Wed November 20, 2002
Company Donates GPS Grade
Students in a half-dozen academic majors at Pennsylvania College of Technology, a special-mission affiliate of The Pennsylvania State University, will receive valuable training with a cutting-edge grade-control system that relies on Global Positioning System (GPS) technology to move earth.
Due to contributions of equipment and expertise from Keystone Precision Instruments, Allan A....
Brenda Ruggiero - Thu October 24, 2002
Erie Becomes Transportation Mecca With New $8M Hub
An Intermodal Transportation Complex soon will open its doors for travelers in Erie, PA.
Managed by the Erie-Western Pennsylvania Port Authority, the bayfront building will serve as a hub for passengers of Erie Metropolitan Transit Authority buses and eventually Greyhound buses....
Richard Miller - Thu October 17, 2002
McAninch Uses Cat Equipment to Relocate U.S. 59 in Missouri
On March 15, 2002, the McAninch Corporation was the successful low bidder on a highway relocation project on U.S. 59 in Holt County, MO. The $4.3-million project calls for constructing a new 2-mi. (3.2 km.) section of roadway with a 24-ft....
Craig Mongeau - Fri October 11, 2002
Sewer Plant Neighbors Rejoice Over Allied Hammer
How do you quadruple the capacity of a sewage treatment plant that’s nestled in the midst of high-priced suburban Philadelphia homes? Very quietly.
Montgomery Township, in Montgomery County, outside of Philadelphia, has experienced meteoric development over the past 10 years and the need to expand its sewage treatment facility has become vital....
Fran Foran - Thu September 26, 2002
McGee Rocks Out With Thompson Machinery Crushers
McGee Construction, a residential, commercial, excavating, paving, and building contractor located in West Gardiner, ME, was started in 1976 by Steven McGee before he finished high school. His enterprise began as a trucking business, hauling lime, fertilizer and some construction equipment....
Emily Guziak - Tue September 10, 2002
McDonald Moves Herd of Equipment on VT’s Route 9
Rebuilding of a 3.7-mi. (5.9 km) section of a highway in southern Vermont has resulted in the mitigation of a 10-acre (4 ha) wetlands site, requiring that all the equipment used on those 10 acres be pressure-washed and free of mud, grease or leaks.
“We can’t introduce any non-native or new species of plants or insects to the new wetlands area,” said Mark Mackintosh, civil engineer for the state of Vermont....
Gwenyth Laird Pernie - Fri September 06, 2002
American South Demolishes Hendersonville School
Hendersonville Middle School, located in Hendersonville, NC began site preparations for major renovations and new construction in early June.
According to Hendersonville Middle School Principal Dr. Chuck Pressley, overcrowding and the need to upgrade the main school building convinced the Henderson County School Board to remodel the main 20,000 sq....
Wed July 31, 2002
Deere GPS Dozers Help Ruttura Makes Grade at JFK
They say when something works well, stick with it. That’s what Ruttura & Sons Construction, of Long Island, NY, has done with its John Deere equipment, with a few modifications, of course. The company is using some of its Deere equipment, mainly its dozers, on two projects at New York’s JFK Airport....
Mary Reed - Fri July 19, 2002
After a Decade of Delays, Scranton Interchange Work Gets Underway
Residents living near the Davis Street/Montage Mountain Road interchange exit on I-81 in Scranton, PA, may occasionally mutter about the night shift construction currently underway on the site, but in a year or two all will be forgotten when the long-anticipated project is completed and they reap its benefits....
Thu July 18, 2002
Custom Crushing and Materials Cuts Contractors’ Costs
Custom Crushing and Materials Inc., located in Peekskill, NY, specializes in on-site crushing and screening. The company, founded in 1999 by Michael Divitto, processes mostly concrete, asphalt, and virgin blasted material in order to manufacture many materials on site for contractors....
