Skanska-Railroad JV Wins $200M New York Subway Station Improvement Contract
ENR Construction
OCTOBER 11, 2022
The project involves repairs to stations on the MTA's Flushing Line.
New York’s Moynihan Train Hall opens
BD+C
JANUARY 5, 2021
The new Daniel Patrick Moynihan Train Hall has opened its doors to travelers from the Long Island Rail Road, the New York City Subway, Amtrak, and the entire northeast region. Moynihan Station connects to nine platforms and 17 tracks that primarily service the Long Island Railroad and Amtrak.
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Hatch Mott MacDonald Applies Cutting-Edge Technology on a Complicated Jobsite
Construction Business Owner
OCTOBER 9, 2015
Hatch Mott MacDonald, a full-service consulting engineering firm, is currently an integral member of the Program Management Consultant managing the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA’s) East Side Access Project in New York City.
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2018 Reconstruction Awards: Honorable mentions
BD+C
DECEMBER 3, 2018
For more than 30 years, the Dansville-Mount Morris Railroad (D&MM) train depot sat abandoned, slowly rotting, in the heart of this Western New York town of 5,300. The building served as a commercial stop for 90 years for this short-line railroad, which still operates today as part of the Rochester and Southern Railroad.
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Third phase of New York’s High Line redevelopment opens
BD+C
SEPTEMBER 23, 2014
Phase 3 of the High Line, New York City’s ambitious landscape redevelopment project, opened on Saturday, September 20. Since 2006, the High Line has been converting abandoned elevated railroad tressles along 1.45 The first two sections of the park already draw more than five million visitors a year, according Crain’s New York.
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Premtec Expanding In North Carolina
Business Facilities
AUGUST 28, 2017
Premtec, a manufacturer of brake hoses for the railroad industry, will expand its operations in Rowan County, NC. The company, a division of New York Airbrake, will invest over $1 million dollars in new equipment and improvements to its Salisbury facility and create 28 new full-time jobs.
LOCATION SPOTLIGHT OF THE WEEK: Brick City Development Corporation
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
FEBRUARY 21, 2014
Since the 19th century, Newark has been a major hub for industry, trade, and transport thanks to its port facilities, railroads, quality workforce, and strategic location. Newark’s easy regional commute allows companies to recruit and maintain highly trained and educated employees from the New York metropolitan area.
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Logistics Networks Are Getting Back On Track
Business Facilities
OCTOBER 22, 2015
Lower fuel prices, a surge in railroad hiring and the need to get goods to market faster are boosting growth and profits in the logistics sector. Business Facilities (BF) Magazine. Logistics Networks Are Getting Back On Track appeared first on Business Facilities (BF) Magazine.
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LOCATION FOCUS: United It Stands
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
MAY 1, 2013
New York State’s 54,556 square mile geography is divided into 10 economic regions (according to Empire State Development)—Western New York, Finger Lakes, Southern Tier, Central New York, North Country, Mohawk Valley, Mid-Hudson, Capital District, New York City and Long Island. I-90, NYS Rt.
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Construction of World Trade Centers
The Constructor
NOVEMBER 10, 2011
In gaining approval for the project, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey agreed to take over the Hudson & Manhattan Railroad which became the Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH). The complex was located in the heart of New York City’s downtown financial district and contained 13.4
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INDUSTRY FOCUS: The Process of Food
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
OCTOBER 15, 2012
Just an hour North of New York City begins a great expanse of farmland that extends hundreds of miles to the Pennsylvania border. They aim to make Genesee County the yogurt capital not only of New York State, but of the world. Genesee County, NY is a Food Processing Hub. Using the IDA and Empire Zone program, $3.3
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Some of the Oldest Buildings in the U.S.
Natural Building
APRIL 28, 2022
Kittson was an important fur trader, steamboat proprietor, and railroad entrepreneur in the Pembina County and Red River area of North Dakota. Built in 1842 for a family of pioneers who came from New York and were in the lumber business, the entire Greek Revival style house has been restored to its original condition.
The Process of Food
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
OCTOBER 15, 2012
Just an hour North of New York City begins a great expanse of farmland that extends hundreds of miles to the Pennsylvania border. They aim to make Genesee County the yogurt capital not only of New York State, but of the world. Genesee County, NY is a Food Processing Hub. Using the IDA and Empire Zone program, $3.3
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PSMJ Resources Blog: Managing Risk in Public Works
PSMJ Resources
SEPTEMBER 19, 2011
Railroads are particularly problematic. Across all of North America railroad permitting is a common challenge. If a project requires coordination with a railroad, allow substantial extra time and budget. New York Times. Proposal Writing News. • Rights of way. • Political/public acceptance.
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Bootstraps for Building
Business Facilities
MARCH 5, 2014
When the industrial revolution unfolded in the 1830s, Allentown became the center of Pennsylvania’s iron industry and a railroad hub. Founded in 1762 by William Allen, a wealthy shipping merchant and former mayor of Philadelphia, it’s the place where patriots hid the Liberty Bell from the British during the Revolutionary War.
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Seismic Side Effects
Business Facilities
FEBRUARY 19, 2014
Late last month, a group of area residents said they’d had enough: 100 of them turned up at a meeting of the Texas Railroad Commission in Austin to protest the situation (the TRC regulates mineral energy production in Texas). trillion cubic meters of gas, which is 440 times the amount consumed annually by the state of New York). .”
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SPECIAL REPORT: Two Train Cars Forward, Three Cargo Ships Back
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
OCTOBER 22, 2012
The Railroad sector was the big winner with a 15.3 percent rise with companies also using intermodal rail help to offset the impacts of driver shortages and the costs of acquiring and maintaining new equipment. Two Class 1 and one local railroad are important parts of the transportation system. fuel consumption dropped.
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Behind the Build: Interview with Isabel Harlan, Sr. Engineer and Project Manager at Hatch LTK
Autodesk Construction Cloud
JANUARY 14, 2022
I applied and began to work at Dragados USA in New York City as a Civil Engineering Estimator. My last role with Dragados USA was as the Engineering Coordinator for the Long Island Railroad (LIRR) Third Track Expansion Project.
It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane….
Business Facilities
SEPTEMBER 6, 2012
The main line of the 4,000-mile Trans-Siberian Railroad runs between Vladivostok and Moscow. The New York Times reports that Putin donned a white robe and hood with a special white helmet — with a beak on it – to convince the wayward birds he was their leader.
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45 State Focus: Arkansas – Easy To Reach, Easy To Grow
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
MAY 19, 2014
1,677 miles of Class 1 railroads. Louis and Chicago to the north and New Orleans to the south, while Interstate 30 connects Arkansas with markets to the southwest, including Texas and Mexico. Arkansas’s railroad infrastructure includes three Class I systems: Union Pacific, BNSF Railway, and Kansas City Southern Railway.
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Snapshots: 60 Seconds… With Bill Hagerty, Commissioner, Tennessee Department Of Economic And Community Development
Business Facilities
AUGUST 27, 2014
Several area private employers have sponsored WorkIT Nashville, including Asurion, Bank of New York Mellon, Caterpillar Financial, Emdeon, HCA, Ingram Content Group, UBS and Vanderbilt University. Additionally, Tennessee ranks within the top 10 R&D states in the nation.
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The Travel & Tourism Game
Business Facilities
AUGUST 7, 2019
Three new properties opened in New York state, one in Kansas and others began or completed major renovations or expansions in 2017. The realignment of the original transcontinental railroad crosses Churchill County and is serviced by both Union Pacific and BNSF.
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51 Logistics: On the Road, Water or Rails…or in the Air — AGAIN
Business Facilities
JULY 6, 2016
Chicago is the nation’s rail hub that connects six of the seven class one railroads. DuPage County is accessible to the 52 railroads in Illinois, which makes the area the nation’s largest rail gateway, providing access to every state in the continental U.S. This region is the only U.S. 50 percent of all U.S. million tons).
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Cover Story: New Energy Powers Growth
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
APRIL 8, 2014
states with service to all six Class I railroads, and offers more than 7,300 miles of oil pipeline and 11,200 miles of gas pipeline. Glauco Pensini, CEO of SIEL’s new U.S. Solar City, a residential solar company, expanded operations in December 2013, creating 35 new jobs. times that of the Nos. In 2012, Gov.
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FEATURE STORY: State of the Year – Tennessee
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
FEBRUARY 19, 2014
According to a recent report in The New York Times , “the Gig” (as the taxpayer-owned fiber-optic network is known in Chattanooga) is driving the development of tech start-ups in the city. It is allowing tech entrepreneurs to attract new capital and talent to the region. Memphis touts all four modes of transportation.
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LOCATION FOCUS: Indiana — More And More Roads Are Leading To “The Crossroads Of America”
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
JANUARY 14, 2014
Less than a day’s drive from New York, Chicago, St. The City of Tell City hosts the Perry County Port Authority (PCPA), which operates the Hoosier Southern Railroad connecting the Tell City River Port to the Norfolk Southern Railroad. Start with the county’s location.
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Business Facilities
AUGUST 13, 2012
At 1,675 feet, the arch was more than twice as long as the previous record-holder, the Hell Gate Railroad Bridge in New York City. Four months later, a delegation from New York and New Jersey participated in the ribbon cutting for the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Christie, Sen.
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45 FEATURE STORY: Racing To Be Ready – U.S. Ports Prepare for Post Panamax Era
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
SEPTEMBER 24, 2013
Serving over two thirds of the eastern seaboard, it is second only to New York in gross tonnage. The Port currently has service by two Class I railroads, Norfolk Southern and CSX—both offer double-stack service to critical manufacturing and population centers. The Port of Baltimore is one of the largest ports in the U.S.
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COVER STORY: 2013 Business Facilities Rankings Report – Metro And Global Rankings
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
AUGUST 5, 2013
NOLA was followed by Newport News (VA), Baltimore and Philadelphia, respectively, in the annual logistics assessment from BF, a national publication focused on site selection and economic development. In other BF global rankings, London was named the top global financial center, followed by New York, Hong Kong, Singapore and Zurich.
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FEATURE STORY: Logistics Clusters Are Jobs Magnets
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
AUGUST 5, 2013
Within a 900 mile drive of Hoosier Energy services are communities from Dallas to Jacksonville and New York City to Minneapolis. In addition, by the end of 2012 a new interstate—I-69—will be open for traffic in southwestern Indiana, a brand new highway that opens up new territory for potential logistics facility sites.
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PSMJ Resources Blog: MHC says starts rise in August; housing is.
PSMJ Resources
SEPTEMBER 27, 2011
“Signs of the market’s growth are apparent in the New York area,” the New York Times reported on September 14. In “Edison, New Jersey, the J.G. New York Times. Proposal Writing News. Online sales are one factor stimulating warehouse and industrial construction.
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Industry Focus: Food Processing – The Process Of Consistency
Business Facilities
JULY 15, 2014
Situated in Upstate New York, Oswego County is located centrally to New York City, Boston, Washington, D.C., 1,677 miles of class 1 railroads. There also is Arkansas’s state-of-the-art railroad infrastructure comprising three Class I systems: Union Pacific, BNSF Railway and Kansas City Southern Railway.
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LOCATION FOCUS: California Dreamin’ – A Rebound Fueled By New Energy
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
FEBRUARY 28, 2013
Environmental concerns about the potential for ground-water contamination from fracking have kept California and New York on the sidelines. Barstow is where an eclectic mix of railroad, military, high technology, and mining employers have located.
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LOCATION FOCUS: Texas: Big Heart, Country, Business
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
OCTOBER 19, 2012
According to USA Today , Texas has moved past New York as the nation’s second largest economy and it is the 15th largest in the world based on GDP figures (nominal). Texas also is home to six of the top 50 companies on the Fortune 500 list, third only after New York and California. And the U.S.
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STATE FOCUS: Lassoing Jobs In Texas
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
DECEMBER 3, 2013
Marble Falls leaders cut the ribbon on a new 66,000-square-foot specialty clinic in June 2013. But being called “postcard pretty” ( The New York Times , Nov. But one thing can be said for Tomball, no matter how much time goes by and things change, the railroad and oil industries are still major players in the local economy.
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State by State Incentives Guide
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
APRIL 15, 2014
Funds may be provided for the construction and/or improvement of water lines & wastewater facilities, sewer lines, sewage treatment facilities, roadways, natural gas-line services, electric power services, railroad spurs, lighting, sidewalks and alternative power sources such as solar. Railroad Spurs. Natural Gas-Line Services.
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STATE INCENTIVES GUIDE
Buisness Facilities Contributed Content
MARCH 21, 2014
Funds may be provided for the construction and/or improvement of water lines & wastewater facilities, sewer lines, sewage treatment facilities, roadways, natural gas-line services, electric power services, railroad spurs, lighting, sidewalks and alternative power sources such as solar. The maximum award is a $50,000 grant.
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