Mar 11, 2019 | Announcements
From the New York Post By Carl Campanile March 10, 2019 | 8:30pm Council Speaker Corey Johnson has targeted a sacred cow in his plan to reform the MTA: New York’s much-maligned Scaffold Law, which critics say boosts insurance costs for...
Feb 27, 2019 | Announcements
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – More and more women are shattering the glass ceiling and making their mark in the male dominated construction industry. “Times are changing. It’s not just a man’s world anymore,” Tanay Matthews, of...
Feb 22, 2019 | Announcements
The New York State Register just published Executive Order (EO) 192, which effectively grants agencies and the Governor permanent debarment power. The notice in the Register was the first (and so far, only) public acknowledgement that the Governor had signed the...
Feb 14, 2019 | Announcements
BNA Construction Labor News — Feb. 13, By Jacklyn Wille A Pennsylvania concrete company can’t force the union that formerly represented its workers to foot a $680,698 withdrawal liability assessment from the union-connected pension plan, the Third...
Feb 6, 2019 | Announcements
As puplished by WGRZ Buffalo: BUFFALO, N.Y. — Western New York business leaders are not happy with the business climate they’re getting from Albany. The Buffalo Niagara Partnership held a discussion Tuesday morning, when Siena College gave the results...
Feb 5, 2019 | Announcements
As published in Concrete Construction READY-MIX RETURNS Plenty of companies are building new stores and renovating existing locations. By Pierre Villere Adobe Stock /crewcut Brick-and-mortar retailers thrive by filling gaps not easily replaced by online...
Feb 5, 2019 | Announcements
As published in Concrete Construction BILL’S BLOG Is DOI the best way? By Bill Palmer Rhopoint Polished concrete was front and center during this year’s World of Concrete. The sold-out Polished Concrete Luncheon featured an all-star panel that...
Jan 25, 2019 | Announcements
Business Journal News Network By Journal Staff Date: 1/25/2019 12:30 PM BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — LeChase Construction Services, LLC announced it has appointed Adam Green as its regional operations manager in Binghamton. He has worked for the construction...
Jan 22, 2019 | Announcements
By: Theresa E. Rusnak, Bond Shoneck & King On January 15, 2019, the New York legislature passed the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (“GENDA”). GENDA, which faced more than a decade of impasse in the State Senate, now awaits Governor...
Jan 19, 2019 | Announcements
As published in Crain’s New York Business By: Jessica Ramos & Gary LaBarbera January 17, 2019 12:00 AM To the editor: The report published by the General Contractors Association—”Contractors blame scaffold law, bureaucracy for...
Jan 18, 2019 | Announcements
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is trying again to make major reforms to a state law that benefits minority- and women-owned businesses, but his chances are presumably better because Democrats now control both houses of the Legislature. Cuomo, a Democrat, pushed for the changes...
Jan 17, 2019 | Announcements
By Samantha Christmann Published 5:00 a.m. January 17, 2019 The Buffalo News Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo wants to change the state’s prevailing wage mandate, expanding its requirements to include contractors doing work on projects receiving state...
