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® May 24 2023 Vol. LXV • No. 11
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Summer Spans Concrete General Inc. Leads Bridge Work Toward June Finish
Pa. Contractor Finds Success in the South...8
Work Begins On New $1.5B Stadium...14
By Brenda Ruggiero CEG CORRESPONDENT
JESCO, CFG Bank Arena Announce Partnership...20
A $33 million project to widen and rehabilitate bridges is nearing the completion of Phase 2 in
Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Aggregate & Recycling Section . . . . . . . . . . . . .55-76 Attachments & Parts Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77-82 Truck & Trailer Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83-89 Auction Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92-104 Business Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100 Advertisers Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102
Hagerstown, Md., in Washington County. The Maryland Department of Transportation’s State Highway Administration (SHA) initiated the project, which involves the I-70 (Eisenhower Memorial Hwy) Bridges over MD 65
(Sharpsburg Pike) and CSX Transportation. According to Shante Felix, media relations manager, office of communications of SHA, Phase 1 began in the fall of 2018 and was see BRIDGES page 46
Putting Spotlight On Apprenticeships Programs Changing Career Direction for Many Who Once Considered College By Lucy Perry CEG CORRESPONDENT
A convergence of factors may mean a boost for construction employers trying desperately to fill jobs. The cost of a college education and a rewrite of the National Apprenticeship Act are giving a boost to the industry’s labor pool. As many people choose to forego four years of college to start work, apprenticeship programs are becoming a more enticing route to construction careers. Demand for workers, rising cost of college tuition and burdensome student loans, have apprenticeship programs “quietly gaining steam,” according to a see APPRENTICESHIPS page 42
The apprenticeship model of programmatic training combines the job learning and classroom learning to take a person from novice to skilled.