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Schultz Construction Tackles $18M Project By Lori Lovely CEG CORRESPONDENT
Woods CRW Mourns Loss of Its Founder…8
Schlouch Teams Active in Eight Counties …22
W.M. Schultz Construction Inc. began working at the intersection of Washington Avenue Extension and Fuller Road in late March.
CEG CORRESPONDENT
Founded by Franciscan friars in 1858, St. Bonaventure University in Allegany, N.Y., is mounting a $15 million campaign to cover the
Table of Contents ............4 Backhoes & Attachments Section ......................79-96 Paving Section ......97-113 Parts Section ..............131 Auction Section ..136-152
see SCHULTZ page 46
St. Bonaventure Raises Funds for Business Center By Mary Reed
EME E yes Fuel Savin gs Wit h New L oaders …3 5
Traffic congestion, delays and deteriorating roadway were exacerbated when a nanotechnology center at the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering of the University at Albany added thousands of jobs to the Capitol region. Part of an initiative to bring jobs to upstate New York, the job site has been visited by President Obama on multiple occasions. To accommodate the increased number of commuters, the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT), in partnership with Albany County and the Fuller Road Management Corporation, launched an $18 million improvement project. FRMC is funding 45 percent of the project’s cost, with the other two partners jointly funding the balance.
cost of its new Business Center. The sum required includes $10 million for construction and endowments of $4 million for faculty and programmatic support and $1 million for building sustainability. To date, more than $14.1 million has been contributed to the
campaign. Officials from the university held a groundbreaking ceremony for the future William E. & Ann L. Swan Business Center in March 2012. The campaign received a $3 million donation
Men Over Manhattan Crane inspector Tim Barry (top right) and his crew look for lightning damage on a crane located at the 1 World Trade Center site. The CAN USA inspection team spends its days tethered to cranes situated hundreds of feet above the ground. This day, Barry and company inspected a crane 93 stories — about 1,200 ft. — above the ground. AP Photo/Joe Woolhead
Business Calendar ......144 Advertisers Index ........150
see BONAVENTURE page 46