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Wed March 13, 2002

Specialty Rentals and Attachments Equips Contractors on Timely Basis

With more than 22 years of experience in the construction industry and the urging of family and friends in the business, Bob Harrell opened Specialty Rentals and Attachments Company Inc. on Feb. 1. The company is located at 30 Dunham Loop in Berlin, NJ, with a shop located at 588 Erial-New Brooklyn Rd....

Craig Mongeau - Wed March 13, 2002

PA’s Kenco Thrives on Making Contractors’ Jobs Easier

It has been said that just one good idea when supplemented with hard work, dedication and unrelenting belief can be the proverbial secret to success in business. Kenco Corporation is one those shining success stories....

Mon March 04, 2002

Trimble Wins U.S. Army Construction Equipment Contract

Trimble recently announced that it has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Army to provide grade control and laser leveling systems for its heavy construction equipment. The contract is valued at approximately $1.7 million. Under the contract, Trimble will supply grade control systems for the Army’s new hydraulic excavators called the HYEX....

Brenda Ruggiero - Wed February 27, 2002

Crews Work on First Section of WV 9 Replacement Job

Crews in West Virginia are currently working on the first section of a $110-million project that will replace WV 9 with a new four-lane highway that will run from Charles Town to the Virginia line. The current project runs from U.S....

Mary Reed - Wed February 27, 2002

Fast-Track Project Speeds Trolleys Back to Scranton, PA

It’s not just trains that are on fast tracks in Pennsylvania. The $1.1-million job just completed on Stafford Avenue in Scranton, PA, will not only replace a bridge that was demolished more than a decade ago — thereby restoring the Laurel Line rail link from Scranton to Montage, PA — but also it was a project that was designed and built very quickly....

Cindy Riley - Tue February 19, 2002

Alabama Interstate Bridge Collapse Snarls Traffic, Forces Rapid Repair

Best known as “Malfunction Junction,” Birmingham’s I-59/I-65 interchange is undergoing major construction following a deadly explosion in January. A tanker loaded with petroleum collided with another vehicle, causing the truck to burst into flames and cause massive damage....

Angela B. Hurni - Wed February 20, 2002

Clark Construction Builds Heritage IV in Annandale

Work is under way by The Clark Construction Group Inc. on Heritage IV, the second and final phase of development of the Heritage Center in Annandale, VA. The Heritage complex, developed by Royal Management & Development Inc....

G.W. Hall - Wed February 20, 2002

C.W. Matthews Molds Atlanta’s $2B Atlantic Station

The $2-billion Atlantic Station project continues to take shape north of 14th Street in Atlanta, at the site of the old Atlantic Steel mill. When completed in three years, the 140-acre (57 ha) mixed-use enclave will include hotels, condos, apartments, restaurants, retail establishments, office space and entertainment venues....

Wed February 13, 2002

Contractor Appreciates New Holland’s EC215LC After Leasing Before Purchase

Whether someone is building a home or purchasing a piece of equipment, it is important to pay attention to details. When Tony Barone, owner of Anthony C. Barone General Contracting, builds a subdivision, he always pays attention to details....

Mary Reed - Wed February 13, 2002

Crews Preserve History, Erect $11M Bridge in Danville, PA

Three bridges linking the boroughs of Danville and Riverside, PA, have shared a common fate over the course of the past 150 years or so — that of falling prey to the elements in most spectacular fashions. Danville’s first wooden bridge was built in 1829 but destroyed by flooding 23 years later....