Tue July 15, 2003
Oakgrove Construction Pulls the Night Shift on NY’s I-90
Oakgrove Construction Inc., of Elma, NY, won a $62.5-million contract from the New York State Thruway Authority that would require rebuilding five bridges and rehabilitating three more. It has owned Gomaco C-450 bridge deck finishers since the early 1980s....
Wed July 02, 2003
Ballenger Battles Mountainous Terrain on NC’s I-26 Job
It’s all part of the process of trying to carve a six-lane concrete roadway out of the Appalachian mountain range. The future North Carolina section of I-26 will connect Tennessee at Sam’s Gap, NC, and provide a scenic route into the northern United States....
Fri June 27, 2003
JWB Acquisition Purchases Assets of J.W. Burress Inc.
JWB Acquisition Inc. has purchased the assets of J.W. Burress Inc., a large mid-Atlantic equipment distributor from American Equipment Company, a subsidiary of Fluor Corporation headquartered in Aliso Viejo, CA....
Fri March 28, 2003
Buchanan & Sons Slipforms All Over North Carolina
Carl Buchanan started his contracting business in 1969 in Whittier, NC. He set up his business behind his house and he and his crew took on several unique construction projects.
Carl and his wife, Alice, had three sons, Mark, Carl Jr....
James E. Casto - Mon March 31, 2003
Northeast Projects Win for Concrete Pavement Excellence
Two Pennsylvania projects are among winners of the 13th annual Excellence in Concrete Pavement Awards. The awards, sponsored each year by the American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA) and Concrete Construction magazine, go to paving contractors, engineers and specifying agencies/owners in recognition of smooth, safe and efficient pavements....
Wed March 26, 2003
Beckwith Named Top Gomaco Distributor for U.S. Sales in 2002
Gomaco Corporation recently recognized Beckwith Machinery Company of Pennsylvania and West Virginia as a Top Distributor for sales in the 2002 fiscal year.
The award was presented in recognition for outstanding sales and distribution of Gomaco equipment in the United States.
Beckwith Machinery Company is headquartered in Murrysville, PA, with branch offices in Clearfield, Cranberry Township, Duncansville, Erie, Kane and Somerset, PA, and in Bridgeport, WV.
Gomaco Corporation is a worldwide leader in concrete construction equipment, with headquarters in Ida Grove, IA.
For more information, visit www.gomaco.com....
Mon February 10, 2003
MI’s Ajax Dodges Traffic to Overlay U.S. 131
A concrete overlay project on U.S. 131 north of Grand Rapids, MI, was completed with ease by Ajax Paving Industries, the contractor responsible for paving the job.
“The overlay job in Michigan is the concrete paving industry’s answer to competing with asphalt projects,” Paul Selesky, operations manager of Ajax Paving Concrete Division, said....
Giles Lambertson - Tue December 24, 2002
Van Lott Celebrates 70th Year in Business in Southeast
Van “Vandy” Lott III alluded to an old John Wayne movie, “Fighting Seabees,” as he talked recently about the founding and success of Van Lott Inc.
The 1944 movie, featuring The Duke, showed Allis-Chalmers bulldozer operators in military construction units doing their part to win World War II.
Lott’s allusion to the movie is an apt one....
Tue October 29, 2002
MN Company Celebrates Grove GMK7550 Purchase
Armstrong Crane & Rigging Inc., of New Brighton, MN, held an open house in early October to celebrate the arrival of Grove’s new GMK7550 all-terrain crane. This crane is the largest capacity and heaviest mobile crane ever shipped by the manufacturer....
Brenda Ruggiero - Tue August 27, 2002
MD Vacationers Delight in $87M U.S. 50 Project
Vacations at Maryland beaches should involve less hassle starting next summer, due to a 4.75-mi. (7.64 km) four-lane highway currently under construction around the city of Salisbury. Designed by the Maryland Department of Transportation’s State Highway Administration (SHA), the $87-million project started in May 2000 and is expected to be completed and open to traffic by April 15, 2003....
