Fri June 28, 2002
Stafford, Reliable Introduce Liebherr to Product Lines
Liebherr Construction Equipment Co., of Newport News, VA, has announced the addition of Stafford Tractor Co., of Lawrenceville, GA, and Reliable Tractor Inc., of Tifton, GA, as full-line distributors to the Liebherr Construction Dealer Network for the state of Georgia....
Amanda L. Gutshall - Wed March 06, 2002
Stafford Tractor Opens New Digs in Lawrenceville, GA
Stafford Tractor Co. has recently moved to a new location at 540 Hosea Road in Lawrenceville, GA, just off of Highway 316 near the Gwinnett County Airport.
The company, which was started a year and a half ago, according to Dick Kelly, vice president and general manager, is the sister company of Reliable Tractor, of Tifton, GA, a John Deere and Hyundai dealer....
Sharon Cohen - Wed April 10, 2002
Gilbane Restores Historic G. Fox Building in Hartford
In 1917, the G. Fox Department Store at 960 Main Street in downtown Hartford outshone many of the surrounding buildings. The multicolored brick facade, carved terracotta and canopied revolving door exemplified the best of the Art Deco style....
Susan McHale - Wed February 13, 2002
Motor City’s Ford Field Roof Trusses Make History
Engineering feats on Ford Field, the new home for the Detroit Lion’s starting with the 2002 football season, are making history in the construction world.
Early in December, construction workers lifted into place the project’s second massive roof truss that spanned together nearly 80 percent of the stadium’s steel roof....
Kip Fry - Wed January 16, 2002
$770M Adriaen’s Landing Project Begins in Hartford, CT
It’s an exciting time to be in Hartford, CT. Of course, it will be even more exciting in a few years when work on the immense Adriaen’s Landing is completed. By that time, downtown Hartford will be transformed into something quite different than it is today....
Tue December 04, 2001
Ford Motor Company and Caterpillar Form Logistics Alliance to Speed Parts Delivery
Ford Motor Company and Caterpillar Inc. have entered into a software alliance to develop a world-class logistics information system to increase the speed at which service repair parts are delivered to market.
Ford and Caterpillar will jointly define the alliance’s strategic direction and develop an operating blueprint for the future, with the new system and processes phased in over the next few years.
"Customer satisfaction is Ford Motor Company’s ’number one’ priority, and this software alliance with Caterpillar and the logistics services Cat will provide will be key enablers in achieving our best-in-class customer service satisfaction objectives," said Don Johnson, director, Global Parts Supply & Logistics, Ford Motor Company.
The new technology will support Ford’s expanded efforts to work with its dealers to provide improved service to the end customer....
Fri March 02, 2001
JCB Founder, J.C. Bamford, Dies
Joseph Bamford, the founder of privately-held construction equipment manufacturer JC Bamford, died on Thursday at age 84.
Bamford’s initials, JCB, were emblazoned on his excavators and diggers, and became a generic term for the machinery which entered the Oxford English Dictionary in 1985.
The JCB Group remains owned by Bamford’s son, Anthony Bamford, who is chairman and managing director.
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Wed September 13, 2000
Mercando Reaches for the Stars With Westchester Ford
It was 1934, Babe Ruth hit his 700th home run against Detroit, the New York Giants defeated the Chicago Bears 30-13 for the NFL championship; John Dillinger broke out of jail using a wooden pistol; a stamp cost three cents; and Mercando Contracting Company Inc....
Sat October 28, 2000
Miller-Bradford & Risberg Donates to MACC Fund
Miller-Bradford & Risberg Inc., (MBR) of Sussex, WI, hosted its 2000 MBR Golf Classic to benefit the Midwest Athletes Against Childhood Cancer (MACC) Fund on Sept. 21, at Ironwood Golf Course, Sussex. The event raised $45,000 for the MACC Fund.
There were 125 participants including customers, manufacturers, suppliers, employees and friends of MBR....
