Kobelco Introduces Next-Generation Excavators

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Kobelco Construction Machinery USA has unveiled the enhanced SK75SR-7 and SK85CS-7 excavator models in North America. This next generation of Kobelco SR Series units set the standard for mid-size machines, offering full-size benefits with short rear-swing capabilities and exceptional features. Performance enhancements allow the excavators to deliver greater efficiency and productivity, as well as increased power and speed than preceding models. With a dynamic digging force of 14,070 pounds and an impressive ~37% increase in digging speed, the SK75SR-7 and SK85CS-7 deliver continuous operation and reduce cycle times by ~15%. A new Tier IV Final engine increases power output by … Read more

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Women Builders Council Celebrates 15th Annual Champion Awards

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Women Builders Council recently celebrated its 15th Annual Champion Awards Dinner in New York. As a leading association for women in the building trades, Women Builder Council’s annual event featured over 600 guests and recognized 165 outstanding and next-generation women builders for the important role they play in building New York’s evolving skyline. Among those honored at the awards dinner, Corryn Darling of Hudson Meridian was recognized in WBC’s Next Generation of Women Builders category. An honor reserved for those 35 and under, Darling has demonstrated the highest caliber of leadership, interest in the industry and career promise. Jackie Vinceslao, … Read more

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GC Selected for 360-Foot-Tall Entertainment Venue in Las Vegas

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The Madison Square Garden Company has engaged AECOM to serve as general contractor for MSG Sphere at The Venetian, MSG’s state-of-the-art entertainment venue under construction in Las Vegas, Nevada. Located on an 18-acre site, MSG Sphere at The Venetian will feature an iconic spherical shape, with a fully programmable LED exterior. This first-of-its-kind venue will be 360 feet tall and 516 feet wide, and will connect to Las Vegas Sands’ Venetian Resort via an approximately 1,000-foot-long pedestrian bridge. With a scalable capacity of approximately 17,500 seated, MSG Sphere at The Venetian will be the first venue to deliver a fully … Read more

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Sheet Metal Workers Take Action to Lessen Suicide Rate among Ranks

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Last November, the CDC released a study showing that from 2012 to 2015, males in construction and extraction workers have the highest rate of suicide in the United States. Categorized in that group are the sheet metal workers which, as an organization, has been focusing on bucking the trend and educating membership through a program aimed at not only challenging trends but decades of stereotypes. The Sheet Metal Occupational Health Institute Trust, the safety arm of the unionized sheet metal, air conditioning and welding industry, and the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation workers, took notice of … Read more

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Methodist University Hospital Vertical Expansion Opens

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A $275-million, 450,000-square-foot patient tower at Methodist University Hospital, located in Memphis, Tennessee, is complete. The nine-story patient tower was constructed on top of the already existing emergency department and is part of the hospital’s campus expansion project, which also includes a 700-space parking plaza. Called Shorb Tower, it is named in honor of recently retired Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare President and CEO Gary Shorb. The expansion allows for a 36% increase in ICU capacity and a 20% increase in the hospital’s operating room capacity. The next phase of the project includes 94,000 square feet of renovations to existing patient … Read more

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