Kip Fry - Wed February 13, 2002
Crews Surmount Severe ME Weather, Shoppers Rejoice
When the foundation was poured for the new Maine Crossing Mall in South Portland, ME, this past February, contractors were not optimistic.
“Do you know what kind of winter we had?” said Gary Owen, senior project manager for Sheridan Corporation, the general contractor for the project....
G.W. Hall - Wed February 06, 2002
Batson-Cook Nears Completion of 18-Story, $80M Galleria 600 Tower
A prestigious new business address has taken shape on the horizon of the Cumberland area north of Atlanta, where Batson-Cook is nearing the completion of the glittering new Galleria 600 building near the intersection of Interstates 75 and 285.
“We have done really well on this project,” said Larry Turner, project superintendent of Batson-Cook Company....
G.W. Hall - Wed February 06, 2002
Post Finishes Townhome Construction in Atlanta
Efforts to revitalize the community along Glenwood Avenue near I-20 received a major boost in October 2001, when the first residents moved into the elegant new Glenwood Green Townhomes. The $17-million development, which Post Construction Services of Atlanta built for 951 Glenwood Associates LLC, features 188 residences with prices ranging from the $140,000s to the $190,000s....
James C. Van Horn - Wed January 30, 2002
Tractor-Scraper Combo Hastens Homesite Grading Job
With the help of a new tractor-scraper combination, Ken Beer & Sons of Perkasie, PA, is making fast work of a mid-size excavating and grading job combination.
In Hilltown, PA, Beer & Sons is moving approximately 100,000 cu....
Mary Reed - Mon January 14, 2002
PA’s Bridge for 21st Century Carries $27.5M Price Tag
Drivers using the elderly Carey Avenue bridge spanning the Susquehanna River at Wilkes-Barre, PA, have been following progress of the new structure being built slightly upstream with great interest.
According to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) District Engineer Chuck Mattei, “The new Carey Avenue Bridge will be state-of-the-art....
Brenda Ruggiero - Wed January 16, 2002
Corman Reconstructs Baltimore’s Reistertown Road Bridge
Baltimore’s Corman Construction Inc. is gaining first-hand experience in creating an urban diamond interchange at Interstate 695 and MD 140 in Baltimore County. Although new to this particular area, this type of interchange has been used in more than 20 states to manage heavy traffic since the 1970s....
Wed January 02, 2002
Capital District’s Economy Grows Suburban Contracting
The Capital District of New York has had a strong economy for the past several years, which has benefited area companies such as Suburban Contracting and Development Corporation.
The company is a land development contractor that purchases area land, site clears it and develops is so that it is suitable for area builders to construct homes on or develops land under contract owned directly by area home builders....
Tue January 02, 2001
Five Star Sells a Whopping 19 TLBs to Same Customer
Five Star Equipment recently achieved the largest tractor-loader-backhoe deal in its history, selling 19 of the units to a single customer—E.E. Root & Sons Inc. of Oswego, NY. A John Deere dealership with New York locations in Kirkwood, Syracuse, Rochester and Oriskany, Five Star has an additional location in Stroudsburg, PA, and corporate headquarters in Dunmore, PA....
Lauri Johnson - Sat December 22, 2001
GPS Guides Halverson Through Roseville Bypass Job
Construction of a new highway bypass around Roseville, IL, may constitute routine work for Halverson Construction Company, but the firm is taking advantage of new technology to get the job done more efficiently.
The $18-million bypass is a 5-mi....
Daniel Monahan - Sat December 08, 2001
Road Widening Scheme Cheats Traffic Deaths on IA330, U.S. 65
A 26-mi. (41.6 km) stretch of highway in central Iowa that links Des Moines to Marshalltown is the site of a top priority highway construction effort.
The affected avenues are IA 330 and US 65, which run concurrent with each other for approximately 4 mi....
