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University at Buffalo Undergoes $375M Expansion University at Buffalo photo
A new building for the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo in Buffalo, N.Y., is on schedule to open in the fall of 2017.
Liberty Bridge Undergoes Makeover...8
CEG Helps You Con struct a Perfect Holiday...14
By Brenda Ruggiero CEG CORRESPONDENT
A new building for the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo in Buffalo, N.Y., is on schedule to open in the fall of 2017. KOP Equi pment Hol ds Serv ice Sch ool. ..1 8
Table of Contents ................4 Paving Section ..............55-69 Trailers Section ............73-89 Snow & Ice Section..113-117 Parts Section ............118-119 Auction Section ......124-137 Business Calendar ..........132 Advertisers Index ............138
The $375 million contract, to be completed in two phases, was awarded to LPCiminelli of Buffalo, N.Y. William Mahoney is the vice president of the company. Construction began in April 2014. The contract calls for the construction of a new building at the University at Buffalo that is adjacent to the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus (BNMC). According to officials
with the project, this adjacency will enable doctors, researchers, and medical students to collaborate with their peers and further research and learning. The project incorporates a subway station into the ground floor of the new building, making it easier for riders to enter the medical school building and the rest of the BNMC Campus.
Voters Approve CEG Launches New Online Used Local Taxes for Equipment Buying, Selling Service Construction Voters approved several long-term measures to increase local sales taxes for public construction and operations on Nov. 8. Los Angeles and San Diego voters each approved measures to raise the sales tax rate ½-cent in 2017 to generate $120 billion and $18 billion, respectively, over 40 years. New Jersey voters approved a ballot that would require the recent 23cent gas tax increase to be dedicated completely to see CONSTRUCTION page 96
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