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® March 31 2021 Vol. LXIII • No. 7
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Inside
Eagle Power & Equipment Acquires Conway Power…12
Monroe Tractor Celebrates 70th Anniversary …20
Seen here is Span 2 steel erection looking north.
By Eric Olson Cat Supports Vet Workforce Development…50
Table of Contents ................4 Attachment & Parts Section ......................................39-47 Aggregate and Recycling Section ..........................55-75 Truck & Trailer Section 77-83
CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR
When one of America’s major highways undergoes an expansion and improvement project costing hundreds of millions of dollars,
Embracing Industry Careers Women Gaining Ground in Titles, Respect, Awareness By Lucy Perry CEG CORRESPONDENT
When her husband became ill in the
Auction Section..........96-104 late 1850s, Emily Roebling served as Business Calendar ..........101 Advertisers Index ............102
chances are that a sizable number of people will be affected. That is certainly the case in Fredericksburg, Va., where work is well under way on the second phase of an upgrade to a portion of Interstate 95, one of the busiest freeway corri-
field engineer and took the Brooklyn Bridge to its completion. She also made history as one of the first documented women in construction. Today, women make up 10 percent of
the construction workforce, and many are front and center in the industry. “While women are still very much in the minority in construction safety see CAREERS page 76
When exploring careers in construction, women should try a few different trades and look at where opportunities are.
dors in the country. Not too far away, northbound I-95 enters the heavily traveled Washington-Baltimore area, before passing through Philadelphia, Newark, New York City and Boston. see EXPANSION page 36