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Monroe Tractor Celebrates Opening of New Branch…14
AED Ur ges Congress to Fix Tax C ode…26
Ale x Lyon & Son Hol ds Thr ee-Day S ale…134
Table of Contents ..................4 Truck & Trailer Section ..67-73 Recycling Section ........77-105 Business Calendar ............100 Attachment Section ..117-125 Auction Section ..........130-148 Advertisers Index ..............146
Metro Areas See Employment Numbers Rise Construction employment increased in 158 out of 339 metropolitan areas between February 2012 and February 2013, declined in 132 and was stagnant in 49, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released April 9 by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials noted that the industry’s long-awaited recovery could prove fleeting if public construction spending continues to decline and a reported immigration reform deal could undermine efforts to recruit
skilled workers. “While construction employment continues to decline in many parts of the country, the number of communities experiencing gains continues to expand,” said Ken Simonson, the association’s chief economist. “But the twin threats of additional public sector construction cuts and a looming shortage of certain types of construction workers could hurt the industry just as it is beginning to recover.” Pascagoula, Miss. added the highest per-
Latest Funding for Sandy Brings Pa. Recovery to $3.8M More than $3.8 million in funding has been awarded thus far for Hurricane Sandy recovery, the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced today. The total amount thus far, $3,816,521, will be funded by PEMA and FEMA on a cost-sharing basis through the Public Assistance program. FEMA has obligated $2,862,391, or 75 percent. The Commonwealth will cover $954,130, or 25 percent. The majority of these initial funding awards are for emergency protective measures and debris removal due to Hurricane Sandy. Examples of Public Assistance projects include work to recover public roads, bridges, culverts and other elements of the infrastructure. The program may also fund the repair, replacement or restoration of disaster-damaged, publicly-owned facilities and certain private nonprofit organizations. The projects that are being funded are eligible because they are a direct result of Hurricane Sandy. “We continue to work with FEMA on the review of each Public Assistance application to determine which projects are eligible for assistance from Hurricane Sandy,” said PEMA Commonwealth Coordinating Officer Glenn M. Cannon. More funding is forthcoming as PEMA and FEMA see RECOVERY page 145
centage of new construction jobs (51 percent, 1,800 jobs) followed by El Centro, Calif. (23 percent, 300 jobs); Anchorage, Alaska (22 percent, 1,800 jobs), Fargo, N.D. (20 percent, 1,200 jobs) and Merced, Calif. (20 percent, 300 jobs). Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas (13,200 jobs, 8 percent) added the most jobs. Other areas adding a large number of jobs included Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas (10,700 jobs, 10 percent); Los Angeles-Long Beachsee INCREASE page 38
Takeuchi machines bury the TrapBags in the hopes of creating a 21-ft. (6.4 m) high seawall.
L.I. Contractor Brings Fire Island Back From the Brink By Giles Lambertson CEG CORRESPONDENT
Last October, three days before Superstorm Sandy reached New York’s Fire Island, Matt Frabizio happily rode a surfboard on wind-pummeled ocean waters. Three days after the massive storm made its calamitous landfall on the 30-mi.-long island, Fabrizio went to work helping put the island’s residential community back together. Frabizio is president of Blue Bay Contracting. With an estimated 80 percent
of the 5,000 homes on the barrier island damaged in the storm — and 10 percent of those severely damaged — Fabrizio is busy. His full-line contracting services company is booked solid for the remainder of 2013. Damage to homes — not counting the dozen that were swept out to sea — ranged from minimal to catastrophic. Blue Bay is configured to handle any of the resulting repair work, ranging from lifting and resettling houses on new foundations to installing new kitchens or bathrooms. see ISLAND page 40