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NY’s Historic TWA Flight Center Adds $260M Hotel MCR Development photo
Delaware Marks Completion of POW/MIA Parkway...8
In February of this year, workers began excavation work for the foundations of the hotels and conference center, which will sit just behind the original building in deference to the landmark.
By Lori Tobias CEG CORRESPONDENT ICUEE’s Three Day Demo Expo Sets Records in Louisville...14
UTCA Holds 52nd Annual Convention in Atlantic City...26
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Construction workers have the opportunity to take part in all kinds of different projects, many unique in their own right. But a $260 million project under way at the JFK Airport in New York is bound to top career Luke Clerkin photo memories for many workers on site. It’s a multi-faceted task that involves rehabilitating The dewatering process calls for some special equipment, including a 2,000-gal.-athe iconic Eero Saarinen terminal — also known as The minute pumping system. TWA Flight Center — and constructing two sevenConstructed in the early 1960s, the TWA Flight Center opened in 1962, story hotels and a 50,000-sq.-ft. subgrade conference, event and meeting “ushering in a new era of jet air travel,” according to a fact sheet on the space. “It’s not often you get to work on a piece of art like this,” said Jason project. “It is a reinforced concrete structure,” said Gary McAssey, project Garone, vice-president of construction of MCR Development, a partner in the public-private partnership with The Port Authority of New York and executive for construction manager Turner Construction. “It is a large New Jersey. “This is very unique. There is only one of these.” see TWA page 120
$1.6B Bond Program to Create Jobs in West Virginia
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West Virginians voted Oct. 7 in favor of the Bonds for Roads and Bridges Measure, which will allow $1.6 billion to help bolster the state’s economy and create jobs for its residents. The state plans to sell a series of bonds next year to raise the funds. According to Tom Smith, secretary of transportation, the state will sell federally-reimbursed GARVEE bonds first, and then will move to general obligation bonds. Smith also said West Virginia will sell them as fast as they can to take advantage of the best
West Virginians voted Oct. 7 in favor of the Bonds for Roads and Bridges Measure, which will allow $1.6 billion to help bolster the state’s economy and create jobs for its residents.
interest rate they can secure. Gov. Jim Justice said he can’t guarantee that West Virginians will get all of the jobs available, but he hopes that many will, Metro News reported. “We're going to try to hire as many West Virginians as we possibly can to do the jobs,” Justice said. “Hopefully we’ll end up hiring every job to be a West Virginian. But reality is, that won’t happen. “I’ll tell you this, those contractors that are hiring people that aren’t from West Virginia, we will urge them to hire people who are from West see BOND page 39