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»	Concrete Testing Executive Sentenced to Up to 21 Years The judge said he hoped the prison term imposed on the president of Testwell Laboratories would dete ...
»	Mixing In Some Carbon A start-up called Calera says it has found a way to capture carbon dioxide by using it to make cemen ...
»	The Age of Concrete Tall structures like Dubai’s Burj Khalifa provide remarkable insights about the aspirations of the s ...

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Concrete Testing Executive Sentenced to Up to 21 Years By COLIN MOYNIHAN
The judge said he hoped the prison term imposed on the president of Testwell Laboratories would deter illegal practices by others in the construction industry.
Mixing In Some Carbon By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER
A start-up called Calera says it has found a way to capture carbon dioxide by using it to make cement, but skeptics have doubts.
The Age of Concrete By BLAINE BROWNELL
Tall structures like Dubai’s Burj Khalifa provide remarkable insights about the aspirations of the societies that created them.
Owner of Concrete Testing Company Tried Suicide After Initial Verdicts By JOHN ELIGON
V Reddy Kancharla, owner of Testwell Laboratories, once leading concrete testing company in New York City, tried to kill himself two weeks after he was convicted of falsifying concrete mix reports; suicide attempt came while jury was still deliberating most serious charges against him; Kancharla, company vice president Vince Barone and Testwell itself have been convicted of most serious charge of enterprise corruption
Testing Company Officials Guilty on Top Count By JOHN ELIGON
Two executives of Testwell Laboratories, once New York’s top concrete testing company, were convicted of enterprise corruption in connection with the falsification of tests.
Concrete Testing Company and Owner Are Convicted of Falsifying Work By JOHN ELIGON
A jury is still deliberating whether the leading concrete testing company in New York, Testwell Labs, its owner and its vice president are guilty of enterprise corruption.
Concrete Solutions By JOHN MCASLAN
An internationally financed rebuilding effort should take a longer view of Haiti’s future, supporting a gradual, well-thought-out physical transformation.
3 on Trial, Accused of Faking Concrete Tests By JOHN ELIGON
The issue is not whether strength-test reports of concrete and steel at major construction projects were wrong, but why.
Dust Has Yet to Settle Over New Concrete Plant By JOSEPH BERGER
A factory nearing completion in Brooklyn has raised protests over its potential effect on the neighborhood’s air quality and changing image.
Corrections
Correction of headline with Oct 24 article about discovery of cracks in concrete pedestrian ramps at new Yankee Stadium, regarding reference to cause; article and headline also misstated cost of project
Cracks Emerge in Ramps at New Yankee Stadium By WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM and KEN BELSON; DAVID WALDSTEIN CONTRIBUTED REPORTING.
Ramps in the $1.5 billion stadium have been plagued by cracks.
Corruption in Concrete
New York City’s decision to create a laboratory to evaluate the quality of concrete for city building projects is an excellent start for dealing with a thorny problem.
Increasing Oversight, City Plans Its Own Concrete-Testing Lab By WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM
New York will develop a laboratory to test concrete strength on city projects and create a unit to audit testing done on private construction projects, a source said.
Concrete Jungle
New York City’s oversight of the concrete industry needs to be tightened so that wrongdoers are pushed out of the system and never get back in.
City Inquiry Into Concrete Testing Widens By WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM
Prosecutors executed a search warrant at a company that supplies concrete to public works projects, marking an expansion of a probe into the concrete testing industry.

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