Broome County Contractor Blog
Public works, downtown revitalization, adaptive reuse, prevailing wage, and the actual work of building things in Broome County and the Southern Tier. Written by Mike Tokos and the Tokos Contracting team.
Binghamton University's $34M Decker School and $29M Bartle Library by Fahs Construction, UHS Wilson Medical Center by LeChase, BOCES Glenwood's $37.3M DASNY bond, the $5M Henry & Washington streetscape by Vacri, the Clinton Street DRI Round 8 open call, the Crowley Factory adaptive reuse, and the proposed Broome Technology Park, the major construction projects in Broome County, NY in May 2026.
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On December 30, 2024, every contractor bidding public work in New York became subject to a mandatory state registry. Two construction seasons in, here's what's actually changed for school districts, library trustees, and municipal owners across Broome County.
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Mayor Kraham announced the Henry and Washington Street streetscape in May 2025. Two construction seasons later, the work is underway and a block away from Tokos Contracting's Main & Front Street corridor. Here's what changes for the buildings inside the work zone.
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The Crowley Factory Lofts on Conklin Avenue and the 71 Main Street listing represent two ends of the same Broome County strategy: take a vacant landmark, hold the bones, change the use. Here's what the playbook actually looks like up close.
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