The Asbury Ocean Club reached its pinnacle last month, a distinction that was celebrated with a topping out ceremony. According to one of the 320-members of the Sordoni construction crew, the ceremony is a historic rite of passage in the industry that represents a bow to the gods for entering into their air space. Today the tradition […]

Asbury Park’s waterfront redeveloper iStar has launched an internship program aimed at offering local residents construction training opportunities.  The internship program addresses a long voiced complaint that city 20-somethings are in need of employment opportunities.  “iStar is committed to workforce development in Asbury Park,” Senior Vice President of Land and Development Brian Cheripka [at right] […]

In an unprecedented move, waterfront redeveloper iStar will launch a construction industry workforce development program next week. Aimed at including local contractors in the work needed to build the 1101 Ocean Avenue project at the failed Esperanza site [shown in feature photo],  iStar will host an open bid event from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday […]