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Cowin Equipment Hosts Open House in Lawrenceville, Ga.

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Cowin Equipment Company/CEG - Cowin Equipment Company welcomed customers to an open house at its Lawrenceville branch at 750 Hurricane Shoals Rd. NE on May 7, 2026. The Cowin team, along with manufacturer ...

I-40 Douglas Boulevard Completion Ends Historic Interchange Project

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Oklahoma Department of Transportation - Federal, state and local leaders gathered on March 11, 2026, at Interstate 40 and Douglas Boulevard in Midwest City, Okla., to cut the ribbon and open the more than $170 million U.S. Senator James Inhofe interchange. The ceremony celebrated the completion of one of the largest highway con...

James D. Morrissey Jr. Passes Away at Age 85

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Craig Mongeau - CEG Editor in Chief - James D. Morrissey Jr. of Lafayette Hill and Philadelphia, president of James D. Morrissey Inc., Eureka Stone Quarry Inc. and JDM Materials Co. Inc., passed away peacefully at the age of 85 on Oct. 15, 2025. Mr. Morrissey Jr. was a proud graduate of La Salle College High School in 1957 an...

Cat Holds Regional Finals for Global Operator Challenge

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CEG - Operators from across the U.S. and Canada gathered Sept. 23 and 25 for the start of the 2025 North American Regional Finals of Caterpillar's Global Operator Challenge (GOC). Set against Caterpillar's signa...

MacAllister Cat Hosts Kids 'Diggin' for a Cause' Event

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CEG - More than 500 children and their families gathered at MacAllister Cat's headquarters in Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 23, 2025, for the third annual Kids Diggin' for a Cause event, where the thrill of operating real construction equipment was combined with a powerful fundraising mission. ...

Contractors Association of West Virginia Elects Mark Urso as President, New Officers

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Contractors Association of West Virginia - Mark Urso, Bear Contracting LLC, Bridgeport, has been elected president of the Contractors Association of West Virginia (CAWV). He replaces James W. "Tripp" Dailey, III, W. Harley Miller Contractors Inc., Martinsburg, who will serve on the board of directors as immediate past president....

Equipment Industry Stalwart, Jerry Ahern Dies, Age 97

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Frank Lovece and Craig Mongeau, CEG?EDITOR?IN?CHIEF - A heavy hitter in the world of heavy equipment, Farmingdale, N.Y.'s Jerry Ahern sold and leased bulldozers, excavators and other construction vehicles that for decades helped build Long Island. As loved ones tell it, he ran his company the way he ran his family of eight children &mdas...

Caterpillar Chairman, CEO Jim Umpleby to become Executive Chairman; Chief Operating Officer Joe Creed Elected as Next CEO

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Caterpillar - After eight years as CEO and nearly 45 years of service, Caterpillar Inc. Chairman and CEO D. James Umpleby III will become executive chairman of the board effective May 1, 2025. Chief Operating Offic...

U.S. 191 Mobridge Slide Repair Work Begins in Montana

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Montana Department of Transportation - The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) and its partner M.A. DeAtley Construction Inc., have begun the preliminary site work, dirt work and staging on the U.S. 191 — Mobridge Slide Repairs project. This includes arranging and organizing the materials, equipment and recourses ...

LA Metro Breaks Ground On Bus G Line Improvements

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LA Metro - The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) celebrated on March 28, 2025, the groundbreaking of major construction for the $668 million Metro G (Orange) Line Improvements Project. The series of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) enhancements is projected to reduce average en...

James 'Jim' Elliott of Elliott & Frantz Passes Away, 78

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Stretch Funeral Home - James "Jim" Elliott passed away at the age of 78 after a courageous seven-year battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Born on March 15, 1947, in Philadelphia, Mr. Elliott was raised in Haverford, Pa., and remained close to his roots throughout his life. He was the eldest son of ...

VIDEO: Sand Valley Consults With Finkbiner On Wash Plant Design

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CEG; Finkbiner; Sand Valley - Sand Valley Sand and Gravel Inc. in Danville, Ill., produces material for the construction, asphalt and concrete industries, including concrete sand, asphalt sand, mason sand, coarse aggregates from 3/8" up to 7", as well as crushed products for the asphalt sector, including crushed chips and cru...

Contractors Association of West Virginia Elects 2024 Officers

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Contractors Association of West Virginia - James W. "Tripp" Dailey III, president of W. Harley Miller Contractors Inc., Martinsburg, W.V., has been elected president of the Contractors Association of West Virginia (CAWV). He replaces Tim Spradling, president of Benchmark Construction Company Inc., Hurricane, who will serve on the board of...

Philly Looks to Create Some CAP Space

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Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Philadelphia's Center City is studded with some of the most iconic elements of American history, including the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall, where our nation's forefathers debated and then signed the Constitution. The names of Benjamin Franklin, William Penn and Betsy Ross are in th...

Chadwick-BaRoss Names GM of Warwick, R.I., Facility

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CEG - A lot of exciting things have been happening at the Chadwick-BaRoss facility in West Warwick, R.I. Most significantly is the addition of the Volvo Construction Equipment product offering. The...

VIDEO: e-Emphasys Technologies Changes Name to VitalEdge Technologies

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VitalEdge Technologies - The company formerly known as e-Emphasys Technologies announced it has changed its name to VitalEdge Technologies. This announcement comes approximately nine months after its merger with CDK Global Heavy Equipment, provider of the IntelliDealer dealer man...

Caterpillar Validates Rajant Wireless Solution With Cat MineStar Command for Hauling

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Caterpillar - After extensive testing, Caterpillar Inc. has completed the in-house validation of Rajant BreadCrumbs, LX5 CA radios, which will enable field trials with this Rajant product and Cat MineStar ...

KDOT's $570M Express Lane Project Aims to Speed Commute

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Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - With a continued focus on community input, the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) is overseeing a $570 million project that will build express toll lanes on U.S. 69 Highway in Overland Park. The mission of 69Express is to help commuters travel to their destinations quickly and safely....

JJA Trades Diesel Hammer for Junttan Piling Rig On Navy Yard Project

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Brian Fraley – FRALEY CONSTRUCTION MARKETING - Why would an established highway contractor with a history of using a crane with diesel hammer for pile driving be working at the Philadelphia Navy Yard with a sophisticated pile driving rig? That would be fair question by anyone familiar with James J. Anderson Construction Co. In...

Northeast Philadelphia Airport Gets Rebuilt Taxiway

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Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Northeast Philadelphia Airport (PNE) lies 24 mi. from its big brother, Philadelphia International Airport, south of the city. Passengers and cargo travel out of Philadelphia International, while PNE, a general aviation airport, serves clients for flight instruction and airline maintenance. PNE al...

Ontario Construction Materials Firm Partners With CDE to Maximize Material Recovery

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James Dick Construction - Ontario-based sand and aggregate producer James Dick Construction has finalized a major new investment in an ultra fines recovery system, designed and engineered by wet processing industry experts CDE, as the company solidifies its position as one of the leading ...

Contractors Association of West Virginia Elects New Officers

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Contractors Association of West Virginia - Tim Spradling, president, Benchmark Construction Company Inc., Hurricane, W. Va., has been elected president of the Contractors Association of West Virginia (CAWV). He replaces James Ridgeway, president, March-Westin Company Inc., Morgantown, W. Va., who will serve on the board o...

C.W. Matthews Completes Work to Reopen Cheshire Bridge

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GDOT - Crews from C.W. Matthews have reached a construction milestone as officials recently reopened a portion of the Cheshire Bridge over South Fork Peachtree Creek. The crucial span suffered damage from a fire in August 2021 when a 4-in. natural gas line leaked, causing the pipe to ig...

Foley Set to Build New Full-Service Dealership in Pa.'s Lehigh Valley

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CEG - New Jersey-based Foley Inc. is planning to add to its roster of branches by building a new 57,000-sq.-ft. sales and service facility in the Lehigh Valley of Pennsylvania. The company h...

Kansas DOT Selects 69Express Project Design-Build Team

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Kansas Department of Transportation - The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) has selected US69 Express Constructors to build 69Express, the state's first express lanes, on U.S. 69 in Overland Park. This project, part of the Eisenhower Legacy Transportation Program (IKE), will be delivered using design-build, which allows ...

AGC of Minnesota Holds Annual Sporting Clays Fundraiser

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AGC of Minnesota - The 23rd annual AGC Sporting Clays fundraiser was a sold-out success, with 230 shooters participating on a perfect September day at the Minnesota Horse & Hunt Club in Prior Lake, Minn. Thousands of dollars were raised for the AGC of Minnesota Foundation, whic...

Contractors Association of West Virginia Head Mike Clowser Announces Retirement at End of 2022; Jason Pizatella Named New CEO

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Contractors Association of West Virginia - After 44 years of service, Contractors Association of West Virginia (CAWV) Executive Director Mike Clowser will retire at the end of 2022. Jason Pizatella will assume the role of chief executive officer on Oct. 3, 2022. "Mike has been the consummate leader for the CAWV since 1979 and the ...

Dobbs Equipment Raises Funds for Construction Angels With Golf Classic

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CEG - More than 140 friends and business partners turned out for Dobbs Equipment's 2nd Annual Golf Classic, a four-person scramble at the Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Fla., that raised more than $160,...

Birmingham's Woodlawn High School Getting Its Own Football Stadium at Last

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AL.com - In football-crazy Alabama, a Birmingham high school is finally getting an on-campus stadium to call its own. A new $8.7 million football gridiron is being built for Woodlawn High School, one of only two high schools in the city that does not currently have a football venue. Previously, Wo...

NAPA Honors Asphalt Industry Leaders for Operational Excellence

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National Asphalt Pavement Association - The National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) announced the winners and finalists of its 2021 Operational Excellence Awards. "NAPA members strive for excellence beyond constructing high-quality asphalt pavements. The two categories of the Operational Excellence Awards ...

Illinois Equipment Distributors Celebrates 70 Years as Eyes, Ears of Construction Equipment Dealers Industry

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Giles Lambertson – CEG Correspondent - Industry associations exist to benefit association members — and the pooled energy of its members is what makes an association work. This synergy has worked for Illinois Equipment Distributors for 70 years. The challenge now is maintaining the mutually beneficial relationsh...

For Towing Service Biz Modzelewski's, 'Appearance Is Everything' On the Road

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CEG - Modzelewski's, with locations in Newtown, New Milford and Danbury, Conn., is an auto and truck repair center with a significant fleet of wreckers and flatbeds that offers, in addition to repair services, towing services and recovery services throughout southeastern Connecticut. The bu...

Pennsylvania Contractor's Son Goes From College Walk-On to NFL Draftee

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CEG - It was only five years ago that Jimmy Morrissey was a walk-on at the University of Pittsburgh, just hoping to earn a scholarship. Now, due to his tenacity and work ethic, he's in the National Football League. Morrissey was chosen by the Las Vegas Raiders in the seventh round o...

Construction Set to Begin on New Ripley Travel Center in N.Y.

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Jamestown Post-Journal - Construction is ready to begin in April for a new travel center in Ripley, in far southwestern New York state. At its monthly board meeting in February, the Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency (CCIDA) board of directors voted unanimously in favor of providing tax incentives fo...

Amid Challenges, N.C Freeway Interchange Remains on Schedule

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Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - It is now been almost nine years since contractors first began to transform the interchange at I-40 and I-77 in Statesville, N.C., 40 mi. north of Charlotte. With only an expected year-and-a-half left before the two-phased freeway project is finished, crews from two different construction...

IEDA Holds Networking Event During Florida Auctions

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CEG - Members rocked the IEDA Networking Event Feb. 4 in Kissimmee, Fla. Approximately 30 distributors flocked to the Rock and Brews following a day at the ...

PennDOT to Rehabilitate Historic Brower's Bridge in Chester County

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PennDOT - Construction began Feb. 22 on a project to rehabilitate Brower's Bridge, a historic 117-year-old bridge carrying Mansion Road over the south branch of French Creek in Warwick and East Nantmeal townships, Chester County, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT)...

Morrissey Companies Family Member to Pursue NFL Dream

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Craig Mongeau - CEG Editor in Chief - The construction industry is filled with multi-generational family businesses. James D. Morrissey Inc., based in Philadelphia, Pa., is among one of the most respected as well as one of the most successful. Founded in the mid-1920s by James D. Morrissey Sr., the company, a...

Nebraska Launches $352M Lincoln South Beltway

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Lori Lovely – CEG Correspondent - Most large cities have a loop around the city center to divert traffic from the downtown area and to enhance traffic flow. Lincoln, Neb., has been dreaming of a beltway since the 1960s, but until the Build Nebraska Act was passed in 2011, designating one-quarter of 1 percent of sales tax for expa...

Middletown Combines Two Projects Into One With Single Prime Contractor

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Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Phase II work is under way on the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) Arrigoni Bridge project. The $46 million undertaking in Middletown/Portland is the result of a 2010 safety report, which found deficiencies in the structure's two main arch spans. Construction ...

GUCA Work Ready Program Graduation

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GUCA - Georgia Utility Contractors Association Inc. (GUCA) hosted the inaugural GUCA Work Ready Program Graduation in collaboration with Connecting Henry Inc. at the Henry County Chamber of Commerce, Sept. 24, 2020. GUCA's Work Ready Program is a 10-week training program that i...

Worcester Red Sox Stadium Build Proceeds on Track for 2021 Season

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Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - The Pawtucket Red Sox — the Boston Red Sox's TripleA team — from Pawtucket, R.I., is moving into a new 10,000-capacity baseball stadium in Worcester, Mass., which is expected to be ready by April 2021, in time for the season. In addition to construction of...

Tracey Road Equipment Hosts Paving Professionals Workshop

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CEG - Tracey Road Equipment packed the Center of Progress Building at the New York State Fairgrounds on Feb. 5, 2020, with paving professionals from across the state who gathered for an infor...

Ames, Atkinson Crews Forge Ahead With I-10 Project

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Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - The last two segments — 2 and 3 — of the California Department of Transportation's (Caltrans) San Bernardino Freeway (I-10) High Occupancy Lane Project are pressing forward, with segment 2 expected to be completed at the end of April and segment 3 in the summer of...

USACE Awards 2nd Contract for $2.75B Red River Diversion

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Associated Press - FARGO, N.D. (AP) The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded its second contract for a Red River diversion project around the flood-prone Fargo and Moorhead, Minn., metropolitan area. The Corps announced that the more than $59 million project to build a flow control structure on the Wild...

Benchmark Tool & Supply, James River Equipment Host Demo Days for Topcon X-53x System

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CEG - Sitting in the seat and having the opportunity to experience the ease of use and power that is the new Topcon X-53x auto excavator often ends with a huge smile and the uttering of "Wow, that is incredible!" That, and the chance for companies to share best practices and ne...

Chadwick-BaRoss Continues 90th Anniversary Celebration in Chelmsford

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CEG - Chadwick-BaRoss' 90th anniversary celebration continued on Sept. 27, 2019, in Chelmsford, Mass. The company hosted a special open house that offered guests a catered lunch, prizes...

Chadwick-BaRoss Continues 90th Anniversary Celebration

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Sheila Capetta – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Chadwick-BaRoss is celebrating its 90th anniversary with special appreciation events at its many locations throughout New England. On Sept. 20, 2019, Chadwick-BaRoss welcomed guests t...

Army Corps' First-Ever P3 Project Presses On

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Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' $2,841,062,000 (current estimate) Fargo-Moorhead Metropolitan Area Flood Risk Management Project is pressing forward, and one of the ongoing elements is the $46,040,475 Diversion Inlet Structure (DIS) initiative in the city of Horace, N.D. (Cass ...

Kirby-Smith's K.C. Fundraiser Benefits Komen Foundation

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CEG - On July 11, Kirby-Smith Machinery Inc. hosted a chapter meeting and luncheon for members of the National Utility Contractors Association's (NUCA) Greater Kansas City chapter in Kan...

Cropac Equipment Adds Several New Terex Tower Cranes

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Terex Cranes - Cropac Equipment with locations throughout Atlantic and eastern Canada continues to see a growing demand for tower cranes throughout its territory and recently invested in several new Terex...

Chadwick-BaRoss Acquires New Facility

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Chadwick-BaRoss - Chadwick-BaRoss Inc. has purchased the property located at 31 James P. Murphy Industrial Highway. The location will be the new home of its branch currently located at 33 Plan Way in Warwick, ...

Louisiana Methanol Complex Investment to Top $2B

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Louisiana Governor’s Office - Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards and South Louisiana Methanol CEO Paul Moore announced Jan. 4 the company plans to pursue a $2.2 billion capital investment in a new methanol complex in St. James Parish. Preliminary work on the project began last year at a 1,500-acre Missis...

Work on $23M Chicago Transit Station Upgrade Nears Completion

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Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - The finishing touches on the Chicago Transit Authority's (CTA) $23 million Medical District Station Renovation will be completed by late 2018, bringing c...

Cropac Equipment Soars With Expanded Partnership with Terex Cranes

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terex - Terex Cranes distributor for Atlantic Canada, Cropac Equipment is broadening product offers with new models of Terex tower cranes and...

CGS Stabilizes Sinkhole-Prone Site With Compaction Grout

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Brian Fraley – FRALEY CONSTRUCTION MARKETING - A lone drilling rig hammered away on a muddy, puddle-laden King of Prussia, Pa., construction site on an unseasonably cold April morning. Future residents of the 5-story, 248-unit suburban Philadelphia apartment complex would someday shuttle back and forth to the various amenities in this bustlin...

Oklahoma Paving Company's History Spans More Than 50 Years

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Kirby-Smith Machinery - The history of Highway Contractors Inc. is long and varied. It includes changes in names, ownership and types of work. But, one thing has remained nearly constant through more than five decades — the Adams family lineage. “What we specialize in may have shifted, but with a sli...

Downtown Winston-Salem's Business 40 Seeing $99 Million Makeover

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Eric Olson –CEG Correspondent - Winston-Salem, N.C., has been undergoing a major transformation for 25 years. Once known primarily as home to one of the world's largest manufacturers of cigarettes and other tobacco products, this dynamic mid-size city of 243,000 people is now regarded more for being a center of emer...

Reconstruction of I-75 Interchange to Improve Safety, Visibility

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Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Work began last August on the Georgia Department of Transportation's (GDOT) $49 million Reconstruction of I-75 Exits 29 and 22 in Lowndes County. Reames and Son Construction Company Inc. (RSCC) has been executing a variety of road and bridge elements. The project should be delivered o...

ASV Offers RS-75, VS-75 Skid Steers

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ASV Holdings Inc. - ASV Holdings Inc. offers the large-frame, radial-lift RS-75 and vertical-lift VS-75 skid-steer loaders. The machines feature highly efficient hydraulics and cooling systems, as well as best-in-class high ground clearance, departure angle and serviceability. The skid steers are id...

JESCO Inc. Builds New $55M Baseball Stadium for Mississippi State University

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Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Even as construction continues on the new $55 million baseball stadium for Mississippi State University (MSU) in Starkville to rebuild the Dudy Noble Field — the homefield of the Bulldogs — the team has already held some practices inside the grounds of the new structure, which is bein...

$600M Live! Hotel & Casino Coming to Philadelphia

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Katherine Devlin – CEG Editorial Assistant - Construction is scheduled to begin in 2018 on Live! Hotel & Casino Philadelphia, a $600 million hotel, gaming, dining and entertainment destination in South Philadelphia. This project is under the direction of Stadium Casino LLC, a joint venture between The Cordish Companies and Greenwood Racing ...

SDDOT's Mount Rushmore Road Project to Wrap Up This Spring

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Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Phase 3 — the final phase — of the South Dakota Department of Transportation's (SDDOT) $24 million Mount Rushmore Road reconstruction project in Rapid City, which is being performed by Complete Concrete Inc., is well under way. The remaining work, which will start in the s...

Volvo CE Names Authorized Dealer in South Dakota

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CEG - Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has appointed TranSource Truck & Equipment Inc. (TranSource) as its official dealer in South Dakota. TranSource is a Sioux Falls, S.D.-based company that recently purchased the assets of Sheehan Mack Sales and Equipment (Sheehan), the former Volvo CE dealer...

JESCO Introduces Clark, Taylor as New Territory Managers for Ditch Witch Brand

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CEG - JESCO Inc. has named Chris Clark and James Taylor as its new Ditch Witch territory managers.According to JESCO Clark will represent the entire Ditch Witch brand line covering Fairfield, Litchfield, New Haven an...

FAE Announces James Steindl as New Northeast Territory Rep

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CEG - FAE USA, Inc. recently announced James Steindl as its new Northeast Territory Manager, covering Virginia to Massachusetts.Steindl brings over 20 years of experience working around and selling heavy machinery...

RedStone Uses Slide Rail System to Install Wet Well

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James McRay - Recently, contractor RedStone Construction Group was low-bidder to install a sanitary sewer wet well for North Little Rock (Arkansas) Wastewater. The 25 ft. tall, 8 ft. diameter fiberglass wet well was installed along 10th Street in North Little Rock.The installation of a pre-cast structur...

Robert Childs Inc. Donates Equipment for Cape Cod Projects

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CEG - Case Construction Equipment dealer Robert Childs Inc. donated the use of five Case machines to Team Rubicon to be used for land-clearing and grasslands restoration in the Coonamessett Reservation fields in Hatchville, Mass. The donated equipment — two excavators: a CX80C and CX130C; and thr...

N.C. Firm Capitalizes on Complementary Divisions

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CEG - J. Westmoreland Inc. of Kernersville, N.C., proves the old axiom — there is more than one path to success — is accurate. The company was founded by James T. Westmoreland in 1967 as a septic tank company.“My dad had a farm and a farm tractor with a backhoe and a loader mo...

Pennsylvania Turnpike's $425M Interchange Project on Schedule

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Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - There are three construction projects left to complete for Stage 1 of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission's $425 million I-95 Interchange project in Bensalem and Bristol Townships in Bucks County. The TPC expects to have the work completed in late 2018. ...

Groundbreaking Marks Start of Work on New Fort Hall Casino

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CEG - FORT HALL (AP)— Construction for the new casino in Fort Hall is under way and Shoshone Bannock officials said the new venue is expected to open in March of 2018.The $35 million project was celebrated with a special groundbreaking ceremony on Oct. 19.The project, dubbed Casino ...

PennDOT Converts U.S. 13 to Urban Boulevard

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Irwin Rapoport - The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is working on a $36.5 million project to enhance travel and safety along a 4.3-mi. (7 km) stretch of U.S. 13 (Bristol Pike) between Route 413 and Levittown Parkway in Bristol Township, Bristol Borough and Tullytown Borough.Construction began in...

Benchmark Tool & Supply Makes Major Expansion Into Va.

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Eric Olson - A major market expansion is underway for Benchmark Tool & Supply, the North Carolina-based equipment distributor known for its high-quality service to the construction, engineering, surveying and agricultural industries.Benchmark offers a wide range of products in partnerships with several...

$600M Bridge to Connect Minn., Wis. Under Way

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Irwin Rapoport - The St. Croix Crossing that will connect Oak Park Heights, Minn., and St. Joseph, Wis., will be open to traffic in the fall of 2017 when crews from the joint-venture of the Lunda Construction Company and Ames Construction Inc. complete the substantial construction project. The $617 to $646 millio...

NAPA Names 2015 Asphalt Paving Winner, Finalists

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CEG - The National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) announced the winner and finalists of the 2015 Sheldon G. Hayes Award for excellence in construction of an asphalt pavement on Feb. 10. The award, bestowed annually since 1971, recognizes the country's highest quality highway pavements.N...

Consortium Picked to Design, Build Phoenix Freeway

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CEG - PHOENIX (AP) The Arizona Department of Transportation has selected a consortium of firms and companies from among three finalists to design and build a major new 22-mi. (35.4 km) long freeway in the Phoenix metro area.The department said it expects to finalize a contract with Connect 202 P...

Nortrax Appoints Jim Fodi as VP of Nortrax Quebec

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CEG - Nortrax is pleased to announce the appointment of James “Jim” Fodi to Vice President, Nortrax Quebec. Jim will lead Nortrax Quebec with branch operations in Laval, Brossard, Amos, and newly acquired Nortrax locations in Ste-Agathe and Mont-Laurier.Jim is a Montreal native and ...

Northern Arizona Bridge Project Has Plenty of Challenges

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CEG - PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) A $14.4 million construction project to replace a historic bridge connecting Prescott to northern Arizona has used more than 70,000 lbs. (31,751 kg) of explosives as crews tackle the rugged terrain.Crews working to replace the Hell Canyon Bridge have used massive crane...

California General Contractor Avoids Puncturing Aquifer

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James McRay - Jones Covey Group Inc. (JCGI) headquartered in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., recently installed four large underground storage tanks as part of the construction of a new gas station in Lynnwood, Wash.The excavation for the tank-set, though rather large — about 65 sq. ft. (6 sq. m) —...

Benchmark, James River Hold Skeet Shooting Event

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CEG - James River Equipment Company and Benchmark Tool & Supply jointly held a customer appreciation skeet-shooting event at Drake Landing in Fuquay Varina, N.C., on Oct. 2. Contractors from Eastern North Carol...

Work Progresses on San Diego County’s Route 76 Widening Project, Migration Site

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Irwin Rapoport - The upgrade and widening of state Route 76 (an east-west highway) in California’s San Diego County, continues with the second installment of work on the east segment by Ames Construction Inc. The $76 million project will convert 5.2 mi. (8.36 km) of road from two lanes to four lanes....

Professional Women in Construction to Honor Outstanding Women

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CEG - Barbara Armand, president of Professional Women in Construction (PWC) and of Armand Corp., has announced the names of the honorees who will be recognized at the organization’s annual Salute to Women of Achievement luncheon to be held June 11, 2015, at The Yale Club, 50 Vanderbilt Ave., in N...

Southeastern Equipment Co. Inc. Adds Nick Ames to Team

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CEG - Southeastern Equipment Co. Inc. recently announced that Nick Ames has joined the company as outside sales associate at the North Canton, Ohio, branch, focusing on Holmes, Tuscarawas, and Carroll Counties. Ames is responsible for selling Southeastern’s full product line, including ...

Cummins Jamestown Engine Plant Begins Production of QSX15 for John Deere

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Cummins - Cummins Inc. announced the start of production of the QSX15 for John Deere 9R/9RT series tractors at its Jamestown Engine Plant (JEP) in Jamestown, N.Y. The QSX1...

Building Contractors Association Reveals Election Results

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CEG - Building Contractors Association of Northeast Indiana (BCA) has announced results of its recent election of officers and directors to serve on its 2014 board of directors. Elected to office are the following:• President — Devon Kirk, Robert E. Crosby, Inc. • First ...

PCA Board Appoints New Chair, CEO, at Fall Meeting in Ariz.

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Bruce McIntosh - At its fall meeting in Scottsdale, Ariz., the PCA board of directors named James G. Toscas president/CEO and elected John Stull (Lafarge) chair and Karl Watson Jr. (CEMEX USA) vice chair.Stull, president and CEO of Lafarge North America Inc., previously served as vice chair. A long-standin...

ASC, Air Equipment Rental Partner to Open New Dealership

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Eric Olson - Name recognition is everything to any successful business, partnership, or product, particularly when the names involved stand for excellence.So it made perfect sense when two big-name and well-respected equipment dealerships joined forces recently in Tennessee to sell two big-name product...

Benchmark Tool & Supply Hosts Topcon Roadshow

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CEG - On Aug. 20 and 21 Benchmark Tool & Supply hosted the Topcon Technology Roadshow in Charlotte. James River Equipment partnered with Benchmark and supplied John Deere machines. Topcon is taking the show on the road with its 53-ft. (16.1 m) traveling truck, showcasing technology in the const...

Keystone Manages Drainage Problems With Efficiency

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James McRay - Recently, contractor Keystone Excavators Inc. was low-bidder to install a heavy precast storm water filtration vault for the city of Dunedin, Fla. The $201,000 vault installation subproject was part of the city’s President Street Drainage Project.To install the Suntree Technologies m...

Kidder Building & Wrecking Success Spans Three Generations

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Jay Adams - The legacy of Kidder Building & Wrecking Inc. in Plaistow, N.H., spans three generations in four states over the past 43 years. The company’s cranes and fleet of heavy equipment have worked and are working major projects in Massachusetts, Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire.Roscoe Ki...

Crews Improve Stretch of Bucks County’s Route 13

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Mary Reed - Construction began Jan. 21 on the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) project to rebuild and improve a 4.3 mi. (6.9 km) stretch of U.S. Route 13 (also known as the Bristol Pike) in Bucks County, southeastern Pa.Crews will be at work for two and a half years. The result wil...

One Size Fits All: Shoring System Suits Three Companies

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James McRay - The old adage “one size fits all,” normally does not apply to important trench safety equipment like trench shields and shoring. However, for three north Florida, South Carolina and Alabama contractors, a more applicable adage would be, “one shoring system fits all sizes.”...

Bobcat Company Introduces New Authorized Dealer

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CEG - Bobcat Company has expanded its dealer network with the addition of Williams Equipment and Supply Company of Louisiana as an authorized sales, service, parts and rental provider of Bobcat equipment. Williams Equipment and Supply Company of Louisiana dates back to 1950 when H.S. Finke founded a co...

ORBCOMM, Doosan Launch Global End-to-End Telematics Solution

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CEG - ORBCOMM Inc., a global provider of Machine-to-Machine (M2M) solutions, announced that Doosan Infracore Co. Ltd. has selected ORBCOMM to deliver an end-to-end telematics solution tailored for Doosan as well as its customers and dealers for global deployment. ORBCOMM’s comprehensive solution ...

New Students Begin John Deere Technology Program

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CEG - Murphy Tractor & Equipment Co. Inc. has sponsored a new class of students, who began the 74-week Construction & Forestry Technology program at Southeast Communi...

New Round of Students Begins John Deere Construction & Forestry Technology Program

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CEG - Murphy Tractor & Equipment Co., Inc. has sponsored a new class of students who began the 74-week Construction & Forestry Technology program at Southeast Community College in Milford, NE. It is a partnership between John Deere Construction & Forestry, participating John Deere dealerships, such as...

Ervin Equipment Supplies Full Line of Transcraft Trailers

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CEG - Ervin Equipment Inc., a leading supplier of new and pre-owned transportation equipment, now deals the full line of new Transcraft trailers.Transcraft manufactures a wide range of flatbed and drop deck trailers sold under the Transcraft Eagle and Benson brand names. The trailer range, which...

Altorfer Inc. Welcomes James Spearman as Product Support Sales Representative

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CEG - Altorfer Inc. has appointed James "Jim" Spearman to the construction division as product support sales representative. In his new position, Spearman will provide parts and service support to customers in the following southeast Iowa counties: Keokuk, Washington, Wapello, Jefferson, Henry, Des Moi...

New PF610 Paver Helps Lift-Off at Gilman Construction

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CEG - Jim Gilman has come a long way since he started his own landscaping business in the mid-1950s with only a partner, a small Ford tractor and a dump truck. Today, Gilman Construction Inc. is a $24 million construction business with three asphalt plants and a fleet of earthmoving, rock crushi...

Nortrax Celebrates New Dealership in Mosinee, Wis.

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CEG - Nortrax celebrated the grand opening of its newest full service John Deere construction and forestry dealership in Mosinee, Wis. Approximately 150 guests attended the event, which started off with a special ribbon cutting ceremony. They were treated to Nortrax Territory Manager, Roy James’ ...

Florida Shoring Solution Found in Efficiency Slide Rail

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James McRay - Just one way. According to the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), there was only one approved method for shoring a trench within the right-of-way of an Interstate; driven tight sheeting.So that was the shoring system in the bid when primary contractor Better Roads Inc. was chosen...

National Construction Charity to Support Renovation of Veteran’s Home

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CEG - The national construction charity organization, AGC Charities Inc, will provide financial support for a Chicago-area effort designed to provide safe housing for troubled veterans. The group will provide $5,000 to support Hope for Tomorrow’s renovation of a home designed to house veterans in...

Suburban Contractors Association Elects Officers, Directors

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CEG - The Suburban Contractors Association of Pa. recently elected its officers and directors for 2012 to 2014. • President — Brian Moore, MOR Construction Services Inc.• Vice President — David Linahan, David V Linahan PE LLC• Secretary — Bob Jur...

’Very Favorable’ Bids on First Major Busway Job

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CEG - Bids well below previous estimates were received recently by the Connecticut Department of Transportation for the first major construction contract for the New Britain-Hartford Busway.Estimates for the work ranged as high as $35 million, but the lowest bid came in at $26.7 million from Man...

Medford, Rogue Valley See Jump in Construction With Building Boom

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CEG - MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) Medford contractors and construction workers hit hard by recession are welcoming a building boom in the Rogue Valley. The Mail-Tribune reported Medford has seen more than $75 million in commercial construction this year with more expected. Workers are building a 1...

Ohio Contractor Utilizes Jack and Bore to Install Utilities

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James McRay - Proactive Safety. That is Columbus, Ohio-based, McDaniel’s Construction Corp. Inc.’s standard operating procedure whenever they have personnel working in a deep trench or pit. Such was the case when McDaniel’s installed 1,300 lf. (396 m) of conduit casing for electrical, communi...

And the Winner Is … ASC Volvo

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Brenda Ruggiero - The two-year quest of the Volvo Masters competition, with the goal of finding the most skilled technicians in Volvo’s global network, recently ended in Eskilstuna, Sweden. The final victory went to the United States team, which included members Billy Byers, Scotty Cox and James Dorto...

James J. Anderson Employee Robert I. Gertman Passes Away

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CEG - Robert I. Gertman, long time superintendent of James J. Anderson Construction Company Inc., died July 11. He had been employed by James J. Anderson Construction Company Inc. since July 5, 1993, and had been a part of the construction industry for the past 44 years. Funeral services were h...

Highway 7, Wooddale Ave. Interchange Created in Minnesota

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Dorinda Anderson - Construction on a new interchange at the junction of Highway 7 and Wooddale Avenue in St. Louis Park, Minn., proceeded well through each of the three major phases of the project.The Minnesota Department of Transportation and prime contractor Ames Construction. Inc. of Burnsville, Minn., to...

Distributors Elect Dennis Kruepke as 2011 Chairman of AED

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CEG - North American construction equipment distributors have elected Dennis Kruepke to the position of 2011 chairman of Associated Equipment Distributors (AED). Kruepke is president and CEO of McCann Industries, Addison, Ill., the Case dealer serving the Chicago metro area. He was installed du...

N.Y.’s Tracey Road Equipment Adds Delaney, Muhleman to Its Sales Staff

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CEG - Jerry Tracey, president of Tracey Road Equipment, announced two additions to his sales staff.Tim Delaney brings to Tracey Road Equipment’s customers 20 years of experience in the construction equipment industry, representing names such as Caterpillar, Kobelco and Ritchie Bros. Auctio...

NCCER Announces 2010 Board of Trustees

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CEG - The National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) has elected Carole Bionda, vice president of legal and personnel, NOVA Group, Napa, Calif., as its 2010 board of trustees’ chairperson. Bionda will succeed Rick Graves, senior vice president of operations of Fluor Enterpris...

AEM Elects 2010 Officers, Directors

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CEG - The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) announced the election of 2010 officers and new directors. They are:• Chairman Chuck Martz, president and CEO of Link-Belt Construction Equipment, Lexington, Ky.• First Vice Chairman James McCullough, president and CEO CNH...

Whitaker Construction Installs Pipe Using Custom Trench Sheild Spreader

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James McRay - Utah’s Central Weber Sewer Improvement District recently awarded an important underground utility project to Whitaker Construction Company of Brigham City, Utah. Whitaker is in the process of installing a new treated water discharge line from the treatment plant to the Weber River.Wh...

C.W. Matthews Reaches Midpoint of $16.7M Bridge Project

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Angela B. Hurni - Since June 2008, C.W. Matthews Contracting Co. Inc., based out of Marietta, Ga., has been working on a $16.7-million bridge replacement contract on State Route 280 (SR 280) awarded to them by the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT). In addition to the replacement of the bridge, the projec...

Coast Range Construction Taps Hitachi Iron in Alaska Job

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CEG - Located at the southernmost end of the Alaskan Highway, the picturesque town of Homer attracts adventure seekers, independent types, and colorful nicknames like “Cosmic Hamlet by the Sea,” “Halibut Capital of the World,” and “End of The Road.” The last was best...

James R. Giannelli Named 2008 NUCA Ditchdigger of the Year

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CEG - The National Utility Contractors Association (NUCA) announced that New Mexico contractor James R. Giannelli — founder, president and CEO of RMCI Inc. of Albuquerque — is the association’s 2008 Ditchdigger of the Year. The award was presented on March 6 at the Presidents’ B...

District 8 Celebrates Groundbreaking of Big Bear Project

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CEG - Caltrans hosted a groundbreaking ceremony March 5 for the start of the Big Bear Bridge project. The ceremony took place in Big Bear at the Performing Arts Center.Caltrans District 8 Director Raymond Wolfe, joined San Bernardino County Supervisor Neil Derry, city of Big Bear Lake Mayor Ric...

2009 Philly Expo Offers Numerous Seminars

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CEG - The 2009 Philadelphia Construction Expo keeps getting bigger and better as local names in the industry offer learning seminars over the course of the two-day event.Norris Sales Company Norris Sales Company Inc., Plymouth Meeting, Pa., and Sicklerville, N.J., will present two ...

Goodlett Now Offers Wacker Neuson Compact Equipment

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CEG - Goodlett Equipment Inc., a South Carolina construction equipment dealer, recently signed an agreement adding the new Wacker Neuson line of compact construction equipment to its product list. For the past 50 years, Goodlett has provided its customers with Wacker’s complete light equip...

T&B Employs Efficiency Slide Rail to Install Tank in Ind.

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James McRay - St. Francis Hospital in Indianapolis, Ind., is in the midst of a $265 million expansion. When completed by mid-year 2010, the Indianapolis hospital campus will have a new emergency room, six-story inpatient tower, surgical suites, and additional space for support services.As part of this h...

NHDOT Reconstructs, Modernizes Structurally Deficient Bridges on I-93

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James A. Merolla - SPS New England Inc. has begun the greatly anticipated reconstruction of the Interstate 93 Exit 1 interchange at Rockingham Park Boulevard in Salem, N.H. The existing Exit 1 Interchange at Rockingham Park Boulevard in Salem is the first of five interchanges to be reconstructed under the Re...

Cane Creek Restoration Helps Balance Out Development

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Eric Olson - More than 17,000 linear ft. (5,200 m) of a once wild and meandering North Carolina stream system that has degraded due to agricultural activity is currently undergoing an extensive restoration. The $2 million Cane Creek restoration project in northwest Person County has seen crews working ...

E. W. Sleeper Continues Working With Family Traditions

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James A. Merolla - The little entity or person who unexpectedly outshines the bigger ones is called “a sleeper.”That would be a perfect title for the 44-year-old E. W. Sleeper in Concord, N.H., that has been supplying contractors and municipalities throughout New Hampshire with construction and t...

Hill Remediation Relishes Taking on the Garden State’s Dirty Work

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Jennifer Hetrick - Hill Remediation & Construction Services, Pennington, N.J., does a lot of the industry’s dirty work: jobs with daunting names like “air sparging,” “soil vapor extraction” and installing and maintaining “dewatering systems.” The woman-owned business...

Sometimes Amusement Takes A Lot of Work

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Giles Lambertson - Construction work is not fun and games, but contractors that build theme and amusement parks are not immune to the delights they construct. There is something about creating a waterfall or a roller coaster that belies the notion that all construction labor is created equal. “Well, it...

Case to Co-Sponsor ’Rockin’ for the Troops’ Concert in Ill.

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CEG - Case Construction Equipment will be co-sponsoring the “Rockin’ for the Troops” concert to be held at Cantigny Park in Wheaton, Ill., on July 19. The concert is organized to benefit U.S. troops that are deployed overseas. The event is being held by Operation Support Our Tr...

Sanders Installs Water Main in 50-Ft. Segments

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James McRay - The Charlotte-Mecklinburg Utility recently let a $9.6 million bid to install 20,000 linear ft. (6,100 m) of high-capacity 48-in. (121 cm) steel spiral water main pipe, in 50-ft. (15 m) joint lengths.Taking on the challenge of installing the behemoth sticks of pipe over that long run is San...

Contractors, Inmates Join Forces to Build Special Treehouse

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James A. Merolla - Thanks to a dozen local contractors, several prison inmates, an innovative program and some much needed space, some locally challenged children will be able to climb a tree.It doesn’t sound like much on the surface, but to those who support children and adults with developmental disa...

Shawmut Equipment Company Marks Golden Anniversary

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James A. Merolla - Fifty years. It’s called the Golden Anniversary, but for Shawmut Equipment Company Inc., iron and steel have been the most remarkable metals.Shawmut Equipment Company Inc. has been providing New England construction firms with quality heavy-lifting equipment for half a century. Shawm...

Oldcastle Materials Selects Case as Preferred Supplier

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CEG - Oldcastle Materials Inc., a vertically integrated supplier of aggregates, asphalt, ready-mix concrete and paving services in the United States, has selected Case as one of only three preferred suppliers of construction equipment to its $6 billion operation. Oldcastle Materials is a federat...

Wirtgen America Names James McEvoy New President/CEO

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CEG - James McEvoy has been named president and CEO of Wirtgen America Inc., effective Sept. 1, 2007. It was announced by current president/CEO Stuart W. Murray. Effective Sept. 1, Murray took on a new responsibility as president and chairman of Wirtgen Inc., a holding company for all Wirtgen bu...

AED Endorses $25 Billion Bridge Improvement Plan

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CEG - Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) has officially endorsed a proposal by House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman James Oberstar (D-Minn.) to substantially increase funding for bridges on the interstate highway system.Developed in the wake of the August I-35W bridge ...

From Superfund Sites to Harbor Cleanups, ’MT’ Filled to the Brim

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James A. Merolla - People call Maxymillian Technologies Inc., “MT” for short. Seldom, though, does a general contracting company with such a nickname fill its plate with so many environmentally important projects.Whether providing environmentally based construction services such as site remediati...

Case Supports Tornado Relief Efforts in Greensburg

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CEG - In May, an F5 tornado left a path of destruction through Greensburg, Kan.Shortly after, Case Construction Equipment coordinated delivery of two Case compact track loaders and two Case crawler dozers to assist Kansas Homeland Security in cleanup efforts.Case has a manufacturing plant...

D.P. Nicoli, Efficiency Production Update Sac State’s Sewer System

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James McRay and Bruce Ellis - California State University - Sacramento (Sacramento State) is “going green.” The university has several new building projects underway which are incorporating aspects of “green building,” a process to create buildings and supporting infrastructure that minimize the use of...

Work on Crosstown Traffic Tangle to Begin in St. Paul

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CEG - ST. PAUL (AP) Rebuilding the traffic tangle where Interstate 35W and Crosstown Highway 62 intersect near the border of Minneapolis and Richfield is scheduled to begin in June, the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) said.MnDOT received two bids from road building teams on March ...

Harter Equipment Celebrates 40th Anniversary

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CEG - Harter Equipment held a 40th Anniversary Open House May 5 at its Hightstown, N.J., facility.A combination of great weather and strong relationships with its customers made for a very well attended event. Hundreds of long-time and new customers, close friends and new acquaintances enjoyed a...

Skanska Crews Begin Replacement of Judith Dresser Memorial Bridge

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Angela B. Hurni - Years of wear and tear and several safety-related incidents in 2004 have prompted the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) and the Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) to add funding for the replacement of the Route 5 bridge, known as the Judith Stewart Dresser Memorial Bridge, to the ...

Two Central Va. Jobs Approved

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CEG - The Commonwealth Transportation Board approved two contracts Nov. 16 valued at $35.8 million for central Virginia construction. Tidewater Skanska Inc. of Norfolk, Va., was awarded a $33.6 million contract to replace the existing Judith Stewart Dresser Memorial Bridge (Route 5) over the Chi...

Efficiency Slide Rail Helps Contractor Out of Tight Spot

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James McRay - Joe Raica Excavating of Fowlerville, MI, recently installed a new pre-cast lift station at a beverage manufacturer’s bottling facility in Howell, MI, in preparation of construction of a new wastewater treatment plant.In order to keep business undisturbed at the facility, Raica needed...

Standard Concrete Picks Alabama Site for $20 Million Plant

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CEG - MOBILE, AL. (AP) Standard Concrete Products Inc. of Columbus, GA, has chosen a site in south Mobile County for a $20-million plant that’s expected to bring 200 jobs. The plant is expected to begin production later this year. Standard Concrete bought the property from the Alab...

Contractor Prepares Albuquerque for New Water Supply

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James McRay - There are only a few options available to a contractor when laying 72 in. (183 cm) pipe in 40 ft. (12.2 m) lengths. If possible, open cut is the preferred method, but what does a contractor do when he wants to use a trench box? Forty-foot lengths of pipe do not easily fit into mos...

Lamade Stadium Sports New Look for 60th World Series

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Jeff McGaw - Lamade Stadium, the world’s most famous Little League facility located in Williamsport, PA, has a new and improved look, just in time for its 60th annual World Series Aug. 18-27.Due to a gift from the estate of its namesake, Lamade (Law-Maw-Dee) Stadium has 14,700 sq. ft. of new over...

NAPA Elects Granite Construction Veep as Its New Chairman

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CEG - James H. Roberts, senior vice president of Granite Construction Inc. in Watsonville, CA, has been elected chairman of the board of the National Asphalt Pavement Association for 2006. Roberts was installed in office during NAPA’s 51st Annual Convention in Hollywood, FL.Other na...

Murphy Tractor to Open Store at New Location in Republic, MO

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CEG - Murphy Tractor & Equipment Company Inc., one of John Deere’s largest North American construction equipment dealer organizations, will move its Springfield-area branch to Republic, MO. It will be located at the corner of State Highway MM and Farm Road 144 off the James River Expresswa...

Construction Association of Michigan Elects New Officers

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CEG - Kevin N. Koehler, president of the Construction Association of Michigan (CAM), announced that the CAM membership has elected a new slate of officers and directors to serve on its 2006 board of directors. The association’s new leaders were installed at the organization’s 120th ...

Virginia Contractor ’Wight’ on Target in Subdivision Project

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Angela B. Hurni - RJ Smith Construction Inc. is currently performing complete site development services at Lawnes Point, a housing subdivision on James River, located in Isle of Wight, VA. The $15-million contract includes site development, road construction, underground utilities and excavation for a sanit...

Five ABC Apprentices

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CEG - Associated Builders & Contractors Inc. Keystone Chapter (ABC Keystone) has announced the winners of the 2005 Local Craft Championship during the association’s Construction Rodeo in Manheim, PA, on Sept. 25.The first place winners are: Jared C. Maxwell, Nicholas J. Latchaw, Kent A. Sh...

Safe-T-Shore Assists With Shaw Air Force Base Job

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James A. McRay - Understanding and implementing strict federal accounting and management procedures on government utility projects can be a challenge for some contractors. But Chandler Construction Services Inc., headquartered in Ninety Six, SC, has answered the challenge for more than three decades. Wit...