Adamo Demolition (Adamo Group) is a

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-based

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remediation and

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company founded in 1964 that specializes in industrial projects.

Works

They have demolished many well-known, major structures such as:

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, Park Avenue Hotel,

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, Northville Psychiatric Hospital, and the Riverwalk Hotel. They have also controversially demolished many buildings considered historically significant such as the Lafayette Building and

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. In 1978, the company won a case in the

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that led to reformed NESHAP regulations. On December 2, 2015, Adamo Group's president and CEO, John Adamo Jr., was killed in an accident while overseeing an Ohio demolition project. He was 57. By 2019, Adamo Group had demolished 3,397 buildings for the city of Detroit, earning over $56 million. Adamo Group was a suspect in an

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investigation into corruption involving Detroit City demolition officials and contractors in the city's blight-removal program; the report determined that no rules in bid selection were infringed, but that their closed-door meeting practices "lacked fairness, openness, and transparency." They later were suspended for 90 days from bidding on

demolition contracts, and again received negative publicity in association with the blight-removal program again when they accidentally demolished a house neighboring their intended project.

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External links

Official WebsitePool Demolition
Demolition 1964 establishments in Michigan Construction and civil engineering companies of the United States