James Van Horn - Wed January 02, 2002
Ransome Furnishes Turnkey Package for Fast-Track Shopping Center Job in DE
In just six months, McWhorter and Co. Inc., Anniston, AL, is transforming 28 acres (11.3 ha) in Middletown, DE, from a cornfield into a shopping center called Middletown Commons.
General contractor McWhorter and its subcontractors, who operate nationwide, specialize in fast-track construction of small shopping centers such as Middletown Commons....
- Thu December 27, 2001
Falling Crane Kills 5, Injures 91 in Chinese School
A huge construction crane toppled onto a school building in western China, killing five people and injuring more than 90 students as it sliced through the structure, officials and state media said.
"Four students aged under 12 and the operator of the crane were killed," said a city official of Tianshui city in the western province of Gansu....
- Sat December 22, 2001
Crane & Machinery Joins Sennebogen
Sennebogen North America announced the selection of Crane & Machinery Inc. as its distributor representative for Illinois and Ohio.
Based in Bridgeview, IL, Crane & Machinery was established in 1977. Today, the company is focused on cranes, lifting, bulk and material handling equipment....
Daniel Monahan - Sat December 08, 2001
Road Widening Scheme Cheats Traffic Deaths on IA330, U.S. 65
A 26-mi. (41.6 km) stretch of highway in central Iowa that links Des Moines to Marshalltown is the site of a top priority highway construction effort.
The affected avenues are IA 330 and US 65, which run concurrent with each other for approximately 4 mi....
Daniel Monahan - Wed December 05, 2001
Road Widening Scheme Cheats Traffic Deaths on IA330, U.S. 65
A 26-mi. (41.6 km) stretch of highway in central Iowa that links Des Moines to Marshalltown is the site of a top priority highway construction effort.
The affected avenues are IA 330 and US 65, which run concurrent with each other for approximately 4 mi....
Mary Reed - Mon December 03, 2001
Rochester Awaits New $63.9M Bascule Bridge Over Genesee
A few years ago, a single lane bridge in upstate New York was replaced. It was affectionately known to local residents as the Thunder Bridge, from the loud banging that ensued when cars drove over its loose timber decking....
Chris Volker - Tue November 06, 2001
Lehigh River Span Marks Route 33 Extension in PA
Completion of the Route 33 Extension in Lehigh Valley, PA, will provide a vital link between Interstate 78 and Route 22. It also will provide much needed local access to an east-west alternative for area motorists and connect I-78 with I-80 to the north....
Emilie Haulenbeek - Fri October 19, 2001
Crews Raise Crane for Oklahoma State Capitol Dome Construction
At the job site about 100 ft. (30.4 m) in the air, workers are pounding at the walls of a small, concrete-ringed room. Tucked in the top floor of Oklahoma’s state capitol, they’re demolishing the solid concrete saucer dome that stood here only a few months ago....
Brenda Ruggiero - Mon October 08, 2001
Millions of Pounds of Concrete Barge Up the Monongahela River
History was made in Pennsylvania on July 26 as people gathered along the Ohio and Monongahela (Mon) rivers to see for themselves that concrete really could float. The spectacle was definitely something to see as 22 million lbs....
Pete Sigmund - Wed September 26, 2001
Crews Assist Rescuers in Massive WTC Search
When I first saw the towers of the World Trade Center collapse in smoke and flame, I was somehow emotionally detached, as if I were covering a story rather than feeling the tragedy of people dying. Then the phone rang....
