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10/22/2024

Tropicana Takedown…in 22 Seconds

The iconic Tropicana Hotel in Las Vegas was demolished in just 22 seconds after 67 years of operation, making way for a new baseball stadium. Controlled Demolition Inc. executed the implosion flawlessly, with the site...

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06/21/2024

Gone in 35 Seconds

Lindamood and CDI team up for the demolition of three high-rise towers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, showcasing meticulous planning and innovative safety measures in one of the states largest demolition projects....

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11/01/2023

CDI Wins, Again, at the 2023 World Demolition Summit

CDI won, for the second year in a row, for the Explosives Demolition project of the year at the 2023 World Demolition Summit held in Toronto, Canada. The award was for the demolition of a...

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08/01/2023

The Demolition Pioneers

Click HERE to view the original article by Claire Suttles for Focus Media Group August 2023 brochure.

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11/23/2022

CDI Wins at the 2022 World Demolition Summit

CDI won for the Explosives Demolition project of the year at the 2022 World Demolition Summit held in Vienna, Austria. The award was for the emergency, explosives felling of the remaining Champlain Towers South in...

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10/21/2022

How to Prepare for a Controlled Demolition

Mark Loizeaux, president and owner of Controlled Demolition Inc., discusses best practices for preparing for demolition by implosion. Click HERE to view the original article by Alex Kamczyc for Construction & Demolition Recycling online content,...

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08/04/2022

Responding to the Call

Surfside, Florida - NDA members lend a hand after the Surfside, Florida condominium building collapse. Click HERE to view the original article by Alexa Schlosser for the NDA's Demolition Magazine, Sept/Oct 2021 issue.

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02/19/2021

CDI Implodes Former Trump Plaza in Atlantic City

By Stephanie Loder for Engineering News-Record, February 18, 2021 Click HERE for the full article in ENR.

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08/07/2020

O, Little Tower of Bethlehem

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania- Read about the preparation for and the implosion of the Martin Tower, the former Bethlehem Steel Headquarters. Click HERE to view the original article, pages 14-19, NDA's Demolition Magazine, Oct/Nov 2019 issue.

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12/06/2016

Watching buildings fall on the Strip another excuse to party

By John Przybys for the Las Vegas Review-Journal June 12, 2016 For original article, please click here. New Year’s Eve? Meh. National Finals Rodeo? Pffft. The Consumer Electronics Show? Whatever. But an iconic Strip casino...

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