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 - Sun August 06, 2017
Park Officials Name Contractor to Repair Washington Monument
The Washington Monument is about to see almost $10.8 million in improvements. The National Park Service announced Sept. 5 that it has awarded a contract to Rockville, Md.-based Grunley Construction for elevator repairs and for a new safety check area, the Washington Post reported....
Tue September 05, 2017
Ritchie Bros. Holds Unreserved Auction in North East, Md.
More than 3,550 bidders participated online and in person Aug. 29 at Ritchie Bros.' multi-million-dollar unreserved public equipment auction in North East, Md. With bidders from 53 countries, approximately 87 percent of the equipment in the auction was sold to out-of-state buyers, from as far away as Germany, Malaysia and the United Arab Emirates....
Mon August 28, 2017
Fluor-Led Joint Venture Breaks Ground on $5.6B Maryland Transit Project
Fluor Corporation announced Aug. 28, that the Purple Line Transit Partners joint venture team, comprised of Fluor, Meridiam Infrastructure Purple Line, LLC, and Star America Purple Line, LLC, broke ground on the Purple Line Light Rail project for the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) and the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA)....
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....
Fri August 18, 2017
$32M Project to Widen I-695 in Parkville, Md., Completes
The Hogan Administration announced the completion of the highway widening, bridge replacement and interchange reconstruction project on I-695 (Baltimore Beltway) between MD 41 (Perring Parkway) and MD 147 (Harford Road) in Baltimore County....
Emily Buenzle - Thu August 10, 2017
Maryland Field House Construction Costs Jump to $196M
The cost of the University of Maryland's $155 million Cole Field House construction project has now jumped to $196 million. The budget increase was "quietly approved in June" by the University's Board of Regents, 247 Sports reported....
Mon August 07, 2017
CASE Construction Names Groff Tractor & Equipment Diamond Dealer
Groff Tractor & Equipment LLC has been named a Diamond Dealer by CASE Construction for the fifth consecutive year, the company announced. The award recognizes dealerships across North America for excellence in five categories, including sales performance, marketing and communications, product support, parts support and training....
Thu August 03, 2017
2017 Construction Starts Reveal Mixed Pattern Across Top Metro Areas
During the first half of 2017, eight of the top ten metropolitan markets for commercial and multifamily construction starts ranked by dollar volume registered decreased activity compared to a year ago, according to Dodge Data & Analytics....
Wed August 02, 2017
After Fire, Massachusetts City Votes for Safer Building Codes
Waltham, Mass., city councilors voted unanimously July 31, to call on the state of Massachusetts to implement tighter restrictions on the size of wood-frame residential buildings after a massive ten-alarm fire destroyed a wooden apartment complex under construction in late July....
