Bankrupt West Virginia university closes, construction firm owner buys campus
A federal bankruptcy judge on Wednesday approved the sale of a defunct private university campus to the owner of a West Virginia construction company for $5 million. Craig G. Phillips, owner of CGP Construction in Elkins, won the land, buildings and other assets of the former Alderson-Broaddus College in Phillips after placing bids on last […]
California senior’s car teeters high above construction site after driver misses warning signs
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Yale University construction workers hospitalized for carbon monoxide poisoning
A blood test of a construction worker who collapsed outside a building owned by Yale University on Wednesday revealed that emergency workers detected potentially lethal amounts of carbon monoxide inside. Thirteen more people were hospitalized, but officials said the discovery could have prevented an even bigger catastrophe. “Disaster was averted here,” said Rick Fontana, New […]
Construction worker shoots nail through eye into brain — and keeps sight
He really hit the mark. But that didn't mean it was a good thing. A construction worker miraculously survived and retained his eyesight after his nail gun malfunctioned and a 3cm nail went into his eye and into his brain. Doctors in Malaysia were able to safely remove the nail using nail-biting surgery. And a […]
NYC construction accident involving boom truck injures multiple people
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On this day in history, January 5, 1933, construction begins on Golden Gate Bridge amid great fanfare
The construction of San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge, a treasure of American engineering and widely recognized as a symbol of American greatness, was celebrated on this day in history on January 5, 1933, with civic pride, pomp, and atmosphere. It started inside. “The start of construction was greeted with great joy,” the Golden Gate Bridge […]