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May 28, 2014 • Vol. XXVI • No. 11 • 470 Maryland Drive • Ft. Washington, PA 19034 • 215-885-2900 • Toll Free 800-523-2200 • Fax 215-885-2910
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Changing Times Spur New $48M Library By Cindy Riley
After a series of delays that halted progress, students and faculty at the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga are eagerly awaiting the completion of a state-of-the-art, LEED-certified library on campus. In early 2010, officials broke ground on the 184,725 sq. ft. (17,161 sq m) building, which will serve as the premier location for academic needs outside the classroom. “If you think about a university’s primary purpose, which is to teach students, then it’s easy to see how a library could be the single most important building on campus,” said Chuck Cantrell, associate vice chancellor, UTC Office of University Relations. “It’s where students go to conduct research, to gather more information and to synthesize what they have learned with other information to reach a reasoned conclusion or argument. It’s the academic heart of a college campus.” The current Lupton Library, built in 1974, is 116,000 sq. ft. (10,776.8 sq m). In 2000, the Tennessee Higher Education Commission found the building deficient by 58,575 sq. ft. (5,441.8 sq m). Because UTC has experienced tremendous enrollment growth during the past decade, the building simply isn’t large enough to meet the demands of current and future students — it’s also outdated. “Think about how research and information management have changed since that time,” Cantrell said. “We’ve been doing a good job of keeping up with technology and resources, but we really need a facility built for 21st-century research and learning.” Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen and the state legislature provided onetime funds in the amount of $48 million to fund the new five-story structure, which includes an adjacent two-story auditorium. That building, at
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Table of Contents ................4 Truck & Trailer Section ........ ......................................38-40 Attachment Section .............. ......................................41-45 Recycling Section ........49-63 Business Calendar ............74 Auction Section ............78-89 Advertisers Index ..............90
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After Four Years of Work, Port of JCB Delivers Miami Tunnel to Open This Month Third Highest MIAMI (AP) After four years of work and with a price tag of $915 million, the tunnel that will allow port traffic to bypass the streets of downtown Miami is ready to open this month, officials said. U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx joined Gov. Rick Scott and other federal, state and local officials to mark the completion of the Port of Miami Tunnel. Foxx called the project “good for America because thousands of containers move through this port every day.”
Before the tunnel, the only way into the port was through Port Boulevard, which caused heavy traffic for cargo trucks and cruise ship passengers. The tunnel will alleviate congestion, officials said. “It’s bottlenecks just like this one that relieve what we call first and last mile problems facing our nation’s ports,” Foxx said at the event. “It’s why a national effort to improve ports must be accompanied by a strong national surface transportation program.” see MIAMI page 56
Profit Ever JCB achieved its third most profitable year in its 68-year history in 2013, the company announced. Earnings stood at $529 million on an EBITDA basis (2012: $616 million) on turnover of $4.53 billion (2012: $4.56 billion). JCB’s machine sales stood at 66,227 (2012: 69,250). see JCB page 74