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Sat December 23, 2000

Hensley Debuts as North American Distributor for Wimmer Equipment

Dallas-based Hensley Industries Inc. and Wimmer Hartstahl GmbH & Co KG of Thalgau, Austria, have agreed to enter into an exclusive distribution agreement for Wimmer products for North America. The products will be branded, marketed and sold under Hensley Industries Inc./Wimmer International....

Sat February 05, 2000

American 5299 Gets Second Chance

In its suburban Chicago, IL, shop, Crane & Machinery Inc., recently completed its second remanufacturing project. This project involved completely disassembling an American 5299 crawler crane. The crane has been a part of Case Foundation’s fleet since 1971....

Sat November 11, 2000

American Paving & Asphalt Builds Foundation With Solid Equipment

“The first rule of going into business is to make sure that you don’t burn any bridges behind yourself. You might need them later to help haul across men, materials, and machinery,” said Robert G....

C.J. Wright - Sat January 29, 2000

Mavericks, Stars Soar With American Airlines Arena

Much like the conjecture that grows before Oscar winners are announced on Academy Awards night, speculation mounted in the Dallas, TX, construction circles as well as in the press over which company would claim the prestigious position as builder of a new sports arena, expected to be a cut above all others and a project to shape the future of the city’s downtown. Finally, in August 1999 after beating out three finalists, Austin Commercial received the nod and won the construction manager/general contractor spot for the American Airlines Center....

Tonya Layman - Wed September 13, 2000

JCB Aims High With North American Headquarters

The close proximity to three major transportation systems is one of the largest factors that went into the decision to construct the new North American headquarters of JCB in Pooler, GA, a suburb of Savannah....