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April 8, 2017 • Vol. XX • No. 7 • 470 Maryland Drive • Ft. Washington, PA 19034 • 215-885-2900 • Toll Free 800-523-2200 • Fax 215-885-2910
RMS Rentals Hosts Annual Open House…12
West Side Tractor Debuts Division…14
Crews, Then Cubs, Take the Field at Wrigley As the Chicago Cubs get ready to take the field for the first pitch of the 2017 season, the 1060 Project, a multi-year, $750-million renovation project of Wrigley Field, is in its seventh-inning stretch. According to the 1060 Project website, the work includes structural upgrades, improved player facilities, new fan amenities, outfield signage, two video boards, new premier clubs, expanded concessions, new and improved restroom facilities and more. The project, which has been under way since 2014, is being completed in four phases with its final phase taking place in 2018. The majority of work has been is being performed during the team’s offseason. Also under construction is a mixed-use development adjacent to Wrigley Field. The development will feature two new buildings — the new home of the Chicago Cubs and as well as the American Airlines conference center. The second building will include Hotel see WRIGLEY page 76
Nortrax Announces Newest Facility…56
Table of Contents............ 4 Recycling Section.... 39-55 Attachment & Parts Section...................... 65-69 Truck & Trailer Section.... .................................. 91-97 Business Calendar........ 98 Auction Section.. 102-113 Advertisers Index........ 114
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As the Chicago Cubs get ready to take the field for the first pitch of the 2017 season, the 1060 Project, a multi-year, $750-million renovation project of Wrigley Field, is in its seventh-inning stretch.
Project to Widen I-65 Section in Southern Ind. SEYMOUR, Ind. (AP) State officials are working on plans to widen a section of Interstate 65 to six lanes in southern Indiana. The project would add a lane for both northbound and southbound traffic on a 14mile section between U.S. 50 in Seymour and Indiana 58 near Columbus. Indiana Department of Transportation spokesman Harry Maginity told The (Seymour) Tribune that the estimated $143 million project could also include I-65 resurfacing and bridge work on a 5-mile stretch north to the Indiana 46 interchange in Columbus. Maginity says a contractor could be picked in June. Preliminary work could start this year, with major construction beginning next year. Completion is expected by fall 2020. (This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s website at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.)
CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2017
Overall contractor and producer attendance grew by 10 percent at ConExpo-Con/AGG 2017. see CONEXPO page 18