Fri September 01, 2017
Federal Funding in Place for Bridge Between N.H., Vt.
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) Sens. Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire said federal funding is in place to build a new bridge between New Hampshire and Vermont. They said the New Hampshire Department of Transportation will receive $5 million in federal funding to replace the Rogers' Rangers Bridge on U.S....
Emily Buenzle - Tue August 08, 2017
Balsams Developers Plead With Planning Board to Expedite Construction Applications
Dixville Capital LLC has filed four site plans with New Hampshire's Coos County Planning Board in an effort to begin Phase I of a $165 million expansion and rehabilitation project at The Balsams resort....
Thu August 03, 2017
Chappell Tractor Sales Expands Via E. W. Sleeper Company Into Concord, N.H.
Chappell Tractor Sales Inc. announced it has expanded to its third location in New Hampshire, with the absorption of the E. W. Sleeper Company at 391 Loudon Road in Concord, N.H. E. W. Sleeper Company Inc....
Kathleen D. Bailey - Wed August 02, 2017
Heavy Construction Academy Helps Vets Transition Into Construction Careers
When Christopher Patrick received his discharge after nine years of active duty in the U.S. Army, the employment picture was “kind of bleak,” the Florida resident said. Though he'd trained as a fire alarm installment technician with Uncle Sam, he “didn't know where I belonged” when he came home....
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 July 20, 2017
Northland JCB Introduces Greg White as Sales Representative
Greg White is Northland JCB's newest sales representative. White has more than five years of construction sales experience and eight years of military service and is excited to combine and build on his knowledge base with Northland JCB....
Thu July 20, 2017
New Hampshire Demolishes Historic 108-Year Old Bridge for Safety Reasons
HOOKSETT, N.H. (AP) A historic bridge in Hooksett, N.H., has been demolished for safety reasons. The 108-year-old Lilac Bridge on the Merrimack River was closed to traffic in 1976 but remained open to pedestrian traffic until this June....
Jason Schrieber - Mon July 17, 2017
Academy Offers Practical Heavy Equipment Course
Playing in the sandbox with big rigs is key to the curriculum at Heavy Construction Academy. On any given day, 30 students — many of them veterans looking for a new career after the military — can be found riding around in excavators, front-end loaders, skid steers, motor graders, backhoes, rollers, bulldozers and articulated dump trucks....
Edgar A. Browning - Fri May 19, 2017
A Look Back: New Hampshire's Portsmouth Air Force Base
The Portsmouth Air Force Base in Portsmouth, N.H., was built between the years of 1954 to 1956. The Cold War project was described militarily as a retaliation base. The joint venture team of Morrison-Knudsen Company of Boise, Idaho, and Landers & Griffin Inc....
Thu May 11, 2017
Rehabilitation of I-393 Bridges in Concord
The New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT) announced the rehabilitation of the I-393 eastbound and westbound bridges over Portsmouth Street in Concord. Construction began on April 11, and I-393 eastbound and westbound will be reduced to one lane in each direction at the Portsmouth Street bridges between Exits 2 and 3 for approximately two months....
