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Manhattan Mason Survives 80-ft. Fall, OSHA Cites Contractor

Navillus Contracting Tile faces $74,500 in fines from serious and repeat scaffolding-safety violations

Press Release • February 13th, 2012

Potain Self-Erecting Crane Essential to Hospital Addition

Limited space on the jobsite required a crane with a small footprint but the ability to lift cast-in-place concrete

Article • February 6th, 2012

Nonresidential Fixed Investment Up 1.7% in Q4

According to a report by the Department of Commerce, nonresidential fixed investment increased 1.7% in the fourth quarter of 2011 following a revised 15.7% increase in the previous quarter

Press Release • January 27th, 2012

Scanning Technology Helps Shape Nashville Music City Center

High-speed precision scanning technology brings cost-effective precision to structural steelwork at Nashville's Music City Center

Article • January 25th, 2012

Pumping Concrete With Induction Hardened Piping

The use of an abrasion-resistant pipe delivery system helped pump concrete for a 70-story hotel in Toronto

Article • January 23rd, 2012

AIA Database Totals Nearly $1.2 Billion Worth of Stalled Projects

Construction industry has registered 36 projects and 50 investors looking for projects to finance

Press Release • January 20th, 2012

USGBC Releases List of Top 10 States for LEED Green Buildings

District of Columbia leads nation on U.S. Green Building Council list.

Press Release • January 19th, 2012

Tilt-Up Contractor Maximizes BIM Benefits

Estimates that each hour spent working with building information models saves six hours of work on a project

Article • January 12th, 2012

Pikesville College Osteopathic Medical Building's Fast Rising Cores Streamlines Schedule

Contractor utilized Doka formwork and climbing formwork system.

Article • January 11th, 2012

Manitowoc 16000 Helps Build Seawall on Prince Edward Island

The crane helps install sheet piling and whalers for the seawall in Charlottetown, Canada

Article • January 9th, 2012

METALCON International 2012

The 22nd annual METALCON International Conference and Exhibition is where metal construction professionals meet to learn, network and establish relationships. METALCON's blend of product exhibits, educational programs and demos of the latest field...

Event • October 9th, 2012

Cuomo Pushes New NYC Convention Center at Aqueduct

3.8-million-square-foot exhibition hall and hotel at the Aqueduct racetrack in Jamaica, Queens, would be the country's largest urban development project

News • January 5th, 2012

Governors of KY and IN Agree to Split Two Louisville Bridge Projects

$2.6 billion in projects would begin in 2012

News • December 30th, 2011

OSHA Cites Creamer Sanzari Joint Venture for Safety Hazards at Passaic Bridge Project

Proposed penalties total $41,580 for hazards ranging from lack of ring buoys and a lifeboat to lack of fall protection to a deficient lockout/tagout system

Press Release • December 30th, 2011