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September 22 2010
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Vol. XXIII • No. 19
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Alafia Project Takes Shape on Waterfront By Cindy Riley
CEG CORRESPONDENT Wayne Brothers Goes Cat Shopping…8
Trekker Tractor Adds Dynapac to the Mix…10
A three-phase construction project near downtown Tampa has crews putting in long hours to complete the first stage of a $100 million project that’s won the endorsement of The Sierra Club. Located on the Alafia River in Hillsborough County, the apartments of The Preserve are part of a mixed-use master plan spearheaded by Garrison Developer Group. The buildings are situated in a park-like setting with more than 1,200 ft. of waterfront and a 3,000-ft. frontage on the 80-acre Alafia River nature preserve and wildlife conservation area. “We have saved a lot of trees on site and left the riverfront as an amenity for the entire project, not just a few units,” said Rey Ortega, president of Garrison Developer Group. “This was done by going vertical, with three of the buildings being five-story with Photo courtesy of Garrison Developer Group of Florida covered parking. The Sierra Club understood this property would ultimately be developed, and supported our plan because they The Preserve at Alafia will contain half-a-dozen different units types rang-
ing in size from 708 sq. ft. studios to apartment homes just under 1,200 sq. ft.
see ALAFIA page 26
JCB Aids Pakistani Flood Victims…14
Table of Contents ............4 Truck & Trailer Section .... ..................................31-33 Crushing, Screening & Recycling Section ....37-45
ALDOT Sees End to Series Obama Promotes of Grade, Drain Projects $50B Jobs Plan By Brenda Ruggiero CEG CORRESPONDENT
The last in a series of grade and drain projects in Mississippi along Corridor V in the 2nd Division is currently under way. The final result will tie the Mississippi portion of Corridor V to I-65 near Decatur/Huntsville. The termini of Corridor V are I-55 in
Batesville, Miss. and I-24 west of Chattanooga, Tenn. The contract amount for this particular project is $14 million, and was awarded by the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) to W.S. Newell & Sons Inc., Montgomery, Ala. The project manager is Tim Harris. The project covers 7.425 mi.
Parts ..............................47 Auction Section ......58-67 Business Calendar ........64 Advertisers Index ..........66
The view looking west along Cedar Creek bridge.
see LANES page 22
By Darlene Superville
ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER
MILWAUKEE (AP) President Barack Obama rolled out a long-term jobs program Sept. 6 that would exceed $50 billion to rebuild roads, railways and runways, and coupled it with a blunt campaignseason assault on Republicans for causing Americans’ hard economic times. Republican leaders instantly assailed Obama’s proposal as an ineffective one that would simply raise already excessive federal spending. Many congressional Democrats also are likely to be reluctant to boost expenditures and increase federal deficits just weeks before elections that will determine control of Congress. A spokesman of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Jim Manley, cautioned, “If we are going to get anything done, Republican cooperation, which has see PLAN page 58