CEG - Thu April 25, 2019
Workforce Development Tops Agenda at DVAED Meeting
The Delaware Valley Associated Equipment Distributors, one of the most active local chapters of the AED, held its spring 2019 meeting April 18, 2019, at Norris Sales Company in Conshohocken, Pa. Jason Blake, CEO of the AED Foundation, provided an update to members on his association's trade school accreditation programs, which includes efforts to bring more schools into the construction (and particularly, technicians) workforce development pipeline with dealers and manufacturers....
Sennebogen - Thu April 18, 2019
Fuel Savings, Lifting Power Make Watco Manager a Believer in Sennebogen 875
When Jon Mihalic's last cable crane operator retired recently, he knew the time had come to also retire the aging Manitowoc 4000 crane from his barge dock. "You can't find a qualified cable crane operator anymore," he noted, "but really, that old crane just wasn't efficient by today's standards."Mihalic heads the Watco Companies barge and rail terminal in Industry, Pa., near Pittsburgh....
AASHTO Journal - Mon April 15, 2019
Report Outlines Funding Challenges for Southeastern Pennsylvania
A new 54-page report crafted by the Southeast Partnership for Mobility — comprised of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority and Pennsylvania Department of Transportation — highlights ways to reverse a falloff in transportation funding affecting the southeastern region of Pennsylvania....
AGC - Tue April 09, 2019
Chicago's Ujamaa Construction Wins Diverse Business of the Year Award
Chicago's Ujamaa Construction was named as the 2019 Diverse Business of the Year award winner by the Associated General Contractors of America, association officials announced April 9. The association also awarded Diversity and Inclusion Excellence Awards to Austin Commercial, Shoemaker Construction Company, Central Builders, United Rentals and the AGC of Missouri....
Wood Group - Tue April 02, 2019
Wood Wins Pipeline Contract
Wood Group has secured a contract from RH energytrans to construct 28 mi. of new pipeline which will carry natural gas from Pennsylvania to Ohio. RH energytrans plans to install approximately 16 mi. of the new pipeline in Pennsylvania and 12 mi....
Cleveland Brothers - Tue April 02, 2019
Cleveland Brothers Opens New One Call Rentals Facility in Washington County, Pa.
Cleveland Brothers Equipment Co. Inc. , the exclusive Cat dealer of central and western Pennsylvania, as well as northeastern Pa., northern West Virginia and western Maryland, has expanded its facility locations to provide products and services to the Washington, Pa., area....
CEG - Mon April 01, 2019
SEI Conducts Asphalt & Road Building Expo in Pennsylvania
Stephenson Equipment Incorporated conducted an Asphalt & Road Building Expo at the Butler County Airport in Pennsylvania on March 20. The event attracted approximately 250 contractors and municipal maintenance personnel from Western Pennsylvania who came to see the equipment on display, catch up with Stephenson Equipment employees and enjoy a barbecue lunch and door prizes....
Groff Tractor - Mon April 01, 2019
Groff Tractor Hosts Milling Seminars in Pennsylvania
Groff Tractor & Equipment hosted two milling seminars in Pennsylvania. The seminars were held March 19 and 21 in New Cumberland and Monroeville, Pa., respectively. Each seminar covered basic milling techniques through technological advancements and was a great educational opportunity for crews about to hit the asphalt....
PennDOT - Mon April 01, 2019
Construction Begins on I-76 Viaducts Rehabilitation Project
Construction began April 4 on a project to rehabilitate two Interstate 76 (Schuylkill Expressway) viaducts, including the 6,120-ft.-long structure between Interstate 676 and University Avenue in Center City Philadelphia and a 345-ft.-long structure over Route 23 and Arrowmink Creek in West Conshohocken Borough, Montgomery County....
PennDOT - Thu March 28, 2019
PennDOT Announces Regional Innovations Challenge Winner
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced that a team of students from Academy Park High School in Southeast Delco School District, Delaware County, has been selected as the PennDOT District 6 winner for its second Innovations Challenge....
