Fri February 27, 2009
JCB Skid Steers, Loaders Feature Single-Sided Loading Arm
JCB’s skid steers and compact tracked loaders offer a single-sided loading arm allowing for a full side door to be fitted. The one arm design is achieved while maintaining equal weight distribution across the machine....
Wed December 24, 2008
Atlanta JCB Brings Good Cheer to Gwinnett Stadium Crew
The holidays arrived a little early for the folks working on the job site of the new Gwinnett Braves minor league stadium. More than 100 workers enjoyed a spirit-lifting meal on a rainy day at the site when the JCB mobile hospitality tractor-trailer rig made a stop in Lawrenceville, Ga., on Dec....
Tue December 30, 2008
AEM Elects New 2009 Officers
Martin Richenhagen, president and chief executive officer of AGCO Corporation in Duluth, Ga., has been elected 2009 chairman of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), the North American-based international trade group representing the off-road equipment manufacturing industry....
Fri December 12, 2008
Bob Lesher Appointed New President of Atlanta JCB
Bob Lesher has been named the new president of Atlanta JCB. Lesher started in the equipment business in 1970 working for Howell Tractor in Chicago, beginning on the ground floor in the industry as a night shift apprentice mechanic....
Fri December 05, 2008
AEM Elects 2009 Officers, Directors
------------------------------Martin Richenhagen, president and chief executive officer of AGCO Corporation in Duluth, Ga., has been elected 2009 chairman of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), the North American-based international trade group representing the off-road equipment manufacturing industry....
Jennifer Hetrick - Fri November 21, 2008
Elk River Pipeline Relies on JCB for First Major Project
Twenty-five years ago, Terry Gandee started working as a laborer in the pipeline industry. Through the years, he worked his way up to head superintendent in charge of major construction projects, some of which covered more than 60 miles from set-up to completion at costs up to $69 million....
Tue November 18, 2008
Dean Machinery Co. Adds New Manager
Dean Machinery Co. has hired Jeff Fisher as the new used equipment manager in Kansas City, Mo. “We’re very excited to have Jeff onboard because he has a diverse background and good management skills,” said Bill Jackson, vice president of sales, Dean Machinery....
Mon October 27, 2008
Cook Equipment Recognized as Oldest Bobcat Dealer
At the annual dealers meeting Sept. 15 to 17 in San Antonio, Texas, Bobcat announced that Cook Equipment Company of Los Angeles is now the oldest continually operated Bobcat dealer in the United States....
Thu October 23, 2008
JCB CEO to Appear on Fox Business News
John Patterson, chairman and CEO of JCB Inc., has been invited to do a live interview Oct. 24 on C-Suite, a Fox Business News program. The interview will cover Patterson’s view on the business environment in North America, recent news surrounding JCB, the equipment industry in general, his business philosophy and what that he stands for as chairman and CEO of JCB Inc....
Angela B. Hurni - Thu October 23, 2008
Yet Another Basic Paving Project…
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) has awarded a $14.7 million contract to Basic Construction Company to widen a segment of Jefferson Avenue (Route 143) from just north of Buchanan Drive for approximately 1 mi....
