Large malls in New York State will be required at malls that reopen to adopt air-conditioning filters that can block COVID-19. Gov. Andrew Cuomo said at a press briefing on Monday that high-efficiency HEPA filters would also be recommended for businesses. Plans are already in the works to install this kind of filtration system at the Barclay Center ahead of its MTV Video Music Awards slated ... Read More

East Rutherford's American Dream Mall has had its share of setbacks and hassles as it attempted to roll out the opening of its attractions and retail stores, then the COVID-19 mandatory shutdown forced the closure of anything that did manage to be open and stalled any further business or construction thus presenting even more financial challenges. In yet another setback, the American Dream ... Read More

Jun. 9--A New York energy conglomerate has stepped forward as the new owner of the proposed Magnolia LNG project in Lake Charles, La. A company identified as Magnolia LNG Holdings bought the liquefied natural gas export project from Australia-based LNG Limited in a $2 million deal in late May. Glenfarne Group said Tuesday it is the owner of Magnolia LNG Holdings. Glenfarne's founder and ... Read More

May 19--Manufacturing and construction in Western New York can resume Tuesday. Stores can reopen, but only for pickup or delivery. More farming can restart, as well as forestry, fishing, hunting and wholesale trade. But even as the region has gotten the green light for the first phase of reopening, businesses will need to keep on file a plan explaining how they will operate safely amid ... Read More

May 13--The 27 service areas along the New York State Thruway are about to get a major facelift. A $450 million proposal from Empire State Thruway Partners has been approved by the Thruway Authority. Empire State Thruway Partners, led by the British-based investment firm John Laing Group, will rebuild 23 of the 27 service plazas and upgrade the other four facilities -- Malden, Ontario, ... Read More

May 12--Phil Nanula is impatient to get back to work. The veteran homebuilder has been frustrated for weeks after the state virtually shut down his industry. Not only did it stop construction on new homes, but he feels there was no need for it. He says builders and contractors are already better prepared than most other industries to protect workers against the spread of coronavirus. And he ... Read More

Together with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Bergen County and FEMA, Holt Construction successfully completed a temporary hospital in just two weeks at Bergen New Bridge Medical Center (BNBMC) in Paramus, NJ. The two fully-equipped tents, the first of its kind for Army Corps temporary facility construction standards, will serve as a treatment facility for acute, non-COVID related patients ... Read More

2020 MAY 06 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Defense & Aerospace Daily -- Turner Construction, New York, New York, awarded a $19,500,000 modification (PZ0001) to contract W912DS-20-C-0008 to definitize contract for New York State alternative care facilities. Work will be performed in Stony Brook, New York, with an estimated completion date of April 24, 2020. Fiscal 2020 ... Read More

ALBANY - Want to reopen your region to construction, retail, restaurants and eventually schools? Each area will need meet seven different benchmarks, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced this week. The state's current stay-at-home order runs until May 15, but after that the Democratic governor said each of the 10 regions can start a four-phase reopening plan -- if they meet seven specific criteria. ... Read More

Construction crews returned to work on a controversial luxury tower in Manhattan last week, less than a month after New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo banned all nonessential construction during the coronavirus pandemic. The citys Department of Buildings granted permission to the developers of the building at 200 Amsterdam Ave. to do emergency work. In February, a State Supreme Court judge ordered the ... Read More