Tue June 24, 2008
Nacirema Rises to the Occasion Over 10 Years of Service
Proving to be a company as American as apple pie, Nacirema has experienced the best and the saddest of jobs in the nation during the 10 years since it was founded. “We’ll go anywhere,” said Sal Carucci, Nacirema’s vice president of sales....
David Hunt - Mon June 23, 2008
Convention Center to Transform Historic Downtown Lancaster
Retailer Watt and Shand maintained the crowned jewel of Lancaster, Pa., in a beaux-arts department store that bustled with life for much of the 20th century. Today, 18 prime contractors are building a new Lancaster County Convention Center around the façade of the former Watt and Shand building....
Angela B. Hurni - Fri June 20, 2008
Burris Clears Damaged Va. Strip Mall
According to the National Weather Service, the tornado that hit Suffolk, Va., April 28 had estimated winds of 160 mph. Amazingly, over the tornado’s 10-mi. (16 km) path through the city, there were no fatalities....
Eric Olson - Fri June 06, 2008
Landmark Sails Through Drainage Work at Charleston Naval Shipyard
Helping to shore up the infrastructure at the site of what was once one of America’s busiest naval bases is the task at hand for Landmark Construction of North Charleston, S.C. A full-service construction firm, Landmark is currently in the middle of a more than $5 million project to install 2,600-ft....
Wed April 23, 2008
Leica’s PowerDigger 3D Can Handle Complex Excavation Applications
Leica PowerDigger 3D is an excavator guidance system that includes a choice of single or dual GNSS (GPS + GLONASS) PowerBox and PowerAntenna sensors, each capable of precisely locating the exact 3D position of the excavator bucket relative to the design surface....
Wed April 23, 2008
Komatsu’s PC400LC-8 Equipped With Level 3 Komtrax
Komatsu America Corp.’s PC400LC-8 hydraulic excavator delivers increased digging force with excellent fuel economy in the toughest digging conditions. This new excavator series maintains the reliability of the previous model but now offers reduced noise levels inside the cab....
Wed May 28, 2008
Volvo Takes Part in San Juan River Project in New Mexico
Fresh water rivers’ flows prevent areas of the world from becoming arid, nonproductive wastelands. Such could be the description of the northwest corner of New Mexico but for the San Juan River. Johnny and Machelle Stinson, owners of Adobe Contractors Inc., located in Bloomfield, and Daniel Thompson, product specialist with Golden Equipment Company, Volvo Construction Equipment’s exclusive Farmington based New Mexico dealer, were amongst the first to harness the potential of this broad, slow flowing river caused by the Navajo Irrigation Dam....
Angela B. Hurni - Wed May 28, 2008
Wrecking Corp. Wraps Up Waterside Mall Demolition
Wrecking Corporation of America is nearing completion of one of the largest demolition projects in the Washington, D.C., area. As part of the redevelopment of southwest Washington, D.C., and to make room for the new 2.5-million-sq.-ft....
Fri May 23, 2008
Highway Equipment Company Named Full-Line Hyundai Dealer
Hyundai continues to expand its dealer network with the addition of Highway Equipment Company as a full line dealer in Zelienople, Pa. Highway Equipment Company is a full service construction equipment dealer servicing the western half of Pennsylvania since 1933....
Mary Reed - Tue May 06, 2008
’Green’ City Rises on S. Korea Coast
The $30 billion New Songdo City is the largest private real estate venture in history, with more than $3 billion in construction slated for 2008 alone. Construction of the city is under way on 1,500 acres (607 ha) of a man-made island totaling 10,000 acres (4,047 ha)....
