By Cianbro News on 1/27/2010 9:31 AM

Cianbro team members in the Mid-Atlantic Region have been doing top-notch work on the restoration of the historic Humpback Bridge, located in the shadow of the Pentagon. The job has required detailed attention to the historic aspects of the bridge, while making sure that the busy traffic in the area continues to flow smoothly. The team's efforts are featured in the current edition of Aspire: The Concrete Bridge Magazine, including comments from Cianbro's Senior Project Engineer Mike Manoski.

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By Cianbro News on 1/20/2010 3:18 PM

Poland Spring’s newest bottling facility, built in 2008 in Kingfield, Maine, has officially received the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification, making it the first manufacturing facility in Maine to receive LEED Gold status. LEED is an internationally recognized certification system that measures how well a building performs across various sustainability metrics, including energy savings, water efficiency, CO2 emissions reduction, and stewardship of resources.

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By CianbroNews on 1/6/2010 3:26 PM

In early 2009, Cianbro team members began to see new widescreen television monitors appearing in company lobbies, break rooms, and some jobsites. Many team members wondered what the digital signs were all about. Now, after a full year on the air, Cianbro's Digital Signage Network gets an assessment from one of its creators, Chairman and CEO Peter Vigue.

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By Cianbro News on 12/23/2009 4:01 PM

The 2009 Go-To List of top contractors has just been released by Roads & Bridges Magazine. The list is the result of a survey conducted by the magazine among more than 10,000 government officials from various levels of government across the United States. The key question for the officials was, "Which contractor do you prefer to work with" in five categories of construction. The categories are: Transportation Projects, Road & Highway Projects, Bridge Projects, Mass Transit Projects, and Airport Projects. Cianbro Corporation was ranked Number Two out of 25 firms named in the survey under the Bridge Project category, second only to Austin Industries, a 130 year old bridge contractor based in Texas.

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By Cianbro News on 12/21/2009 10:04 AM

In a move designed to combine the strengths of two leading U.S. construction firms, The CIANBRO Companies and STARCON International, Inc., are announcing an agreement today which sets up a strategic alliance between the businesses. The alliance is expected to expand the market share for each company, while providing unprecedented service to the heavy industrial construction and maintenance markets across the United States.

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By Cianbro News on 12/4/2009 9:11 AM

Cianbro Chairman and CEO Peter Vigue is announcing the appointment of Norbert W. Young, Jr., to serve on Cianbro's Board of Directors as an Outside Director and Special Advisor. "Norb is a world class businessman with a wealth of global experience," says Vigue. "We are excited to bring Norb into our company, and feel that his knowledge and his many valuable contacts in the business world will prove to be indispensable assets for Cianbro as we move into the future."

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By Cianbro News on 12/3/2009 11:21 AM

Over the past few years, we have successfully modified Cianbro's business structure and leadership team to meet evolving market demands and the growth of our companies. Today, we continue to focus on the future as we organize our businesses and leadership teams to meet the challenges of today, strengthen our management bench strength, and prepare the next generation of leadership for future growth.

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By Cianbro News on 11/30/2009 10:04 AM

Organizers had the goal of making the 10th Annual Maine ABC Craft Championships the biggest and best ever. And the statistics show that the goal was achieved. This year, the event attracted the most contractor participation, the most students, and the most policy-makers in the history of the Championships. The 2009 Edition also saw the introduction of a new annual award, named after two well-known members of Cianbro's family, and presented this year to a beloved Cianbro teacher who passed away in 2009.

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By Cianbro News on 11/23/2009 10:20 AM

Cianbro has just completed an emergency repair on the Memorial Bridge which connects Portsmouth, New Hampshire and Kittery, Maine. Due to the hard work by the committed crew, Cianbro completed the quality repair a week ahead of schedule and with zero safety incidents. Cianbro was awarded this contract to install steel support gusset plates at a weakened location on the bridge. The work consisted of setting up traffic controls for the pedestrian traffic, hanging suspended scaffolding under the bridge, containing and de-leading the work area, coating the steel, chipping and busting rivets, installing custom bolts in the rivet holes, designing and building templates, fabricating and installing cheese plates and the final gusset plates, and lastly, applying a three coat paint system to the steel repair. Cianbro's onsite team consisted of Iron Worker's Dave Bond, Scott Bumps, Mike McVane and Welder Louis Martin, all led by General Foreman Bill Moulton and Superintendent Pat Sughrue.

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By Cianbro News on 11/19/2009 11:34 AM

Cianbro CEO Peter Vigue was among the national, state, and local dignitaries who contributed glowing statements at this week's dedication of the brand new Fox Islands Wind turbines on Vinalhaven Island off the Maine coast. Maine Governor John Baldacci, U.S. Representative Chellie Pingree, Maine House Speaker Hannah Pingree, and Harvard Business Professor and FIW visionary George Baker were among the speakers who joined Vigue at the podium beneath Turbine #2. The project is being hailed up and down the eastern seaboard as a model for energy independence, stabilized power supplies and affordable utility prices, while also contributing to a cleaner environment.

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