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Top projects get their due

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In the past year, numerous commercial construction projects — some just started, some ongoing, and some completed — give evidence to the fact that Central New York is still building and growing.

They include the retail, hospitality, education, health care, religious, manufacturing, municipal, financial, social services, and entertainment sectors.

See what Central New York is building. Projects are arranged in alphabetical order by the name of the construction or architecture firm. 

Note: Not all companies we surveyed submitted projects and not all submissions could be printed.    


Construction employment shrinks nationwide

by Kevin Tampone

 

The construction industry employed fewer people in every state and Washington, D.C. in January than it did 12 months earlier, an industry trade group said today.

The Associated General Contractors of America said federal data shows that 38 states and the nation's capital saw double-digit percentage drops in construction employment between January 2009 and January 2010.


Building owners planning for Brittonfield Medical Center

by Eric Reinhardt

DeWITT — The new owners of the building that’s currently home to engineering firm O’Brien & Gere at 5000 Brittonfield Parkway in DeWitt are already planning for its next use when the company departs for its new headquarters in downtown Syracuse this fall.


Trade group: Job losses in construction mount

by Kevin Tampone

 

Unemployment in the construction industry rose to 27.1 percent in February, as employment in the sector reached a 14-year low, the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) said today.

Federal figures show that another 64,000 construction workers lost their jobs last month, according to AGC, a construction industry trade group. If not for the declines in construction, the overall economy would have added jobs last month, the organization said.


Colgate to build new fitness center

by Kevin Tampone

 

Colgate University plans to open a new fitness center in January 2011.

The new 15,000-square-foot facility will feature cardio machines on one floor and weight-training equipment on another. The new building will be located adjacent to Huntington Gymnasium, in front of the Lineberry Natatorium along Broad Street, according to Colgate.



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