Demolition News

Sheet metal and concrete crumbled this week as a nearly yearlong demolition began of the former General Motors plant near Newport DE. It is the first significant sign of life in years at the long-shuttered facility on Boxwood Road, stirring hope that the 142-acre property could again become an anchor for Delaware jobs – even […]

A series of indictments have been handed down that allege illegal dumping involving a prominent Dayton-area businessman.Steve R. Rauch Inc. President Steve R. Rauch is being charged in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court with a number of felonies. One of his managers and two of his businesses are also charged in the indictments. The indictment […]

CLEVELAND, Ohio – A contractor was indicted by a federal grand jury on Tuesday on charges that he bribed the former chief of the city of Cleveland’s demolition bureau to get a leg up on city work. Eric Witherspoon, the head of Arick’s Environmental Services and Arick’s Services, is charged with two counts of bribery […]

The priciest home in Southwest Florida is no more. The 10,825-square-foot mansion in Naples sold earlier this year for $48.8 million. It is now a barren construction site. Built in 1994, the six-bedroom, nine-bathroom mansion sat on 5.49 acres overlooking the Gulf of Mexico. Homes that previously sat on that plot had welcomed presidents and […]

When it’s time for an old, vacant building to come down, St. Louis has long used demolition as pretty much a one-size-fits-all approach. Compared to the alternatives — like a more careful, piece-by-piece salvage job — it’s cheaper and faster. And it’s also something of an ingrained habit or tradition. “Demolition in St. Louis is […]

According to the Detroit Land Bank Authority, these houses are not blighted. The agency even believes people are living in some of them. According to the Detroit Land Bank Authority, these houses are not blighted. The agency even believes people are living in some of them. On a weekday morning in July, Barbara and Clifton […]

FULTON, NY – The ongoing saga that is the demolition of the former Nestle factory in Fulton is nearing completion. Fulton Mayor Ronald Woodward Sr. said Rowlee Construction will continue work on the site with a legislative grant from Senator Patty Ritchie funneled through the DEC. The $200,000 grant is enough to cover the asbestos […]

WALDPORT — Residents rallied this month to prevent the tearing down of a 53-year-old wooden bridge in Waldport. The bridge has become the subject of controversy and its future is still undecided. The bridge on May Road was constructed in 1965; Lincoln County Public Works Director Roy Kinion explained that wooden bridges typically don’t last […]

The State of Vermont, Agency of Natural Resources, Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), requests written proposals and qualifications from consultants to provide scientific, engineering, and other technical and financial services to support DEC’s oversight of non‐radiological post‐closure investigation, demolition, site restoration, and environmental monitoring at the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station (VYNPS) in Vernon, Vermont. […]

Seven outdated buildings on UAB’s campus are slated for demolition over the next year. The sites will be cleared and plans for the land will be announced later as separate projects, Jim Bakken, UAB’s assistant vice president of public relations said. The demolitions received approval from the Birmingham Design Review Committee. They involve: The Worrell […]