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March 18, 2015 • Vol. XXVII • No. 6 • 470 Maryland Drive • Ft. Washington, PA 19034 • 215-885-2900 • Toll Free 800-523-2200 • Fax 215-885-2910
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Infinity Hall to Facilitate Boundless Creativity By Cindy Riley CEG CORRESPONDENT
Mauldin Super Paver Goes to Work for Blalock…8
JCB Holds Media Event in Savannah, Ga.,...14
Euro Auctions Kicks Off 2015 Sale Schedule…84
Table of Contents ........4 Asphalt, Concrete, Paving, Compaction & Milling Section ......37-61 Parts Section ........62-63 Business Calendar ......76 Auction Section ....82-91 Advertisers Index ......90
Designed to promote creativity for students of all disciplines, the new Infinity Hall entrepreneurial-based academic residential community at The University of Florida will be the first of its kind when it opens later this year in Gainesville. A significant milestone was recently marked at the construction site, as workers reached the structure’s full height. “As part of the topping out event, a tree was donated by our landscape contractor, Gainesville Landscape, and was placed at the highest point of the completed construction,” said Chris Gregory, project manager of general contractor Brasfield & Gorrie. “Substantial completion of the project is expected by July 31, 2015.” Described as a place where new ideas are born, Infinity Hall is a five-story, 97,000 sq. ft. (9,011.6 sq m) 312-bed living learning center located at the school's Innovation Square adjacent to the campus.
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A rendering of the completed Infinity Hall entrepreneurial-based academic residential community at The University of Florida.
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Designed to promote creativity for students of all disciplines, the new Infinity Hall entrepreneurial-based academic residential community at The University of Florida will be the first of its kind when it opens later this year in Gainesville.
Innovation Square is an urban research district that joins business, science and academia with residential life to inspire innovation, while strengthening the community’s economic and cultural viability. see INFINITY page 66
Senate Discusses Plan to Construction Provide Funds for S.C. Roads Picks Up in By Jeffrey Collins ASSOCIATED PRESS
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) As the South Carolina House prepares to begin debating how to raise more money to maintain and repair state roads, several other plans are being discussed by a special Senate committee. While two bills in the House look to raise about $400 million more for roads a year, the Senate appears to want to direct a larger amount to roads. The Senate also appears less interested than
the House and Gov. Nikki Haley in changing the way the South Carolina Department of Transportation operates. In a report last year, the DOT estimated it needed more than $1 billion extra to get the state’s roads and bridges to good condition. A special Senate committee is reviewing six bills with four different plans to increase road revenue. Here are highlights of the plans.
Fla. Once Again By Mike Schneider ASSOCIATED PRESS
Grooms’ Funding Plan Sen. Larry Grooms has two bills to increase road funding. Both would involve
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) As Florida’s housing market tanked seven years ago, construction worker David Rager saw jobs dry up. So he left construction, along with 2.3 million others nationwide during the economic downturn, and got a job installing traffic signals and street lights.
see ROADS page 26
see CONSTRUCTION page 34