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| | | | | | | Thursday, September 09, 2010 | 2:16:10 PM
Firms Unite to Rejuvenate Mesquite Land
The infestation of the mesquite, cedar/juniper trees and bushes, can seriously effect land productivity especially in Texas and Oklahoma.
Two companies have found a way to effectively solve this problem.
Kirby-Smith and Werk-Brau have addressed the concerns of land owners and offered not only their assistance in research, but also provided some much needed help. The companies worked together to come up with the combination of a Komatsu excavator and the Werk-Brau grubber/extractor in the Kirby-Smith rental fleet to develop a solution for removing the mesquite/cedar infestation in an efficient manner.
Click to Read More | Firms Unite to Rejuvenate Mesquite Land
Digging Deep to Keep the Water Flowing Through NYC
It only required 40 years, but massive tunneling deep beneath New York City for a vital new water-carrying conduit is nearing completion. A whale-sized digging machine, some tough construction workers and megatons of concrete have done the job.
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MacAllister Machinery Signs Mirenco Dealer Agreement
MacAllister Machinery Inc., the Caterpillar dealer for northern and central Indiana, has signed an agreement with Whayne Supply to be a Mirenco dealer.
Whayne Supply is the national distributor for Mirenco products and diesel combustion testing.
Click to Read More | MacAllister Machinery Signs Mirenco Dealer Agreement
FAE, Tractor City Host Product Demo in San Antonio
In an effort to show the consumers the innovations and quality of their product line in action, FAE and Tractor City got together Aug. 3 in San Antonio, Texas, to host a product demonstration featuring select models of FAE, Prime Tech Prime Movers, Mustang and John Deere equipment.
Click to Read More | FAE, Tractor City Host Product Demo in San Antonio
Chandler, Ariz.’s F5 Equipment, Bomag Join Forces
Bomag USA and F5 Equipment in Chandler/Phoenix, Ariz. signed an agreement July 22 for F5 Equipment to represent the full line of Bomag paving, milling and compaction products in Maricopa County, Phoenix, as well as Flagstaff and Yuma.
Click to Read More | Chandler, Ariz.’s F5 Equipment, Bomag Join Forces
John Wayne Airport ‘Back in the Saddle’ With New Terminal
The construction of a new 282,000 sq. ft. (26,199 sq m) Terminal C at John Wayne Airport in Orange County, Calif. reached a significant project milestone on Aug. 2, as McCarthy Building Companies topped out structural steel on the new facility.
Click to Read More | John Wayne Airport ‘Back in the Saddle’ With New Terminal
CEG Special Feature Report
Managing Key to a Firm’s Emergence From a Recession
Author: Giles Lambertson
(Editor’s note: This article is the final installment in a series on the nation’s and world’s current economic conditions. Over the past several weeks, Construction Equipment Guide (CEG) interviewed experts in economics and business, and even psychology, and reported on how the industry veterans are coping, and in some instances, succeeding in this downturn.