Pittsburgh

Fri November 18, 2011

Ritchie Features 500-Plus Equipment Items in Pittsburgh

Approximately 900 bidders from 32 countries registered to participate in the Ritchie Bros. auction in Pittsburgh, Pa., on Nov. 8. More than 65 percent of the equipment sold in the auction was sold to out-of-state buyers, from as far away as Bolivia, India, Nigeria, Singapore and Thailand....

Fri November 19, 2010

Ritchie Bros. Sells More Than 800 Lots in Pittsburgh

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers sold more than 800 lots — including 23 crawler tractors and 22 hydraulic excavators — at its Pittsburgh, Pa., auction held Nov. 11. For more information, please visit www.rbauction.com....

Tue May 04, 2010

Yoder & Frey Holds Annual Spring Sale Near Pittsburgh

Yoder & Frey held its 7th annual Spring Auction April 15 in Darlington, Pa., near Pittsburgh. The auction featured a wide variety of construction and agricultural equipment, ranging from full-size and mini-excavators, to rollers and motorgraders....

Tue February 23, 2010

Pittsburgh Hosts Annual CEG Construction Expo

CEG Productions held the Pittsburgh Construction Expo Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 9 and 10 from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the new Monroeville Convention Center in Monroeville, Pa., just outside of Pittsburgh....

Fri December 04, 2009

Pittsburgh Casino Agrees to $7.5 M Pens Arena Payment Plan

PITTSBURGH (AP) The Rivers Casino will pay $7.5 million a year toward construction of the new Penguins arena. The city-county Sports & Exhibition Authority, which is building the $325 million Consol Energy Center, said Nov....

Fri November 27, 2009

Pittsburgh, Philly Construction Expos Slated for Winter 2010

CEG Productions, the trade show division of Construction Equipment Guide, has announced the dates for its 2010 Pennsylvania Expos. The Pittsburgh Construction Expo is set for Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb....

Mary Reed - Fri July 31, 2009

Structurally Deficient East Pittsburgh Span on the Mend

Late February saw the start of work on a $14 million project rehabilitating the bridge connecting the Tri-Boro Expressway (Route 2083) to Braddock Avenue in East Pittsburgh Borough, Pa. On average, the bridge carries more than 8,000 vehicles, daily....

Dan Nephin - Fri November 21, 2008

New Tunnel to Aid Pittsburgh Sports Fans, at a Price

PITTSBURGH (AP) Many sports-crazed fans who don’t want to deal with traffic must walk or take the bus over the bridges of the Allegheny River to watch their Steelers or Pirates. The city’s 25-mi....

Fri September 12, 2008

Work Resumes on Pittsburgh Casino

PITTSBURGH (AP) Construction is resuming on Pittsburgh’s slots casino project now that a new investment group has closed on financing for the $780 million project. Holdings Acquisition Co. CEO Greg Carlin said Aug....

Fri August 29, 2008

Companies Sought to Finish Pittsburgh-Area Toll Roads

PITTSBURGH (AP) The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission hopes to meet in September with companies interested in a partnership to complete a network of toll roads connecting the Pittsburgh area with West Virginia....