Crane Industry News

Lisa Hendricks - Sat March 18, 2000

$200M Playground Blossoms From Remains of Windy City Rail Yard

Last March, plans for a rather exciting addition to Chicago’s lakefront area were unveiled to the Chicago Plan Commission. Now, almost one year later, construction is well under way on Chicago’s new Millennium Park....

- Wed February 09, 2000

Eiseman Joins Phoenix Crane

Jack Eiseman recently joined the sales staff at Phoenix Crane Rental Co. in Mableton, GA, where his primary duties will include job estimating and sales. Eiseman has been involved with the equipment business his entire life and stated that he learned to operate machines at the age of 9....

Carmen Shirkey - Wed February 09, 2000

Fans Cheer New Home Stadium for University of Virginia

The University of Virginia began in 1819 as Thomas Jefferson’s Academic Village, positioned at the heart of Charlottesville, VA. Despite the school’s reputation for academics, its football program — although one of the first in the country — had in the past hovered at the bottom of the rankings....

Giles Lambertson - Mon February 07, 2000

Sleepy Stretch of Highway 87 Gets Barnhill’s Wake-Up Call

Looking at a map of North Carolina, the 13-mile (21 km) stretch of NC 87 angling southeast from Interstate 95 would not seem to warrant four-laning. At its southern end, the roadway reaches nothing more than the outskirts of the small town of Tar Heel....

- Sat February 05, 2000

American 5299 Gets Second Chance

In its suburban Chicago, IL, shop, Crane & Machinery Inc., recently completed its second remanufacturing project. This project involved completely disassembling an American 5299 crawler crane. The crane has been a part of Case Foundation’s fleet since 1971....