Rare roof-raising technique boosts building’s profile 

Published: November 9, 2011
Tags: John Weber, Larry Stubbs, rebar, roof, roofing, Stone Construction, Stubbs Building Movers

Before they cut a 12,000-square-foot roof off a Blaine, Minn., industrial building in September, building mover Larry Stubbs and general contractor John Weber asked around to make sure it wouldn’t fly like a kite when the wind blew.

Close cut

Published: July 7, 2010
Tags: Choice Construction Cos., Discovery Learning Complex, Marquette University College of Engineering, Menomonee Falls, Opus North, rebar

Clutter cutter

Published: March 17, 2010
Tags: Good Hope Road bridge, Interstate 43, rebar, Waukesha, Zenith Tech Inc.

Ties that bind

Published: November 4, 2009
Tags: Casion, Choice Construction, rebar, Weishal

Mob relations keep contractor down

Published: September 22, 2009
Tags: Atlantic City, Bayshore Rebar of Pleasantville, casino, New Jersey, organized crime, rebar

Wayne Parry AP Writer Atlantic City, NJ — Joseph N. Merlino’s construction company has done work at sensitive sites, including two nuclear power plants and a New Jersey State Police building, but so far has been barred from working in the casino industry. There are two reasons for that: His father, Lawrence “Yogi” Merlino, and [...]