BNSF Railway for construction of the Logistics Center at Sweetwater in west Texas were completed — $21.9 million for the logistic center and $6 million for improvements to supporting track in the area, a project that began in September 2013....
