Mon October 24, 2005

Unstable Billboard Bumps Up Demolition in Columbus

Demolition plans for a vacant building were accelerated around 4:15 p.m. on Oct. 6 after chunks of an attached billboard crashed through its roof, causing it to implode. The building, located at the northeast corner of Broad and High streets in Columbus, OH, is part of the multi-building, $30 million reconstruction project by Columbus real-estate company, Casto....

Wed October 19, 2005

New Crane Equipment Lifts Northeast Sales and Service to New Heights

Fifty-one years may seem like a long time to get around to working on a new idea, but that’s the back story behind one of the nation’s newest crane sales and service companies. Northeast Sales & Service Inc., located in Lockport and Syracuse, NY, opened its doors approximately a year ago....

Tue October 11, 2005

Worker Shortage Felt at Choctaw Point Terminal

While its surge flooded downtown Mobile, AL, and winds mowed down trees, ripped up signs and roofs, and caused widespread power outages throughout the area, Hurricane Katrina didn’t cause substantial damage at the Port of Mobile’s Choctaw Point container terminal construction site, an Alabama State Port Authority spokeswoman said....

Fri October 07, 2005

Manitowoc, Grove Help Roll Out $1.5B TX Road

A $1.5 billion, 49-mi. (78 km) stretch of road in central Texas is being constructed with the help of a host of Manitowoc equipment, including 555 and 777 lattice-boom crawler cranes and eight Grove RT760E rough-terrain cranes....

Wed September 28, 2005

$226M Job Streamlines MN’s Agency Buildings

Aging facilities scattered throughout the Twin Cities forced Minnesota’s state planners to take on an ambitious building program to design and construct new buildings for the departments of Human Services, Agriculture and Health....

Wed September 21, 2005

Cleveland Brothers Announces New Division, CB HYMAC

Cleveland Brothers, headquartered in Harrisburg, PA, has announced its newest division, CB HYMAC. CB HYMAC, formerly ECHO Hydraulics, is located in Camp Hill, PA. This addition elevates the company’s hydraulic, machining, and chroming capabilities to a level that establishes Cleveland Brothers as one of the premier hydraulic and machining vendors in the Northeast....

Thu September 15, 2005

Honda Transmission Plant Bringing Jobs to Tallapoosa

Rural Haralson County, GA, 40 miles west of Atlanta, is home to approximately 26,000 residents, most of whom have either grown up with someone who worked in the thriving textile mills in and around Tallapoosa, or they have worked in the textile mills themselves....

Wed August 24, 2005

S. F. Lutzky Turns to Caterpillar, Foley Inc. for Earthmoving Equipment, Service

S. F. Lutzky Contracting Inc., located in Hillsborough, NJ, specializes in earthmoving and digging. This company works on projects of various magnitudes, including septic, utility, drainage, and excavation work....

Tue August 23, 2005

Boston Bridge Receives Long-Overdue Repair

When construction crews are finished working on the Congress Street Bridge in Boston, the people who regularly cross it may not recognize it. The bridge may still look like a bridge, but when it reopens in the fall of 2006, it will be a very different span....

Mon August 15, 2005

Primco, Terex Tools Build Span Over Elkhart River

Primco Inc. is a family-owned contractor specializing in paving and bridgework, and although the company started out small, it is currently taking on a big project –– constructing the bridge spanning the Elkhart River in Goshen, IN....