Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Mon August 10, 2020
Isaias Pummeled Infrastructure in Mid-Atlantic, New England States
Although only rated as a Category 1 hurricane, Isaias was still a deadly and destructive storm after it made landfall in the United States along the southeast coast of North Carolina on Aug. 3. From there, the storm weakened into a Tropical Storm, but still had enough punch left to inflict significant damage as it roared up the East Coast into the Northeast and New England, bringing with it heavy rains and flooding, and power outages affecting millions and destruction from high winds....
CEG - Wed July 29, 2020
Connecticut's P & S Paving Find Success With EvoQuip
Twenty-nine years ago, in 1991, Phil Marini decided to venture out on his own and start his own paving and masonry company in the New Haven and Fairfield counties of Connecticut. With not much more than a wheelbarrow and a shovel to start with, he built a reputation for hard work and integrity, and today P & S Paving, which is headquartered in Seymour, Conn., employs more than 40 people....
Link-Belt Excavators - Thu July 23, 2020
Chadwick-BaRoss Now Carries Link-Belt Excavators in Connecticut
LBX Company LLC announced the addition of Chadwick-BaRoss Inc. as the dealer of Link-Belt hydraulic excavators, material handlers and parts in Connecticut. The Chadwick-BaRoss branch is located at 10 Fox Hollow Road, Oxford CT 06474, 860/261-0730....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed July 15, 2020
Time to Upgrade Casinos Bridges
In Connecticut, work has begun on the rehabilitation of two bridges on Route 2A in Preston. The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) is overseeing activities on Bridge 02931 carrying Route 2A over Poquetanuck Cove and Bridge 02932 carrying Route 2A over Halsey Brook....
CEG - Thu June 18, 2020
Case Names Monroe Tractor Exclusive Connecticut Dealer
Monroe Tractor in South Windsor, Conn., recently was named the exclusive full-line Case distributor of the entire state of Connecticut. Monroe Tractor is a third-generation family owned business with 13 locations across New York and New England that offers 69 years of experience with the Case product....
CEG - Thu May 21, 2020
U.S. Marine Vets Find New Path With Corps Materials
Hartford, Conn.'s, Mike Randazzo and Louis Sanzaro both grew up in the construction industry: Randazzo in the new home construction and excavating sector and Sanzaro in landscaping. Following stints in the U.S....
Monroe Tractor - Mon May 18, 2020
Monroe Tractor Names New Branch Manager and Product Support Rep of Connecticut Location
Monroe Tractor has announced Chris Reseska as branch manager and Tom Crose as a product support representative for its South Windsor, Conn., location. Reseska brings 35 years of industry experience within several verticals including heavy equipment sales, equipment finance and global auction....
CEG - Thu April 23, 2020
Equip Sales Helps Mjolnir Construction Demolish Obstacles
Sometimes the best way to get things done is to do them yourself. Mjolnir Construction, a Glastonbury, Conn., company that handles commercial and residential demolition, utility, water and sewer work, was finding more and more of its jobs required it to recycle construction materials....
Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Thu April 23, 2020
Despite COVID-19, Construction Continues on Milford Bridge
The construction of a replacement bridge that carries Wheelers Farms Road over State Road 796, a short highway that connects the Merritt Parkway and Wilbur Cross Parkway to I-95 and the Boston Post Road in Milford, Conn., resumed in early April with completion projected for the fall of 2021....
O&G Industries - Tue April 14, 2020
O&G Powers Quarry with Solar
O&G Industries, Connecticut's largest privately held construction company, recently went live with a 1.3-megawatt (MW) solar array at its quarry on Roxbury Road in Southbury, Conn. The 3,762-panel array is coupled with a 280-kilowatt (kW) Energy Storage System (ESS) that will help to augment supply during peak demand cycles....
