Kenneth Gosselin - Hartford Courant - Wed September 23, 2015
Hepburn Estate Owner Renovates Saybrook Lighthouse
OLD SAYBROOK, Conn. (AP) The New York builder who bought and renovated Katharine Hepburn’s shoreline estate and then constructed a beach house on the property has now turned his sights out to sea — and the Saybrook Breakwater Light....
Wed September 23, 2015
4-Million-Year-Old Whale Fossil Found in Santa Cruz County
SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — The 4-million-year-old fossilized skeleton of whale has been excavated at a construction site in Santa Cruz County. The fossil, relatively intact and estimated to be about 25 feet long, was found Sept....
Tue September 22, 2015
Stephenson Equipment Hosts Bob DeSousa at Harrisburg Headquarters
Stephenson Equipment Inc. hosted Bob DeSousa, state director of Sen. Pat Toomey, and Ben Yates, Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) regional manager, on Sept. 4, at its Harrisburg headquarters. Dennis Heller, president/CEO of Stephenson said the reason for the visit was to discuss taxes, the highway-funding bill and its impact on small businesses....
Mon September 21, 2015
Albany Insures Timely, Efficient Runway Rehabilitation
The business of an airport is to get people where they need to go, safely and on time. When an airport needs improvement, it needs to get the work done quickly, efficiently, and correctly. Money talks, and the Albany International Airport made sure that its runway rehabilitation would be completed on time by instituting a $5,000 liquidated damages clause for every 15 minutes of delay in re-opening Runway 01-19....
Irwin Rapoport - Tue September 22, 2015
NYSDOT Replaces 85-Year-Old Truss Bridge
Union Concrete and Construction Corp. has nearly completed the replacement of the New York Route 5 and U.S. Route 20 Bridge over Cattaraugus Creek for the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT), a nearly $16 million project funded by the state and federal government....
Mon September 21, 2015
New York City Tower Causing Double Takes
New York City’s WPIX11 is reporting that a new building under construction along the East River in Midtown has many scratching their heads. At first glance it looks like your average work in progress in the city skyline but if you take a good look at it, it almost appears like it’s kind of leaning....
Fri September 18, 2015
Rail Officials Say Project Could Have $1B Shortfall
HONOLULU (AP) - Honolulu rail officials say the mass transit project could face a more than $1 billion shortfall if construction costs continue to rise. In a letter to Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell and City Council Chair Ernie Martin, Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation chair Don Horner said as the price tag for the project grows, it is also facing another year of delays due to legal challenges and contracting, Hawaii News Now reports (http://bit.ly/1UUneBb)....
Jeff Winke - Fri September 18, 2015
Beating the Clock
Construction contractors face it frequently — that hollow feeling in the gut that there isn’t enough time. The clock ticks faster on construction projects; slower when getting a cavity filled at the dentist....
Wed September 16, 2015
Hawthorne Cat Breaks Ground on Dyno Shop
Hawthorne Cat, the exclusive Cat equipment and engine dealer in San Diego and the Pacific Region, is expanding its corporate campus in Rancho Bernardo, Calif., with the addition of an engine, generator and on-highway truck testing facility....
Erik Pisor - Thu September 17, 2015
Kings’ Golden 1 Center Rises
Both on and off the basketball court, the Sacramento Kings organization is in a state of transition. Internally the organization’s new president of basketball operations bolstered the team’s roster via offseason signings....
