Kerry Lynn Kirby - Thu August 19, 2004
Wright Brothers Clears Strip for Henderson, TN, Airport
A simple matter of dollars and common sense drove the decision to build a new $15-million regional airport in Henderson County, TN, to take the place of a smaller local airport in Henderson and another in adjacent Decatur County, TN....
Kerry Lynn Kirby - Tue August 17, 2004
Reservoir Quenches Thirst of GA Community
At one time, it was merely a stretch of typical rural timberland. But by next spring, 1,466 acres of Henry County, GA, will be transformed into a desperately needed source of fresh drinking water for residents and businesses in the rapidly growing area....
Mon August 16, 2004
Contractor’s Talents, McAllister Tools Mold Illinois Projects
When it comes to doing heavy civil work, few companies in the Chicago metro area have the diverse talents and capabilities of Illinois Constructors Corporation. Based in the suburban Kane County community of St....
Mon August 16, 2004
Scotty’s Builds Fountain of Youth for KY Landfill
Scotty’s Contracting & Stone LLC is constructing a new landfill cell to expand capacity at one of nine landfills owned and operated by Rumpke Consolidated. This expansion, along with a planned phase 2 expansion will extend the life of the landfill another 70 years....
Fri August 13, 2004
Thibeault of NE Packs in the Iron on Tiny Verizon Site
How many angels can you fit on the head of a pin? No one’s been able to come up with an answer for this one yet, but Thibeault Corporation of NE knows how much equipment can squeeze into a few acres where a new Verizon telecommunications center is taking shape in Hooksett, NH....
Gwenyth Laird Pernie - Thu August 05, 2004
Eagle Crews Put Finishing Touches on Ladson Road
In December 2000, Eagle Construction Co. Inc. of Newberry, SC, began widening 5 mi. (8 km) of Ladson Road (between U.S. 78 and Dorchester Road) in Charleston and Dorchester counties, SC. Expected to be completed sometime later this month, the road will have an additional three lanes as well as a new bridge crossing Eagle Creek....
Kerry Lynn Kirby - Mon August 02, 2004
Rocky Terrain Proves No Match for Buckeye on $1.4M NC Project
Given the rolling hill terrain where the old sewer lines lay buried in the earth, it was no surprise that workers would encounter rock during the $1.4-million sewer line replacement project for the town of Columbus, NC....
Sat July 31, 2004
Tool Tears Into OH Interchange
A.P. O’Horo Company of Youngstown, OH, recently purchased a Multi-Ripper from Leading Edge Attachments Inc. for its John Deere 270 excavator. Jerry Bailey, project manager of A.P. O’Horo, who is leading a $7.2-million highway widening and interchange project for the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT), said “[The Multi-Ripper] works awesome! “The solid sandstone mass on either side of the roadway is kind of odd for our region,” continued Bailey....
Tue July 27, 2004
Ingersoll-Rand to Introduce Excavators and Wheel Loaders
Ingersoll-Rand will soon offer excavators and wheel loaders to construction markets as the company gears up to introduce four new earthmoving products this fall. New Ingersoll-Rand excavators will be introduced in the 7.5 and 12.5 ton classes....
Thu July 15, 2004
Trocom Takes Komatsu Iron for Dip in Brooklyn Lake
Deciding what equipment is ideally suited for a particular application often can be the difference between sinking or swimming on a project. Trocom Construction Corporation, of Maspeth, NY, recently made one of these equipment decisions and, as a result, one of its jobs in Brooklyn went swimmingly....
