Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu September 14, 2023
North Carolina Zoo's $75M Expansion Makes Room for Asia Exhibit
Scheduled to open in 2026, the highly-anticipated Asia continent marks the North Carolina Zoo's first major expansion since its North American wing opened in 1994. When complete, the $75 million expansion will feature a variety of animals and include a 300-seat indoor café overlooking the tiger's habitat....
Zoo Atlanta - Tue August 29, 2023
VIDEO: Zoo Atlanta Begins Construction On New $22M Rollins Animal Health Center
Zoo Atlanta began construction on a new $22 million veterinary complex, the Rollins Animal Health Center, with a ceremonial groundbreaking in late July. In its newest phase of transformation, Zoo Atlanta said in a news release that the veterinary complex "will redefine standards of excellence in zoo animal medicine, state-of-the-art technology, research and academic partnerships."Work is already ramping up on the zoo's veterinary complex, designed to be a hub for zoo animal medicine, research and academic partnerships....
WGHP-TV - Thu August 25, 2022
VIDEO: North Carolina Zoo to Begin Building New $75M Habitat for Asian Animals
The North Carolina Zoo is bringing another corner of the world to Randolph County. The zoo broke ground Aug. 17 on its new 10-acre Asia Continent expansion, which is expected to open in 2026. The Asian habitat will join the other two continental habitats long established at the family attraction, featuring African and North American flora and fauna....
Manitowoc - Thu August 18, 2022
VIDEO: Florida Manatees Gain 'Lift' From Shuttlelift SCD09 Industrial Crane at ZooTampa
To support its successful manatee care and rehabilitation program, ZooTampa has purchased a new Shuttlelift SCD09 carrydeck crane, replacing an older Shuttlelift crane that served the program's staff for more than 20 years....
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette - Wed June 15, 2022
Little Rock Zoo Director Hopes to Get Funds for Upgrade From August Bond Vote
Faced with aged and outdated facilities, the director of the Little Rock Zoo made the case for raising the funds necessary to significantly upgrade the park at a June 8 public meeting ahead of the city's bond proposal up for a vote in August....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed March 02, 2022
JE Dunn Builds Kansas City Zoo's New $75M Aquarium
As the single largest undertaking in the Kansas City Zoo's 112-year history, a new, 600,000-gal. aquarium has crews working through a winter conditions plan to keep construction going through Missouri's coldest months....
Crane Tech - Wed January 19, 2022
Crane Tech Helps ZooTampa With Manatees
Crane Tech LLC was contacted by April Jaime Vaccaro, an animal care supervisor from ZooTampa's manatee area in April 2021 regarding mobile crane operating training for their manatee center. The Manatee Critical Care center at ZooTampa takes care of as many manatees as possible with a dedicated animal care team and veterinary staff who tend to the manatees 24 hours a day, seven days a week....
ALL Crane - Wed September 16, 2020
ALL Crane Sets Zoo's Rainforest Dome in a Single Pick
To tame a jungle, sometimes you have to send in a bigger beast. This idea was reinforced recently at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo as a new geodesic dome was installed over its RainForest habitat. Initial plans called for the dome to be set in four sections and then joined together over the habitat....
Contractors Equipment Rentals - Tue June 09, 2020
Chicago's CE Rental Company Corrals Life-Size Dinosaurs for Latest Brookfield Zoo Exhibit
A monstrous exhibit of realistic and life-size dinosaurs will go on as planned at Brookfield Zoo, despite a six-week pandemic delay — due to the heavy-duty equipment and one-stop consulting and project management provided by Contractors Equipment Rentals (CE Rentals)....
Brenda Ruggiero – CEG Correspondent - Tue December 10, 2019
Crews Find Creative Solution on Columbus Zoo Project
A coastal wharf is being created at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in Columbus, Ohio. Adventure Cove is a $34 million project designed after San Francisco's Pier 39. The 4.1-acre new region will be near the zoo's entrance and will include California sea lions and harbor seals....
