Jennifer Rupp - Tue September 06, 2005
Smooth Sailing for I-90 Bridge Project
Just miles south of Lake Erie runs Interstate 90. On a good day, highway travelers can look out their car windows and see the deep blue water dotted with sailboats and, once in a while, the Brig Niagara....
Brenda Ruggiero - Mon August 29, 2005
$12M Job Expands Arlington National Cemetery by 40 Acres
Our nation’s military burial ground is in the midst of a needed expansion project. A total of 26,000 graves are being added to the current 215,000 graves at the 200-acre Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, VA....
Kate Zanoni - Wed July 06, 2005
Utility Work Only the Start of A.J. Johns’ Assignment
A bevy of A.J. Johns Inc. underground utility crews coordinated their efforts with dozens more of their colleagues at the 200-acre Sweetwater residential development in Jacksonville diligently completing their tasks before the 19-month contract ends in February....
Wed June 29, 2005
Second-Generation Iannella Masonry Relies on Caterpillar Equipment, Foley
Although Iannella Masonry Construction, of Hillsborough, NJ, has been in business for 19 years, Sandro Iannella’s, connection with Foley Inc. goes back farther than that. “I have known Foley my whole life....
Kate Zanoni - Mon June 13, 2005
Quality Grows From Single ’Tonka’ to Fleet of New Hollands
When William Hammersmith founded his business, Quality Construction, his friends mocked his small excavator by referring to it as a “Tonka.” Twenty-one years ago, before his son, Tony, and his wife, Lisa, joined the firm, Hammersmith started out humbly with just one employee — himself....
Thu May 19, 2005
Ransome CAT Donates Backhoe to Boy Scouts of America
Spring is a time of renewal. Even the construction industry in the Northeast gets into the act with a flurry of activity following a long, cold winter. On Tuesday April 19, Ransome CAT celebrated the onset of spring by donating a Caterpillar 426B backhoe loader to the Boy Scouts of America (BSA)....
Bonnie L. Quick - Thu April 28, 2005
British Military Invention Strengthens Embankment
Near the Kentucky border on southbound Interstate 75, in Ellico, TN, a displacement of soil has caused a problem that has to be dealt with quickly or it might further jeopardize travel in the area. Time and weather eroded soil under the roadway, creating an unstable surface on which to drive....
Brenda Ruggiero - Wed April 13, 2005
Miami Gardens Drive Job Focal Point of New City
Just more than a year after it began, three separate but related reconstruction projects in the 2-year-old city of Miami Gardens, FL, are progressing nicely toward completion. They represent the final phase of a comprehensive plan designed to improve traffic flow and safety along Miami Gardens Drive....
Brian H. Kern - Mon March 14, 2005
Despite Heavy Rains, Fallen Oak Golf Course on Schedule
Despite receiving 5 in. of rain between Jan. 31 and Feb. 2, Yates Construction of Biloxi, MS, is running on schedule in the development of the Fallen Oak golf course, located approximately 20 miles north of Biloxi near the DeSoto National Forest on Mississippi Route 15....
Mon February 07, 2005
Prize Money Totals $5K for Philly Backhoe Rodeo
On March 8 and 9, 2005, backhoe operators will once again be showing off their expertise during the Philadelphia Construction Expo at the Fort Washington Expo Center, just 15 mi. north of Philadelphia....
