Brenda Ruggiero - Wed February 05, 2003
$122M Siemens Fuel-Cell Factory Powers Toward Summer Wrap-up
A $122-million fuel cell factory for Siemens Westinghouse Power Corp. currently is under construction in the Pittsburgh, PA, township of Munhall on the Monongahela River. The site was chosen in Sept. 2001, winning out over eight cities, including Orlando, FL, and Ft....
Wed December 18, 2002
Schmidt Equipment Lands Large Deere Backhoe Sale
KeySpan Energy/Boston Gas recently awarded Schmidt Equipment Inc. the bid for 11 new John Deere 310G loader backhoes.
KeySpan is the largest distributor of natural gas in the northeast and the fourth largest gas distribution company in the United States, operating more than 21,000 mi....
Fri November 29, 2002
CEG Slates $5,000 Backhoe Rodeo for Upcoming Expo
Things are moving quickly with Construction Equipment Guide’s (CEG) Philadelphia Construction Expo IV, which will once again prove to be the “Greatest Show on Dirt.”
On March 11 and 12, 2003, CEG Productions, the trade show division of CEG, will present its fourth construction trade show at the Fort Washington Expo Center, just 15 miles north of Philadelphia.
The show will feature more than 70,000 sq....
Mary Gelling Merritt - Fri November 22, 2002
Villager Construction Tackles Route 31 Challenges in NY
In Palmyra, NY, on Route 31 a project has been under way to reconstruct a 1.9-mi. (3.1 km) section of the town from the Macedon town line in the west to the bridge which spans the Erie Canal in the east....
Cindy Ladage - Tue November 12, 2002
Equipment, Toys Galore Highlight Northern IL Sandwich Engine Show
During the summer, crowds headed to the Sandwich Early Day Engine Show. While mostly a tractor show, industrial machinery also was on display along with engines and toys. The show drew a large crowd to this Northern Illinois town known for the Sandwich engines it once produced.
One rather unusual piece of equipment on display was Paul Furar’s 1930 Toro Junior 13-30 truck....
Brenda Ruggiero - Thu October 24, 2002
Erie Becomes Transportation Mecca With New $8M Hub
An Intermodal Transportation Complex soon will open its doors for travelers in Erie, PA.
Managed by the Erie-Western Pennsylvania Port Authority, the bayfront building will serve as a hub for passengers of Erie Metropolitan Transit Authority buses and eventually Greyhound buses....
Giles Lambertson - Tue August 06, 2002
Sealand Adds a Little Girth to Charlotte’s Central Ave.
A trafficway that serves vehicles entering and leaving uptown Charlotte is being sliced open to receive a new storm drain — and Link-Belt equipment is entrusted with key parts of the job.
“I’m a very big Link-Belt fan,” said John Pike, superintendent of Sealand Contractors Corp.
Pike and his Sealand crew are performing major street surgery on .7 of a mile (1.1 km) of Central Avenue, which carries traffic southeast out of the city toward Mint Hill.
The project involves trenching and some widening of the avenue to install reinforced concrete storm drain pipe of several sizes ranging up to 60 in....
Mary Reed - Fri July 19, 2002
After a Decade of Delays, Scranton Interchange Work Gets Underway
Residents living near the Davis Street/Montage Mountain Road interchange exit on I-81 in Scranton, PA, may occasionally mutter about the night shift construction currently underway on the site, but in a year or two all will be forgotten when the long-anticipated project is completed and they reap its benefits....
Cindy Riley - Thu June 27, 2002
One Federal Place Marks New Addition to Downtown Birmingham Landscape
Crews from Brasfield & Gorrie are looking to the past as they build to the future in downtown Birmingham. Work is well under way on a spectacular office tower that will be only the second building constructed in the area in more than a decade....
Wed June 12, 2002
Komatsu Opens $20M Backhoe Plant
Komatsu America Corporation (KAC), held the grand opening of its Newberry Manufacturing Operation (NMO) in Newberry, SC, on May 29, 2002. The $20-million facility is the new home for production of four Komatsu backhoe loaders including the WB140-2N, WB140PS, WB150-2N and the WB150PS....
