INSIDE THE INDUSTRY MARCH 2010

BY HERB DUANE

THIS FIRST OF THE MONTH COLUMN HAS 54 PAGES OF PROJECT LEADS, NEWS, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, ETC.

THIS IS IMPORTANT READING FOR THE DEMOLITION CONTRACTOR. KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON IN YOUR INDUSTRY. DON’T BE LEFT IN THE DARK.

THIS MONTH I HAVE ADDED TO AND EXPANDED THE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES SECTION. IF YOU KNOW OF SOMEONE IN THE DEMOLITION INDUSTRY THAT IS OUT OF WORK OR YOU HAVE TO LET SOMEONE GO, THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HELP THEM OUT.

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HERB’S NOTES

WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA - This past month I witnessed the implosion of 1515 Flagler Drive, Palm Beach, Florida by Eric and Lisa Kelly's Advanced Explosive Demolition Company (AED). This was the third tallest building ever imploded in the United States, and it was an impressive shot.

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The following is very important to demolition contractors in the way they classify as to whether they are employees that you deduct withholding, taxes, etc. or if they are independent or subcontractors.

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The following is an update on the demolition of the former Chrysler Plant owned by the University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware.

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The following is an e-mail I received concerning my inquiry about the demolition of the former Air Force property at Mount Um, south of San Francisco. This is a good size demolition project.

Here is another project in Painesville, Ohio. It is a large medical demo project that the state is kicking in $2,052,408 for the demolition. It is the Lake East Medical Center. Below is the contact information.

THOUSANDS OF BUILDINGS NEED TO BE DEMOLISHED

DEUTSCHE BANK DEMO EXPECTED TO COST $300 MILLION

UK DEMOLITION

RUST BELT RECYCLING

CONTRACTORS PROTEST DEMOLITION

DEPUTY MAYOR INDICTED ON DEMOLITION FRAUD SCHEME

PROJECTS LEADS

ROCHESTER, NEW YORK - Several structures from an old shopping mall and office buildings

This is a big one get on it. - We have the RFP in this issue

SOUTH BEND, INDIANA - After being on the same site for more than 100 years

BUTLER, PA - Butler County commissioners will vote on permission to bid

BROWNWOOD, TEXAS - The vacant Medical Arts Hospital building has been slated

BOSTON, MA - One of the Hub’s most blighted and energy-guzzling public housing

TREECE, KANSAS - The Environmental Protection Agency has outlined a budget

ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA - A development is in the works that

CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA - Historic South End could lose some of its

WATERBURY, CT - North End residents should see work on a much-anticipated

EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN - More than 60 years of history might disappear from

FERGUS FALLS, MINNESOTA - Demolition of some buildings on the Region

HARNETT, NORTH CAROLINA - The Harnett County Board of Commissioners

TAYLOR, MICHIGAN - Four vacant schools in the city are being considered for

ODESSA, TEXAS - Flint Hills Resources has responded to a letter from the city of

VERSAILLES, KENTUCKY - A proposed $29 million development that would

PEMBROKE, MA - Pembroke is the latest recipient of the Federal Stimulus funds

OZARK, MO - An appraisal of the Riverside Inn values it at nearly $200,000 more than

HARVEY, ILLINOIS - The old Dixie Square Mall in Harvey is one of the most

LINCOLN PARK, MICHIGAN - A Lincoln Park Downtown Development Authority

LEBANON, OHIO - Work is expected to begin this year to prepare for a $3 million

MARTINSVILLE, INDIANA - The Martinsville Board of Public Works and Safety

INDIAN WELLS, CALIFORNIA - The City Council is scheduled to consider

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - For several years now, the Chicago Housing Authority has

ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY - The Planning Board gave its backing to two

TIPP CITY, OHIO - The Tipp City Council convened its February 16, 2010 meeting

KITTANNING, PA - During his General Manager's report this past month Town

BUFFALO, NEW YORK - A downtown Buffalo hotel project was one of 10 applicants

NEWARK, NEW JERSEY - A developer is hoping to turn four blocks of downtown

MASSENA, NEW YORK - A number of contractors toured the General Motors

JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY - The four corner lots at the intersection of Washington

DETROIT, MICHIGAN - Detroit officials say between 2,500 and 3,000 vacant homes

LANCASTER, PA - Proponents of a $14.8 million plan to revitalize housing on

WATERTOWN, MA - MassDevelopment has issued $30 million in tax-exempt bonds

SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA - The ramshackle houses sitting at the northern gateway to

EAST HANOVER, NEW JERSEY - Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. plans to build

SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA - Jeffrey Smith may have the toughest job in Santa

CHICOPEE, MA - The city has received a $100,000 grant for the next phase of

LINCOLN, NEBRASKA - The University of Nebraska-Lincoln chancellor is giving

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - Construction crews are headed to 24th Street

HYATTSVILLE, MARYLAND - The Contee Co., Silver Spring. A detailed site plan

WATERTOWN, NEW YORK - Taxpayers who live in the Watertown City School

PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE - The same company that constructed the

LANCASTER, OHIO - Two years after putting the Lancaster Inn up for sale

WINDHAM, OHIO - About 20 dilapidated buildings in the Maple Grove area of the

CHEBOYGAN, MICHIGAN - City officials have learned that the State of Michigan

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - Office of the Milwaukee Public Schools, sealed proposals will be received

MERIDEN, CT - Planning on municipal downtown projects is moving forward and the

OAK RIDGE, TENNESSEE - The Department of Energy (DOE) released a Request for Proposal

DEMOLITION NEWS

ROANOKE RAPIDS, NORTH CAROLIANA - For more than half a century, the 322-

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) has announced that the U.S.

CROWN POINT, INDIANA - The low bidder awarded a contract this past month

LONDON, UK - Firms have been warned about the need to enforce safety standards

EAST LIVERPOOL, OHIO - The Board of Control conducted a meeting where bid

GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA - DH Griffin Co. dismantled a plane

WAUKEGAN, MICHIGAN - Just over $18 million in stimulus money was cause for

CORYDON, INDIANA - The old hospital campus is being transformed into a new

OAK BROOK, ILLINOIS - Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation

ROME, GEORGIA - The old Hight Homes at Turner McCall Boulevard and North

FARMINGTON, NEW HAMPSHIRE - The owner of a Bobcat skid steer bucket

CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS - Memorial Coliseum, including its roof, will be

MIDDLETOWN, OHIO - Wausau Paper, which acquired Sorg in 1983

HOLLYWOOD, FLORIDA - In less time than it took the Twin Towers to fall, the

LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN - La Crosse Industrial Park Corp. officials hope to award a

PITTSBURGH, PA - The owner of a partially submerged showboat on the banks of

BLOOMFIELD, INDIANA - The Bloomfield Board of School Trustees board opened

IMPLOSION NEWS

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - The 13-story M.L. King Tower, built as a public housing

OMAHA, NEBRASKA - People say goodbye to an Omaha bridge that connected

YANKEE STADIUM UPDATE

DEUTSCHE BANK UPDATE

Deconstruction of 130 Liberty Street as February 18, 2009

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES