Mon September 18, 2017
PennDOT to Host Regional Construction Diversity Forums
In a step to bolster involvement of disadvantaged businesses in transportation projects, PennDOT is hosting three construction diversity forums around Pennsylvania. Highway and bridge construction contractors, Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) and Diverse Business (DB) construction firms and DBE/DB suppliers interested in doing business with PennDOT are encouraged to attend....
Mon September 18, 2017
Mayor Bowser, Partners Formally Launch DC Infrastructure Academy
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser signed a memorandum of intent to formally launch the DC Infrastructure Academy, a partnership between D.C. government and utility, union, university and private sector partners that will create a pipeline to in-demand infrastructure jobs for district residents....
Mon September 18, 2017
Port Orders Four New Cranes as Part of $320M Expansion
The Port of Virginia signed a contract allowing for the purchase of four new ship-to-shore cranes that are part of the $320 million expansion of Virginia International Gateway (VIG). The Virginia Port Authority Board of Commissioners in its July meeting approved a spending package of $44.8 million that covers the cost of the cranes, parts, their delivery to Virginia from China and installation at VIG....
Mon September 18, 2017
Aluminum Trailer Manufacturer M.H. Eby Acquires Plant in Ephrata, Pa.
M.H. Eby, a manufacturer of all-aluminum trailers and truck bodies for commercial and agricultural markets, announced its acquisition of a 95,000-sq.-ft. production facility on 17.5 acres in Ephrata, Pa....
Mon September 18, 2017
Tracey Road Equipment Helps Foothills Sustainable Forestry
Foothills Sustainable Forestry, located in the foothills of the Catskill Mountains in Oneonta, N.Y., is involved with many aspects of logging, including timber management, select cutting, clear cuts and the construction of access roads....
Mon September 18, 2017
Somerset Steel Erection Celebrates 60th Anniversary
In 1957, Sidney W. Riggs, co-founder of Somerset Steel Erection Company, secured a $500 loan, and with the help of his partner, Warren Mostoller, they started Somerset Steel Erection. The company, which is celebrating its 60th year in business, is a full service industrial and commercial contractor, specializing in general construction, concrete work, process piping, and steel erection and fabrication....
Mon September 18, 2017
Stephenson Equipment Draws More Than 150 Attendees to Demo Day Event, Featuring JCB's Dancing Diggers
Stephenson Equipment's JCB Demo Day drew a crowd of more than 150 attendees from all over the greater Philadelphia area Sept. 7 to test the latest equipment, talk with reps and watch JCB's amazing Dancing Diggers....
Mon September 18, 2017
Newark Equipment Founder Jose Nogueiras Passes Away
Jose Nogueiras Martinez of New Vernon, N.J., died Sept. 4. He was 69. Mr. Nogueiras was born on April 1, 1948, in Celanova-Ourense, Spain, to Sergio and Dolores Nogueiras. At 16, he came to the United States with his parents and three sisters to pursue the American dream....
Mon September 18, 2017
Murrysville Machinery Hosts Open House in New Stanton, Pa.
Murrysville Machinery , provider of material processing solutions in Pennsylvania, Maryland and West Virginia, hosted a Customer Open House on Aug. 9. It was its first open house since Murrysville Machinery moved in to its New Stanton, Pa., facility in the summer of 2016....
Mon September 18, 2017
Nat'l. Park Service Awards $10M Contract for Washington Monument Upgrades
WASHINGTON (AP) The Washington Monument is modernizing its elevator and a getting permanent area for safety checks and visitor screenings. The Washington Post reports the National Park Service said it awarded a contract for the more than $10 million project to a Maryland construction company following a months-long process....
