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Iron Exports Rise as Economy Recovers

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Pete Sigmund - The U.S. construction industry is engaged in a fierce worldwide competition for projects that will be valued at hundreds of billions of dollars over the next 50 years. As the industry emerges from recession along with the rest of the country, worldwide markets beckon for construction equi...

ARTBA Wages ’Battle Royal’ Over TEA-21 Funding in D.C.

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Pete Sigmund - On the second anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the white dome of the U.S. Capitol, a symbol of hope and unity, stood against the blue sky of a gorgeous September morning in Washington, D.C. Inside the nearby Grand Hyatt Hotel, the annual convention of the American Ro...

NY Officials Scratch Heads Over Aging Tappan Zee Bridge

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Pete Sigmund - The 3.1-mi. long Tappan Zee Bridge across the Hudson River approximately 20 mi. above New York City can be a beautiful or excruciating driving experience. As they cross the span between Nyack and Tarrytown, NY, motorists often see white sailboats on a broad expanse of blue water stretchin...

Private Toll Bridges Near Extinction

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Pete Sigmund - Back in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, many bridges were privately owned. You paid your penny or nickel to a toll collector, perhaps went through a turnstile, and crossed to the other side on your horse and buggy. Settlers were happy to use the bridges rather than crossing on a wooden...

Route 66: A Continuing Saga of Americana

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Pete Sigmund - Route 66, America’s legendary highway, is a worldwide symbol of lost dreams and new searches. In the mid-1930s, “Okies” and “Arkies,” heading west seeking a living in California for their families, putt-putted along it in beaten-up jalopies, carrying mattress...

New Ballparks Remind Fans of ’Good Old Days’

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Pete Sigmund - New baseball parks being built throughout the country carry the feeling of the familiar song, “Take Me Out to the Ballgame,” and capture some of the essence of old-time stadiums. They have natural grass fields. They’re beautiful, often offering spectacular views of city skyline...

Constitution Center Opens on July Fourth

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Pete Sigmund - The National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, PA, a unique structure that both symbolizes and explains the nation’s continuing commitment to individual freedoms, opened on July 4 facing Independence Hall from the north end of the Independence National Historical Park Mall. The $...

At Mid-Year, Industry Grinds Slowly Ahead

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Pete Sigmund - How’s the construction industry — and the economy — doing half-way through 2003? Construction Equipment Guide (CEG), in its annual mid-year outlook, asked leading economists and other observers from main sectors of the industry for frank appraisals. Their overall ...

States Battle Feds to Cool Global Warming

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Pete Sigmund - From the federal government to states, contractors, conservation groups and the man and woman in the street, everyone is worried about global warming. There’s a growing feeling that the “greenhouse effect” is part of the reason for long stretches of desert-like droughts...

Where Will Highways of Tomorrow Lead Us?

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Pete Sigmund - The 1939 World Fair stirred visitors with a “World of Tomorrow,” including sleek cars moving smoothly along wide superhighways, through majestic skyscrapers. It came true, of course, in the second half of the century. What is the “World of Tomorrow” for our highway...