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Mon December 22, 2014

New Atlanta Falcons Stadium Now to Cost $1.4 Billion

ATLANTA (AP) The cost of the new Atlanta Falcons stadium has climbed to $1.4 billion. The initial cost of the retractable-roof facility, which will replace the Georgia Dome in 2017, was estimated at $1 billion....

Wed June 26, 2013

Growth Strategy Reflected in Versatility of Sennebogen Machines at Alco Iron & Metal

It all started with just a quarter-acre site in San Leandro, Calif., in 1953 but now, in its 60th year and with a network of four scrap-processing locations throughout the greater San Francisco region, Alco Iron & Metal Company is finding that old-school values are still the best path to growth....

Mon April 15, 2013

New Falcons Home Near?

ATLANTA (AP) The city of Atlanta’s economic development arm has voted to approve issuing more than $200 million in bonds to help finance a new stadium for the Atlanta Falcons. WSB-TV reported that Invest Atlanta voted to approve the bonds....

Thu May 10, 2012

Coalition Forms to Create a Drug- and Alcohol-Free Construction Industry

Five of the nation’s largest construction trade associations have teamed up to form the Construction Coalition for a Drug- and Alcohol-Free Workplace (CCDAFW). The coalition’s mission is to create a drug- and alcohol-free construction industry by providing companies and organizations with the resources necessary to implement drug- and alcohol-free policies into their business practices....

Wed August 12, 2009

Qualcomm, Topcon Tierra Announce Alliance

Qualcomm Incorporated, a provider of business-to-business wireless enterprise applications and services, and Topcon Tierra have announced a transaction in which Topcon Tierra will acquire some of Qualcomm’s customer contracts for the GlobalTRACS Suite for fleet management....

Fri August 01, 2008

Genalco Inc. Remembers ’Gentle Giant’ Thomas Sammarco

Thomas W. Sammarco, of Center Conway, N.H., and Millis, Mass., formerly of Needham Heights, died suddenly on June 30, 2008, from injuries suffered in an automobile accident in Wakefield, N.H. Sammarco was married on June 29, 2008, to longtime friend Cheryl J....

Tue January 01, 2008

Qualcomm Debuts GlobalTRACS System

Qualcomm Incorporated announced the commercial availability of its GlobalTRACS Lite equipment management system. The GlobalTRACS Lite system provides actionable, operational and location information with management applications....

Thu August 12, 2004

NH’s Geralco Thinks Big and Goes By the Numbers

Geralco Corporation is a small New Hampshire excavating company that thinks big and goes by the numbers. Alan Burke founded Geralco Corporation, of Lee, NH, in 1986 and since then has worked on projects all over southern New Hampshire....

Thu March 11, 2004

Bush Recognizes Cat Financial Services Corp. During Malcom Baldrige Award Ceremony

Nashville, TN-based Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Caterpillar Inc., was one of seven organizations recognized by President Bush at a ceremony honoring recipients of the 2003 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award....

Mon January 05, 2004

Gainesville, GA-Based Falcon Equipment Makes Local Move

Falcon Equipment Inc., based in Gainesville, GA, recently moved to 1535 Fullenwider Rd. –– approximately one mile away from the company’s old facility. Falcon specializes in the sales and rental of quality used machines, primarily earth moving and compaction....