INSIDE THE INDUSTRY SEPTEMBER 2010

BY HERB DUANE

THIS IS A 58 PAGE COLUMN, MORE DEMOLITION INFORMATION THAN YOU’LL FIND ANYWHERE ELSE IN ONE PUBLICATION.

EPA TO SUPPLY OVERSITE FOR DEMOLITION OF GM PLANT

The 2010 World Demolition Awards shortlists are currently under consideration, with the results due for release in very early September.

OFF TO JAIL FOR TWO DEMO CONTRACTORS

NEW CRANE RULES PUBLISHED IN FEDERAL

DEMOLITION WORKERS FEAR ASBESTOS EXPOSURE

BRITAIN'S LARGEST DEMOLITION MACHINE

PROJECT LEADS

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH - The price of EnergySolutions stock jumped

WICHITA, MO - Sedgwick County will buy the Coleman building at Second and St.

CANTON, CT - The 19-acre site that once held the world's largest axe factory

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - The last resident has left the beleaguered McGuire

LANSING, MICHIGAN - Governor Jennifer M. Granholm has announced that the

PASS CHRISTIAN, MISSISSIPPI - Rev. Dennis Carver, pastor of Holy Family Parish

BOSTON, MA - The Boston Housing Authority has detailed plans for the second

NEW YORK CITY - Demolition applications for the Bank of Coney Island and the

LONGVIEW, TEXAS - Longview ISD could save up to $5 million on bond interest

DAYTON, OHIO - City officials said recently that a company has purchased the old

WICHITA, KANSAS - Sedgwick County may soon buy two abandoned and battered

KINGSTON, NEW YORK - By mid-September, the city is expected to officially seek

EDGEWATER, NEW JERSEY - Federal environmental officials have agreed to take

QUINCY, MA - The building at 2-8 Chestnut St.,which recently housed Hairplace

KANSAS CITY, MO - A proposal to demolish a 1920s Spanish-themed building

LOUISVILLE, KY - In front of the former St. Bartholomew school, Congressman

FULLERTON, CALIFORNIA — The abandoned World Citrus West compound along

ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA – The City Council appears likely to vote for

ELLENSBURG, WASHINGTON - Central Washington University's Barto Hall is set

TOLEDO, OHIO - Toledo is chipping away at 500 abandoned buildings around town.

TAYLOR, MICHIGAN – Federal funds via a city grant will be used to demolish three

JOLIET, Illinois — Building plans are moving forward for the Joliet Junior College

EL PASO, TEXAS - After several years of inactivity, the 600-acre Asarco site will

BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA - There's no clerk at the front counter, but the former

ANDERSON, INDIANA - The days appear numbered for the former Emge packing

PEKIN, ILLINOIS - The former Lincoln School will meet the wrecking ball this fall.

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Plans to demolish the John W. Davis Building

GALVESTON, TEXAS - Look for a 150-unit hotel to rise on the site currently

TOLEDO, OHIO - The City will receive a $750,000 Clean Ohio Assistance Fund

NEOSHO, MO - The demolition of the city-owned former First Baptist Church

CORNWALL, CT - The gears are moving forward in the demolition of Rumsey Hall

FALL RIVER, MA - Borden & Remington is looking to demolish about 150,000 SF

CONNELLSVILLE, PA - The Fayette County Airport Authority may demolish

WALNUT HILL, FLORIDA - ECUA’s new Central Water Reclamation Facility in

ALBANY, NEW YORK - A number of Central New York projects will receive a

TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA – The two blimp hangars used during World War II

PIKETON, OHIO - The Energy Department this past month, issued a $2 billion

GULF BREEZE, FLORIDA - The City is relaunching a search for a company to

PENSACOLA, FLORIDA - The old Main Street Wastewater Treatment Plant in

BEDFORD, MA - SHHAIR (Safeguarding the Historic Hanscom Area’s Irreplaceable Resources)

PHOENIXVILLE, PA — Phoenixville Area school officials unanimously adopted a

ASPEN, COLORADO - A little-known building designed by the late Chicago architect

OCEANSIDE, CALIFORNIA — The City Council will consider approval of a long

PITTSBURG, PA - A century-old Pittsburg landmark soon will be merely a memory.

MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA - City officials also said that they are now ready to

LAWRENCE, MA - After two fires this past month, sparked just six hours apart

NEW YORK - village of Marcellus will hold a public hearing to

SHAW AIRFORCE BASE, SOUTH CAROLINA - The U.S. Air Force has announced

MILL VALLEY, CALIFORNIA - Mill Valley school officials are seeking public

YPSILANTI TOWNSHIP, MICHIGAN - The recent mortgage foreclosure of a 300

PADUCAH, KENTUCKY – The Executive Inn, which closed two years ago

MUNCIE, INDIANA - Parkview Apartments, the city's oldest public housing stock

HONOLULU, HAWAII - The Hawaii Army National Guard has developed a plan to

HARTFORD, ILLINOIS - The big, unsightly buildings at the former Chemetco plant

NEW YORK CITY - A City Council committee approved Vornado Realty Trust’s plans

BRIGHTON, NEW YORK - For sale: Secluded 92-acre, historic camp in the

DAYTON, OHIO - Dayton International Airport officials hope to request contractor

KINGSTON, NEW YORK - The Kingston school district’s Master Plan Facilities

DEMOLITION NEWS

NEWARK, DELAWARE – URS Corp. has been selected by 1743 Holdings

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA - Three demolition firms are now under contract

DEARBORN, MICHIGAN - City officials say they expect to have the former Quality

PORTSMOUTH, OHIO - Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced that Fluor-B&W

FITCHBURG, MA - Jay-Mor Dismantling, Pelham, NH has received a contract from

NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE - Swift Demolition and Recycling announced that Dave

MASSENA, NEW YORK - Six bids were received for asbestos abatement

WARREN, OHIO - With all of its contracts awarded and approximately one-third

NEW YORK CITY - AECOM Technology Corporation has been awarded a contract by

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - Two Memphis institutions won't be getting a total of $9

CARVER, GEORGIA - The demolition of Carver High School was awarded

BUFFALO, NEW YORK - In a move designed to solidify future development plans

STANTON, CALIFORNIA — The City Council approved a $456,470 contract with

ASTORIA, OREGON - A California demolition company is planning to set up a ship

YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO - The Board of Control approved demolition and related

WINSTON-SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA - The long goodbye for the Hugh

YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO - The city recently received $725,000 in additional

PRESTON, CT - The Preston Redevelopment Agency has approved a contract

IMPLOSION NEWS

DENVER, COLORADO – Explosives reduced the old Colorado Judicial Building

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA - Demolition crews used hundreds of pounds

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - An implosion demolished Fonte Nova Stadium in the