Wed August 10, 2011
Customers, Deere Engineers Team Up to Launch 755K Crawler Loader
Built from the ground up by customer collaboration with Deere engineers, the new 755K crawler loader features productivity enhancements and a new ITIV-certified diesel engine to help contractors to get more work done with less noise and fewer emissions, according to the manufacturer....
Jay Adams - Wed June 09, 2010
ADH Contracting Inc. Shares Family Tradition Through Four Generations
For Al Hashem, the work was in his blood. His grandfather had done it, followed by his uncle and then his father. What became a way of life for them became a way of life for him, and, a decade or so ago, for his son....
Mary Reed - Wed September 02, 2009
Historic Bridge Comes Down in Providence Township, Pa.
Hundreds watched as the single-arch bridge that once carried a rail line over Route 222 north of Quarryville in Providence Township, Pa., was demolished. When the final swirls of dust settled, a pile of 4,000-lb....
Tue July 01, 2008
Caterpillar D-Series Delivers Lower Operating Costs
The new Caterpillar 953D and 963D track loaders incorporate technological advancements and proven designs to deliver more production with lower operating costs, according to the manufacturer. Each of the machines features a new fuel efficient engine with more power, a new load sensing hydraulics implement system and electrohydraulic implement controls, responsive hydrostatic drive system, and a new sealed and pressurized cab that tilts for service access....
Richard Miller - Thu June 05, 2008
MoDOT to Complete Final Phase of Route 21 Project
Over the last 20 years the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) has directed the reconstruction of Route 21 southwest of the St. Louis metropolitan area. The Route 21 corridor starts to the north at the junction of Route 141 and ends to the south at Highway B just southwest of Hillsboro, Mo., in Jefferson County....
Wed February 27, 2008
Bohnsack & Hennen’s Skid Steers Touch Up Oak Ponds
Leroy Bohnsack and his son, Mike, owners of Bohnsack & Hennen Excavating, have done excavating and finish-grading work in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. “My dad runs the company and has been in the excavating business for forty years in Prior Lake, Minn.,” Mike, owner and job superintendent, said....
Gwenyth Laird Pernie - Thu June 07, 2007
Thompson Boosts Fleet to Handle Charlotte Boom
Shane Thompson is taking advantage of the development boom in the Charlotte area. The president of Thompson Grading Inc. has increased its fleet by approximately 40 percent in the past year to be able to keep up with the work happening all around the Woodruff, S.C.-based contractor....
Jennifer Rupp - Tue June 13, 2006
I-80 Job on Track, Despite Undercutting
The 7-mi. (11.3 km) refurbishment of I-80 between Yarnell and Bellefonte in Pennsylvania is running on schedule, despite extensive undercutting because of clay and other fine materials. The project began on Feb....
Jim Boyle - Fri March 24, 2006
Arlington Mayor Lassos Cowboy Stadium Deal; Site Prep Kicks Off
After more than 40 years at Texas Stadium in Irving, TX, the Dallas Cowboys are venturing west. No, they haven’t gone Hollywood. In fact, they’re only going approximately 15 mi. away to their new home in Arlington....
David Chartock - Thu January 26, 2006
Stanford Stadium Axed; New Arena Construction Under Way
How do you cut the time to construct a stadium in half?For some general contractors, they fast-track a project, issuing bid packages before a project’s designs are completed. For others, design-build is used as a means of cutting costs and expediting a project....
