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May 11, 2016 • Vol. XXIX • No. 10 • 470 Maryland Drive • Ft. Washington, PA 19034 • 215-885-2900 • Toll Free 800-523-2200 • Fax 215-885-2910
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New $45M Arts Experience to S.C. Wants Mark Mississippi’s Bicentennial $2B for
for Roads
By Cindy Riley CEG CORRESPONDENT New Excavator Works for N.C. Contractor…8
Stowers Machinery Hosts 2016 Demo Day…12
Yance y Bros. Co. Even t Prov es Succe ssful …26
Table of Contents ........4 Paving Section ......41-53 Attachments Section ................................59-73 Auction Section ............................102-109 Business Calendar....104 Advertisers Index ....110
Scheduled to open in conjunction with the state’s bicentennial, the Mississippi Arts and Entertainment Experience (MAEE) was designed to educate and inspire visitors, while also generating billions of dollars for the Mississippi economy. Construction on the $45 million structure began the first week of January, and is expected to be completed by November 2017. “Located just off I-20 and close to I-59, the state-of-the-art MAEE will be housed in an iconic structure totaling 58,500 square feet of space, including 20,000 square feet of exhibition space,” said Marty Gamblin, MAEE executive director. “Other elements of the building are a gift shop, a broadcast studio, an art studio, a multi-purpose space for traveling exhibits, a state-sanctioned arts & entertainment hall of fame, a Hollywood-style walk of fame, and an outdoor performance area and courtyard for impromptu see MAEE page 96
By Seanna Adcox ASSOCIATED PRESS
Yates Construction photo
Scheduled to open in conjunction with the state’s bicentennial, the Mississippi Arts and Entertainment Experience (MAEE) was designed to educate and inspire visitors, while also generating billions of dollars for the Mississippi economy.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) Senators said April 19 they like the idea of raising more than $2 billion for one-time spending on road construction projects, but they disagreed over how the money would be spent. Bills discussed by the Senate Finance Committee would send $200 million to the State Infrastructure Bank, for borrowing an estimated $2.2 billion. Senate President Pro Tem Hugh Leatherman said the leveraging move is an opportunity to pump as much money into South Carolina’s crumbling roads as possible. He said his bills offer a one-time boost, not a funding solution. Under his plan, $1.2 billion would be spent on improving and widening interstates and $800 million would go to what he called “rural roads,’’ though that could include non-interstate fourlane highways. “This is one way to not only help our interstates but how these rural see ROADS page 94
Groups Urge Congress to Address Worker Shortage Leading construction industry organizations are calling on Congress to make career technical education (CTE) a top policy priority. In a letter to lawmakers coordinated by Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) and delivered on April 18, 23 national associations urged members of the House and Senate to swiftly reauthorize and improve programs designed to help train technical workers. The groups praised Congress for recently
passing transportation and tax bills but said the difficulty recruiting workers threatened to undermine the economic benefits. “By restoring near-term certainty to federal transportation programs and tax policy through passage of the FAST and PATH Acts in late 2015, Congress has set the stage for growth in construction, manufacturing, and business purchasing,” the letter said. “However, as companies prepare to take
advantage of new opportunities, they are confronted with a new challenge: a shortage of skilled technical workers.” The letter from construction, contractor, supplier and labor organizations highlighted the stark findings of a recently-released study sponsored by the AED Foundation. That report, prepared by researchers at the College of William and Mary, found the equipment see CTE page 94