David S. Chartock - Thu November 16, 2006
Tully-Pegno Leads Flushing River Crossing
The project team of the $178 million “Replacement of the Northbound Whitestone Expressway/Flushing River Bridge Replacement Project” faces numerous challenges, according to John Elias, the engineer-in-charge of the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT), Region 11, Long Island City, N.Y....
Jerry Harkavy - Fri November 10, 2006
Strong Gusts Topple Crane Into Three Houses in Portland Neighborhood
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Maine officials were assessing damages Oct. 30 in the aftermath of a wild, weekend storm that brought gusty winds that toppled a 165-ft. crane in one of Portland’s most populous neighborhoods and triggering additional power outages around the state....
- Fri October 27, 2006
North Atlantic Machinery Named Terex Finlay Dealer for Four New England States
North Atlantic Machinery, headquartered in Gorham, Maine, is now the dealer for all Terex Finlay products in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and Massachusetts. North Atlantic Machinery handles the full line of Terex Finlay equipment, including screening plants, wash plants, trommels, impact crusher plants, jaw crusher plants, conveyors and related equipment....
- Fri October 13, 2006
Nowak, Towne Join Sales Staff at Vantage Equipment
Vantage Equipment, an authorized distributor for Volvo, Gradall, Hypac/Bomag, Dynapac Pavers, and BTI Hydraulic Breakers, has announced the following personnel additions. John Nowak joined Vantage Equipment as eastern region field sales manager in its Albany, NY, branch....
- Fri September 29, 2006
Peaks USA Picks Potain Igo 50 for Packed Housing Project
Wood frame contractor, Kevin O’Rourke, owner of Peaks USA, is using a Potain Igo 50 self-erecting crane on a space-constrained job in Cambridge, MA. Richdale Place is a 38,000 sq. ft. (3,530 sq m) multi-unit residential building with a parking structure as its foundation....
Maybelle G. Cagle - Mon September 25, 2006
Contractors Flock to Audubon Bridge
For at least five decades, the only way to cross the Mississippi River between New Roads and St. Francisville, LA, has been a state operated ferry system. That will change in 2010 when Louisiana’s new $348-million John James Audubon Bridge is completed to link the two historic districts....
- Thu September 21, 2006
PA Firm Continues 30-Year Hunt for ’Buried Treasure’
Dave Popple often equates his business, Pioneer Aggregates Inc., with digging for buried treasure. For more than 30 years he’s continued the hunt, always searching for better ways to get the unique materials his company mines and quarries to customers in several parts of the United States....
David S. Chartock - Wed September 20, 2006
State Agencies Determined to Save Bolsa Chica Lowland Ecosystem
Rainfall was the biggest challenge facing the project team of the soon-to-be completed $147-million Bolsa Chica Lowland Restoration Project in Huntington Beach, CA. According to Jack M. Fancher, coastal program chief and Bolsa Chica program manager of the U.S....
- Sun September 10, 2006
ACC Links 14,005H Telescoping Crane With Titan 70 Body
Auto Crane Company’s 14,005H telescoping crane comes standard with an FM remote and tethered pendant, full power extension to more than 30 ft. (9.1 m), a two-speed rotation mechanism, and 60 ft./minute line speed....
- Sun September 10, 2006
Potain HDT 80 Stars at Harvard’s Historic Hasty Pudding
A Potain HDT 80 self-erecting crane is playing an important role in constructing a six-story addition to Harvard University’s historic Hasty Pudding Theater, in Cambridge, Mass. Built in 1887, the theater is an important part of the campus and is the home of Harvard’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals, a prestigious fraternity started in 1795....
