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Southeast 13, June 26, 2024

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® June 26 2024 Vol. XXXVI • No. 13

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Mote SEA Builds $132M Facility in Southwest Fla. By Cindy Riley CEG CORRESPONDENT

NPK Continues to Grow, Debuts Its New V250R Crusher Pulverizer...20

Brandeis Apprentice Program Offers Career Path for Techs...28

Solving ‘Significant Problem’ Leads to New Business for Firm...43

When it opens its doors early next year, the Mote Science Education Aquarium (Mote SEA) in southwest Florida will include exhibits totaling more than one million gal. of water, featuring sharks, coral reef species, manatees, sea turtles and other wildlife. The $132 million, 110,000 sq.-ft. facility is expected to dramatically increase attendance from the current Mote Aquarium on City Island. “The ongoing construction of this project is like watching the creativity and ingenuity of our community being brought to life,” said Sarasota County Commission Chairman Mike Moran. “With each placement of beams and pouring of concrete, we are cementing our community’s future as the premier destination for tourism and business, plus a home for scientific achievements to benefit our ecosystem and water quality. This project also will provide a one-of-a-kind educational resource.” Described as a world-class ocean science education center, Mote SEA will offer a “window of discovery” into globally significant marine science research. It will include STEM teaching labs where thousands of children in the Sarasota and Manatee County school districts see MOTE page 39

Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Attachments & Parts Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33-35 Truck & Trailer Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36-38 Aggregate & Recycling Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43-57 Auction Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73-77 Business Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75 Advertisers Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78

Mote Marine Laboratory photo

The $132 million, 110,000-sq.-ft. Mote facility is expected to dramatically increase attendance from the current Mote Aquarium on City Island.

Prefab Process May Help Contractors Surmount Many Jobsite Challenges Offsite Modular Construction Could Boost Safety, Sustainability, Productivity The prefabrication concept Adobe is nothing new in the bridge Stock photo sector. Temporary bridges have long provided a smart solution when routes are lost. But the prefab process is being incorporated into transportation construction in new areas. Water and rail are two infrastructure sectors being served successfully with prefab components. A growing number of contractors are looking to the prefab process to get jobs The construction industry considers prefabricadone more quickly and safely.

By Lucy Perry

CEG CORRESPONDENT

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tion a good solution for the worker shortages on job sites across the country.


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