Brenda Ruggiero has written for CEG for over 20 years. She lives near the town of Accident in far western Maryland. Her favorite assignments so far involved interviews with Survivor’s Boston Rob and hot dog eating champion Joey Chestnut. Both were involved in construction at one time.
Brenda holds a BA in Mass Communication with a writing focus from Frostburg State University and minors in Public Relations and Political Science. She works full time as a staff writer for a weekly newspaper, the Garrett County Republican. She enjoys feature writing the most, which gives her the opportunity to talk to people and share their stories.
Brenda and her middle school sweetheart, Reuben, have been married for over 34 years and have three grown children and four cats.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is currently directing a project to enlarge a levee in Issaquena County, Mississippi. The contract was awarded to Kenneth R. Thompson Builders Inc., Greenwood, Miss., with funding coming from the corps’ Mississippi River and Tributaries Project....
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The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) has launched a project to widen and reconstruct grading, drainage, base and plant mix resurfacing on 9.091 mi. (14.4 km) of U.S....
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It was recently announced that the California Air Resources Board (ARB) miscalculated pollution levels by 340 percent in a scientific analysis that prompted harsher clean air standards for the state....
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A crucial upgrade for the Richmond International Airport is well on the way toward completion in Richmond, Va. The Airport Connector Road project is being constructed by Transurban USA, with Rich Prezioso Jr., serving as project manager....
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When the Pittsburgh Penguins begin their season on Oct. 7, it will be in their brand new arena, the CONSOL Energy Center. It was recently announced that the building achieved LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold certification, making it the first NHL arena to reach that standard....
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The last in a series of grade and drain projects in Mississippi along Corridor V in the 2nd Division is currently under way. The final result will tie the Mississippi portion of Corridor V to I-65 near Decatur/Huntsville....
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By Brenda RuggieroCEG CORRESPONDENTCrews are working in Iberia Parish, La., to replace two bridges at Weeks Island. The first, Stumpy Bayou Bridge, is a fixed span, while Bayou Patout Bridge is moveable....
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Ferebee Corporation has been in business in Charlotte, N.C., for the last 25 years. Started in 1985 by two generations of the Ferebee family, Ferebee Corporation initially focused on various types of small concrete projects....
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The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) and Pasco County are working together to coordinate a project to reconstruct a portion of U.S. 41/SR 45 from the intersection of Tower Road to the intersection of Connerton Boulevard and the future Pasco County Ridge Road Connection....
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Meany Asphalt & Construction in Pisgah Forest, N.C., got its start in 2006 when owner John Meany took an early retirement after working for 20 years as a linesman for the local power company....
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A new bridge is steadily growing in Sunset Beach, N.C., to replace the one that has been in use since the 1960s. The contract for $31 million was awarded by the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) to English Construction Company, Lynchburg, Va....
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A railroad bridge replacement project is nearing an early completion date in the city of Waynesboro, Va., under the direction of the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT)....
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In Wilkinson County, Ga., work continues on the North Gordon Bypass, a new roadway that completes another piece of the puzzle that will make up the Fall Line Freeway....
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The first phase of public improvements for a $1.2 billion mixed-use development project recently began in Baltimore, Md. Westport Waterfront involves 50 acres (20.2 ha) along the Middle Branch of the Patapsco River....
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Next to the Miami International Airport (MIA), a major project is coming together under the sponsorship of the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). The Miami Intermodal Center (MIC) is a huge transportation hub scheduled for full completion in 2012....
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The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) is currently supervising the resurfacing of 5.3 mi. (8.5 km) of U.S. 49 in Hattiesburg. The contract for the $8.3 million project was handled by Dunn Roadbuilders LLC of Laurel under the direction of Pepper Beckman....
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Apex Companies LLC is heading a unique project in Jacksonville, Fla. It involves the remediation of a former secondary lead smelting facility. The purpose of the project is to improve the environment, return unused land to productive use and remove a Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) permit, which is a first in the state of Florida....
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Ground was recently broken for the latest phase of construction of the final segment of the Anniston Eastern Bypass (state route 192) in Calhoun County, Ala. The ceremony was led by Gov....
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For a short time this fall, the MD 90 (Ocean City Expressway) Bridge in Worcester County, Md., was closed for repair. It was reopened to traffic just in time for Thanksgiving, on Nov....
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The first building in the South Fork Business Park in Mooresville, N.C., is nearing completion by L.B. Builders Construction Group. The project involves an 85,000 sq....
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