Angela B. Hurni - Mon May 17, 2010
Clarence Brown Conference Center Crosses Halfway Point
On July 1, 2009, Bartow County civic leaders assembled to break ground on the new Clarence Brown Conference Center in Cartersville, Ga. Currently, the $20-million, LEED Certified facility is approximately 60 percent finished and is on track for an August 2010 completion date....
Tue April 27, 2010
Nortrax Hosts Dig, Dine and Drive Event in Manchester
Dig, Dine & Drive, hosted by Nortrax, was the biggest event going in the city of Manchester, Tenn., on March 24 and 25. Roughly 200 attendees checked things out at the Coffee County Fairgrounds on each of the two days....
Kerry Lynn Kirby - Wed April 07, 2010
Work on Alabama’s SR-9 Gets Under Way
Starting roadwork in winter in Alabama, you expect some rainy days. But since early December, when crews began work to widen a stretch of Ala. 9/U.S. 331 south of Montgomery, there has been so much rain — and even some snow — that it has affected the job, said James Lee, project manager of contractor W.S....
Mary Reed - Thu February 18, 2010
Crews Multi-Stage Amid Frenetic Interchange
In a couple of years motorists in and around Morris Plains and Parsippany-Troy Hills in New Jersey’s Morris County will reap the benefit of ongoing upgrading work at the busy interchange of Route 10 and Route 53....
Kerry Lynn Kirby - Fri February 05, 2010
Turbid Terrain Tests Crews on Fla.’s SR 26
It has been wet work, much wetter than expected. But now that north-central Florida has entered its “dry season,” work on a new overpass to carry Fla. 26 over U.S. 301 and the CSX railroad line in Alachua County is getting more productive, said Southland Construction Inc....
Thu January 28, 2010
Florida Paving Company Expands Into Mining Business
Tough economic times haven’t stopped Don (Rick) Mancil Jr. and Myra Smith from jumping into the material business. In August 2009, the pair took over ownership of the Vero Rock Mine, located in Vero Beach, Fla....
Fri December 25, 2009
Customers Test Drive New John Deere Equipment
Nortrax held a Dig, Dine & Drive event Dec. 3 in Polk City, Fla. The event kicked off with a presentation on Tier 4 emission standards by John Deere’s Vice President of Service Bill Pyles. The “Dig” portion of the event followed with demonstrations of the new John Deere 672GP motorgrader, 410J tractor loader backhoe, 644K loader, 350D excavator, the 750J dozer and the 764 High Speed dozerAfter enjoying a barbeque lunch, guests then had opportunities to test drive several John Deere pieces of equipment, including the John Deere 764 High Speed dozer, GP series motorgraders, TMC backhoes, K Series loaders, 250 D2 articulated truck, 190 rubber-tired excavator and compaction and milling equipment....
Jennifer Rupp - Tue December 29, 2009
PennDOT Begins Replacing ’Seriously’ Deficient Span
The Six Mile Creek Bridge project in Erie County, Pa., is part of Pennsylvania Gov. Edward G. Rendell’s Accelerated Bridge Program, which is adding $200 million a year to the mix of federal and state funds the state invests in bridges....
Fri December 04, 2009
Cat D6C Dozer Fetches $23K at Hunyady Sale in Souderton
Hunyady Auction Company held an auction Nov. 18 in Souderton, Pa. The sale, a complete liquidation of Scholl Brothers Excavating, which recently decided to close after 50 years in business, featured a host of dozers, rubber-tired loaders, vibratory compactors and more....
Wed November 25, 2009
Deere Dozer Fetches $37K in Minnesota
Cat Auction Services held a liquidation auction Nov. 18 in Harris, Minn. The sale featured equipment from Arcon Construction, a contractor who is retiring after 59 years in the business. ...
