Lori Tobias - Thu September 14, 2017
URI Overcomes Unique Challenges to Build New $125M Engineering Complex
When the University of Rhode Island committed to building a new engineering complex, two decisions were obvious. One, five historical buildings, all built in the late 1950s and early 1960s would have to go; and two, the new building needed to be a cutting-edge structure that spoke clearly of its purpose....
Fri September 01, 2017
Upstate N.Y. Veterans Medical Center to Receive $141M
CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. (AP) Construction funding totaling $141 million has been allocated for an upgrade to an upstate New York veterans medical center. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will issue construction bids in August for the Canandaigua (kan-un-DAY'-gwuh) Veterans Affairs Medical Campus....
Fri September 01, 2017
EPA Provides New Jersey $70M for Water Improvements
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced on Aug. 17 it has awarded nearly $70 million to New Jersey to help finance water infrastructure projects that are essential to protecting public health and the environment....
Fri September 01, 2017
Equipment Industry Veteran J. Bruce Hitchcock Dies
J. Bruce Hitchcock, 80, passed away on June 24, 2017, at Jones Memorial Hospital after a long illness. He was born May 6, 1937, and was the fifth son of Dr. Raymond O. and Helen C. Hitchcock of Alfred, N.Y....
Brad Stemper - Fri September 01, 2017
Strategy Improves Total Operation for Britton Industries
Family-owned and operated Britton Industries, a producer of natural and dyed mulches, screened topsoil, leaf compost and aggregate products, has been servicing the landscaping and construction markets of central New Jersey and southern Pennsylvania for more than 28 years....
Fri September 01, 2017
Delaware Gov. Establishes Offshore Wind Working Group
Gov. John Carney signed an executive order on Aug. 28 establishing the Offshore Wind Working Group to study potential environmental and economic development benefits of offshore wind development to serve Delaware....
Fri September 01, 2017
H.O. Penn Machinery Takes 70 Customers 'Out to the Ballgame' to Pitch Cat's Certified Rebuild Program
On Aug. 11, 2017, the New York Yankees played host to the Boston Red Sox in what is one of the most prolific rivalries in sports history. As the Yankees overcame a three-run deficit to pull out a win in the ninth, H.O....
David Sharp - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Fri September 01, 2017
Maine Utility — Late Surprise in Green Energy Competition
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Central Maine Power company is providing an entry in the contest for the largest renewable energy contract in New England history — a proposal to bring enough green energy from Canada to power upward of a million homes in Massachusetts....
Fri September 01, 2017
Vt. Redevelopment Job Earns APWA's Project of the Year
The Waterbury State Office Complex Redevelopment project in Vermont has been named a 2017 Public Works Project of the Year by the American Public Works Association (APWA). The project is being honored with APWA's Project of the Year award in the Disaster or Emergency Construction/Repair at a cost of more than $75 million category....
Fri September 01, 2017
Middlebury's Main Street Temporary Bridge Reopens; Foot Traffic Resumes
The Main Street temporary bridge in downtown was reopened on Aug. 7, by late afternoon/early evening. A new pedestrian bridge has been installed, allowing foot traffic to resume on Main Street. Main Street will be open to all travelers....
