Plans Underway for College Campus Construction Projects
By Chris Colabella
New Jersey residents may not always agree with how elected leaders spend their money but, like it or not, more tax dollars are spent to educate public schools students here than in almost any other state in the country. In fact, according to the National Education Association, per-student spending on New Jersey K-12 public education was the second-highest in 2010-2011.
N.J. Tax Incentives Give Company a Reason to Stay, Create Construction Jobs
By Chris Colabella
The original Goya Foods sign – circa 1937.
Thanks to the fact that almost two dozen of the largest pharmaceutical companies call it home, New Jersey is actively working to retain and attract many other international companies. That’s great news for the local economy as well as the construction industry, since major N.J. tax initiatives are incentivizing companies to stay put and expand here – adding up to great construction jobs.
Solar Farms Create Construction Jobs, Advance N.J.’s Energy Master Plan
By Chris Colabella
NJ Gov. Chris Christie greets PSEG Chairman Ralph Izzo at the groundbreaking ceremony of the PSE&G Solar Farm in Hackensack.
Long known as the World’s Medicine Chest and, of course, the agriculturally-rich Garden State, New Jersey is now taking center stage as a national leader in the solar industry. This news is music to the ears of construction companies throughout the region who are bound to see their bottom lines getting blacker as the region goes green.
The New Jersey shore has seen its share of storms over the years and many people have electric generators at-the-ready for just such an occasion.
However, no one could have foreseen, the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy on Oct. 29, 2012. The combination of wind and rain took out power lines, toppled utility poles, knocked houses clear off foundations and dumped beach-fuls of sand onto the roadways.
In his over 25 years of experience in the construction industry, Brian Delpome, vice president of field operations for Ferreira Construction of Branchburg, says he has never seen the kind of devastation left behind by SuperStorm Sandy on Oct. 29, 2012 – save but one other day.
Joseph M. Sanzari Inc. Helps to Remove Debris, Restore Beaches
After SuperStorm Sandy blew past the Jersey Shore in late October, uprooting everything in its path, rapid-response disaster recovery firm AshBritt Environmental tapped Hackensack-based Joseph M. Sanzari Inc. to spearhead the clean-up efforts in Bayhead.
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