Pennsylvania Pauses Highway, Bridge Work to Curb Coronavirus Spread
ENR Construction
MARCH 17, 2020
All road and bridge construction by the state DOT and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission was ordered to stop as of midnight, March 17.
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Pennsylvania Governor Says I-95 Will Reopen Within Two Weeks
ENR Construction
JUNE 18, 2023
is building a temporary road and will then rebuild the I-95 bridge that was destroyed in a fire. Philadelphia-based Buckley & Co.
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Pennsylvania Secures $1.2 Billion Comcast Innovation and Technology Center In Philadelphia
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
JANUARY 17, 2014
I believe that it is our people – their creativity, ingenuity, talents and skills – who drive companies like Comcast to make Pennsylvania home.”. billion in total economic impact within Pennsylvania and support more than 20,000 direct and indirect jobs during the construction phase. The post Pennsylvania Secures $1.2
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New Pennsylvania Law Allows PPPs for Construction Projects
Best Practices Construction Law
OCTOBER 1, 2012
Last week, ENR's Digital Wire highlighted an article in the Pittsburg Post-Gazette by Jon Schmitz about Pennsylvania's new law to boost private investment in public projects through PPPs. What are some of the most important legal aspects when looking at a public private partnership?
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Volvo Construction Equipment Announces Road Institute Course Schedule
Construction Equipment
AUGUST 6, 2015
Road Institute will offer training sessions, ranging from two to five days, beginning in mid-September 2015 through May 2016. Courses are held at the Road Institute Training Center in Shippensburg and Chambersburg, Pennsylvania and at the Road Institute West location in Phoenix, Ariz.
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Report: 7.3% of America’s Bridges are “Structurally Deficient” in 2021, Down Slightly YOY
Construction Junkie
APRIL 12, 2021
Each year, the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) puts out their annual Bridge Report, which highlights the general state of America’s bridges. Pennsylvania – 3,353 (ranked #2 last year) 3. The states with the most bridges in poor condition are: 1. Iowa – 4,571 (ranked #1 last year) 2.
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Funding Cuts Impact 1,400 Pittsburgh Jobs
Construction Equipment
SEPTEMBER 3, 2013
A transportation funding measure, which passed in the Pennsylvania Senate, failed to pass in the state House, costing an estimated 1,400 Pittsburgh-area construction jobs, according to the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC). billion per year for road and bridge repairs. The bill would have provided $1.9
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44 Percent of Contractors Report Vehicles Crashing into Road Projects
Construction Equipment
JUNE 5, 2017
Contractors responding were in California, Colorado, Indiana, Kentucky, Minnesota, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, and Washington. Half of those reported an injury, and 13 percent said the accident resulted in a fatality.
ARTBA: Pennsylvania Transportation Cut Would Impact Local Jobs
Construction Equipment
AUGUST 1, 2013
The American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s (ARTBA) Chief Economist Dr. Allison Premo Black testified before Pennsylvania’s state legislature on July 31, 2013, explaining the impact a proposed transportation investment cut would have on local jobs.
View: Photo Timeline of Penn Station Summer Construction
Construction Equipment
SEPTEMBER 5, 2017
This summer, thousands of commuters braved the Long Island Rail Road to, from, and around New York City while Amtrak workers labored to bring the city's Pennsylvania Station to modern infrastructure specs.
Pennsylvania Incentives and Workforce Development Guide
Business Facilities
JULY 11, 2014
The updated Pennsylvania incentives guide is brought to you by Real Street Expo , a new event sponsored by Business Facilities and Today’s Facility Manager magazines. For a list of Pennsylvania economic development agencies that can help with the site selection process, visit our Online Site Seekers’ Guide.
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Tybot - The Rebar Tying Robot
Construction Equipment
OCTOBER 30, 2017
Tybot is ready to provide a solution to the labor shortage affecting road and bridge contractors. Developed by Advanced Construction Robotics Inc.,
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Pennsylvania Turnpike agency learning as it goes on Southern Beltway project
Construction Dive
AUGUST 21, 2018
The commission has faced numerous challenges during construction of the $800 million toll road extension, including excavation runoff and mitigation of old oil and gas wells.
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ARTBA Names Recipients of Family Highway Worker Memorial Scholarships
Construction Equipment
MAY 23, 2013
The American Road & Transportation Builders Association Transportation Development Foundation (ARTBA-TDF) will provide scholarships for the children of highway workers killed or permanently disabled on the job.
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Student Videos Win ARTBA Infrastructure Contest
Construction Equipment
OCTOBER 15, 2014
A high school student from Pennsylvania and an undergraduate student from Florida Polytechnic Institute were named winners of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s (ARTBA) 4th annual “Student Transportation Video Contest.”'
DOT Awards $2.47 Million for Innovative Projects
Construction Equipment
JANUARY 23, 2015
million for projects that will speed deployment of innovative road and bridge work in Maine, Pennsylvania and Washington. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced $2.47
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Ahold USA Building New Meat Processing Facility In PA
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
NOVEMBER 15, 2012
An aerial photo of the site along Lisburn Road (top) in Lower Allen Township, Cumberland County, shows preparation under way for Ahold USA’s meat-packaging facility, which is set to open in 2013 and create more than 800 jobs. The facility will prepare beef and pork for sale in the company’s Pennsylvania and Maryland Giant Food Stores.
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Photo Timeline of Summer of Hell
Construction Equipment
SEPTEMBER 5, 2017
This summer, thousands of commuters braved the Long Island Rail Road to, from, and around New York City while Amtrak workers labored to bring the city's Pennsylvania Station to modern infrastructure specs.
FEATURE STORY: Ringing The Bell For Growth
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
MARCH 5, 2014
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett (Photo: commonwealthfoundation.org, greenbiz.com). Pennsylvania’s chief executive has stepped forward several times to announce mega-projects which promise to drive job creation and technology development in the Commonwealth for years to come. “The By Jack Rogers . Tom Corbett is on a roll.
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Uber To Add Advanced Technologies Center In Pittsburgh
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
MARCH 7, 2016
Over the next few months, the San Francisco-based ride-sharing company will break ground on the development, which will include “complete streets” infrastructure (roads, sidewalks, bike lanes) and will be used for testing self-driving cars for up to five years, once the development is completed. Uber Technologies Inc.
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FEATURE STORY: 2013 Economic Development Deal of the Year Awards
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
FEBRUARY 26, 2014
As part of its portion of $72 million in state incentives for Hankook, the Tennessee Department of Transportation has pledged infrastructure improvements including widening interstate exit ramps and creating a five-lane access road to the Corporate Business Park’s southern entrance near the site of the new plant.
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107 Industrial Process By-Product Hikes Pa. Road Project Cost
ENR Construction
MARCH 28, 2018
The Pennsylvania Turnpike found itself in a bit of a pickle recently over a 20-year-old disposal plan for 66,000 tons of buried industrial sludge during construction of a $91-million segment of the Southern Beltway near Pittsburgh.
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28 Flying Without Altitude
Business Facilities
AUGUST 13, 2014
PIT sits on 12,900 acres (making it the fourth-largest airport by land in the nation, behind only Denver International Airport, Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport and Orlando International Airport) and has the longest commercial aircraft runways in Pennsylvania at 11,500 feet. Mid Atlantic Fracking'
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One in four U.S. bridges needs repair
PSMJ Resources
JULY 29, 2008
We need federal intervention, and federal intervention at a big level," said Pennsylvania Gov. The report recommends increasing gasoline taxes and new taxes on alternative fuels, turning free highways into toll roads, and increasing private investment in public works. Ed Rendell after AASHTO released details of the report.
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Senate narrowly approves stimulus package
PSMJ Resources
FEBRUARY 14, 2009
In the Senate vote, the same three Republicans who voted for the earlier version of the stimulus package-- Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe of Maine, and Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania-- voted for the $787 billion measure. The Congressional Budget Office has predicted that the plan will create between 1 million and 3 million jobs.
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Study Finds New Natural Gas Development Could Create More Than 45,000 Jobs And $9 Billion In Economic Development In Illinois
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
FEBRUARY 4, 2013
The high scenario is similar to the historical employment impacts of shale gas measured in Arkansas (9,683), Pennsylvania (44,098), Texas (Eagle Ford only—47,097), and Louisiana (57,637). This highest scenario translates into over $9.5 billion of economic impact for the state. This highest scenario translates into over $9.5
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BUSINESS REPORT: Fracking Boom Spurs Growth Of Supply Chain In Upstate NY
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
JANUARY 21, 2014
The development of a new supply chain for drilling components is being fueled by the boom in hydraulic fracturing drilling (fracking) for natural gas in the Marcellus Shale Formation (which stretches from West Virginia, through Ohio and Pennsylvania, and into parts of New York). As part of the same project, the company will be investing $2.5
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COVER STORY: 2013 Business Facilities Rankings Report – State Rankings
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
AUGUST 5, 2013
We wish we could tell you that most locations are mobilizing to fix the nation’s crumbling roads, bridges and dams; unfortunately, the opposite seems to be true: the United States received an overall grade of D+ in the American Society of Civil Engineers’ (ASCE) annual assessment, our starting point for BF’s evaluation.
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Are Electronic Toll Collection Systems Subject to Competitive Bidding?
Best Practices Construction Law
JUNE 11, 2012
"Improvement" versus "Construction" Presently, a few cities, states, toll road and turnpike authorities are in the process of procuring electronic toll-collection (ETC) systems. Many are procuring those systems under state statutes that call for competitive bidding of all construction contracts. Peter Tufo , 652 N.E.2d
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A Fresh Take on Model Homes
Pro Builder
JUNE 11, 2021
McKee Builders serves mostly the 55+ market in Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maryland. The Houzz Inspired Home is an inspiration to start down that road. . Who’s Involved in the Project. Houzz provides design ideas and links to local professionals and sells products and materials to complete a project.
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Due diligence part 2: In search of the real Lehigh Valley Park.
The Korte Company
JUNE 16, 2022
Below, read about the detective work Dennis Calvert used to win a Walgreen’s distribution center in Pennsylvania — the second in a series of early Walgreens projects that solidified The Korte Company as one of their key construction partners. Right now, it’s got a road running through it.”. Read about it here. Just ask Mike Tubbs.
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52 Steel Bar Processor Investing $36.9 Million to Locate in Porter County
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
MARCH 28, 2016
As part of processing, the steel will go through cleaning, drawing, cutting, straightening, testing and bundling before being shipped to automotive, agricultural, off-road equipment, hydraulic and tool making customers. “We
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Steel Bar Processor Investing $36.9 Million to Locate in Porter County
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
MARCH 28, 2016
As part of processing, the steel will go through cleaning, drawing, cutting, straightening, testing and bundling before being shipped to automotive, agricultural, off-road equipment, hydraulic and tool making customers. “We
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40 How to plan your warehouse layout
The Korte Company
FEBRUARY 28, 2019
What nearby road, rail or other transit networks will the facility connect to? A 306,000-square-foot addition to a Walgreens distribution center in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. It starts on the outside, where owners are more constrained by existing roads, utilities and even topography. How frequent will turnover of goods be?
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75 FEATURE STORY: Racing To Be Ready – U.S. Ports Prepare for Post Panamax Era
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
SEPTEMBER 24, 2013
Corbett and state and federal officials from both Pennsylvania and Delaware, to secure the remaining funding needed to complete the project. PRPA is now working with its allies, including Gov. The next portion of the project, lower Reach E in the Delaware Bay, has recently been advertised and is scheduled for award this summer.
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Writing the book on smarter warehouse design and construction
The Korte Company
OCTOBER 12, 2022
And finally, just a couple years ago, we wrapped up construction of a brand new fulfillment center in Annville, Pennsylvania. Just up the road from the town that took the company’s name, the facility totals 819,200 square feet. Next, we completed a 45,000-square-foot expansion and renovation of office space in Bentonville, Arkansas.
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One Year Later
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
OCTOBER 29, 2013
“And as long as our fellow Americans continue to travel the long and sometimes difficult road to recovery, their country will stay with them every step of the way.” . “We take care of our own. We leave nobody behind,” the president said. Great Lakes U.S. - Mid Atlantic U.S. - New England U.S.
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52 3 Surprising Mistakes Principals Make When Hiring Marketers
Help Everybody Everyday
MAY 13, 2013
In fact, a recent study conducted by the University of Pennsylvania explored the relationship between extroversion and sales results. And the most successful group were those who were “middle of the road,” people who weren’t the life of the party but also weren’t wallflowers.
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82 Cover Story: New Energy Powers Growth
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
APRIL 8, 2014
Pennsylvania went from importing 75 percent of its natural gas requirements in 2007 to becoming a net exporter of natural gas in 2011; PA is now the second-largest natural gas producing state in the United States. 2-5 states (Ohio, 0.250; Mississippi, 0.233; Pennsylvania, 0.223; and Texas, 0.210), according to the U.S.
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PowerSchool Investing $1.8M, Creating 96 Jobs In Virginia
Business Facilities
OCTOBER 4, 2017
The company also considered California, Pennsylvania, and Texas for the project, which will retain 85 existing jobs and create 96 new jobs. PowerSchool, a leading education technology platform for K-12, will invest $1.8 million to expand its operations in the City of Roanoke, VA. Photo: PowerSchool).
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BC’s Blog December 08
Cassell Construction Estimating
DECEMBER 14, 2008
President-Elect Obama has promised us roads, bridges, and schools, and Honolulu voters backed Mayor Hanneman’s Light Rail initiative on Oahu. I just got back from 2 weeks on Oahu, where Hawaii’s voters were excited to have a Local headed for Pennsylvania Avenue. All the best Holiday Greetings to all our valued customers and friends!
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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
OCTOBER 18, 2012
The Greenhouse accelerates technology commercialization with seed and early-stage companies; connects investors with its Investment Portfolio companies; expands established life sciences ventures and relocates biomedical companies to Pennsylvania. In its old configuration, the runway was only 5,276 ft. of new office space by 2014.
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