Fri September 08, 2017
Groff Tractor Announces Acquisition of Folcomer Equipment
Groff Tractor has acquired Folcomer Equipment Company of Maryland. The deal, effective immediately, creates three business entities under the parent company, Groff Tractor Holding LLC:the original Groff Tractor & Equipment in Pennsylvania;Groff Tractor New Jersey (formerly Trico Equipment); andthe newly formed Groff Tractor Mid Atlantic (Folcomer Equipment branches combined with the existing Groff Tractor & Equipment Frederick branch, when the two are merged in the future)....
Emily Buenzle - Thu September 07, 2017
Touch-A-Truck Event in Philadelphia Suburb Promises Fun for All Ages
A Touch-A-Truck event is coming to Warminster, Pa., where "kids young and old can touch, honk, and climb aboard some of the big rigs, construction, and public safety equipment they see on the road every day," according to Warminster Township Parks and Recreation Department....
Lori Tobias - Tue September 05, 2017
PennDOT Makes Improvements Along Major State Highway
A series of projects on a major highway in southeastern Pennsylvania is expected to ultimately add up to a safer, smoother and faster commute for the 90,000 drivers who travel the route daily. The projects, known collectively as the 422 Improvements are under way, with some already completed, and others just beginning....
Brad Stemper - Fri September 01, 2017
Strategy Improves Total Operation for Britton Industries
Family-owned and operated Britton Industries, a producer of natural and dyed mulches, screened topsoil, leaf compost and aggregate products, has been servicing the landscaping and construction markets of central New Jersey and southern Pennsylvania for more than 28 years....
Tue August 29, 2017
Mack Trucks Celebrates Opening of Newly Remodeled Mack Customer Center
Mack Trucks celebrated the opening of its remodeled Mack Customer Center based in Allentown, Pa., Aug. 29. The $3 million renovation features facility enhancements, a reconfiguration of the floor plan and the addition of multiple interactive displays to offer a more engaging experience for Mack customers....
Mon August 28, 2017
Cleveland Brothers Partners with CPI to Launch New Two-Year Gas Compression Degree Program
Beginning in Nov. 2017, the Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology (CPI) will offer a new two-year degree designed to train students to become technicians in the gas compression field....
Zack Hoopes - Thu August 24, 2017
PA Sen. Urges Debt-Funded Infrastructure During Meeting With Volvo Workers
U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) visited the Volvo Construction Equipment plant in Shippensburg, Pa., Aug. 23, as part of an effort to push pro-manufacturing and infrastructure policies, one of Washington's few topics that generally garners bipartisan support....
Lori Lovely - Mon August 21, 2017
ASR Issues Cause PennDOT to Replace Miles of I-84
A few years ago, Pennsylvania DOT began the biggest project in northeastern Pennsylvania since the Casey Highway was built in the 1990s: replacing Interstate 84 through Pike and Wayne Counties. The highway, built between 1972 and 1977 is “rotting from bottom up,” PennDOT spokesman James May said in an interview with the Pocono Record in 2013....
Mon August 21, 2017
Walsh Hosts Regional Equipment Show in Washington, Pa.
Walsh Equipment held a regional equipment show at the Washington Wild Things Field in Washington, Pa., on Aug. 3. The event attracted a crowd of more than 200 of Walsh Equipment's customers from western Pennsylvania who came to see the latest equipment offerings from the dealership....
Wed August 16, 2017
Stephenson Equipment to Hold JCB Demo Day
Stephenson Equipment's JCB Demo Day is being held at its Philadelphia-area location at 135 Lincoln Ave. in Prospect Park, Pa., on Sept. 7. The “Fastest Backhoe in the World,” JCB's GT Dragster backhoe, will be on site and ready to work on a stretch of new asphalt at the location....
