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Twin Bridges Undergo Much-Needed Facelift Preparing spray robot.
Schlouch Teams Keep Busy in Pa. …8
Ferreira Construction Helps N.J. Fight Back...14
I-95 Stretch Challenges Lane...18
Table of Contents ....................4 Truck & Trailer Section ....63-69 Recycling Section ............73-97 Attachment & Parts Section .... ......................................113-120 Auction Section............124-137 Business Calendar ..............128 Advertisers Index ................138
AED 2014 Chairman Tim Watters, along with five AED officers, was installed at a ceremony during the Chairman’s Inaugural Breakfast on Jan. 17 at the AED Summit in Houston.
By Mary S. Yamin-Garone
AED Names Watters 2014 Chairman, Five New Officers
Bridges. Constructed in 1959, the structure is a pair of identical through arch bridges, made of steel, that span the river between Thaddeus who? Anyone who has traveled New York the towns of Colonie in Albany County AED 2014 Chairman Tim Watters, along with five AED State’s Northway (Interstate 87) over the and Halfmoon in Saratoga County in New officers, was installed at a ceremony during the Chairman’s Mohawk River knows it is Thaddeus York’s Capital District. Each span carries Inaugural Breakfast on Jan. 17 at the AED Summit in Kosciusko (as in the Thaddeus Kosciusko three northbound and southbound lanes of Houston. The group will guide the association for the comBridge) — better known as the Twin ing year as members of the executive committee. see BRIDGES page 104 Watters is president/owner of Piscataway, N.J.-based Hoffman Equipment, which represents Case, Manitowoc, JCB, Liebherr, Terex, LeeBoy, Rosco, Doosan, Atlas Copco, Gradall and other brands. Watters has been an AED board member since 2007. He accepted the gavel from installing officer Dennis Kruepke, an AED past chairman and Construction employment expanded in 211 E. Sandherr, the association’s chief executive chairman of McCann Industries. AED metro areas, declined in 67 and was stagnant in officer. “It will take many more months of strong Foundation President Roy Kern installed the 61 between November 2012 and November economic growth and new investments in public new members of the executive committee, 2013, according to a new analysis of federal infrastructure before many places experience who were elected by mail ballot and sworn employment data released Dec. 31 by the construction employment levels close to their in at the event. Don Shilling, president of General Associated General Contractors of America. prior peaks.” Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Ga. added Equipment & Supplies Inc., and General Association officials said the employment gains were encouraging, but cautioned that future the largest number of construction jobs in the Aggregates Equipment Sales, Fargo, N.D., is gains were dependent on continued economic past year (10,500 jobs, 12 percent), followed by the new AED vice chairman. His dealership growth and new investments in aging domestic Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, Calif. represents Komatsu, Link-Belt, Trail King, (9,100 jobs, 8 percent), Santa Ana-Anaheim- Terex, KPI-JCI Astec and other brands. infrastructure. “Construction employment continued to Irvine, Calif. (8,200 jobs, 11 percent) and Shilling was formerly AED’s senior vice expand in many parts of the country in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Fla. (6,400 president and he is a former AED November, but most areas have a long way to go jobs, 12 percent). The largest percentage gains Foundation chairman. before reaching prior peak levels,” said Stephen see EMPLOYMENT page 118 see AED page 108
CEG CORRESPONDENT
Construction Employment Varies From November 2012 to 2013