John Deere - Wed November 21, 2018
John Deere Dealer Provides Backhoes to Aid Hurricane Recovery
Following the devastation of Hurricane Michael, Beard Equipment and John Deere donated the use of a John Deere backhoe to four local counties and municipalities in the Florida Panhandle. The cities of Lynn Haven, Callaway and Mexico Beach and Jackson County experienced serious damage as a result of the hurricane, which made landfall in the area as a Category 4 storm and caused the destruction of buildings and limited access to power, water and roadways....
Lane Construction - Mon November 19, 2018
Lane Construction Wins Florida Parkway Contract
The Lane Construction Corporation, the U.S. subsidiary of Salini Impregilo Group, has won a design-build contract in Florida to construct the Wekiva Parkway (Section 8) in Seminole County. The contract is valued at $253 million....
NTSB - Mon November 19, 2018
NTSB Investigation Blames 'Design Errors' For FIU Pedestrian Bridge Collapse
An investigative update issued by the National Transportation Safety Board Nov. 15, about its ongoing investigation of the fatal, FIU pedestrian bridge collapse in Miami, Fla., says errors were made in the design of the 174-ft....
Yoder & Frey - Thu November 15, 2018
Yoder & Frey's October Auction Acts as Prelude to Dec. Sale, 2019 Kissimmee Sale
Yoder & Frey, auctioneers of heavy construction, mining and agricultural equipment in the U.S., reported massive increases in attendance and interest at its recent one-day Kissimmee Auction in late October, a positive prelude to the now famous, Kissimmee winter equipment sale, which commences for a week from Feb....
CEG - Thu November 15, 2018
Linder Hosts Open Houses at Florida Locations
After a series of 65th anniversary celebrations at its North Carolina and South Carolina locations, Linder Industrial Machinery hosted open house events in the Sunshine State to commemorate its anniversary....
Thunder Creek - Wed November 14, 2018
Ring Power Named Thunder Creek Dealer in Florida
Ring Power Corporation and Thunder Creek Equipment have reached an agreement that will make the heavy equipment dealer an official distributor of Thunder Creek's products for the construction industry in 44 counties throughout north and central Florida....
Sims Crane - Thu November 08, 2018
Sims Crane Announces Launch of 'Sims U,' A 16-Week, Paid Training Course for Crane Operators
Sims Crane, a Florida-based crane rental and rigging service company, has announced the formation of Sims U, a paid, hands-on crane operator training school based in Tampa. According to Sims management, the goal of the program is to jump start a student into a lucrative career....
AASHTO - Mon November 05, 2018
DOT: No Connection Between Pedestrian Bridge Collapse, Grant Award Process
A 20-page report issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Office of Inspector General (OIG) on Oct. 29 determined that there was "no evidence" connecting the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery or TIGER grant approval process and the March 15th collapse of a pedestrian bridge under construction at Florida International University in Miami, Fla., on March 15, as "decisions on the bridge's design and construction were made after the grant was selected."That bridge collapse resulted in six fatalities and eight injuries....
DFD Loaders - Tue October 30, 2018
DFD Loaders Announces Exclusive U.S. Distribution of Schäffer Construction Wheel Loaders
Schäffer, a German brand of compact and telescopic articulated loaders, is now available in the United States via Florida-based distributor DFD Loaders. Beginning Q4 of 2018, U.S. buyers can choose from 13 models ranging from 25 to 157 hp for different size jobs....
CEG - Mon October 22, 2018
Landscape Show Transforms Orlando Convention Center
The 2018 Landscape Show was packed with more than 800 exhibitors Oct. 4 to 6 at the Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Fla. The show was hosted by the Florida Nursery Growers and Landscape Association (FNGLA), the nation's largest and oldest state nursery and landscape association, as well as the Southeast's premier landscape and horticulture conference and trade event....
