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New state laws tackle subcontractor wages, shared-work benefits
New state laws that Gov. Kathy Hochul signed on Labor Day make construction contractors liable for the wages owed to their subcontractors and extend shared-work benefits. They also establish a demonstration program to implement speed-violation monitoring systems in work zones to help keep workers safe and require the payment of prevailing wage to building service employees at […]
Barton & Loguidice acquires second New England firm, expanding presence in Maine
Barton & Loguidice is a Salina–based engineering, planning, environmental, and landscape-architecture firm with 350 employees throughout the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions. Owner William (Bill) J.
CLAYTON, N.Y. — The state says crews have started work on a $2.4 million project to repair the wastewater-collection system and treatment plant in Clayton in Jefferson County following flooding in 2019. The Village of Clayton is using funding that was provided through the state’s Resiliency and Economic Development Initiative, or REDI, the office of
Comment period for I-81 project extended for a month
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Interested Central New Yorkers will have another month to comment on the $2 billion Interstate 81 viaduct replacement project. The Federal Highway
Pinckney Hugo Group adding space to Syracuse HQ
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The marketing-communications firm Pinckney Hugo Group (PHG) expects to open the new space in its expanded Syracuse headquarters this fall after it opened a new office near Rochester in late August. PHG’s newly added Syracuse space is in a building at 766 W. Genesee St. adjacent to its headquarters at 760 W.
Rashida Sawyer Bakery formally opens storefront in Ithaca
ITHACA, N.Y. — Rashida Sawyer Bakery recently formally opened its first storefront in downtown Ithaca. The bakery held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Aug. 9 with City of Ithaca and Downtown Ithaca Alliance (DIA) representatives at the storefront at 110 W. Green St. Rashida Sawyer Bakery is known locally for its selection of homemade cheesecakes. Now
New fishing-access site opens in Broome County
MAINE, N.Y. — The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) recently announced the opening of a new fishing-access site on Nanticoke Creek in Broome County. The new Shadowbrook Fishing Access Site is located off State Route 26 at the end of Shadowbrook Drive, south of the village of Maine. “The new Nanticoke Creek
REDI project in Jefferson County addresses flooding, turtle crossing
LYME, N.Y. — It was a project that sought to address a flooding problem and the safe passage for a threatened species of turtle. Crews have completed construction work on a $5.4 million project awarded to Jefferson County through New York State’s Resiliency and Economic Development Initiative (REDI). The project addressed the flooding of an
Former “Mr. Vac” store in Auburn was recently sold
AUBURN, N.Y. — The retail building in Auburn that previously housed the “Mr. Vac” vacuum store was recently sold. The two-story structure at 95 Owasco St. was sold for $85,000 after being on the market for a short time, according to a news release from Bouck Real Estate, which handled the property sale. Mike Hardesty,
Illinois firm to acquire Welch Allyn parent in $10.5 billion deal
Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. in June 2015 announced plans to acquire Welch Allyn for about $2.05 billion in cash and stock. Nearly three years later, Hillrom
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