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November 6 2019
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Vol. XXXII • No. 23
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Mirimichi Prefers Volvo to Move Products...12
Gilbane Building Company Leading Construction of Blue Jays’ Spring Facility
A WWII-era poster made in 1942 by Pittsburgh artist Howard Miller for the Westinghouse Company’s War Production Coordinating Committee as part of a series to support the war effort has become an iconic image of female knowhow and strength.
Scenes From the 2019 Landscape Show...28
Aerial view of concrete being poured and paved at the newly-renovated Dunedin Stadium. ARTBA’s ‘Women Leader’ Awards...34
Table of Contents ................4 Truck & Trailer Section ........ ......................................41-44 Recycling Section ........49-60 Attachment & Parts Section .......................................61-64 Business Calendar ............82 Auction Section ............85-89 Advertisers Index ..............90
By Irwin Rapoport
Dunedin, Fla., has been the Spring Training home of the Toronto Blue Jays since 1977, and the bond between the city and team was renewed on April 23 when construction began on the $102 million ($96.6 million in construction costs) renovation of the stadium where the Jays play their Grapefruit League games. The project also calls for the expansion of the Player Development Complex, which, like Dunedin Stadium, is shared by the franchise’s local minor league affiliate. The cost of the original $81 million project was covered by $41.7 million from Pinellas County for tourist development; $20 million from the Blue Jays, $13.7 million from the state and $5.6 million from the city. The project’s scope was bolstered by another $20 million from the team and $530,000 from the city. A lease agreement, signed in November 2017 between the Blue Jays, the city of Dunedin, Pinellas County and the state of Florida, has Dunedin Stadium serving as the spring training center for the big-league club and home for the Dunedin Blue Jays for the next 25 years. The new ballpark, whose construction is being managed by Gilbane Building Company, is slated to open in time for the 2020 Spring Training season. Seating at the ballpark will increase from 5,500 to 8,500, and it will feature a boardwalk that wraps around the entire outfield to allow for 360-degree access around the stadium, as well as a large group section in the right field corner to give a ground level view from the outfield. Other amenities include new bars down the third base line, as well as on the new boardwalk in right field; a kids zone in the concourse along the left field side; renovated bathrooms, concessions and suites; a new Jays Shop, Jr. Jays Zone and BBQ tent; additional air-conditioning for the bar along CEG CORRESPONDENT
see JAYS page 72
Revisiting an Iconic Image in Construction By Lori Lovely CEG CORRESPONDENT
A WWII-era poster made in 1942 by Pittsburgh artist Howard Miller for the Westinghouse Company’s War Production Coordinating Committee as part of a series to support the war effort has become an iconic image of female know-how and strength. Commonly referred to as Rosie the Riveter, the image is actually titled “We Can Do It!” It pictures a woman wearing a red and white polka-dot bandana and blue coveralls flexes her bicep in a demonstration of ability and see ROSIE page 32