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Angela B. Hurni - Mon May 17, 2010

Clarence Brown Conference Center Crosses Halfway Point

On July 1, 2009, Bartow County civic leaders assembled to break ground on the new Clarence Brown Conference Center in Cartersville, Ga. Currently, the $20-million, LEED Certified facility is approximately 60 percent finished and is on track for an August 2010 completion date....

Mon May 10, 2010

Rototilt Thrives in Tough Applications

While the Rototilt attachment by Indexator is used primarily in conventional excavator applications with standard or universal ditching buckets, it also works in a wide range of more demanding applications....

Fri May 14, 2010

J.J. Lane Digs Deep With Tracey Road Equipment’s Help

J.J. Lane Construction Inc. has a lot of digging to do. The Liverpool, N.Y., company is responsible for installing a new interceptor sewer, rehabilitating existing sewer lines, and replacing many other sewer lines as part of a $500 million federal environmental cleanup project in Onondaga Lake....

Brenda Ruggiero - Mon May 10, 2010

Bridge Project Expected to Beat Deadline

A railroad bridge replacement project is nearing an early completion date in the city of Waynesboro, Va., under the direction of the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT). The contract of $9,862,043 was awarded to Abernathy Construction, Glen Allen, Va....

Sat May 08, 2010

Cat Holds Auction in Houston Area

Cat Auction Services held a public auction April 22 at Houston Raceway Park, Baytown, Texas. Attendees had the opportunity to bid on a variety of equipment including hydraulic excavators, track-type tractors, wheel excavators, backhoe loaders, a long reach hydraulic excavator, compactors and truck tractors....

Fri April 30, 2010

New Holland, Kobelco Join ABC’s ’Extreme Makeover: Home Edition’

New Holland and Kobelco recently joined the crew of “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” for a project in Texas, providing a New Holland D95B crawler dozer and a Kobelco SK210 excavator to level a home and help build a new one....

Fri April 30, 2010

Thompson Tractor Company’s Steve Parish Retires

Thompson Tractor Company Inc. recently held a reception at the Bay Point Marriott, Panama City, Fla., in recognition of the retirement of Steve Parish and his 56 years of dedicated service to Caterpillar products....

Wed April 28, 2010

High Reach Excavator Brings Demolition Versatility Within Reach

Volvo Construction Equipment’s Volvo EC460CHR high reach demolition excavator provides a machine purpose-built for the rigors of primary and secondary demolition applications. Part of Volvo’s growing line of high reach demolition excavators, the EC460CHR features a 90 ft....

Wed April 28, 2010

Enhanced EC360C, EC460C See Fuel Efficiency Improved

Volvo Construction Equipment’s upgraded EC360C and EC460C excavators are now faster and stronger, with increases in engine power of more than 10 percent and fuel efficiency improvements of up to 6 percent and 7 percent respectively....

Wed April 28, 2010

Volvo Cleans Up in the 1.6 to 2.2 Ton Compact Excavator Class

The all-new EC15C, EC17C, EC18C and EC20C compact excavators from Volvo Construction Equipment set new standards of quality, technological innovation and value in the 1.6 to 2.2 ton (1.5 to 2 t) class....