Gwenyth Laird Pernie - Fri September 30, 2005
New Equipment Makes Debut at Highway 74 Site
An improved piece of iron made its national debut this spring at the U.S. 74 highway project in Robeson County, NC. According to Terry Moore, of R.W. Moore Equipment Company, headquartered in Raleigh, NC, the John Deere 210 rubber-tired excavator was selected for this project because of the large job site and the machine’s ability to set jersey barriers and pipes and dig trenches....
Wed September 21, 2005
Mobile Crusher Adds Versatility for Geary Construction
Russell Dean Geary formed Geary Construction in 1947 in Coalville, UT. A marine who had just returned from World War II, Geary started out with a backhoe and a dump truck as a means to simply make a living for himself....
Kate Zanoni - Thu September 08, 2005
Athletic Field Services and Ehrbar Tear Up Some Turf
Years ago, Jon Sweeney, president of Athletic Field Services, turned his love for sports into a career when he constructed his first ballpark for St. Luke’s High School in New Canaan, CT. By the completion of that first job, he knew that he had found his niche....
Thu August 25, 2005
Morris Iron & Steel Takes Pride in Scrap Recycling
Most of us think of recycling as a fairly recent development — and in terms of cans, bottles and paper being recycled by residential households — that may be true. But for heavy metals, the concept of recycling is anything but new....
Lisa Coston - Fri August 19, 2005
Subterranean Atlanta Flooded With Activity For Sewer System
Rocky is back, bigger and more bulked up than ever before, and fighting at approximately 300 ft. (91 m) underneath the city of Atlanta. But don’t start humming that familiar movie theme just yet....
Thu August 11, 2005
NJ Firm Receives Second of Three Cat Certified Rebuilt 950Fs
Taking out the garbage is a messy job, but somebody’s got to do it. But it’s also a challenging job, one which puts equipment to the test. National Ecology Corporation does it in part with some help from Foley Inc....
David S. Chartock - Wed June 15, 2005
Kiska Replaces Century-Old Bridge in NYC
For more than a century, the Third Avenue Bridge, which spans the Harlem River, has linked Manhattan and the Bronx. Constant use and weathering led to a call for its replacement. As a result, work began in July 2001 on the $118-million replacement of the Third Avenue Bridge over the Harlem River....
Brian Kern - Tue June 07, 2005
Project Greenshores Gearing Up for Phase II of Pensacola Bay Project
Pensacola’s Project Greenshores is the byproduct of an opportunity that exploited industrial rubbish for the purpose of environmental improvement. Through the effort, environmentalists hope to restore marine habitat to the sensitive coastal area of Pensacola Bay....
Kip Fry - Tue May 17, 2005
Relief Coming for Notorious Cape Cod Clog
When the Sagamore Rotary in Massachusetts was first built approximately 70 years ago, traffic leading to scenic Cape Cod was still light. The region was still a popular getaway, but by 2005 standards, it was an easy drive....
David S. Chartock - Thu April 21, 2005
Hoffman Equipment Lands Major Daewoo Deal in NYC
In sports, dedicated teamwork can result in much success on the playing field. In the equipment industry, teamwork also can breed success. Such was the case with a Piscataway, NJ, equipment dealer when it landed a major contract with the New York City Department of Sanitation (NYCDOS)....
