CEG - Thu July 15, 2021
Sales Auction Company Holds Sale for John Olender Corp.
On July 10 in Tolland, Conn., Sales Auction Company hosted the complete dispersal of John Olender Corp., a general contractor who had been in business for more than 65 years. A highly desirable package of trucks, excavating and aggregate equipment drew a huge crowd and, as expected, each piece brought top dollars....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Thu July 15, 2021
Empire Paving Rules Over I-95 Interchange Project in Stratford
In the next 14 months, Empire Paving Corp. will be delivering the Connecticut Department of Transportation's (CTDOT) $28,857,927 Reconstruction of Interchange 33 on Interstate 95 in Stratford project, an initiative that is helping the state address the infrastructure deficit and improve traffic flow by providing motorists with more options....
Monroe Tractor - Tue July 06, 2021
Monroe Tractor hires Paul Giangrave as Equipment Sales Representative of Connecticut Location
Monroe Tractor has hired Paul Giangrave as equipment sales representative of its location in South Windsor, Conn. Giangrave joins Monroe Tractor with 30 years of experience in the construction industry....
CEG - Wed June 02, 2021
Bloomfield, Conn.'s DMR Materials 'Revolutionizes' Customer Service
When Michael Bercowetz approached his father, Donald, about a new role that he wanted to fill in the family business, DMR Materials, it was after several years of observing the materials production and sale industry, how their own business operated and how their competitors' businesses operated....
CEG - Thu May 06, 2021
Sales Auction Company Hosts 12th Annual Spring Auction
Sales Auction Company, family-owned and operated since 2009, invited attendees to the first onsite auction of the year. On April 30, 2021 a virtual timed event took place. In 2020, the virtual auction was the only option....
Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Wed April 07, 2021
Construction Begins On Bridgeport Residential Complex
Construction work has begun on Canfield Park, two mid-rise five- and six-story apartment buildings across from the Fairfield Metro North Train Station in Bridgeport, Conn. Spinnaker Real Estate of Norwalk, Conn., and Eastpointe of Fairfield, Conn., are the real estate companies partnering on the property and they secured a $68 million loan to construct the 300-unit property in the Black Rock section of Bridgeport....
CEG - Thu March 25, 2021
VIDEO: Bagela Turns Millings Into Money for Thomaston, Connecticut's M.J.W. Services
Josh Williams and Megan Hill had each grown up around the heavy equipment trades. In 2012, the husband and wife team started M.J.W. Services in Thomaston, Conn. Originally focusing on utility contracting, within a few years some other doors opened for Williams and Hill....
Hartford Courant - Tue March 02, 2021
Connecticut Approves East Windsor Solar Farm, Largest in the Northeast
The Connecticut Siting Council has approved the largest solar development in the northeastern United States, a 120-megawatt project covering 485 acres. Construction of Gravel Pit Solar could begin as early as this year and be finished in late 2022 or early 2023, state and local officials said....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Thu February 25, 2021
O&G Industries Leads $54.6M I-84 Safety, Operational Improvement Job
The Connecticut Department of Transportation's (CTDOT) $54.6 million I-84 Safety and Operational Improvements project in West Hartford, awarded to O&G Industries Inc. , is based upon the mitigation of traffic congestion and safety concerns that can arise in heavy traffic situations....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed February 24, 2021
Charter Oak Bridge Project Set to Bring Congestion Relief for Connecticut's Capitol Region
The delivery of the Connecticut Department of Transportation's (CTDOT) I-91 Charter Oak Bridge (COB) Project, a large-scale initiative that combines two projects to reduce congestion and improve safety in the city of Hartford, and towns of East Hartford, and Wethersfield, is less than two years away....
