Bobcat - Tue April 25, 2023
Bobcat Prototype Arrives at NIHF Museum
A legendary piece of construction history arrived at the National Inventors Hall of Fame Museum on April 19. Joe Keller, the son of 2023 National Inventors Hall of Fame Inductee Louis Keller and nephew of Inductee Cyril Keller, was on a cross-country trip with the Keller brothers' invention — a 1958 prototype skid-steer loader....
East Hampton Star - Wed February 15, 2023
New York's Montauk Point Revetment to Finish Six Months Ahead of Schedule
The new 874-ft.-tall stone revetment at Montauk Point on New York's easternmost tip of Long Island will be completed six months ahead of schedule but with many more boulders than were originally budgeted....
Gettysburg Times & CEG - Wed February 01, 2023
New Gettysburg, Pa., Tour Center to Begin Construction Near Battle Site in Mid-February
Construction of a new two-story Gettysburg Tour Center on Baltimore Pike in the historic southern Pennsylvania town is expected to begin in mid-February, the Gettysburg Times reported Jan. 31. After the current facility at 778 Baltimore St....
Mainebiz - Wed February 01, 2023
Lewiston, Maine's Tallest Building to Convert from Office to Residential Space
After changing ownership three times in three years, the latest owner of the narrow Professional Building at 145 Lisbon St. in Lewiston, Maine, plans to convert the structure from office to residential use....
HCEA/CEG - Wed January 04, 2023
Construction Chronicle: Vintage Equipment in Action
The British philosopher, historian and archaeologist R.C. Collingwood once wrote, "The subject matter of history is not the past as such, but the past for which we possess historical evidence."Thanks to our friends at the Historical Construction Equipment Association, here are some great photos of vintage iron at work that provide a glimpse (and evidence) of the imagination and innovation of our industry many decades ago....
Old Iron Show - Tue August 30, 2022
Old Construction, Mining Equipment Show Returns to Ohio
The 19th Annual Old Construction and Mining Equipment Show will be Sept. 10 to 11, 2022 on Ohio 519 (43672 Stumptown Road), between U.S. 22 and New Athens, Ohio. Antique trucks, construction and mining equipment will be on static display and in operation throughout the weekend....
HCEA - Thu August 18, 2022
HCEA Announces Antique Construction Equipment Show Dates
The Historical Construction Equipment Association (HCEA) is holding its 36th Annual International Convention and Old Equipment Exposition. The show will be held at the HCEA's National Construction Equipment Museum, 16623 Liberty Hi Road, Bowling Green, Ohio, from Sept....
Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Mon August 15, 2022
Sunken Antarctic Research Vessel Being Demolished in Washington State
A project to demolish the research vessel Hero in Bay Center, Wash., is well under way, with the contractor predicting the job will be finished by mid-September. The legendary wooden boat operated in the Antarctic for 16 years until she was decommissioned in 1984....
National Park Service & WHTM-TV - Wed August 03, 2022
Rehab Work Happening at Key Sites Within Pa.'s Gettysburg National Battlefield
Pennsylvania's Gettysburg National Military Park (NMP), site of the Civil War's most decisive battle in 1863, currently is undergoing upgrades at two key locations to improve wear and tear from years of being a popular historical destination....
Auburn University - Wed June 15, 2022
Federal Grants Help Auburn University, Contractors to Preserve Historic Schools
A multidisciplinary research team at Auburn University will use money from a recent National Park Service (NPS) grant to work with a preservation contractor to stabilize the crumbling Tankersley Rosenwald School in Hope Hull, Ala., one of many schools built for African American children in the first half of the 20th century....
