Brooklyn Paper - Wed January 05, 2022
Six Construction Teams to Bid on Building Four Jails to Replace New York's Rikers Island
In the last days of his administration in late December, former New York Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that six teams of development and construction companies had been chosen to bid to develop the four borough-based jails planned to replace the city jail on Rikers Island....
Capital Tractor and Clinton Tractor - Tue January 04, 2022
Capital Tractor, Clinton Tractor & Implement Co. Join Forces to Expand Service, Parts, Sales
Clinton Tractor & Implement Co. , located in Clinton, N.Y., and Capital Tractor Inc. , located in Greenwich, N.Y., are joining forces to create a new shared ownership group. The ownership group will consist of Greg Calidonna and Joe Martini from Clinton Tractor, and Kevin Armitage from Capital Tractor....
CEG - Thu December 30, 2021
Five Star Equipment Serves Customers From N.Y. Facility
One year ago, Five Star Equipment moved into its new 25,000 sq. ft. facility at 5835 East Taft Road, in Syracuse, N.Y. According to Branch Manager Dave Kreis, central New York John Deere customers are now receiving a level of service that is unmatched....
CEG - Wed December 22, 2021
Major Flood Risk Management Project Kicks Off on New York's Long Island
New York state officials, along with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and project partners, gathered Dec. 17 at Fire Island Lighthouse to mark the start of construction works for a major coastal-storm risk-management effort....
CEG - Mon December 20, 2021
Construction on New York's $9.5B JFK Terminal 4 Slated to Begin in 2022
A groundbreaking event on Dec. 15 was held at New York's John F. Kennedy Airport in Queens to start a $1.5 billion makeover of the international stopover's Terminal 4 (T4). Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York was joined by a group of local officials for the ceremony that will lead to contractors expanding the terminal by adding 10 domestic gates to JFK Airport....
Monroe Tractor - Wed November 24, 2021
Monroe Tractor Names Greg Downing Operations Director of NY, New England Locations
Monroe Tractor has named Greg Downing as operations director. He will be responsible for managing and communicating expectations in all areas of Monroe Tractor's construction and agriculture locations in New York and New England....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Thu November 18, 2021
Tioga Takes On Span Over the Salmon River
Crews from Tioga Construction began a $17.5 million New York State Department of Transportation's (NYSDOT) project to demolish and replace the Route 34B bridge over the Salmon River, which carries traffic in and out of the city of Ithaca, home to the famed Cornell University....
Gothamist - Tue November 16, 2021
NYC's $107M Living Breakwaters Project Building Barriers to Fight Rising Seas
On the southern tip of Staten Island, New York City's latest project to address climate change is now slowly rising from the sea. In September, the Governor's Office of Storm Recovery announced that crews had started work on the Living Breakwaters, a series of eight enormous rock piles that are being installed off the coast of Staten Island's Tottenville neighborhood....
amNewYorkMetro - Mon November 15, 2021
Key NYC Construction Leader Urges Expressway's Rebuild With New Fed Money
Government leaders must use new federal infrastructure dollars to demolish the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway in New York City and rebuild it to meet 21st century needs, according to an influential construction industry leader....
CEG - Thu November 04, 2021
H.O. Penn Machinery Holds Unique 'Can You Dig It' Events
We have all attended the traditional dealer open houses. They all pretty much have the same cookie-cutter feel — barbecue, refreshments, equipment demonstrations, factory reps, small equipment displays, maybe 50 to 150 people in attendance....
