Wed January 25, 2006
Exhibitors Poised for Pittsburgh
Construction equipment enthusiasts, contractors, landscapers, highway superintendents and public works officials, get ready! On Feb. 7 and 8, the second annual Pittsburgh Construction Expo will showcase virtually everything your business or township needs to get the job done....
Mon January 16, 2006
Lifting Gear Hire Removes Plane From Chicago Highway
Lifting Gear Hire Corporation and Imperial Crane Services Inc. recently joined forces to remove Southwest Airlines flight 1248 from the intersection of West 55th Street and Central Avenue in Chicago after the plane skidded off a runway at Midway Airport....
Wed January 18, 2006
Pair of Cranes Lift Research Vessel Expansion Into Place
Big mobile cranes proved their worth again on a lift made recently at the North Florida Shipyards in Jacksonville, FL. The job was part of a project in which a research vessel was being lengthened. The ship was placed on a floating dry dock and cut in half so a new center section could be inserted....
Fri January 06, 2006
LiftOne Earns Platinum Dealer of Excellence Award
LiftOne, a Cat lift trucks dealer in Charlotte, NC, received the Platinum Dealer of Excellence award at an awards ceremony in Greece. The awards recognize the efforts of dealers in the United States and Canada....
Thu December 01, 2005
OPTCO Lifts Productivity to New Heights on Cardinals Stadium Job
When OPTCO, a Gilbert, AZ-based industrial coating company, was awarded the painting contract for the all new $450-million Arizona Cardinals football stadium in Glendale, AZ, one of its first tasks was to assess its equipment needs....
Sat November 26, 2005
Genie Lifts Work Their Magic at Coachella Music & Arts Festival
Holding a rock concert for 60,000 people in the middle of the desert takes a lot of equipment. The Coachella Music and Arts Festival is held on the Empire Polo Grounds near Palm Springs and this year featured artists such as Coldplay and Nine Inch Nails....
Lori Lovely - Wed November 23, 2005
I-80 Interchange Gets Facelift in IA
Work is wrapping up on a hot mix asphalt resurfacing project in Davenport, IA, at the Interstate 80-U.S. 67 interchange approaching the Mississippi River. The $5.2-million contract was let in April, and McCarthy Improvement Company, the winning bidder, started work in late May....
Laurie Mercer - Wed October 19, 2005
New Crane Equipment Lifts Northeast Sales and Service to New Heights
Fifty-one years may seem like a long time to get around to working on a new idea, but that’s the back story behind one of the nation’s newest crane sales and service companies. Northeast Sales & Service Inc., located in Lockport and Syracuse, NY, opened its doors approximately a year ago....
Jim Paul - Sat September 24, 2005
University of Iliinois Plans Major Facelift for Memorial Stadium
CHAMPAIGN, IL (AP) Memorial Stadium, the home of University of Illinois (UI) football, looks much the same as it did when it was dedicated in 1924 in memory of those who died in World War I. While the building is structurally sound, the stadium is showing its age, and sports fans’ expectations have changed....
Sat September 10, 2005
Loughman Takes Reins as the New President of Pettibone/Traverse Lift
Pettibone/Traverse Lift LLC –– a premier manufacturer of fixed-boom and transfer-boom, rough-terrain telehandlers, Cary-Lift pipe and pole handlers and Speed Swing railroad maintenance cranes –– announced the appointment of William G....
