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November 6 2024 Vol. LXVI • No. 23
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Pa. Biz Dishes Dirt for MLB Ballparks
Eagle Power Acquires Mid-State Equipment...12 DuraEdge transports clay to its plant, preparing to crush and screen the clay.
Milton Rents Holds Event in Syracuse...16
By Brittney Christopher CEG CORRESPONDENT
H.A. DeHart Celebrates 140 Years in Business...26
In the weeks and months leading up to the World Series, manufacturer DuraEdge Products Inc., headquartered in Grove City, Pa., worked
Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Attachments & Parts Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37-43 Truck & Trailer Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45-48 Snow & Ice Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49-51 Aggregate & Recycling Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55-74 Auction Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94-104 Business Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98 Advertisers Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102
hard to spread its specially-formulated dirt across United States baseball fields in preparation of big games such as this. From quality assurance and transporting the dirt to spreading soil and collaborating with Major League Baseball (MLB) staff members,
DuraEdge ensures engineered materials to more than two dozen MLB teams, including the New York Mets, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates and Boston Red Sox. Starting out small like every company, see CLAY page 44
Construction Market Boosts Economy Employment in 2024 Rises Three Times Faster Than Pre-Pandemic Years By Lucy Perry
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CEG CORRESPONDENT
Due in large part to the 2021 IIJA bill, the construction sector is adding jobs to the U.S. economy. In September alone, the industry added 25,000 jobs compared with August. In fact, from September 2023 construction gained 238,000 jobs, which equates to a 3 percent increase. That’s three times faster than overall employment since before the pandemic. There are currently approximately 16 percent more construction jobs than in March of 2020, reported the National Association of Home see JOBS page 34
The AGC found that 24 states and the District of Columbia added construction jobs between August and September of this year.