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JFK’s Bay Runway Reopens Ahead of Schedule
Groff Tractor Opens New Facility in Pa. …8
TrenchTech Eyes Improving Service With New Digs…22
Bomags roll down the runway as a plane departs from another runway at JFK International Airport.
By Mary Reed CEG CORRESPONDENT
As New York State continues to operate under emergency spending bills while its legislature wrestles with the problem of closing a deficit, a halt in payments has affected more than 500 construction projects across the state. One project that was not affected by the budget impasse was the vital Bay Runway Case Presents Its 250,000th Skid Steer…34
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reconstruction project, which recently wrapped up at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport. In fact, the Bay Runway reopened ahead of schedule on June 28. It’s easy to understand why this project was so important. Since it first opened in 1948, John F. Kennedy Airport, and very often the Bay Runway itself, has been New York’s gateway to the world, serving millions of passengers each year, providing tens of thousands of jobs and
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see JFK page 30
Caterpillar to Invest JESCO Widens Reach With $700M in Production Standard Equipment Deal By Josh Funk
AP BUSINESS WRITER
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generating billions in economic activity. “If Kennedy Airport is to remain a portal to and from this city and our country, we must continue to invest in it through necessary infrastructure upgrades,” said Gov. David Paterson. Port Authority Executive Director Christopher Ward has even described the project as an “economic stimulus in real time.” The Bay Runway handles approximately half
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) Caterpillar Inc. said June 17 that it plans to invest almost $700 million over the next four years to start producing mining shovels and expand production of its trucks at plants in Illinois and India. The world’s largest maker of construction and mining equipment said it plans to add a new mining shovel production line at its Aurora, Ill., plant and expand truck production in Decatur, Ill., and Chennai, India. The new mining shovels will range from 125- to 800-ton see CATERPILLAR page 118
JESCO, one of New Jersey’s leading construction equipment dealerships, has expanded its territory coverage by acquiring Standard Equipment of Frederick, Md. This acquisition consists of five new locations and expands JESCO’s reach across Delaware, Maryland and the Washington D.C. metro area. “We are excited about increasing our representation of John Deere and other quality OEMs to existing and prospec-
tive customers across Delaware and Maryland,” stated Jon Robustelli, president of JESCO. “We look forward to implementing our goals and business model in these new locations and continuing our tradition of delivering outstanding customer service.” JESCO will offer John Deere heavy construction equipment as well as John Deere’s CWP line, which includes skid steer loaders, compact track loaders, see JESCO page 14