Wed January 25, 2006
Exhibitors Poised for Pittsburgh
Construction equipment enthusiasts, contractors, landscapers, highway superintendents and public works officials, get ready! On Feb. 7 and 8, the second annual Pittsburgh Construction Expo will showcase virtually everything your business or township needs to get the job done....
Wed December 21, 2005
R.E. Harris Makes the Grade at Elementary Project
Over the past few years, the crew at R.E. Harris Construction has become educated in the art of building schools. A 30-member crew is currently building a $12-million elementary school in Lake Mary, FL, for the Seminole County School Board....
Kathie Sutin - Mon December 19, 2005
MO’s Smooth Road Plan Keeps Crews Rolling
Missourians saw more road construction this year — in fact, more than ever before in the state’s history. Crews are working to produce smoother roads in the state — approximately 2,200 mi....
Tue November 22, 2005
Small Illinois Contractor Moves Dirt for Big Jobs
It’s a wise businessman who can find his niche market and be successful in it. Such is the case with Joe France, owner of France Bulldozing, Astoria, IL. France Bulldozing is a four-man company that specializes in small earth-moving jobs....
Thu November 17, 2005
NJ Company Builds Reputation for Tackling Tough Jobs
Mike Jost has always had a fascination with heavy equipment. As a child, he was often found playing with Tonka toys and laying imaginary pipe. Today, he’s living out his childhood dreams as owner and president of Mike Jost Excavating, one of northern New Jersey’s premier private excavating companies....
Jeff McGaw - Wed November 16, 2005
Slater & Diehl in Transport Business for the Long Haul
Jerry Diehl Jr. still plays with trucks — they’re just a lot bigger now. The little kid making truck noises and pushing diecast, scale model tractor-trailers across the living room floor near Hatfield, PA, is now a well-spoken, entrepreneur using big rigs to pull construction equipment across real roads....
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....
Fri October 14, 2005
Caterpillar Unleashes H Series on Press at Aurora Plant
Caterpillar officially introduced its H Series wheel loaders, wheel dozers, compactors and work tools at a press event at its plant in Aurora, IL. The plant, situated on 370 acres, was built in 1958 and employs some 2,900 workers....
Kate Zanoni - Thu October 06, 2005
MA Construction Firm Makes Rare Expansion Into Blasting
Over the past 60 years, the construction firm John J. Paonessa Company Inc. in Massachusetts has had a “blast” working in the industry. The company, which services northern Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire, has expanded its business from municipal and roadwork to large commercial and residential site work, including drilling and blasting....
