Maybelle G. Cagle - Wed April 25, 2007
Toyota Plant Site Cleared Weeks Ahead of Schedule
The first of many construction projects involving the $1.3 billion Toyota automotive plant near Tupelo has been completed weeks early. Hill Brothers Construction Co. of Faulkner, Miss., recently finished the first contract, clearing the core site in Blue Springs....
Sat March 17, 2007
Timken Co. Plans to Invest $60M in Steel Rolling Mill
CANTON, Ohio (AP) The Timken Co. said it plans to spend approximately $60 million to expand production at its steel rolling mill, an investment that could create approximately 30 new jobs by next year....
Brian Trusdell - Fri September 29, 2006
New York Red Bulls Kick Start Work on $140M Stadium
HARRISON, NJ (AP) With backhoes and bulldozers rumbling in the distance, the New York Red Bulls formally broke ground on a $140-million stadium Sept. 19. It’s the latest and most expensive of eight facilities built or in construction for a Major League Soccer team....
Mon September 04, 2006
PJ Rentals-Volvo Rents Celebrates One Year in Business
A lot can happen in a year and that’s certainly been true for Marc Dowdell and his company, PJ Rental-Volvo Rents. Dowdell purchased the franchise rights from Volvo Rents in August 2005, and the full-service rental, sales and service construction equipment dealer, based in Egg Harbor Township, is quickly making a mark for itself in southern New Jersey....
Linda J. Hutchinson - Tue April 11, 2006
AK Steel and AEIF Fail to Reach Contract Agreement
AK Steel Holding Corp. and members of Armco Employees Independent Federation (AEIF) both said they want to negotiate a new contract to replace the one that expired on Feb. 28. Rather than hammering out a deal at the deadline, the union authorized a strike and AK Steel locked out approximately 2,700 union workers at the Middletown, OH, plant....
Wed March 15, 2006
Linder, Komatsu to Sponsor 2006 Grand Prix of Miami
Linder Industrial Machinery Company will partner with its manufacturer, Komatsu, to sponsor the 2006 Grand Prix of Miami at Homestead-Miami Speedway March 25. “We are thrilled to be part of the Miami races,” said Ken Holz, vice president of Linder’s south Florida operations....
Pete Sigmund - Wed November 02, 2005
Southeast Dealers Cope With Floods
Before Hurricane Katrina roared through on Aug. 29, employees at the branch store of Great Southern Tractor Co. Inc., in Biloxi, MS, moved a pickup truck to assumed safekeeping inside the store. All hell broke loose....
Sat September 24, 2005
Gehl Co. Tapped as Official Sponsor for Milwaukee Mile
Gehl Company, a West Bend manufacturer and marketer of compact construction and agricultural equipment, has entered into a sponsorship arrangement with the historic Milwaukee Mile racetrack at State Fair Park in West Allis, WI....
Sat April 23, 2005
Toyota to Set Up Shop in Michigan
ANN ARBOR, MI (AP) Toyota Motor Corp. said it has signed a deal to buy 690 acres from the state for a research and development center that is expected to add 400 new jobs. Toyota Technical Center USA Inc., Toyota’s North American research and development arm, said the automaker wants to expand its engineering and research capabilities....
Sat February 05, 2005
First Steel Beams Placed for Hino Parts Plant in AR
LITTLE ROCK (AP) A soybean field outside Marion has sprouted the first steel beams that will eventually become an auto parts plant heralded as a job engine for the depressed Arkansas Delta. Hino Motors Ltd., a subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corp....
