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May 31, 2013 By

Bottle caps beverage center

What: A beer sales and convenience store with cigar selection, located in the downstairs of Arsenal Street Wine and Liquor, accessible through a separate entrance.

OWNER: Mary R. Miles

Location: 940 Arsenal St., Watertown.

Size: 2,400-square-feet of
new retail space

Estimated completion: End of May; opening in June

Declared value: $80,000

General contractor: DMA Construction, Carthage.

Local jobs: About a dozen construction jobs; five retail employees.

HOURS: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.

— Compiled by Kyle R. Hayes

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April 4, 2013 By

Superior Walls employee Karl L. Watts, Dansville, guides a foundation wall into place while working at the Collegiate Village of Potsdam along Main Street in Potsdam in mid-March. Photo by Jason Hunter/NNY Business.

Collegiate Village of Potsdam

Location: 206 W. Main St., Potsdam.

Size: 300 beds in 100 units on 18 acres of land.

Architects: Westchester Modular, Wingdale, and Lauer-Manguso, Buffalo.

Design engineer: Aaron Jarvis, Tisdale & Associates, Canton.

General contractor: Renewal Housing Corp., Buffalo.

Site preparation: Sheehan Dinneen Inc., Potsdam.

Jobs: Approximately 90 percent of construction labor comes from St. Lawrence County.

Estimate completion: 144 beds completed in 2013; 156 beds completed by the end of 2014.

— Compiled by Kyle R. Hayes

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March 5, 2013 By

Work continues on the 6.6-acre site of North Country Ag off Ross Road in Lowville. Upon completion later this year, the business will sell farm equipment and feed from a 4,320-square-foot building. Photo by Christina Scanlon/NNY Business.

North Country Ag LLC

What: Farm equipment and feed store. North Country Ag is a joint venture of Finger Lakes Dairy Services Inc., a livestock supply and equipment distributor, and Keystone Mills, which sells feed for livestock and pets.

Location: Off Ross Road, Lowville.

Size: 4,320-square-foot building on a 6.6-acre parcel

Declared value: Less than $100,000

General: Adirondack Valley Builders, Lowville.

Estimated completion: Fall 2013

Local jobs: About a dozen construction jobs; half-dozen retail jobs when complete.

— Compiled by Kyle R. Hayes

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February 4, 2013 By

A bulldozer smooths stone last month while laying the foundation of the expansion for North Country Neurology on Washington Street in Watertown. The $1.2 million project is expected to be complete in late spring. Photo by Amanda Morrison/NNY Business.

North Country Neurology expansion

Location: 1340 Washington St., Watertown

Size: Approximately 6,400 square feet

Cost: $1.2 million

Design/build: LUNCO Corp., Carthage

Estimated completion: Spring 2013

Local jobs: About a dozen construction jobs; two new neurologists will join the practice in July, following the completion of the expansion.

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January 7, 2013 By

Above, Kenneth V. Carlin, Edwards, uses a nail gun while working on an addition to Frazer Computing, 6196 U.S. Route 11, Canton. The $450,000 project will add 4,800 square feet to the company’s headquarters. Inset, a company sign is hoisted into place in 2010 after the software firm relocated to the 7-acre site from the Canton Masonic Temple. Photo by Jason Hunter/Watertown Daily Times

Frazer Computing expansion

Location: 6196 Route 11, Canton

Size: 4,800 square feet on a seven-acre site

Cost: $450,000

Architect/Designer: Rebecca N. Weld, Renew Architecture and Design, Potsdam

Estimated completion:  Spring 2013

Local jobs: About a dozen construction jobs. Frazer Computing Owner Michael J. Frazer said the expansion will help to accommodate the company’s growth and expectation to hire between five and 10 new employees in 2013. “We’re growing like crazy,” Mr. Frazer said. “Our existing building will be overflowing with employees before we can get this addition built.”

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November 11, 2012 By

The outer walls of Price Chopper are taking form as construction continues at the plaza off Route 12 in the town of Alexandria. When complete at the end of April, the store will boost the Schenectady-based chain’s count to 132. Photo by Amanda Morrison.

Price Chopper, Alexandria Bay

Location: Route 12, Alexandria

Size: 31,600 square feet with a 2,500-square-foot covered outdoor area

Cost: $7.6 million

Environmental:
Designed to achieve Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) silver certification

Estimated completion: April 2013

Local jobs: Several dozen construction jobs. Approximately 130 employees when open, mostly part-time but some full-time.

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October 13, 2012 By

Construction continues last month on a 12,000-square-foot expansion of the Caskinette-Lofink Ford service department and showroom. The remodeled dealership is expected to open early in 2013.

Caskinette-Lofink ford expansion

Location: Service department expansion, 36788 Route 26, Carthage

Size: 12,000 square feet

Cost: $500,000

Design/building: LUNCO Corp., design-builders, Carthage

Estimated completion: First phase to be completed end of October, showroom completion estimated beginning of 2013.

Local jobs: 12 to 14 new positions created as a result of the expansion.

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September 9, 2012 By

Pooler Enterpisers employees, Fishers, tear out trees and prepare the site for the Morgan Development Apartments, called "Preserve at Autumn Ridge," on Route 202 in the town of Watertown. Photo by Amanda Morrison.

Preserve at Autumn Ridge Apartments

Location: State Route 202, between Coffeen and Arsenal streets, Watertown.

Size: 394 townhouse-style apartments.

Cost: $53 million.

Developer: Morgan Management LLC, Pittsford.

Architect: GYMO, Watertown.

Contractor: DGA Builders, Rochester.

Local jobs: Estimated 150 construction jobs, nine jobs upon completion.

Completion date: First units open late 2013.

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August 11, 2012 By

Groundwork has started for the first building in the St. Lawrence County Industrial Development Agency’s Canton Industrial Park. The IDA will be the building’s first tenant. Blackbird Cafe, Canton, has been in talks to house microbrewing operations in the building as well. Photo by Melanie Kimbler-Lago.

St. Lawrence County Industrial Development Agency Canton Industrial Park

Location: Commerce Lane, Canton

Size: 15,000 square feet

Cost: $1.9 million

Engineering and design: Tisdell Associates, Canton

On-site contractor: Danko, Massena

Estimated completion: 2013

Local jobs: Several dozen construction and contracting jobs.

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July 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Construction continues on Carthage Area Hospital’s Meadowbrook Terrace, a 60-bed assisted living facility in Champion. The facility will provide more than 30 administrative, nursing, maintenance and housekeeping jobs. Photo by Norm Johnston.

Meadowbrook Terrace Assisted Living Facility

Location: 21957 Cole Road, Champion

Size: 42,000 square feet on
approximately 10 acres. A 60-bed assisted living facility when completed.

Cost: $9.5 million

Architect: Nelson Associates, Clinton

Developer: Murnane, New Hartford

Estimated completion: End of 2012

Local jobs: Approximately two dozen construction jobs and 30 to 40 new administrative, nursing, maintenance and housekeeping jobs at the facility.

— Compiled by Rebecca Madden

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