Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers - Wed November 28, 2018
Multi-Million-Dollar Equipment Auction Coming to North Franklin, Conn.
The Venuti brothers — Donald, Michael, Tim and Peter —started Venuti Enterprises Inc. with their father, Donald Sr., in Killingworth, Conn., in 1984. For the past 34 years, the family-run operation has been one of the premier excavation and construction companies in the state, but the Venutis have recently decided to close shop and sell all their assets in a one-day Ritchie Bros....
GOV. Dannel P. Malloy - Wed November 21, 2018
Malloy Lauds Approval of Amendment Creating a Transportation Lockbox
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy released the following statement applauding Connecticut voters for approving a constitutional amendment during the Nov. 6 election that will guarantee that funding set aside for transportation is used exclusively for transportation projects:"This is an enormous victory for our state's future as Connecticut desperately needs investment in transportation infrastructure....
CEG - Thu November 08, 2018
Sales Auction Company Holds Successful Auction in Connecticut
Sales Auction Company held its semi-annual public equipment auction Oct. 6, 2018 at its permanent facility in Windsor Locks, Conn. This event was by far the company's largest and most successful sale ever with 1,213 lots sold, including a large variety of excavators, loaders, dozers, more than 30 skid steer loaders, farm tractors and a large selection of trucks....
Associated Press - Thu October 25, 2018
Bipartisan Coalition Emerges to Support 'Lockbox' Constitutional Amendment
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) A diverse coalition of more than 30 organizations is rallying support for a proposed amendment to Connecticut's constitution, hoping to ensure transportation revenues are spent on transportation projects....
Waters Construction Co. - Thu October 25, 2018
Waters Construction: Shedding Some Light on I-84 in Connecticut
Over the last five years, Waters Construction Co. has made the shift from working during the daylight hours to turn its attention to overnight jobs. Specializing in bridge repair, the nature of their work has dictated the direction....
CEG - Thu October 11, 2018
Steelwrist Hosts Grand Opening of U.S. Headquarters
Steelwrist, an international manufacturer of tiltrotators, quick couplers and excavating tools, opened its U.S. headquarters in New Berlin, Conn., on Aug. 31, with an official ribbon-cutting, factory tour and hands-on demonstrations....
O&G Industries - Thu October 11, 2018
Hearst Conn. Media Group Recognizes O&G Industries as 2018 Top Workplace
O&G Industries, a general contractor, construction manager, design/builder and specialty sub-contractor, was recently recognized as a 2018 Connecticut Top Workplace by the Hearst Connecticut Media Group for the fourth year in a row....
Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Wed October 10, 2018
Connecticut Projects Proceed Amid Financial Crisis
Despite financial difficulties in Connecticut, there are major construction projects ongoing in the state, with billions to be spent over the next decade plus. The Department of Transportation's Major Project Updates page currently lists 14 projects, from the $194.1 million West River Bridge Replacement in New Haven and West Haven — which reopened in June and was scheduled for completion in August — to the I-84 Hartford viaduct, which will cost $4.3 to $5.3 billion and will start in 2025 and be completed in 2032....
CEG - Thu September 27, 2018
Nearly 2,000 Bidders Participate in Ritchie Auction in North Franklin
More than 1,850 bidders participated online and in person at Ritchie Bros.' multi-million-dollar unreserved public equipment auction in North Franklin, Conn., on Sept. 21, 2018. With bidders from 36 countries, approximately 80 percent of the equipment in the auction was sold to out-of-state buyers, from as far away as Korea, Peru and Australia....
Associated Press - Thu September 13, 2018
Crews Unearth Native American Fort During Bridge Job
NORWALK, Conn. (AP) A 1600s Native American fort uncovered as part of a rail bridge replacement project is shining some light on a tribe's first dealings with Europeans, archeologists said on Aug. 28 during a tour of the site....
