Thu July 10, 2008
E. T. & L. Corp.’s Success Started With Father, Remains in Daughter’s Hands
Anthony Colosi got his start in the construction industry when he was in high school. He worked for his uncles as a water boy, earning a tremendous 10 cents an hour. Today, Anthony’s daughter Jennie Lee Colosi is president of E....
Wed June 25, 2008
Hill Remediation Relishes Taking on the Garden State’s Dirty Work
Hill Remediation & Construction Services, Pennington, N.J., does a lot of the industry’s dirty work: jobs with daunting names like “air sparging,” “soil vapor extraction” and installing and maintaining “dewatering systems.” The woman-owned business enterprise got its start in 1992 and has been growing steadily ever since to become a full-service remediation company with hundreds of clients throughout New Jersey and the surrounding states....
Tue June 10, 2008
Huge Bomag Compactor Helps N.J. County Pack in the Trash
The Cape May County Municipal Utilities Authority (MUA) recently purchased the first Bomag BC1172RB refuse compactor in the state of New Jersey to help increase its refuse compaction capabilities and extend the life of its landfill....
Tue May 13, 2008
Dynapac Launches Next Generation of Asphalt Roller
Dynapac has launched a range of new tandem asphalt rollers, which include three new high frequency (HF) tandem asphalt rollers covering the 10- to 13-ton (9 to 11 t) range. The Dynapac CC424HF, CC524HF and CC624HF new generation articulated tandem rollers will replace Dynapac’s CC422, CC522 and CC622 machines....
Thu December 27, 2007
Crews Forge Twin Spans Over the Susquehanna
A $60 million bridge project currently under way in Pennsylvania’s Lycoming County is expected to enhance revitalization efforts taking place in downtown Williamsport as well as create a direct connection between SR 15 and I-180....
Mon November 19, 2007
Tollway Links Future to Ecological Heritage
The 12.5-mi. (20 km) six-lane extension of the North-South Tollway from where Interstate 355 ends at Interstate 55 (the Stevenson Expressway) through Will County to Interstate 80 opened to bicycle traffic on Veteran’s Day Nov....
Tue November 13, 2007
Site Prep Work Leads to Growth for Pustola & Associates
Stephen Pustola, founder of Pustola & Associates of Naugatuck, Conn., had a design-build firm that did everything, taking customers through all steps of the process from design to permitting to construction....
Thu August 23, 2007
Sakai’s CV550 Soil Compactor Performs as King of the Hill
They say Isaac Newton discovered gravity in the mid-1600s when an apple fell on his head. Brennan Construction Company also discovered it, in June 2007, when site workers tried to move heavy equipment up a 28-degree slope for a landfill-closing project....
Thu June 07, 2007
Thompson Boosts Fleet to Handle Charlotte Boom
Shane Thompson is taking advantage of the development boom in the Charlotte area. The president of Thompson Grading Inc. has increased its fleet by approximately 40 percent in the past year to be able to keep up with the work happening all around the Woodruff, S.C.-based contractor....
Wed June 06, 2007
BOMAG 12-Ton Rollers Feature Enhanced Ergonomics
BOMAG’s BW211-40 Series single-drum vibratory rollers consist of two models: the BW211D-40 smooth drum roller and the BW211PD-40 padfoot roller. The 12-ton (11 t) class rollers are powered by a four-cylinder, water-cooled Deutz diesel engine that meets EPA Tier III requirements....