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July 26 2021
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Vol. XXXIII • No. 15
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Inside
Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise photo
Retired Equipment Operator Tur ns Ar tist…8
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Sen. Hyde-Smith Tour s Taylor Machine Wor ks…12
Hil ls Machine r y Opens Three ReNew Centers…16
Table of Contents ..................4 Attachments Section ....29-33 Aggregate & Recycling Section ..........................37-44 Truck & Trailer Section..45-48 Business Calendar ..............62 Auction Section ..................66 Advertisers Index ................66
S.C. Congresswoman Mace Tours May-RHI, Talks Infrastructure Plan, Industry Concerns Freshman Congresswoman Nancy Mace, a Republican from the 1st District of South Carolina, visited the Summerville branch of May-RHI on July 7 to learn more about the construction equipment business and talk about President Biden’s proposed infrastructure plan. She is a first-term member of the House who represents the Palmetto State’s coastal counties from just north of Charleston southeast to Hilton Head Island. In addition, Mace is a successful businesswoman, author and, in 1999, became the first woman to graduate from The Citadel, the former all-male military academy in Charleston. Her willingness to understand the equipment sector was spurred by her selection earlier this year to serve on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. At that time, Mace stated, “One of the promises I made to the people of the see MACE page 36
(L-R) are Corey Rogers, Richie Ambrose, Will Blackerby, Congresswoman Nancy Mace, Phillip Hilton and Jesse Beasley.
