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Constructing The Brick Yard Business Park By Jim Romeo, 4/27/2009
The Brick Yard Business Park, in Beltsville, MD, stands on what once was the Washington Brick Company manufacturing complex and mine. The new business park will consist of over 650,000 square feet of light industrial flex and warehouse space in a professional, established, 60-acre campus setting. The Brick Yard offers unparalleled access to US Route 1, I-95, The Baltimore Washington Parkway, an... More
SIU-C Expanding, Renovating Athletic Facilities Staff - 04/13/2009
Carbondale, IL— Site development is proceeding on the highly anticipated, $83-million expansion and renovation of athletic facilities at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale (SIU-C) in Carbondale. A joint venture comprised of Holland Construction Services, Swansea, IL, and JE Dunn Construction, Kansas City, MO, is handling the project.
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Orion Marine Group Shipbuilding Site Preparations Contract Staff - 04/06/2009
Orion Marine Group's wholly owned subsidiary, F. Miller Construction, LLC, was recently awarded a $20.5-million contract by the Terrebonne Port Commission for site preparations in Houma, LA, for a major shipbuilding facility. The project consists of constructing a new 2,452-linear-foot steel sheet pile bulkhead supported by a 1,420-linear-foot steel sheet pile tie back wall.
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National Cemetery Construction In Central California By Loren Faulkner - 04/06/2009
A new National Cemetery is under construction in the rolling hills near Bakersfield, CA, in the lower central part of the state. The site was chosen by VA National Cemetery Administration (NCA) as one of six areas to receive a national cemetery after a 1993 law was signed by the President. Background The Tejon Ranch Company has donated a parcel of 500 acres in the northern portion of the old Te...
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Drilling into the Mountain to Release Excess Water By Scott Ellenbecker - 03/27/2009
Ed Boyer, owner of Boyer Construction Management Group, Inc. (BCMG), has worked in the ground engineering business for 30 years ...
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Volvo Adds Short Swing Excavator 03/10/2009
Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has introduced the Volvo ECR305CL short swing radius excavator to the North America market, the third of its class designed for congested worksites and in confined areas.
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Remediation in Las Vegas By Gary Carter and Daniel Burns - 03/09/2009
Union Park in downtown Las Vegas is one of the most ambitious brownfield redevelopment programs in the country. The project aims ...
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Making The Grade — With Precision By Mary Foster - 03/09/2009
The biggest challenges in airport runway projects often don't lie within the sheer amount of dirt that must be moved and graded, but in the tight tolerances mandated by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) In Cedar Rapids, IA, as it worked on the taxiway portion of a multiyear runway project for Eastern Iowa Airport, the general contractor — Cedar Valley Corp.
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Restoring The Bricks in Roswell An apartment building dating from almost 170 years ago is restored and expanded to create new residential space in an historic Atlanta suburb.
Restoring The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum The restoration of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York City involved rebuilding the museum's Pier 86 into a state-of-the-art docking facility.
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