New England

South Coast Improvement Company - Wed September 30, 2020

Susan Hackett Joins South Coast Improvement Company

South Coast Improvement Company (SCI), a design-build general contractor serving New England, the Mid-Atlantic states and down the coast to Florida, recently hired Susan Hackett as an assistant project manager....

CEG - Wed August 26, 2020

New England Rock No Challenge for Griffin Brothers Construction

In 2006, Garrett and Bill Griffin took a big leap of faith and, with some financial backing from their parents, started Griffin Brothers Excavation LLC. The first few years were tough. Small homeowner projects such as septic systems and other residential type work was all that seemed to be available to them....

CEG - Tue July 14, 2020

VIDEO: Monster Hammer, Excavator Combo Takes 'Boom' Out of Bids

More than 20 years ago, Keith Babb, president of New England Mobile Crushing Services, walked away from a successful career in the automotive industry and started a new venture working in a niche market subcontracting hammering and crushing and screening services to New England contractors....

Empire Crane Company - Thu May 21, 2020

Michael Walker Joins Empire Crane Team

Michael (Mike) Walker has been added to Empire Crane New England's sales team. As the newest salesman, he'll be responsible for supporting customers and representing the many crane manufacturer's that Empire has to offer....

Edgar A. Browning – Special to CEG - Thu January 16, 2020

Looking Back at Construction in New England From the Mid 20th Century

A look back at contractors building up New England infrastructure. ...

Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Thu January 02, 2020

SPS New England Leads Vital N.H., Maine Infrastructure Project

The Piscataqua River Bridge, a through arch bridge that crosses the Piscataqua River and connects Portsmouth, N.H., with Kittery, Maine, is being renovated. Work on the bridge began in June and will be finished in May 2022....

Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Mon December 23, 2019

Work Enters the 'Last Mile' on New England Thruway

Construction crews are in the midst of a $135 million infrastructure project that will complete reconstruction of the final mile of a section of the New England Thruway (I-95) that carries traffic from New York City to the Connecticut border....

Giles Lambertson – CEG Correspondent - Thu December 05, 2019

Still Used Today, Mass.' Hoosac Tunnel Stands as Testament to 1800s Ingenuity

Boston-area merchants in the early 19th century wanted to transport goods directly west but couldn't, while Western Massachusetts and upper New York state travelers were stymied in their travels east....

Able Tool & Equipment - Thu December 05, 2019

Able Tool & Equipment Earns Wacker Neuson Sales Award

Able Tool & Equipment, distributor of construction equipment in Connecticut and Massachusetts, received Wacker Neuson's compact equipment sales award at the North American Dealer Meeting. "This award is a testament to a lot of hard work from our employees and it helps to have some really super customers....

Michael Casey – Associated Press - Thu November 21, 2019

Many New England Dams a Safety Risk, in Need of Repair

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) Merrymeeting Lake is like so many others in the New Hampshire woods, a bucolic summer getaway of cabins and second homes where vacationers sail, swim and fish. Like dozens of other lakes in the state, it also has a problem that is hidden from most of the people who come to enjoy it....