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Fri July 08, 2005

Charlotte Convention Center Crumbles Into History Books

CHARLOTTE, NC (AP) Charlotte’s old convention center — an anachronism since a new building opened a decade ago — fell with a boom as a demolition team started clearing the downtown site for a skyscraper....

Thu May 12, 2005

Holland Pump Opens Headquarters in Brunswick, GA

Holland Pump hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony April 20 in recognition of the grand opening of its new national headquarters and manufacturing facility in Brunswick, GA. The ceremony was attended by Holland Pump employees and Brunswick dignitaries....

Thu May 12, 2005

Acme Dynamics Pumped Up About Larger Location

The new Jacksonville, FL, location is just across the street, but the customers of Acme Dynamics have a larger inventory at their fingertips. The Jacksonville branch moved to 10777 Phillips Highway in October, a 6,250-sq.-ft....

Darryl Seland - Mon April 25, 2005

FinesMaster Pumps Up Profits for Segal Sand & Gravel

Tim Segal, president of Segal Sand and Gravel in Delphi, IN, had a problem with losing too much sand and fines to his settiling ponds. He wanted to streamline the company’s operation and improve the size, texture and cleanliness of its sand....

Fri January 28, 2005

Godwin Pumps Expands Sales, Service Staff in Tampa

Godwin Pumps, the New Jersey-based manufacturer of portable rental pumps, has expanded its team at its local rental office at 3007 N. 50th St. in Tampa, FL. In sales, Kevin Abernathy, of Lakeland, FL, joins Godwin as a sales engineer with 11 years of experience in the rental industry....

Fri November 12, 2004

’The Packman,’ TopCats Star at Charlotte Expo

With only 21 days left until the "Greatest Show in Dirt" arrives in Charlotte, NC, Construction Equipment Guide is proud to announce two more special guests for the Charlotte Construction Expo on Dec. 1 and 2: Mark Packer, host of the WFNZ radio show, "Primetime with the Packman," the No....

Brenda Ruggiero - Mon November 08, 2004

Ohio Fuses Two Interchanges in Columbus

In Columbus, OH, crews are working to combine two interchanges involving Polaris Parkway and Interstate 71. When completed in 2006, the two interchanges will function as one, allowing traffic to be redistributed throughout the area....

Wed October 27, 2004

Holland Pump’s Pensacola Branch to Service Panhandle

Holland Pump Inc., one of the largest manufacturers of hydraulically driven submersible pumps in the United States, recently opened its ninth branch office in Pensacola, FL. The Pensacola office, located at 3815 Pasco Street, will supply sales, rentals and services to Florida’s panhandle, Alabama, Mississippi, and surrounding areas....

Wed July 07, 2004

Godwin Pumps Expands NC Team in Raleigh, Charlotte With New Additions

Godwin Pumps, a manufacturer of portable Dri-Prime rental pumps, recently expanded its team in the Charlotte and Raleigh, NC, rental branch offices. Don Kyle, of Tega Cay, SC, is branch manager of Godwin’s Charlotte office, which is located at 201 Forsyth Hall Dr....

Mon June 21, 2004

R.J. Griffin & Company Tops Out $14.3M Cancer Center in Columbus

By placing a 7-ft. Yoshino Japanese cedar atop the new John B. Amos Cancer Center in Columbus, GA, hospital officials and construction crews celebrated the birth of a new building on April 23. The practice of placing an evergreen on top of a newly built structure began more than 1,000 years ago....