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June 7, 2014 • Vol. IXX • No. 12 • 470 Maryland Drive • Ft. Washington, PA 19034 • 215-885-2900 • Toll Free 800-523-2200 • Fax 215-885-2910
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Employment Increases in 220 Metro Areas Construction employment expanded in 220 metro areas, declined in 70 and was stagnant in 49 between April 2013 and April 2014, according to a new analysis
Tony Pedregon, Herzog Partner for Race...8
of federal employment data released May 27 by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials noted that federal spending cutbacks on govern-
ment facilities and Hurricane Sandy reconstruction were contributing to job losses around Washington, D.C. and New Jersey. “Construction employment
appears to be rebounding in many parts of the country,” said Ken Simonson, the association’s chief economist. “Declines in federal see EMPLOYMENT page 92
U of M Housing to Be Complete by Fall Semester By Dick Rohland CEG CORRESPONDENT
Fr anklin At tracts 2,500 to Grand Opening...28
Rit chie Ho sts Morr is, Il l. , Sale ... 84
Table of Contents ............4 Air Compressors, Generators & Light Towers Section ........51-59 Paving Section ..........69-78 Auction Section ........83-95 Business Calendar ........92 Advertisers Index ..........94
Construction on the largest, off campus student housing complex ever to be built in the state of Minnesota is well on its way to completion and is on schedule to be open in time for the University of Minnesota fall semester start. Now into the interior phase of construction, the multi-element building is located in the heart of a Minneapolis neighborhood known as Dinkytown, just two short blocks from the campus. Widely known as folk singer Bob Dylan’s home for a short time early on in his music career, Dinkytown has an identity of its own as a small yet quaint city within a much larger one. Its streets are filled with small shops, pubs, businesses a theater and other student housing catering to the nearby BKV Architects with offices in Minneapolis, 50,000 plus student Chicago and Washington, population. Kraus-Anderson took DC, handled the architectural services for the on the project with a project. Negotiated Guaranteed
Maximum Price format. The construction management company was established in 1897 and takes on projects around the country. It specializes in pre-project planning, construction management, pre-construction, and post-occupancy services. see UNIVERSITY page 68
Construction on the largest, off campus student housing complex ever to be built in the state of Minnesota is well on its way to completion and is on schedule to be open in time for the University of Minnesota fall semester start.
Kobelco Presents Nearly $120,000 to WWP Kobelco Construction Machinery USA, a Houstonbased heavy equipment manufacturer, presented a check of nearly $120,000 to the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) on May 20 in Houston, Texas.
Kobelco created only five limited edition SK350LC crawler excavators wrapped in a patriotic/military design as part of a fundraiser for WWP. Kobelco is donating $100,000 to this nonprofit organization that supports a
full range of programs and services for this generation of injured veterans and their families. At the recent ConExpo/ConAGG construction industry trade show in Las Vegas, Kobelco displayed one of the five
limited edition SK350LC’s at its booth. Thousands of show attendees stopped by to have their picture taken with the awe-inspiring machine wrapped in patriotic graphics including the American see KOBELCO page 90