Takeuchi - Wed August 29, 2018
Takeuchi Announces Halo Autosports as a New Dealer in Florida
Takeuchi-US, a global leader in compact equipment, announced Halo Autosports as a new dealer. Based in Brooksville, Fla., the company will carry Takeuchi's full lineup of equipment, including compact excavators, compact track loaders, skid steer loaders and wheel loaders....
CEG - Mon August 27, 2018
Alex Lyon & Son Hosts Rental Return Auction in Kissimmee
Alex Lyon & Son conducted a rental return auction with a wide variety of late model machines and support equipment on Aug. 7 at its Kissimmee, Fla., sale site. A great crowd of registered bidders turned out, and a large volume of online bidding made for another successful auction event....
Liebherr - Thu August 23, 2018
Liebherr Announces Action Equipment as New Dealer in Florida
Liebherr USA Co. Construction Equipment division advanced its dealer network by welcoming a new dealer, Action Equipment LLC based out of Miami, Fla. Liebherr USA Co. Construction Equipment has successfully expanded its dealer network even further by collaborating with Action Equipment, a reputable company that will provide Liebherr customers with equipment rentals, product sales support and service....
Felling Trailers - Tue August 21, 2018
Worley Joins Felling Trailers as Southeastern Regional Sales Manager
Felling Trailers Inc. has hired Jason Worley as the new regional sales manager for the southeast, effective immediately. In this role, he will be responsible for all sales development, activity and dealer support within Tennessee, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia....
Emily Buenzle - Mon August 20, 2018
Utility Crews Find Bone While Digging
A Florida construction crew recently found a piece of history – or rather, pre-history – at a site in Cape Coral. The crew was doing utility work about 17 feet deep when they dug up an enormous bone, which is presumed to be from a mastodon, or mammoth, the New York Post reported....
Sims Crane - Fri August 10, 2018
Sims Crane Posts Video of Crane Lifting Generator to 18th Floor of BB&T Building
Sims Crane & Equipment, Florida's premier crane rental and rigging service company, has posted dramatic YouTube video of a Sims Crane team lifting a 450KW generator to the 18th floor of the BB&T building in Jacksonville, Fla....
NAWIC - Mon July 30, 2018
NAWIC Tours Miami Worldcenter Site, Raise Awareness
The National Association of Women in Construction's (NAWIC) Miami Chapter kicked off “Women in Construction Week” this April with a site visit to Miami Worldcenter, one of the country's largest mixed-use development projects currently under way in downtown Miami, in an effort to raise awareness of the opportunities available for women in the construction industry and to emphasize the growing role of women in the field....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Mon July 30, 2018
Krome Avenue Project Approaches Completion
Odebrecht Construction USA is less than two months away from completing the Florida Department of Transportation's (FDOT) $59 million project to widen and improve a segment of State Road (SR) 977/Krome Avenue from SR 94/SW 88 Street/Kendall Drive to north of SR 90/SW 8 Street/Tamiami Trail in western Miami-Dade County....
Emily Buenzle - Mon July 23, 2018
One Injured in Building Collapse
A 12-story building collapsed in Miami Beach on the morning of July 23, injuring at least one person. There is no indication yet as to what may have caused the collapse of the empty, 55-year-old Marlborough House condominiums, the Miami Herald reported....
The Associated Press - Mon July 23, 2018
Cracks Found in Pensacola Bay Bridge Now Under Construction
PENSACOLA — Cracks have been found in a portion of concrete being used for a mammoth bridge project in Florida. Cracks have twice halted construction of the $400-million bridge in the last several months, raising concerns about oversight and disclosure from the state....
