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Wed November 22, 2000

Grove Manlift Raises the Stakes With A60J Articulating Boom

Grove Manlift’s articulated 60-ft. (18.3 m) class boom, the A60J, offers many customer requested features, along with the Rapid Rise main boom. The Rapid Rise main boom design, a new feature, allows the platform to be lowered to the ground with the riser fully elevated and from the ground to its full height of 60 ft....

Tue November 07, 2000

Chicago Contract Quotas Struck Down

A federal judge has ruled unconstitutional a Cook County law requiring that at least 40 percent of county construction contracts go to minority- and women-owned businesses. Judge John Grady ruled recently that preferences for minorities and women violated the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment. The challenge to the preferences was brought in 1996 by the Builders Association of Greater Chicago, a trade group comprising some of the city’s largest commercial builders. "Judge Grady did not find any evidence of discrimination in the construction community in Chicago," said Albert Leitschuh, association executive vice president....

Cindy Ladage - Sat April 01, 2000

Midwest Truck Show Dazzles Thousands

This year’s 37th Midwest Truck Show sponsored by the Mid-West Truckers Association was held at the Prairie Capital Convention Center Feb. 17-19, 2000. The show theme this year was “Shaping Your Future.” Displays were packed back-to-back, taking up two floors of the convention center....

Wed August 30, 2000

International Combines Assembly, Service for 5000i Truck

The International brand has a new vehicle to drive construction customer profits over the life of the product: the International 5000i integrated dump truck, a concurrently engineered, assembled, marketed, sold and supported dump truck....

Wed August 30, 2000

Deere Makes Large Inroads, Rolls Out 25- to 45-Ton Articulated Dump Trucks

With the introduction of its new articulated dump trucks (ADTs), John Deere continues to expand its construction equipment product line to include larger equipment, while serving a growing market. Deere’s line of ADTs consists of four models — 250C, 300C, 350C and 400C....

Cynthia Hawkins Baldwin - Wed February 16, 2000

Expansion Project Takes Off at New Hampshire Airport

New Hampshire’s largest airport, located in the city of Manchester, is midway through a $320-million rejuvenation project. As part of an improvement project that began in 1993 with the construction of a new terminal building, the airport, located about 64 kilometers (40 mi.) north of Boston, MA, is to be completed in 2005....