Press Room
Dennis Washington, a Shoe Shiner Turned Construction Billionaire
This article written by Wall Street Journal's reporter David Benoit.
Tycoon is close to making his biggest deal ever, even as he sets plans for the enterprise after him."
CEA Supports Two November Ballot Issues
September 21, 2017
The Construction Employers Association endorses two of the issues on this November's ballot:
- In favor of Cuyahoga Community College's bond issue; and
- In favor of renewing Cleveland Public Library's levy.
Both of these issues support community investments in local capital improvements.
CEA believes in the value and mission of Tri-C and the Cleveland Public Library system, and
Davis-Besse Nuclear Reactor Building's Cracked Concrete Being Replaced
By John Funk, The Plain Dealer
The repairs come as FirstEnergy warns it will close or sell its nuclear power plants unless it wins approval by the state to charge customers additional fees."
Welty Building Company Names Ed Paparone as Group President, Cleveland
According to the article on Business Wire, Paparone comes to Welty from Turner Construction Company, where he served as Business Manager. Both companies are CEA members.
Welty is clearly leading the way when it comes to implementing lean management principles and pioneering creative solutions to challenging construction issues."
Trump Claims “The Wall” is Under Construction and Says no DACA Deal has Been Reached
From the website of Fast Company
Despite reports that Democratic leaders had reached a deal with President Trump over DACA, the president tweeted today that no deal has been reached yet."
Not all Florida's Construction Cranes Designed to Withstand Irma Survived
Article written by The Washington Post's Kristine Phillips
At two construction sites in Miami, crane booms — the long horizontal arms that carry loads and balance the structures — had collapsed, damaging the unfinished towers next to them and sending debris onto the city's empty streets."
Cuyahoga County Road Projects Under Budget, Inspector General Says
By Karen Farkas, cleveland.com
Almost three-quarters of Cuyahoga County's recent road and bridge projects were completed for less than the initial estimate, unlike the years when former auditor Frank Russo and former commissioner Jimmy Dimora worked to cheat the county's competitive-bidding system, inspector general Mark Griffin says in a new report."
NEXUS Pipeline Gets Federal Approval
New Article by Cliff Pinckard, cleveland.com and WKYC
A federal agency has approved the construction of a high-pressure natural gas pipeline that's drawn intense opposition from some Ohio residents concerned about safety and property rights."
Tari Rivera – A Model for Women in Construction
It’s not often that young girls decide to follow in their father’s footsteps. At an early age, Tari S. Rivera, president of Regency Construction Services, Inc., was introduced to the construction world. Her father and grandfather worked at Floyd Browne and Associates, a civil engineering firm in her home town of Marion, OH. When the company opened a branch office
Minority Contracting Demands for Obama Center
By Chicago Sun-Times reporter Lynn Sweet.
The Obama Foundation on Wednesday announced firms in the running to manage the construction of the Obama Presidential Center, along with the demand that the winner commit to minority contracting and hiring goals designed to benefit struggling residents on the South and West Sides of Chicago, including youths and ex-offenders."