Archive for November, 2008

posted by Contractor Secrets Exposed on Nov 25

MILLBURN — Despite some unexpected complications and expenses, the expansion and renovation work at the Middle School and High School is ahead of schedule and under budget. Construction at both of the district’s secondary schools should be completed in March…

posted by Contractor Secrets Exposed on Nov 25

A group of Maltese companies is participating at the Big 5 Show in Dubai, which runs from November 23-27 and which is the largest trade fair for the construction industry in the Middle East.

posted by Contractor Secrets Exposed on Nov 25

Police say a worker was run over and crushed to death by a bulldozer at a construction site in northeastern Indiana.

posted by Contractor Secrets Exposed on Nov 25

HONOLULU (AP) _ The state Department of Transportation has awarded the construction contract for the first phase of the Kapolei Interchange Complex on Oahu.

posted by Contractor Secrets Exposed on Nov 25

FRISCO — Fire broke out Monday night at the construction site of the new Lone Star High School in the Frisco ISD. Officials said the fire, in a pile of roofing materials, was reported just before 8 o’clock by security officers and passersby.

posted by Contractor Secrets Exposed on Nov 25

BOSTON — New-store construction in U.S. shopping centers is at half last year’s rate as consumer spending slows in the worst retail slump since the early 1980s, Colliers International reported.

posted by Contractor Secrets Exposed on Nov 25

The founder of LeChase Construction Services died over the weekend, according to the company.

posted by Contractor Secrets Exposed on Nov 25

Plan your morning commute with these scheduled bridge construction alerts, courtesy of the Delaware River Port Authority.

posted by Contractor Secrets Exposed on Nov 25

STOCKHOLM, Sweden – Skanska AB, the Nordic region’s biggest construction group, said Tuesday it will slash 3,400 jobs, or almost 6 percent of its work force, due to a weakening in the construction market.

posted by Contractor Secrets Exposed on Nov 25

TAIPEI -(Dow Jones)- Taiwan will extend construction licenses by two years to help stabilize house prices, the Government Information Office said Tuesday, after a meeting between Premier Liu Chao-shiuan and an industry association.

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