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TV cameras capture implosion of grain elevator in San Angelo, Texas. 25 metres of grain elevator disappeared in a boom and a cloud of dust in Eden, captured on television cameras for “The Imploders,” a new TV series for the TLC cable channel. The implosion of the old grain elevator at the closed Concho Feed…Read moreRead more

Federal stimulus funds to boost demolition initiative in Flint. Flint in Michigan is expected to receive a massive boost in demolition and home rehabilitation funding today — about $25 million in federal stimulus funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. HUD said in a news release that Secretary Shaun Donovan will announce…Read moreRead more

Three foundations may finance demolition of Indiana shopping mall. Niles Township appears to be a community bent on destruction; in this case, the destruction of the former Eastgate Shopping Plaza. NewsCenter 16 has learned that a trio of community foundations is poised to step forward and offer to pay for the destruction of the building…Read moreRead more

EPA fines three companies over Rhode Island naval base asbestos mishandling. Three companies that worked on a demolition project at the Newport Navy Base in Newport, R.I. will pay nearly $15,000 in fines for illegally handling and disposing of asbestos, the toxic building material linked to deadly mesothelioma cancer. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency charged…Read moreRead more

World famous aircraft plant looks set for demolition. Boeing is set to demolish its historic Plant 2 facility near Boeing Field, famous for being so vital to the World War II manufacturing effort that to foil possible enemy bombing raids the roof was camouflaged with life-size fake trees, houses and streets. Boeing spokesman Chris Villiers…Read moreRead more

Texas Stadium will fall on 11 April, according to reports. After prolonged conjecture about the big-name sponsor behind its imminent implosion, Irving City officials have confirmed that the Texas Stadium implosion has been scheduled for 11 April. The implosion date was announced at an Irving City Council work session Wednesday. It was the first time…Read moreRead more

No end in sight for demolition of so-called Tombstone at Ground Zero. Nearly two months into the resumed demolition of the former Deutsche Bank tower near the World Trade Center, the agency responsible for taking down the building says it still cannot predict when the project will be done. Crews resumed deconstruction of the former…Read moreRead more

Granite lands Greenville Bridge contract. Granite Construction Incorporated announced yesterday that Granite Construction Company has been awarded a $22.4 million contract by the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) for the demolition of the U.S. 82 Greenville Bridge located approximately 100 miles northwest of Jackson, Mississippi. However, an industry insider informs us the granite bid was…Read moreRead more

Original home of the company that brought the world Post-It Notes to tumble. On 4 February, bids for a projected $4 million demolition of 12 campus buildings on the campus, which served as 3M’s headquarters between 1910 and 1962, will start being received. After that, the buildings, which are owned by the St. Paul Port…Read moreRead more

Not content with demolishing each other, professional wrestlers are branching out. It’s only a few months since we reported on the on/off “relationship” between former professional wrestler Gristle McLargeHuge and US contractor Dykon and yet here we are again reporting on yet more grapplers diversifying into the demolition business. The Extreme Makeover Home Edition demolition…Read moreRead more