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January 19, 2013 • Vol. IXX • No. 2 • 470 Maryland Drive • Ft. Washington, PA 19034 • 215-885-2900 • Toll Free 800-523-2200 • Fax 215-885-2910
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KDOT Unveils Massive $1.1B Projects Plan
Murphy Tractor Thanks Customers...12
By John Milburn ASSOCIATED PRESS
37,000 sq. ft. (3,437.4 sq m) building were in place and braced. The 72 precast concrete panels, each of which weighs 35,000 lb. (15,875.7 kg) were lifted into place by an 85-ton (77 t) track crane. “We set them in three days,” said Tim McGovern, president of McGovern Construction Inc., out of Danville, Ind. “We recommended precast because it’s economical.” But McGovern considers the project’s start date to be much earlier than August. “It really
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas transportation officials released a list of more than 430 construction projects totaling $1.1 billion to be carried out in the next two budget years, including several that are already under way. The list includes some major projects that were previously announced by the Kansas Department of Transportation. They include completion of the South Lawrence Trafficway in Douglas County; expansion of U.S. 54/Kellogg Avenue in Wichita; and improvements to the junction of Kansas 10 and Interstates 35 and 435 in Johnson County. The projects are part of the state’s 10-year program for improving highways, airports and public transportation. Transportation Secretary Mike King said most of the projects were considered preservation work, aimed at protecting and maintaining the quality of more than 1,600 mi. (2,575 km) of roads. An additional 209 bridges and highway interchanges also are slated for replacement. The agency said the projects cover the fiscal year that began July 1 and continue
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Already, Fisher’s fans are excited about the new building.
Howell Tractor Receives Service Award...36
Sarah Fisher Moves HQ to Ind. Town of Speedway By Lori Lovely CEG CORRESPONDENT
Hubba rd Makes Mud Vol leyba ll Cou rts. ..3 8
Within sight of the legendary Indianapolis Motor Speedway on the two-acre lot immediately north of Dallara, manufacturer of the cars that run at the famed oval, a new race shop is taking shape. Work on the new headquarters of Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing began Aug. 22, 2012 with dirt moving. By late October, the exterior walls of the
Table of Contents ............4 Business Calendar ........46 Parts Section ............48-49 Paving Section ........51-63 Auction Company Profiles Section ......................68-81 Advertisers Index ..........82
Construction Sector Adds 30,000 Jobs in Dec. Construction employers added 30,000 jobs in December while the industry’s unemployment rate hit 13.5 percent, according to an analysis of new federal data released Jan. 4 by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials noted that the monthly increase was the largest in nearly two years, driven primarily by increases in private
sector demand for construction. “Resurgent demand for new housing construction and modest growth in private commercial construction are helping create some new construction jobs,” said Ken Simonson, the association’s chief economist. “Now that the threat of the fiscal cliff has been — temporarily — relieved, construction employment
should continue to slowly rise in 2013.” Construction firms employed 5.564 million people in December, up from 5.534 million in November, Simonson noted, an increase of 0.5 percent. However, the sector's overall employment in December was only 18,000, or 0.3 percent, higher than one year earlier when see EMPLOYMENT page 48