- Wed November 28, 2007
Manitowoc Crane Expands Pa. Manufacturing Facility
The Manitowoc Crane Group (MCG) has begun a multimillion-dollar expansion and renovation project on its manufacturing facility in Shady Grove, Pa. The Shady Grove manufacturing plant is comprised of 11 manufacturing buildings located on a 305-acre campus....
- Wed November 21, 2007
MMIC Hits Ground Running With Model 14000 in Ohio
One of the first Model 14000 crawler cranes in the field was put to work on a power plant in eastern Ohio. The crane, which is one of several ordered by rental giant ALL Erection and Crane Rental Corp., was used to erect a number of components for a new conveyor system....
Lori Lovely - Mon November 19, 2007
Tollway Links Future to Ecological Heritage
The 12.5-mi. (20 km) six-lane extension of the North-South Tollway from where Interstate 355 ends at Interstate 55 (the Stevenson Expressway) through Will County to Interstate 80 opened to bicycle traffic on Veteran’s Day Nov....
- Sun October 28, 2007
Two New Skid Steers Designed to Save Time, Money
Two new additions to the John Deere skid steer family — the 313 and 315 — are compact and maneuverable, yet powerful with rated operating capacities of 1,300 and 1,500 lbs. (590 and 680 kg)....
Dorinda Anderson - Mon October 22, 2007
NDDOT Replaces 85-Year-Old Bridge
“When the Liberty Memorial Bridge was first built in 1922 it was the only crossing over the Missouri River from Sioux City, Iowa, to Great Falls, Mont., a 500-mile distance in either direction. The Memorial Bridge was also needed as an arterial route between Bismarck on the east side of the Missouri River and Mandan on the west side of the river, in central North Dakota,” explained Mike Kopp, on-site engineer of the North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT)....
Rebecca Ragain - Tue October 16, 2007
Las Vegas’ U.S. 95 Project Hits Final Phase
Drivers commuting from northwestern Las Vegas Valley to the city's downtown area are no doubt relieved that the final phases of an eight-year highway improvement project are nearly complete. Started in 2000, the U.S....
Matthew Willett - Tue September 25, 2007
InfraSource Adding Extra ’Swank’ to Buckhead
It’s a project that will define the area. The first — and sometimes only — impression that visitors take is not a bridge or a building, but a streetscape. On Peachtree Road in Atlanta’s ever-swankier Buckhead district, the streetscape will be like no other in the world....
Kerry Lynn Kirby - Tue August 28, 2007
Crews Widen Main Street in Bamberg During $8M Project
With large stretches of its main downtown streets reduced to a mess of rocks and dirt and gaping holes, Bamberg, S.C., looked more like a war zone than a quiet Southern town during work late last year and earlier this year to widen U.S....
- Thu August 23, 2007
Manitowoc Acquires Shirke’s Potain Tower Crane Business
The Manitowoc Company Inc. has acquired Shirke Construction Equipments Pvt. Ltd. Shirke is headquartered in Pune, India, and manufactures Potain tower cranes under license. It also is the Potain distributor for India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Bhutan....
- Sat August 04, 2007
IMT Adds CraneWorks Inc. as Dealer in Houston Area
Iowa Mold Tooling Co. Inc. (IMT) added CraneWorks Inc., based in Houston, as a dealer of IMT products to customers in the Houston area. CraneWorks now offers the extensive line of IMT telescopic cranes....
