Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Mon January 28, 2019
Bypass Project Alters Florida Landscape
The Florida Department of Transportation's $60 million Baldwin Bypass project in the town of Baldwin, Duval County, is an ambitious attempt to relieve traffic congestion by constructing a 4-mi., four-lane highway and three overpasses that cross CSX railway tracks....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Fri December 28, 2018
Truck Bypass Aims at Easing Congestion
As truck traffic continues to increase in the U.S. 301 corridor in Starke, Bradford County, Fla., the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is spending $90 million to construct the 7.3-mi. Starke Alternate Truck Route, also known as the Starke 223 Bypass, to relieve traffic congestion both now and in the future....
Joe Barron – CEG Associate Editor - Thu December 27, 2018
Terex Finlay Hosts International Dealer Conference
Terex Finlay rolled out its heavy equipment in Jacksonville, Fla., Nov. 14 to 16 for its three-day international dealer conference and demo event. The Northern Ireland-based manufacturer, which has facilities in Louisville, Ky., and India, welcomed distributors from as far away as Japan, South Africa and Australia, as well as healthy contingents from Europe and the Americas....
American Concrete Pavement Association - Mon December 17, 2018
Florida DOT, Archer Western Construction Receive 2018 Sustainability Award
ACPA presented the 2018 Sustainable Practices Award to the Florida Department of Transportation and Archer Western Construction in recognition of the innovative design-build team which proposed, engineered, and built a 16-ft....
Associated Builders and Contractors - Mon December 17, 2018
Florida Tops ABC Rankings of States Favoring Business
Associated Builders and Contractors on Nov. 28 released its 2018 Merit Shop Scorecard, an annual state ranking based on policies and programs that encourage open competition, education and job growth, and award construction contracts based solely on merit, regardless of labor affiliation....
American Concrete Pavement Association - Mon December 17, 2018
American Concrete Pavement Association's 2018 Lifetime Pavement Recognition Award
The American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA) has recognized two long-life pavements with the association's Lifetime Pavement Recognition Award. The City of Boulder, Colo. , was in recognized with an award for a four-block section of Mapleton Avenue, a location of great importance to a vibrant city....
Craig Mongeau - CEG Editor in Chief - Mon December 03, 2018
United Bros. Taps Solid Power of Gorilla Hydraulic Hammer
United Bros. Development Corp. of Jacksonville, Fla., needed another hydraulic hammer — the ultimate question would be which one?Though he had used other hammers by various manufacturers over the years, David Dostie, president of United Bros., decided to try something different after reaching out to his dealer, Great Southern Equipment — a Gorilla hammer....
CEG - Mon December 03, 2018
Linder Celebrates 65th Anniversary With Events in Orlando, Jacksonville
The final 65th anniversary open house events Linder Industrial Machinery held in Florida took place Nov. 13 in Orlando and Nov. 15 in Jacksonville. As with previous anniversary celebrations, great crowds and scores of manufacturer representatives came out to support the company and donate some nice prizes for the drawings....
Mon December 03, 2018
After Last 2018 Orlando Sale, Ritchie Bros. Looks Ahead
Ritchie Bros. conducted its final Orlando auction of the year Nov. 13, attracting more than 3,500 bidders from 58 countries. More than 2,600 equipment items were sold at auction for more than 300 owners, including more than 60 excavators, 60 skid steers, 40 loaders, and 40 compactors, as well as dozers, hundreds of lifting and handling equipment items, truck tractors and more....
Ellis Rusa - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Mon November 26, 2018
Miami Stadium Could Rise From Ruins Under Restoration Plan
MIAMI (AP) — Miami Marine Stadium is a shell of its former self. What was once home to world-class speedboat races, sold-out rock concerts and boxing matches now sits abandoned behind a fenced-off section of Virginia Key, a slice of land south of downtown Miami....
