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Hector Agustin – Carpenter Foreman
Celebrating Tenth Anniversary as a member of the International Brotherhood of Carpenters Union Local 279.

Governor Kathy Hochul recently signed legislation known as Carlos’ Law, which amends New York’s Penal Law and increases the penalties for criminal corporate liability for the death or serious physical injury of an employee, a felony or misdemeanor, by fines of up to $500,000, according to the state.

MOUNT VERNON, NY—The City of Mount Vernon closed two overpasses earlier this month for structural integrity concerns cited by NYS DOT. Speaking at a virtual press conference on Jan. 11, Mount Vernon officials detailed the issues related to the Fulton Avenue and East Third Street overpasses.

The IRS has provided an automatic consent procedure to comply with the method of accounting changes in connection with the new requirement to amortize certain research or experimental expenditures. The procedure applies to tax years beginning after Dec. 31, 2021.

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor announced on Jan. 12 changes to Occupational Safety and Health Administration civil penalty amounts based on cost-of-living adjustments for 2023.

A roundup of what’s new and who’s in the news both locally and in the state.

Veteran Civil Engineer Dolph Rotfeld, considered by many a dean in the engineering community, who worked on many of the region’s major construction and infrastructure project, died on Nov. 30, 2022 after a brief illness. He was 91.

Low bid news from around the state.

NEW YORK—The Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced earlier this month it earned a $254-million federal grant as part of the Federal Transit Administration’s new All Stations Accessibility Program

WHITE PLAINS—Westchester County Executive George Latimer announced on Jan. 4 that the county will move forward with a $7.3-million upgrade to the Weaver Street Pumping Station in Larchmont. The pumping station was damaged by the remnants of Hurricane Ida that hit the region in August 2021.