Jeff Cronin - Wed November 23, 2005
Demolition Firm Races to Remove Darlington Grandstand in 2 Weeks
Before work could begin on the construction aspects of a $6 million capital improvement plan at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, SC, the old Brasington Grandstand in Turn 2 had to go. For two weeks this fall, a 15-member crew from Total Demolition in Hartsville, SC, leading with a Caterpillar 330 excavator with a Genesis XP shear, crunched away the old 3,000-seat grandstand....
Thu November 10, 2005
Backhoe Rodeo Offers $5,000 in Prizes Over Two Days
It’s time to saddle up the backhoe and show off your skills. A total of $5,000 will be awarded at this year’s backhoe rodeo at CEG Production’s second annual Charlotte Construction Expo at the Cabarrus Arena and Events Center in Concord, NC....
Wed November 02, 2005
JCB to Manufacture High-Speed Backhoe Loaders for U.S. Army
JCB has been awarded a contract, expected to be worth up to $140 million, to supply the U.S. Army with a high-speed backhoe loaders for military engineering tasks. The high mobility engineer excavator (HMEE) vehicle has been designed to meet the requirements specified by U.S....
Gwenyth Laird Pernie - Mon October 24, 2005
Dinosaur-Sized Amounts of Triassic Rock Challenge Lane Construction
Workers combat excavation of dense Triassic rock along the developing Interstate 540 — the outer loop of the Raleigh, NC, beltway — in addition to settlement issues associated with the use of this type of rock as fill....
Jeff McGaw - Thu October 20, 2005
Small NJ Firm Gets Slice of Cherry Hill’s Redevelopment Pie
While it was never one of the seven greatest man-made wonders of the world, at least the building at 926 Haddonfield Rd. is no longer one of the seven greatest man-made eyesores of Cherry Hill, NJ. The abandoned building on the 1.8-acre (.72 ha) tract was an unflattering complement to the ghostly shell of the 223-acre (90.2 ha) former Garden State Park horse race track directly across the street....
Gwenyth Laird Pernie - Fri September 30, 2005
New Equipment Makes Debut at Highway 74 Site
An improved piece of iron made its national debut this spring at the U.S. 74 highway project in Robeson County, NC. According to Terry Moore, of R.W. Moore Equipment Company, headquartered in Raleigh, NC, the John Deere 210 rubber-tired excavator was selected for this project because of the large job site and the machine’s ability to set jersey barriers and pipes and dig trenches....
Jennifer Rupp - Tue September 06, 2005
Smooth Sailing for I-90 Bridge Project
Just miles south of Lake Erie runs Interstate 90. On a good day, highway travelers can look out their car windows and see the deep blue water dotted with sailboats and, once in a while, the Brig Niagara....
Brenda Ruggiero - Mon August 29, 2005
$12M Job Expands Arlington National Cemetery by 40 Acres
Our nation’s military burial ground is in the midst of a needed expansion project. A total of 26,000 graves are being added to the current 215,000 graves at the 200-acre Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, VA....
Kate Zanoni - Wed July 06, 2005
Utility Work Only the Start of A.J. Johns’ Assignment
A bevy of A.J. Johns Inc. underground utility crews coordinated their efforts with dozens more of their colleagues at the 200-acre Sweetwater residential development in Jacksonville diligently completing their tasks before the 19-month contract ends in February....
Wed June 29, 2005
Second-Generation Iannella Masonry Relies on Caterpillar Equipment, Foley
Although Iannella Masonry Construction, of Hillsborough, NJ, has been in business for 19 years, Sandro Iannella’s, connection with Foley Inc. goes back farther than that. “I have known Foley my whole life....
