CEG - Thu May 16, 2024
Westchester Tractor Holds Open House in Brewster, New York
Westchester Tractor held an open house and customer appreciation event May 10, 2024, at its Brewster, N.Y., location. An enthusiastic crowd of more than 450 people were in attendance and all were given the opportunity to enjoy a great barbecue lunch, fresh soft-serve ice cream, as well as equipment displays and demonstrations featuring various manufacturers that Westchester Tractor represents....
Urbanize New York & NYC - Thu May 09, 2024
Ground Broken at Site of Lower Manhattan's $200M Battery Coastal Resiliency Project
New York City Mayor Eric Adams and other local officials broke ground May 6 on the Battery Coastal Resilience Project, a $200 million effort to protect Lower Manhattan from coastal storms and other impacts of climate change....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu May 02, 2024
Buffalo Looks to Improve, Protect Ralph Wilson Park
The confluence of the Niagara River and Lake Erie produces stunning views and great water access at the former La Salle Park in Buffalo, now named Ralph Wilson Park. Unfortunately, powerful storms in the past have lashed the waterfront causing damage and flooding....
CEG - Thu May 02, 2024
Tracey Road Equipment Plans Major Expansion in Utica
Tracey Road Equipment has announced the construction of a groundbreaking new 45,000-sq.-ft. facility in Utica, N.Y. This expansion is set to redefine the landscape of heavy construction equipment and trucking dealership in the region, according to the company....
Skanska - Mon April 29, 2024
Skanska Awarded Contract to Develop Offshore Wind Port at South Brooklyn Marine Terminal
Skanska, a global construction and development firm, announced a contract award worth $861 million to transform the 73-acre South Brooklyn Marine Terminal (SBMT) into one of the nation's largest dedicated offshore wind ports....
Streetsblog NYC - Wed April 10, 2024
New York City DOT Unveils Plans for Its Queensboro Bridge Pedestrian Upgrades
The streets on both ends of the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge over the East River in New York will be remade this summer into safer, people-first spaces as part of the long-awaited reopening of the span's south outer roadway, designed to finally give cyclists and pedestrians a separate path to walk and ride on....
CEG - Thu April 04, 2024
Tracey Road Equipment's Ospelt Earns Hyundai Emerald Tiger Club Award
Tracey Road Equipment and Hyundai announced that Art Ospelt has been awarded the Hyundai Emerald Tiger Club Award for sales for 2023. This award recognizes the top 20 Hyundai Construction Equipment sales representatives in the United States....
AED Foundation - Tue March 05, 2024
State University of New York at Cobleskill Agricultural and Power Machinery, John Deere TECH Program Achieve AED Foundation Accreditation
The AED Foundation (AEDF) announced the accreditation of the Agricultural Power Machinery & John Deere TECH program at State University of New York at Cobleskill. This program is one of AEDF's flagship colleges and serves a wide region throughout the Northeast....
NYC Department of Design and Construction - Tue February 27, 2024
New Storm Sewers, Upgraded Water Mains, Sanitary Sewers to Alleviate Flooding
The NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) and NYC Department of Design and Construction (DDC) announced the completion of a $4.7 million infrastructure project in Westerleigh, Staten Island, that upgraded water mains and sanitary sewers, and added new storm sewers to combat flooding in the area, as well as improvements to roads and sidewalks....
Niagara Gazette - Tue February 27, 2024
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul Gives Full Support to Buffalo's Kensington Expressway Project
The $1 billion publicly financed plan to redesign and cap the Kensington Expressway in Buffalo has been given the "green light" by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, the Niagara Gazette reported Feb. 25. During a press conference earlier in February in Buffalo, Hochul described a federal agency's recent finding of no significant environmental impacts related to the project as a "critically important step" while suggesting the clearance signals "full steam ahead" for the controversial project that has been opposed by many residents living on the city's East Side....
