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Dave Chartock - Tue May 02, 2006

DeFoe Takes Charge on Port Authority Job

DeFoe Corp. is quietly making good progress on a $46-million bus ramps and triple bridges rehabilitation project for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Launched March 7, 2002, the project, under the auspices of Mount Vernon, NY-based general contractor, DeFoe Corp., included the removal of an existing concrete bridge deck and replacing it with precast concrete slabs in 11 spans, according to DeFoe’s Project Manager, Dave Amato....

Wed May 03, 2006

Rogers Trailer Hauls in Big Savings for NJ’s Stone Industries

When Stone Industries Inc. began shopping for a new lowboy trailer, it knew that versatility would be the main criteria in their decision. “Our business is multifunctional,” explained John Ciampo, of Stone Industries....

Angela B. Hurni - Mon April 10, 2006

Branch Highways Working to Abate Flooding in Downtown Roanoke

It has been 40 years in the making, but before long the city of Roanoke will experience less devastating floods that have plagued the city for years. The start of the Roanoke flood control project is a result of recent cooperation between the U.S....

Brenda Ruggiero - Mon April 10, 2006

Design-Build Team Tackles U.S. 1/64 in N. Carolina

The design-build team of The Lane Construction Corporation, SEPI Engineering Group and The LPA Group of North Carolina is well on its way to earning a bonus for the early completion of improvements to U.S....

Gwenyth Laird Pernie - Tue April 11, 2006

A Task of Olympic Proportion in Charlotte

Designed to mimic the most exciting rapids in the world, the artificial river being constructed as part of the U.S. National Whitewater Center in Charlotte, NC, will be the future site of the official U.S....

Tara Deering - Thu April 06, 2006

Belknap Plumbing Reopens for Business Stronger Than Ever

Kenneth Belknap has a couple of theories about how to grow a successful plumbing business. And so far, every single one of them has worked. Belknap Plumbing Systems Inc. in Houston, TX, has become a premier plumbing company under the direction of Belknap, company president....

Wed April 05, 2006

Ludwig’s Named LBX Excavator, Material Handling Distributor

LBX Company, makers of Link-Belt Earthmoving, Forestry and Material Handling Equipment, has appointed Ludwig’s Equipment LLC as the authorized distributor of Link-Belt excavators and material handling equipment in eastern Pennsylvania and northern Delaware....

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....

Tue March 07, 2006

Johansen Excavation Goes the Extra Mile With Hitachi Iron

The Johansens must have one gigantic Christmas tree to put presents under. JoAnn, one-half of the husband and wife ownership team of Johansen Excavation in Glen Head, NY, likes to buy big toys for her husband, David, for Christmas....

Wed March 08, 2006

Quarry Attacks Sandstone With ’SHARC’ Multi-Ripper Bucket

Recently, production has risen sharply for one Greensville, PA, quarry. To excavate sandstone, White Rock Silica Sand Co. Inc. would use two excavators: one was equipped with a single pointed ripper while the other was used to load the material....