Brian Kern - Tue June 07, 2005
Project Greenshores Gearing Up for Phase II of Pensacola Bay Project
Pensacola’s Project Greenshores is the byproduct of an opportunity that exploited industrial rubbish for the purpose of environmental improvement. Through the effort, environmentalists hope to restore marine habitat to the sensitive coastal area of Pensacola Bay....
Kip Fry - Tue May 17, 2005
Relief Coming for Notorious Cape Cod Clog
When the Sagamore Rotary in Massachusetts was first built approximately 70 years ago, traffic leading to scenic Cape Cod was still light. The region was still a popular getaway, but by 2005 standards, it was an easy drive....
David S. Chartock - Thu April 21, 2005
Hoffman Equipment Lands Major Daewoo Deal in NYC
In sports, dedicated teamwork can result in much success on the playing field. In the equipment industry, teamwork also can breed success. Such was the case with a Piscataway, NJ, equipment dealer when it landed a major contract with the New York City Department of Sanitation (NYCDOS)....
Brenda Ruggiero - Wed April 13, 2005
Miami Gardens Drive Job Focal Point of New City
Just more than a year after it began, three separate but related reconstruction projects in the 2-year-old city of Miami Gardens, FL, are progressing nicely toward completion. They represent the final phase of a comprehensive plan designed to improve traffic flow and safety along Miami Gardens Drive....
Thu March 31, 2005
Landfill Use Minimal in Plaza Demolition
A joint venture between Douglas Transport and Recycling, based in Hiram, GA, and Atlanta Demolition, based in Atlanta, are on a fast track to finish demolition of the old Lindberg Plaza in the Buckhead area of Atlanta within four months....
Gwenyth Laird Pernie - Thu March 17, 2005
Slide Closes Portion of Scenic Blue Ridge Parkway
A Dec. 15 rock and mud slide damaged a portion of a North Carolina roadway known for its scenic vistas. Debris toppled onto the Blue Ridge Parkway at milepost 401, which is mid-way between the French Broad River and Mt....
Jeff Cronin - Mon January 31, 2005
Massive Sinkhole Could Delay Tallahassee Road Project
A massive sinkhole could delay a roadway extension project — and tack a lot more money onto the price tag — for the Tallahassee, FL, Department of Public Works. Surveyors happened upon the sinkhole while staking out the area for the .7-mi....
Mary Reed - Wed December 29, 2004
Crews Begin Replacing Troup-Howell Span
The Western Gateway Project in Rochester, upstate New York, is an ambitious $85-million effort to rebuild Route I-490 from a western suburban stretch of the Erie Canal to the Genesee River in downtown Rochester....
James Van Horn - Wed December 15, 2004
NJ 47 Drivers Get Holiday Bonus
With highway construction following an accelerated schedule, both shoppers and merchants in a major South Jersey retail center are getting an early Christmas present. A new, expanded New Jersey Route 47 in Vineland and Millville, NJ, is open to traffic in time for the holiday rush, as many as 17 months ahead of schedule....
Tue December 07, 2004
Volvo CE Posts 3rd Quarter Increases
Volvo Construction Equipment had a 17 percent increase in net sales in the third quarter of 2004 compared with the same period in 2003. An adjustment was made for currency effects. The company’s results, announced as part of parent company AB Volvo’s third quarter report, continues a succession of previous positive quarters indicating strong performances in a growing global marketplace for construction equipment....
