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    <description>Construction notes from a Binghamton general contractor. Public works, downtown revitalization, adaptive reuse, prevailing wage, and the work of building things in Broome County, New York.</description>
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    <copyright>© 2026 Tokos Contracting, LLC</copyright>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Mike Tokos</dc:creator>
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      <description>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 &amp; 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.</description>
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      <title>NYS Prevailing Wage in 2026: What Broome County Owners Need to Know Before Bidding Public Works</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Mike Tokos</dc:creator>
      <category>Public Works</category>
      <description>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.</description>
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      <category>Downtown Binghamton</category>
      <description>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 &amp; Front Street corridor. Here's what changes for the buildings inside the work zone.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>Mike Tokos</dc:creator>
      <category>Adaptive Reuse</category>
      <description>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.</description>
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