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July 10, 2013 • Vol. XXV • No. 14 • 470 Maryland Drive • Ft. Washington, PA 19034 • 215-885-2900 • Toll Free 800-523-2200 • Fax 215-885-2910
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Arcilla Mining Focuses on Sustainability By Giles Lambertson
HMI Fetes Relocation to New Facility… 14
CEG CORRESPONDENT
The Omni Nashville Hotel and Country Music Hall of Fame (CMHF) project cost approximately $250 million.
Martin & Martin Holds Annual Summer Sale…86
Nashville Sings Praises of Omni Hotel, Hall of Fame Officials in Tennessee are just months away from unveiling the new 21story Omni Nashville Hotel that will connect to the adjacent Country Music CEG CORRESPONDENT Hall of Fame (CMHF). The project that cost approximately $250 million includes a 200,000 sq. ft. (18,580.6 m) museum expansion. “The structure is complete,” said Mike Foushee, senior project manager of Birmingham-based general contractor Brasfield & Gorrie. “The building topped out in November, and the skin of the hotel was completed in January. The CMHF expansion is currently in the process of completing Cindy Riley
More Than 1,400 Bidders Vie f or Equi pment…90
circuit court judge James A. Cales Jr. that the tolling provisions of the Elizabeth River Crossing project and others established under the Virginia Public-Private Transportation Act (PPTA), violate the state’s constitution. The ruling is significant because the Virginia PPTA tolling provisions are similar to those used in a number of other states and could provide a blueprint for opponents to challenge P3s
A Geology Heritage Arcilla is a sprawling enterprise and has been in the geology business for quite a while. Smith’s father was a respected geologist in Georgia. After 15 years of engineering and survey work, Ted Smith decided to build a geology-oriented company that was partially supported by his father’s professional reputation for fairness and honesty. Arcilla Mining & Land Co. was started in 1992 with some residential work, but was not the main aspect of the business. “Back before the world fell apart in ’07 and ’08, we did some subdivisions, kind of a sideline,” Smith said. “We will probably get back into residential land development when the economy recovers, as we continue to grow the company.” As a mining-focused firm, Arcilla is almost by definition a land company. The company
see VIRGINIA page 92
see ARCILLA page 34
see OMNI page 26
Table of Contents ............4 Wheel Loaders, Tool Carriers & Attachments Section ......................41-54
ARTBA Examines Virginia’s Legal Decision Regarding P3s
Paving Section ........55-68 Parts Section ............69-70 Business Calendar ........70 Auction Section ......83-93 Advertisers Index ..........94
A legal decision in Virginia with potential ripple effects on the ability of states across America to finance transportation improvements through public-private partnerships (P3s) will be a key focus of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s (ARTBA) milestone 25th Annual P3 in Transportation Conference, scheduled July 24 to 26 at the Grand Hyatt in the Nation’s Capital. At issue is a May 1 declaration by Virginia
Running through the southeastern United States is a vein of white clay suitable for human consumption, making paper, rubber and ceramics manufacturing and use for fracking. Ted Smith of Arcilla Mining is going after the clay in a big way. Arcilla Mining & Land Co. has entered a third decade of mining kaolin clay, transporting it to processing plants up to a hundred mi. away and restoring the land to a productive condition. This major earthmoving activity is accomplished on the tracks and tires of more than a hundred pieces of heavy equipment. Arcilla — Spanish for “clay’’— is one of the bigger mining companies in the region, and three of Smith’s sons are following their father into the family business. Sons Kevin and Ashley are involved and the third son, Garrett will come aboard this summer after graduating from Georgia Southern University.