Pete Sigmund - Mon September 09, 2002
Sept 11: Looking Back and Ahead
The “911” terrorist attacks that took 2,823 lives at the World Trade Center (WTC) in New York City one year ago touched us all in some way and changed our lives as well. Remembering it is painful, bringing back, for everyone, many desolate moments, but necessary if the personal growth and lessons learned are to be permanent....
Wed September 11, 2002
Koch Excavating Thrives on Kubota KX61’s Versatility
Robert Koch founded Koch Excavating of Palmyra, PA, in the 1960s, and throughout his career he has tried out many excavators. But for the past six years, he has become loyal to Kubota compact excavators, particularly the KX61.
Koch purchased his KX61 in May 2001 from Messick’s Equipment, based in Elizabethtown, PA....
Gwenyth Laird Pernie - Fri September 06, 2002
American South Demolishes Hendersonville School
Hendersonville Middle School, located in Hendersonville, NC began site preparations for major renovations and new construction in early June.
According to Hendersonville Middle School Principal Dr. Chuck Pressley, overcrowding and the need to upgrade the main school building convinced the Henderson County School Board to remodel the main 20,000 sq....
Thu September 05, 2002
DC Crane Raises Seven-Story Condo With Link-Belt 218H II
D C Crane Services Inc. of Lake Worth, FL, is utilizing the newest addition to its stable of Link-Belt cranes in the construction of the new seven-story Jupiter Yacht Club Condominiums in Jupiter. The Link-Belt LS-218H II with a new luffing attachment enables D C Crane to reach higher and further, and work in confined spaces....
Thu August 29, 2002
JLG’s Organizational Changes Support Continued International Expansion
JLG Industries Inc. has announced organization changes to further support the Company’s international growth opportunities for its European telehandler, aerial work platform, and excavator products....
Craig Mongeau - Thu August 29, 2002
Volvos Prove Par for the Course in Essex Junction, VT
In Essex Junction, VT, the Links at Lang Farm, an executive golf course, recently unveiled its greens. And though the course is designed for a quick 18 holes of golf, players will be tempted to slow down and smell the roses....
Giles Lambertson - Tue August 06, 2002
Sealand Adds a Little Girth to Charlotte’s Central Ave.
A trafficway that serves vehicles entering and leaving uptown Charlotte is being sliced open to receive a new storm drain — and Link-Belt equipment is entrusted with key parts of the job.
“I’m a very big Link-Belt fan,” said John Pike, superintendent of Sealand Contractors Corp.
Pike and his Sealand crew are performing major street surgery on .7 of a mile (1.1 km) of Central Avenue, which carries traffic southeast out of the city toward Mint Hill.
The project involves trenching and some widening of the avenue to install reinforced concrete storm drain pipe of several sizes ranging up to 60 in....
James Van Horn - Mon July 29, 2002
Crews Rack Up the Bonuses on $157M LIE Rehab Project
While on some days the job sites look quiet, in reality Modern Continental Construction is mounting an all-out effort on the $157-million Long Island Expressway (LIE) Reconstruction Project in Queens, NY....
Wed July 31, 2002
White Brothers Carries Big Stick at Sebago Lake Village
Not long ago, White Brothers Inc., located in Westbrook, ME, was in a good news, bad news situation at a job in Sebago Lake Village. The good news was that the government had eased surface mining regulations, which allowed White Brothers to excavate deeper in its gravel pits....
Mary Reed - Fri July 19, 2002
After a Decade of Delays, Scranton Interchange Work Gets Underway
Residents living near the Davis Street/Montage Mountain Road interchange exit on I-81 in Scranton, PA, may occasionally mutter about the night shift construction currently underway on the site, but in a year or two all will be forgotten when the long-anticipated project is completed and they reap its benefits....
