Lori Lovely

CEG Correspondent

Lori Lovely is an award-winning journalist, editor and author of the children's book Isadora's Dance. She has worked for newspapers, magazines and niche publications, covering a wide-ranging list of topics that includes motor sports, construction, MSW, energy, environmental issues, water, animal rights and issues, history, Native American issues and people, real estate and home decor, farming and more. Her degrees in History taught this dedicated professional to research thoroughly and ask detailed questions in order to winnow interesting facts that convey the essence of the story. As a seasoned writer and compassionate storyteller, she accurately portrays the subject in a manner that entrances the reader.

When she's not working on assignment, Lori is tending to her historic Indiana farm, where she raises alpacas. An inveterate animal lover, this vegetarian enjoys spending time with her animals and working in her garden.

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Stories by Lori Lovely

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Dec 24, 2002

Dore, Anderson Go Head-to-Head Over Demo Contracts

The end of the story is a much-publicized boxing match challenge, issued by Art Dore Sr., age 66, to septuagenarian Virgil Anderson. Unable to achieve satisfaction in court or at City Hall, Dore, head of Michigan-based Dore & Associates Contracting Inc., hopes to end a year-long feud over Omaha, NE, demolition contracts with Anderson, head of Omaha’s Anderson Excavating Co. “This is the way that men are supposed to settle things,” Dore said....

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Jun 24, 2002

Massive Floods Spur Cleanup in MN

Roseau, MN, had the flood of its life last week, according to Mayor Jeff Pelowski. Flood stage in Roseau is 16 ft. and the city’s levee system was designed to hold back the river only to about 22 ft....

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May 13, 2002

New IN Museum Brings Hoosiers Back to Native Shores

Nestled on the banks of the White River between the new NCAA Hall of Fame Museum and the Eiteljorg Museum, Indianapolis’ new State Museum is preparing to bring Hoosiers back to the shores of their ancestors....

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Apr 29, 2002

Memorial Honors Work-Zone Victims

A visually striking new memorial was unveiled in the Washington, D.C. metro area during National Work Zone Awareness Week held April 8-12. James L. Oberstar (D-MN), ranking Democrat on the full Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, presented the memorial in ceremonies that began at 10 a.m....

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Jan 30, 2002

Northeast DOTs Arm Themselves for Winter Weather

Every year state Departments of Transportation (DOT) prepare to do battle with Old Man Winter, bracing themselves for cold temperatures, strong winds, heavy snowfalls and treacherous ice....

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Jan 5, 2002

Ross-Ade Stadium Gets Facelift in IN

Alumni and Boilermaker fans in northwestern Indiana will soon be treated to more amenities and easier access to the Ross-Ade Stadium. Since 1998, HNTB of Kansas City, MO, has been working with Purdue University in Lafayette to devise a strategy for renovating and improving the 75-year old stadium without compromising its historical significance....

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Sep 1, 2001

Chicago Transit Authority Rehab to Cheer Up ’Blue’ Line

Any commuter in Chicago who rides the Cermak Branch of the Chicago Transit Authority’s (CTA) Blue Line can tell you it takes a lot longer to get “there” from “here” these days....

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Aug 13, 2001

Walsh Construction, Subs Team Up to Revive Chicago’s Historic Wacker Drive

When it was built nearly 90 years ago, Wacker Drive set an example for state-of-the-art bridge and highway construction in Chicago, IL. Its construction represented the finest reinforced concrete work of its day, with innovative, octagonal columns supporting the drive....

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Jul 2, 2001

Milwaukee’s Old Sixth Street Viaduct Yields to Modern Cable-Stayed Spans

After 93 years of dedicated service, Milwaukee’s Sixth Street viaduct has retired. The 0.7-mi. (1.1 km) viaduct, which served as the primary connector of the city’s north and south sides since 1908, was demolished to make room for two unique, state-of-the-art cable-stayed structures, two bascule bridges and two approaches....

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Mar 28, 2001

380-Mile Millennium Pipeline Links U.S. to Canada

As California struggles to recover from its energy crisis, consumers nationwide are glancing nervously at their own heating bills and wondering if there is any respite in sight....

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Feb 3, 2001

CRI Slips Into Record Books With $88M Indianapolis Pour

Because Walsh Construction is new to the Indianapolis, IN, area, the Chicago, IL-based prime contractor that specializes in structural concrete work is relying heavily on subs for the I-65 project through Indianapolis....

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Dec 4, 2000

Midwest DOTs Arm Themselves for Harsh Weather

Illinois The Illinois DOT was prepared when snow hit the northern part of the state this year. Maintenance Operations Engineer Dave Johnson said annual snow meetings take place before the winter weather blows in – by early October in the northern part of the state, and by the end of October in the southern part of the state....

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Nov 25, 2000

Midwest DOTs Prepare for Season Packed With Snow

(This is Part I of a two-part series on winter maintenance preparation in the Midwest. Part II will continue in the next Midwest edition of Construction Equipment Guide.) As the sun’s golden orb slips lower in the sky, auburn leaves fall from the trees and long, cold nights close in on the Midwest, everywhere preparations for winter are underway....

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Oct 28, 2000

Beaty Construction Gives Abandoned Indiana Waterway a Second Chance

The canal boom in the United States began in the 1810s as a means of connecting existing waterways for the purpose of commerce. Canal fever soon became rampant in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois and Indiana....

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Oct 14, 2000

Spirtas’ I-70 Bridge Project Raises Spirits in St. Louis

Spirtas Wrecking Company proved to St. Louis, MO, why its name is synonymous with urban renewal when it completed the demolition of three bridges over Interstate 70 in roughly a third of the time budgeted....

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Sep 16, 2000

Hopes Go Up and Down for World’s Tallest Building

Chicago hopes to return the title of world’s tallest building to its shores, but ongoing financial woes have kept the project from getting under way. Scott Toberman, president of European American Realty Ltd., plans to demolish an existing vacant office building at 7 South Dearborn in order to erect a futuristic, 1,550-ft....

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Sep 16, 2000

Contracting Hoosiers Outline Game Plan for I-465 Overhaul

Once the snow and ice melted in Indiana last spring, Hoosiers prepared themselves for the inevitable road construction and the lane restrictions that go with the change of season....

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Aug 16, 2000

FlowMole Technology Helps Shape Guided Boring

Electronics comprise the most significant change in utility work since 1994, said George Taylor, vice president of operations and engineering with UTILX Corporation....

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Aug 5, 2000

Chicago Discovers Solution to Water Woes

Chicago and 51 other, older municipalities in Cook County share a combined sewer system. Rainfall drains into the system and combines with wastewater output, resulting in an overflow of contaminated water....

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Jul 5, 2000

Controversy Reigns Over Plans for Philly Stadiums

What do sports, politics and construction have in common? Besides hotly contested divergent opinion, the local economy. Proposed construction of two new sports stadiums in Philadelphia has sparked numerous controversies based on conflicting opinions....

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