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® March 31 2010 Vol. XLVIII • No. 7

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Mekis Works ‘in Harmony’ Cat Contemplating With Jackson Township Shifting Excavator Production Site

among the many American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) projects taking place in Pennsylvania. The bridge carries SR 3027 (Hartmann Rd.) over Connoquenessing Creek and the B&O Railroad. The two-lane six-span multigirder steel bridge is located between the intersections of SR 68 and T-673 (Porters Cove Road). The $4.9 million project began June 2009 with a flurry of public concern

As part of a long-term strategic initiative, Caterpillar Inc. has undertaken a study that could lead to a new hydraulic excavator facility being built in the United States. Such a move could triple the current number of hydraulic excavators now produced by the company in the United States and significantly increase Caterpillar’s employment in the United States dedicated to excavator production, and further leverage excavator production in Japan to serve increasing demand in China and across Asia. “The study is based on the current analysis of where the global excavator market is heading and how Caterpillar should position itself for continued leadership in the excavator industry,” said Gary Stampanato, Caterpillar vice president with responsibility for excavators. Currently, the company only produces two excavator models at a facility in Aurora, Ill., where it also produces wheel loaders, soil and landfill compactors, wheel dozers and components. In addition, Caterpillar produces excavators in Belgium, Brazil, China, France, Indonesia, Japan and Russia. If the contemplated decision is finalized, the new facility would manufacture the two models now made in Aurora, as well as several additional excavator models now produced in Japan and exported to the United States. “The excavator business is highly competitive and continues to evolve with a diverse and growing number of manufacturers around the world,” Stampanato added. “As the global leader in the construction and mining equipment industry, it is imperative for Caterpillar to

see HARMONY page 28

see CATERPILLAR page 24

JESCO Closes in on 40 Years of Success…8

Hoffman Hosts Drive-Thru Equipment Show…14

A Grove RT750E rough-terrain crane is used to lift the rebar cage for the pier No. 3 caisson.

By Jennifer Rupp CEG CORRESPONDENT

CEG Productions Holds Philadelphia Expo…34

Table of Contents ........4 Truck & Trailer Section .. ..............................53-59

Just a few short months after Harmony Junction made the news for the removal of 200-year-old blockages in the Connoquenessing Creek, the small town has garnered public interest again with the replacement of a prominent multi-girder bridge. The Harmony Junction bridge project in Jackson Township (Butler County) is

Crushing, Screening & Recycling Section 63-83

Workers Urge Faster Rebuilding at Ground Zero

Parts Section ..............94

By Samantha Gross

Business Calendar....102 Auction Section101-120 Advertisers Index ....118

ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER

NEW YORK (AP) Hundreds of construction workers raised a rallying cry of “Build it now!” on March 9, gathering with elected officials at the World Trade Center site to urge a quick rebuilding of the complex.

“Instead of a shining American symbol of resilience and strength, we have a hole in the ground,” U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney told the crowd. “Rebuilding the towers and ground zero is a moral imperative. Putting 10,000 people to work in the middle of a severe recession is an economic imperative.” The protest came days before a March 12

deadline for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and developer Larry Silverstein to work out a new schedule for rebuilding parts of the site. Construction is under way on 1 World Trade Center, a memorial and a transit hub, but the building of other planned towers has stalled in a dispute over financing. see RALLY page 24


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