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James McRay - Thu May 08, 2008

Sanders Installs Water Main in 50-Ft. Segments

The Charlotte-Mecklinburg Utility recently let a $9.6 million bid to install 20,000 linear ft. (6,100 m) of high-capacity 48-in. (121 cm) steel spiral water main pipe, in 50-ft. (15 m) joint lengths. Taking on the challenge of installing the behemoth sticks of pipe over that long run is Sanders Utility Construction Inc....

Eric Olson - Wed May 07, 2008

Crews Race to Complete Concord Dragstrip for September Event

Close to 300 people are working six days a week to build a state-of-art drag strip adjacent to Lowe’s Motor Speedway (LMS) in Concord, N.C. Plans call for the quarter-mile track to be open in time for the Sept....

Thu May 01, 2008

Patuxent Materials Inc. Does Big Business With Small Demo Projects

There are plenty of contractors who are in demolition that are rarely heard of even within the industry, because they are not involved in big, high-profile projects such as stadiums or large industrial building complexes....

Kerry Lynn Kirby - Thu April 24, 2008

Morris Group Builds Safer Bridge Over Blackwater Creek

Crossing Blackwater Creek on AL 69 in Walker County is a harrowing experience, involving a steep hill, a blind curve and a narrow, circa 1932 bridge. After years of delays — the word locally is that the project as originally designed would have affected a Confederate cemetery — work is well under way to change that scary ride into a pleasant crossing....

Sun April 20, 2008

Miller-Bradford & Risberg to Take on Excavator Rodeo

Miller-Bradford & Risberg, the Case distributor, is hosting the First Annual MBR Case Challenge at its Negaunee facility located on 75 U.S. Highway 41, May 2. The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m....

Maura Bohart - Mon April 14, 2008

Bencardino Finds a Gamble Worth Taking in Casino Job

And they’re off. Bencardino Excavating has begun the race to complete the site work for the new Philadelphia Park Slots Casino in Bensalem, Pa. The $350 million project will separate the horse racing facility from the casino....

Dorinda Anderson - Wed April 09, 2008

SDDOT Widens I-90, Exit 61 in Rapid City

Increased traffic numbers partially due to heavy tourism, spurred the need to widen the existing 30-ft. (9 m) wide overpass at Interstate 90 and Exit 61 at Rapid City, S.D. It will be widened to 205-ft....

Tue April 08, 2008

All-Terrain Excavators a Natural Resource for Polk Co.

Four machines that look like they were shipped in from the set of “Transformers” are responsible for maintaining the off-road drainage systems of Polk County, Fla. Loy Locke, drainage foreman of the county’s Natural Resources Division, currently relies on Kaiser S2 all-terrain excavators (ATEs) to perform ditch work, like mowing and excavating, throughout Polk County....

Tue April 01, 2008

Steiner Adds Bobcat Equipment for Concrete Sawing Work in Ore.

Morgan Steiner of Klamath Falls, Ore., learned first-hand how compact equipment can dramatically grow a company’s sales revenue. Prior to owning Bobcat equipment, Steiner’s small, family owned business in southeast Oregon specialized in concrete sawing and coring....

Fri April 04, 2008

Hitachi Appoints JESCO as N.J., Metro New York Dealer

JESCO is now the authorized Hitachi construction equipment dealer in New Jersey and the metro New York area. “We are honored to offer Hitachi as part of our equipment line,” stated Jon Robustelli, president of JESCO Inc....