Sat January 30, 2010
Columbus Equipment Showcases Komatsu Hybrid Excavator
Columbus Equipment Co. held an open house to showcase its new Komatsu. During the event, area contractors were able to get behind the controls of the PC200LC-8 hybrid excavator. According to Jeff Richards, marketing manager of Columbus Equipment, the event provided attendees with the opportunity to inspect and operate the recently introduced “green” Komatsu PC200LC-8 hybrid and to learn more about the technology behind this excavator, which is to greatly reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emissions....
Kerry Lynn Kirby - Fri February 05, 2010
Turbid Terrain Tests Crews on Fla.’s SR 26
It has been wet work, much wetter than expected. But now that north-central Florida has entered its “dry season,” work on a new overpass to carry Fla. 26 over U.S. 301 and the CSX railroad line in Alachua County is getting more productive, said Southland Construction Inc....
Thu January 28, 2010
Florida Paving Company Expands Into Mining Business
Tough economic times haven’t stopped Don (Rick) Mancil Jr. and Myra Smith from jumping into the material business. In August 2009, the pair took over ownership of the Vero Rock Mine, located in Vero Beach, Fla....
Zoie Clift - Tue January 26, 2010
Connecting Arkansas to Future Highway I-69
A large-scale project with a long-range scope is in the works in Arkansas. The Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD) is in the midst of constructing a 38.5-mi. (61.9 km) road designed to connect Interstate 530 in Pine Bluff to U.S....
Wed January 20, 2010
Coupler Industry Giants Team Up for North American Venture
Two names in quick coupler technology have joined forces to form a single company committed to bringing innovative coupler products, buckets and additional work tools to customers in North America. The new firm, MillerBaird LLC, will be headed up by Randy and James Baird, founders and former principals with JRB Company Inc., as well as Keith, Gary and Jacqui Miller of European coupler manufacturer, Miller U.K....
Mary Reed - Tue January 19, 2010
Route 422 Improvements Get Kick-Start From ARRA
Federal stimulus funding is kick-starting hundreds of construction projects country wide, and the rehabilitation and resurfacing of a 4.5 mi. (7.2 km) stretch of Route 422 in Montgomery County, Pa., was one of the first Commonwealth projects financed by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to get under way....
Fri January 01, 2010
Don Smock Auction Hosts 17th Annual Snowball Sale
Don Smock Auction Company held its 17th Annual Snowball Construction Equipment Auction at the company’s complex in Pendleton, Ind., Dec. 11. Up for bid was equipment from Ensley Excavating, and several local equipment dealers as well as equipment from other local contractors and bank and financial companies....
Fri January 01, 2010
Volvo EC 160 Excavator Fetches $50K at Columbus Sale
Ritchie Bros. held an auction at its Columbus, Ohio, facility on Dec. 9 — attracting attendees to the facility from Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana and Pennsylvania. Joined by bidders from around the world, the bidding remained active....
Mary Reed - Fri January 08, 2010
Riverbend Project
A former brownfield located in Harrison, N.J., is in the process of rebirth as a mixed-use urban development, intended to serve one of the most thickly populated areas in the northeastern corridor. Advance Realty, headquartered in Bedminster, N.J., is the owner/developer of the 80-acre Riverbend District, which will feature approximately 2,000 for sale or rental residential units, two hotels with a total of 550 rooms, 800,000 sq....
Thu December 24, 2009
New Hybrid Excavator Break Ground for New Headquarters
Komatsu’s new Hybrid PC200LC-8 excavator scooped the first bucket of dirt in a groundbreaking ceremony for Komatsu Equipment’s new headquarters on Dec. 15. More than one hundred attended the first dig, then celebrated over lunch in a tent next to the new facility....
