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.
For Long Reach High Reach (LRHR LLC) and Ransome Equipment Sales, customer calls for specialty job applications are a common and welcome part of the job. “This is one of the great challenges that Ransome likes — to solve customer's problems,” said Percy Ransome, who owns both companies....
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The Maryland State Highway Administration is in the early stages of widening I-81 (Maryland Veterans Memorial Highway) and rehabilitating several bridges in the Williamsport area of Washington County....
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In Stafford County, Va., construction is under way to extend the Interstate 95 Express Lanes about 2 mi. (3.2 km) beyond the flyover ramp where the current 95 Express Lanes currently end, north of Garrisonville Road (Exit 143)....
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The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) is heading a project that includes replacing a drawbridge swing span superstructure. The Beverly Drawbridge carries the Rockport and Newburyport Commuter Rail Line over the Danvers River in Beverly, Mass., which is located in Essex County....
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Champlain College and the city of Burlington, Vt., are collaborating to create a student housing project known as Eagles Landing. The $36 million contract was awarded to HP Cummings Construction, under the direction of Mike Hulbert....
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Gramercy District will be the first smart city in the region and one of the first in the country....
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The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is currently working on a $57 million road widening project in Washington County, Pa. The contract calls for reconstruction, widening and safety improvements to the I-70/SR19 interchange in Washington, Pa....
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The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is currently working on improvements to a road corridor in the Lynchburg, Va., area. The project began on Jan....
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The ongoing multi-year project to expand the airport by constructing a new runway, taxiway and apron system began in the fall of 2004, and completion is expected by the summer of 2018....
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The bridges have a steel frame support and are called delta frame bridges because of the shape of the structural steel support frame, which is an inverted triangle or Greek letter delta....
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The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is overseeing the rehabilitation of two bridges along Interstate 64 in the Lexington, Va., area. The bridges, which carry eastbound and westbound traffic over the Maury River and Kerrs Creek in Rockbridge County, were designed in 1969 and built in 1976....
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Only minor work remains to complete an $88 million project on the Jeremiah Morrow Bridge in Warren County, Ohio. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on Nov. 18, to commemorate the completion of the project's major workload....
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Massdot takes on massive bridge reconstruction project along the I-95 in Massachusetts....
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Modern school facility is built to replace one of the oldest Maryland schools in operation....
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A project in Fredericksburg, Va., is on schedule for the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), involving the widening of Fall Hill Avenue and the replacement of the I-95 overpass....
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This project is unique in that it is the largest medical education building being built in the U.S. at this time....
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The project involves the installation of the longest continuous curved conveyor ever to be installed in the state of Maryland....
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The resort is being constructed on about 10 acres of land heavily damaged by a tornado in downtown Springfield in June 2011....
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The building will feature immersive, state-of-the-art exhibits, as well as the first 4D theater south of San Antonio....
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The project will tie the interchange into two new frontage roads....
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