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Wed June 18, 2008

May Heavy Equip Looks to Future After Decade of Growth

Just a week prior to Jacob May’s 1997 graduation from UNC Charlotte, he and his father had an idea for a new business. May Heavy Equip Rental and Sales would focus on renting heavy machinery to contractors in the Triad and Charlotte areas....

Tue June 10, 2008

Huge Bomag Compactor Helps N.J. County Pack in the Trash

The Cape May County Municipal Utilities Authority (MUA) recently purchased the first Bomag BC1172RB refuse compactor in the state of New Jersey to help increase its refuse compaction capabilities and extend the life of its landfill....

Giles Lambertson - Thu May 29, 2008

Sometimes Amusement Takes A Lot of Work

Construction work is not fun and games, but contractors that build theme and amusement parks are not immune to the delights they construct. There is something about creating a waterfall or a roller coaster that belies the notion that all construction labor is created equal....

Mary Reed - Tue May 06, 2008

’Green’ City Rises on S. Korea Coast

The $30 billion New Songdo City is the largest private real estate venture in history, with more than $3 billion in construction slated for 2008 alone. Construction of the city is under way on 1,500 acres (607 ha) of a man-made island totaling 10,000 acres (4,047 ha)....

Eric Olson - Mon May 05, 2008

Hensel Phelps Rocks ’n’ Rolls at Amusement Park Project

By early June, guitar licks from the Eagles and the Moody Blues will waft across Myrtle Beach, S.C., as Hard Rock Park, the world’s first rock ’n’ roll theme park, opens to the public....

Kerry Lynn Kirby - Thu April 24, 2008

Morris Group Builds Safer Bridge Over Blackwater Creek

Crossing Blackwater Creek on AL 69 in Walker County is a harrowing experience, involving a steep hill, a blind curve and a narrow, circa 1932 bridge. After years of delays — the word locally is that the project as originally designed would have affected a Confederate cemetery — work is well under way to change that scary ride into a pleasant crossing....

Tue March 11, 2008

Case Introduces 750L, 850L Crawler Dozers; Feature Tier III Engines

Case Construction Equipment has upgraded two of its crawler dozer models. The Case 750L and 850L, which replace the 750K and 850K, feature Tier III-certified, fuel-efficient Case Family IV engines. Powering the Case 750L dozer is a 4.5-L, four-cylinder electronic engine, which delivers 84 net hp (63 kW)....

Tue March 11, 2008

John Deere Unveils 764 High Speed Dozer at ConExpo

John Deere has unveiled the first new machine form the construction industry has seen in decades — the 764 High Speed Dozer (HSD). This rubber-tracked dozer combines the speed of a grader with the flotation of a crawler dozer....

Mary Reed - Fri March 28, 2008

TxDOT’s I-35 Work to Link Major Highways

Two types of horsepower will soon be crossing ranch land south of Austin, Texas, now that State Highway 45SE (SH 45SE), is under construction north of Buda, Hays County. SH 45SE will link I-35 to the junction of State Highway 130 (SH 130) and U.S....

Fri March 07, 2008

Murray Demolition Cleans Up After the Four Sisters

A distinctive landmark west of Toronto on the Lake Ontario shoreline for more than 40 years, the four imposing concrete stacks of the Lakeview Thermal Generating Station, each 480 ft. (146 m) high, were demolished in a controlled drop and on the ground in less than 30 seconds on June 12, 2006....