Wed January 13, 2016
Amazon Looks to Deliver Big Profits in Ohio
PAULDING, Ohio (AP) - Amazon plans to develop a windfarm in northwest Ohio to help power a $1 billion project to build three data centers near Columbus for its web services subsidiary. The 48 wind turbines are expected to be built in Paulding County in northwest Ohio and will generate up to 100 megawatts of electricity, The Blade newspaper reported (bit.ly/1Sxc3Rg)....
Wed January 13, 2016
What It's Like to Work High Above the Frigid Hudson
The New York Times is reporting that 5,000 workers have so far taken part of the building the twin-span replacement for the 61-year-old bridge, and most of those workers are doing their jobs at dizzying heights....
Fri January 08, 2016
Plans Approved for Two New Bridges to Pelican Island
GALVESTON, Texas (AP) Galveston County has approved an agreement with Galveston for construction of two new bridges to Pelican Island. The Galveston County Daily News reported that commissioners accepted a deal to use city property as a starting point for the rail and road bridges....
Brenda Ruggiero - Fri January 08, 2016
Breaking New Ground: $650M Expansion for Medical Center
A $650 million renovation and expansion project is transforming the Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center in Houston. Part of the Memorial Hermann Health System, the hospital was the first to open in the Texas Medical Center....
Mon January 11, 2016
Town Wants Superstorm Sandy Monument Removed
HIGHLANDS, N.J. (AP) - A town in New Jersey demanded that a concrete association trade group remove a hulking monument to the survivors of Superstorm Sandy from a beach. An attorney for Highlands sent a letter to Iowa-based Tilt-Up Concrete Association on Monday, asking the monument's donor to take down the more than 1,100-square-foot structure, dubbed “Shorehenge,” from a borough beach, the Asbury Park Press reported (http://on.app.com/1PM5j1b)....
Mon January 11, 2016
A Look Back at the Blizzard of 1996
The Blizzard of 1996 was incredibly massive and truly historic in its scope. All-time snowfall records were widespread, including 24.9 inches in Roanoke, Virginia; 30.7 inches in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; 27.8 in Newark, New Jersey; and 14.4 inches as far away as Cincinnati, Ohio....
Mon January 11, 2016
Workers Discover 300-Year Old Ship
The Washington Post is reporting that a large, heavy ship, scuttled between 1775 and 1798, is being dug out of its damp grave at the site of a new hotel construction project in Old Town Alexandria. Archaeologists found the partial hull of a ship at 220 S....
Brenda Ruggiero - Fri January 08, 2016
CDOT Replaces Obsolete Bridge in Westminster
Last winter, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) began reconstructing a one half mile portion of Federal Boulevard (U.S. 287) from W 67th Avenue to W 70th Avenue through the City of Westminster in Adams County....
Fri January 08, 2016
Massive Drill to Return to Work in Seattle
Bloomburg is reporting that after approximately 750 days after she first broke down, Bertha, the massive drill long stuck under Seattle's waterfront, is back to work. Five stories tall and the biggest of her kind, Bertha overheated in December 2013, about a ninth of the way into digging a tunnel for an underground expressway....
Cindy Riley - Wed January 06, 2016
Park 35 Breathes New Life Into Historic Section
A $43 million multifamily development in Birmingham, Ala., is playing a significant role in the resurrection of one of the area's historic neighborhoods. Park 35 on Clairmont will offer 271 luxury units when it opens its doors in 2017....
