FARGO — Work areas come in all varieties, but the spaces two men occupy on the Block 9 tower construction site downtown are wildly different than most. Jeff Jerde, 53, and Justin Beauchane, 41, ...

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Working 14 hours a day more than 400 feet in the air is just part of the job for tower-crane operator Dennis Herman. But his current gig at the construction site of Ohio State University’s new cancer ...

Proponents of a new standardized test for tower crane operators hope to advance industry safety and accountability in the midst of a controversial, national push for certification in the U.S. The ...

CHAMPAIGN – Operating a tower crane isn't for everyone – especially if you're acrophobic, claustrophobic or clumsy. Your whole day is spent in a compact "cabin" about 200 feet in the air. Part of the ...

Tower crane operators are the free agents of the construction industry. They are in high demand, must be certified and can make between $30 and $45 an hour. They can jump from job to job and place to ...

The air conditioner was buzzing and blowing to keep up with the desert sun, but the small window unit had already lost its cool. My hands—shaky and slippery with sweat—were having trouble keeping a ...

Joe Mondloch’s workplace hinges on where his employer deploys him, confined high in the air like a bat in a cage. Navigating a crane while mounted anywhere from 150 feet to over 800 feet above ground ...

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NEW YORK — Tommy Gambardella is a master of New York’s construction universe. Each morning before dawn, he rides an elevator more than 50 stories up the side of a skyscraper growing on Manhattan’s ...

An RMS Cranes tower located at 21st and California in downtown Denver. It is operated by Aaron Genova. The highest-profile job in Denver these days might just be operating one of the many tower cranes ...