Darryl Seland - Tue April 15, 2003
J. A. Taddei, Furnival Solve School Expansion Equation
A $9-million, multi-phase construction project to expand Pennridge High School is under way in Perkasie, PA.
General contractor J.A. Taddei, of King of Prussia, PA, is confident in the success of the three-year project due to the company’s highly organized planning and coordination, the training and knowledge of its employees and its long-time relationship with equipment dealer, Furnival Machinery Company, of Hatfield, PA.
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Cynthia W. Wright - Wed February 26, 2003
Forty Years, $8B in Projects Will Save FL’s Everglades
Sometimes it all comes together, and a great plan is set in motion. By way of just such an example, restoration of Florida’s Everglades is finally under way.
Dennis Duke, program manager of Everglades Restoration, pointed out that the mammoth undertaking began in July 1999, when the Corp of Army Engineers sent a feasibility study to Congress, which then recommended the federally and state funded $8-billion plan that would require nearly 40 years to implement....
Tue February 25, 2003
C&C Recycles Dredged Soil at Goose Lake, IL
Goose Lake in Lake in the Hills, IL, was completely filled with sedimentation in excess of 180,000 cu. yds. (137,620 cu m). The lake, approximately 12 acres (4.9 ha) in size, acted as a natural silt trap for the Crystal Creek watershed....
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....
James Van Horn - Tue December 03, 2002
Modern Continental Reclaims ’Lost’
Tucked away in a remote corner of Brooklyn, NY, Modern Continental Construction is moving approximately 2.5 million cu. yd. (1.9 million cu m) of material in one of the largest such jobs in the Northeast, and probably the most unusual — it’s all fill and no cut....
Wed November 20, 2002
Company Donates GPS Grade
Students in a half-dozen academic majors at Pennsylvania College of Technology, a special-mission affiliate of The Pennsylvania State University, will receive valuable training with a cutting-edge grade-control system that relies on Global Positioning System (GPS) technology to move earth.
Due to contributions of equipment and expertise from Keystone Precision Instruments, Allan A....
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....
Richard Miller - Thu October 17, 2002
McAninch Uses Cat Equipment to Relocate U.S. 59 in Missouri
On March 15, 2002, the McAninch Corporation was the successful low bidder on a highway relocation project on U.S. 59 in Holt County, MO. The $4.3-million project calls for constructing a new 2-mi. (3.2 km.) section of roadway with a 24-ft....
Craig Mongeau - Fri October 11, 2002
Sewer Plant Neighbors Rejoice Over Allied Hammer
How do you quadruple the capacity of a sewage treatment plant that’s nestled in the midst of high-priced suburban Philadelphia homes? Very quietly.
Montgomery Township, in Montgomery County, outside of Philadelphia, has experienced meteoric development over the past 10 years and the need to expand its sewage treatment facility has become vital....
Fran Foran - Thu September 26, 2002
McGee Rocks Out With Thompson Machinery Crushers
McGee Construction, a residential, commercial, excavating, paving, and building contractor located in West Gardiner, ME, was started in 1976 by Steven McGee before he finished high school. His enterprise began as a trucking business, hauling lime, fertilizer and some construction equipment....
