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Construction Sector Adds 30,000 Jobs in Dec. Construction employers added 30,000 jobs in December while the industry’s unemployment rate hit 13.5 percent, according to an analysis of new federal data released Jan. 4 by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials noted that the monthly increase was the largest in nearly two years,
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driven primarily by increases in private sector demand for construction. “Resurgent demand for new housing construction and modest growth in private commercial construction are helping create some new construction jobs,” said Ken Simonson, the association’s chief economist. “Now that the
threat of the fiscal cliff has been — temporarily — relieved, construction employment should continue to slowly rise in 2013.” Construction firms employed 5.564 million people in December, up from 5.534 million in November, Simonson noted, an increase of 0.5 see EMPLOYMENT page 122
First SANY Crane Delivered, Working in N.J. Large, extensive projects are challenging enough, but ones that will affect tens of thousands of motorists each day can be especially trying. Earle Asphalt Company is no stranger to big jobs in New Jersey. The highly respected contractor has earned its reputation by delivering vital infrastructure projects to successful, on-time completions — to do that requires meticulous planning, and among the many things to consider is choosing the right equipment for the job. Recently, Earle Asphalt
(L-R): Harry Rice, sales representative of Binder Machinery Co.; Carlin Binder, president of IronBin Machinery; Michael Earle, vice president of Earle Asphalt; Bob Binder, chairman of the board of Binder Machinery Co.; Walter R. Earle II, president of Earle Asphalt; Thomas (TJ) Earle, vice president of Earle Asphalt; Mike Burns, construction manager of Earle Asphalt; and Shawn Mulvenna, product support manager of Binder Machinery Co.
began work on a $70 million project along the heavily travelled, iconic Garden State Parkway and its new SANY SCC8200 crane — the first one delivered and working on a job site in New Jersey — will be among the star performers. The 220-ton SCC8200 will be used to drive piles and sheeting, pick culvert pieces, and bridge beams during the construction of bridges near Brick Township, N.J. Safety is the driving force behind the work along the well travelled New Jersey road. “On the Garden State Parkway, there is only a twosee EARLE page 22
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FSU Adds New Center for Communication, IT
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By Brenda Ruggiero CEG CORRESPONDENT
Paving Section ........67-81 Parts Section ..............100 Auction Company Profiles Section ................105-111 Business Calendar ......122 Advertisers Index ........126
At Frostburg State University (FSU) in Frostburg, Md., a new Center for Communication and Information Technology (CCIT) is being built to provide students with modern facilities to learn in the university’s most technology-driven disciplines. CCIT will house the academic departments of mass communication, computer science and mathematics, and the graphic design program of the
department of visual arts. FSU’s public radio station, WFWM, and its cable television station, FSU-TV3, will have studios in the building, and it also will house the support services offered by Academic Computing and Instructional Technologies. Among the building’s features are a “green” roof planted with vegetation designed to reduce FSU’s carbon footprint, technologically advanced video and audio studios, and a multi-media learning center featuring a planetarium. see FROSTBURG page 42
The project included the abatement and demolition of Tawes Hall, a building in the middle of the FSU campus, to make room for the new 127,000 sq.-ft. Center for Communication and Information Technology.