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CRICKET VALLEY ENERGY CENTER
LOCAL 279 • DOVER PLAINS, NY
Since July 2017, approximately 60 carpenters have worked on the construction of the Cricket Valley Energy Center, a new $1.5 billion 1,100-megawatt, natural-gas- red power plant located in Dover Plains, New York. The energy center will provide power to approximately
one million homes and at the peak of construction will employ approximately 900 tradespeople – including a total of 150-160 carpenters. The project is slated to provide hundreds of tradespeople with good wages and fair bene ts. The Cricket Valley Energy Center is expected to be completed by the end of 2020.
PHOTO COURTESY OF: JIM MALCOLM
THE BRISTAL
AT JERICHO
LOCAL 290 • OYSTER BAY, NY
The new Bristal at Jericho assisted living facility is currently under construction by NRCC carpenters. The structure is tted with a 300,000 square-foot wood frame, has 280 units of assisted living housing
and is built next to 50 acres of preserved land. Union carpenters are constructing the facility with materials that meet “green building” standards, including high-end insulation, windows with strong UV protection and environmentally friendly roo ng materials. Construction of Bristal at Jericho is expected to be completed in mid-2019.
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