Thu June 12, 2025

Equipment Industry Stalwart, Jerry Ahern Dies, Age 97

A heavy hitter in the world of heavy equipment, Farmingdale, N.Y.'s Jerry Ahern sold and leased bulldozers, excavators and other construction vehicles that for decades helped build Long Island. As loved ones tell it, he ran his company the way he ran his family of eight children — with kindness, concern and remembering everyone's name....

Wed June 11, 2025

Foley CAT Holds One-Day Sales Event in Bensalem, Pa.

Foley CAT held a One-Day Sale Event June 5, 2025, at its facility in Bensalem, Pa. Contractors from around southeastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey and elsewhere attended to take advantage of deals on hundreds of pieces of Caterpillar equipment and other used brands....

Tue June 10, 2025

Skanska Awarded $303M Contract to Replace Rourke Bridge in Lowell, Mass.

Skanska announced that it has been awarded a contract by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) to carry out the $303 million design-build of a new, relocated Rourke Bridge carrying Wood Street over the Merrimack River in Lowell, Mass....

Tue June 10, 2025

Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport $326M Expansion Starts

In 2024, more than 52 million travelers passed through Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. It was the busiest year for the airport, which is Arizona's most powerful economic driver — generating an estimated $44.3 billion annually....

Wed June 11, 2025

State Lawmakers Fund Another $1.7B to Add Capacity to Central Florida's Interstate 4 Corridor

The State of Florida is taking additional steps to speed up congestion relief along the busy Interstate 4 tourist corridor around the Orlando area. In early June 2025, Florida lawmakers voted to expedite the construction of two express lanes on the freeway's busiest stretch in Osceola and Polk counties as well as a separate road project that will better connect I-4 to the rest of Osceola County's transportation network....