Thu August 03, 2017
Associated Builders and Contractors Ask Congress to Expand Construction Apprenticeship Programs
Michael Bennett, vice president of the Cianbro Cos., Pittsfield, Maine, told Congress that industry-driven construction apprenticeship programs should play a bigger role in government efforts to close the workforce/skills gap that has left 500,000 construction jobs unfilled in the United States today....
Fri July 21, 2017
AGC Releases Latest Construction Employment Numbers by Sate
Forty-one states added construction jobs between June 2016 and June 2017 amid continuing widespread demand for construction services, while 25 states and the District of Columbia added construction jobs between May and June, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data released July 21....
Thu June 22, 2017
USDOT OKs Nearly $5M for Maine Airport Terminal Expansions, Runway Projects
The U.S. Department of Transportation has approved funding for several airport projects in Maine, including a $2.56 million investment in the Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport's terminal project. “I'm pleased this funding has been approved....
Fri June 09, 2017
MaineDOT Hosts Transportation Officials at AASHTO Spring Meeting in Portland
The Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) and the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) held its annual spring meeting in Portland, Maine, during the week of May 22....
Thu May 25, 2017
Treasurer, Governor Reach Agreement to Keep Maine's Road Projects on Track
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) Maine State Treasurer Terry Hayes said reached an agreement with Gov. Paul LePage to avoid delaying road construction projects this summer. Hayes said she's giving in to LePage's demand to reissue a request for proposal for a state bonding agent — but only after construction bonds are issued in June....
Thu May 11, 2017
Bath Viaduct Opens to Traffic
MaineDOT and its contractors have opened the new Bath Viaduct to traffic approximately 25 days ahead of schedule. Paving and striping were completed, and workers removed the barriers and changed signs to allow Route 1 traffic to flow over the new viaduct on the morning of May 3....
Wed April 05, 2017
Drinking Water Facility on Schedule for 2020 Finish
A $50 million project now under way in Biddeford has the potential to advance increased mutual aid between water utilities from Portland to Kittery, an effort that has been moving forward since 2005, when utility-sponsored legislation began the process of encouraging regional solutions for public water delivery in Maine....
Wed April 05, 2017
Contractor Adopts Pitbull to Help With Aggregates
What's in a name? In the case of Wells Excavators, it may not be what you think. The company, according to owner Jim Wells, neither digs wells nor sells excavators. Instead, the company is an excavating contractor....
Wed February 22, 2017
Artists Given Chance to Repurpose Historic State House Dome
Artists have a chance to create a work of art from the century-old copper that once covered Maine's Statehouse dome. The original copper dates to 1910. Construction of the Statehouse in Augusta itself commenced in 1829....
Joseph Blanchette The Jackson Laboratory - Wed February 22, 2017
Topping Out Ceremony for New Center for Biometric Analysis
Dozens of employees and dignitaries braved the frigid temperatures in Bar Harbor, Maine, on Jan. 9 to celebrate the ceremonial “topping out” of the new Center for Biometric Analysis at The Jackson Laboratory....
