Update Magazine - Wed October 04, 2023
Ascendent Grows Into Full-Service Demolition Contractor
Destruction of the Kingdome — home to Seattle professional sports teams from 1976 to 1999 — provided the catalyst for Rick Estes to start his own business. "I worked for a prominent company that landed the selective demolition," said Estes....
Falcon Forestry Equipment - Mon February 06, 2023
Modern Machinery Receives Milestone Build of 200th Falcon Winch Assist System
Logging steep slopes presents safety risks as well as challenges that affect production. Overcoming both has been a mission for DC Equipment, manufacturer of the Falcon Forestry Equipment (FFE) Falcon Winch Assist, which recently saw completion of its 200th unit with the help of Modern Machinery Inc....
Modern Machinery - Tue March 08, 2022
Third-Generation Family Business Celebrates 25 Years Back in Oregon
Last year marked the 25th anniversary of Dancer Logging Inc.'s reincarnation in Oregon. "Like a lot of loggers in this area, the presence of the spotted owl took its toll on us in the late 1980s," Pete Dancer Sr....
Dynapac - Wed September 01, 2021
LHC Reaches Compaction in Fewer Passes, Lower Cost With New Dynapac CC6200 VI Asphalt Tandem Rollers
For more than 50 years, LHC Inc. has provided construction services to Montana's Flathead Valley. It has completed and is currently working on some of the Treasure State's largest, most complex and high-profile projects, including the construction of a nearly $34 million bypass around its home city of Kalispell....
RoadTec - Tue March 09, 2021
Astec Announces Distribution Agreement With Modern Machinery
Astec Industries has announced that Modern Machinery will now offer Carlson, Peterson and Roadtec products in Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana. Modern Machinery is currently a valued dealer of Astec's KPI-JCI and Astec mobile screens....
Modern Machinery - Tue May 05, 2020
Lamont Cantrell Appointed as Modern Machinery President
Modern Machinery Co. Inc. has appointed Lamont Cantrell as president, effective immediately, the company announced. Lamont joined the company in 2003. Lamont, who is well known in the heavy equipment industry, has played a key role in building Modern Machinery into the successful business it is today, a sales and service leader....
Modern Machinery - Mon May 04, 2020
Clearing to Paving: Superior Construction Gets Job Done
Before earning his high school diploma, Kelly Fulfer was an experienced operator and had chosen a career path in construction. As a teen, he worked part time for a contractor in the Boise area and was running a backhoe by the time he was a junior....
Carlson Paving - Thu March 21, 2019
Carlson Awards Top 5 Dealers At World of Asphalt 2019
Carlson Paving Products announced its 2018 Dealer of the Year Award and Top 5 Dealer Awards at World of Asphalt 2019 in Indianapolis. Receiving the company's annual Dealer of the Year Award was Alta Equipment Company....
Tue April 10, 2018
Modern Machinery Hosts Annual Paving Day in Kent, Washington
Modern Machinery held its annual Paving Day seminar at its Kent, Wash., location on Feb 23. Although the weather was less than cooperative, 92 attendees were on hand to hear the latest information on paving, milling and compaction practices and equipment....
Tue January 16, 2018
Poe Asphalt Paving Inc. Marks 65th Anniversary
Poe Asphalt Paving marks its 65th anniversary this year as the company's history dates back to 1953 when Ernie Poe and Kenny Knapp formed a firm known simply as Asphalt Paving in Clarkston, Wash. Today, Poe Asphalt Paving has multiple locations that cover a significant portion of the Pacific Northwest and is led by third- and fourth-generation members of the Poe family....
