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August 28 2010 Vol. VI • No. 18
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FAE, Tractor City Host Product Demo...8
John Wayne Airport Gets Upgrade By Erik Pisor
CEG CORRESPONDENT
F5, Bomag Join Forces in Chandler, Ariz. ...30
Holt Cat Names Countryman Manager...30
Table of Contents ..........4 California Section ....13-19 Parts Section ................20 Paving Section ........21-27 Off-Road Truck Section .... ................................39-44 Auction Section ......49-55 Advertisers Index ........54
The construction of a new 282,000 sq. ft. (26,199 sq m) Terminal C at John Wayne Airport in Orange County, Calif. reached a significant project milestone on Aug. 2, as McCarthy Building Companies topped out structural steel on the new facility. The event marked the end of a four-month span where construction workers used a 350ton (318 t) crawler crane to install 2,400 pieces of structural steel. Initial construction began in August 2009 when an existing parking structure was deconstructed by Nurpecon LP to make way for the new terminal. “It was a deconstruction process. They [the contractor] couldn’t demolish it like a typical
A John Deere hydraulic excavator works to deconstruct Parking Structure B1, which was removed to make way for the airport’s new Terminal C.
project. It had to be taken apart piece by piece,” said Jenny Wedge, public information officer of John Wayne Airport. The existing east concrete masonry wall for Terminal B also was demolished as part of new Terminal C construction, as the new terminal will directly connect to Terminal B.
A Mini-Max remote control breaker was used to demolish the 20 ft. (6.1 m) high by 8 to 12 in. (20.3 to 30.4 cm) thick wall. The breaker was transported from Iowa and is a smaller version of a backhoe — with a custom made 6 ft. (1.8 m) long chisel that’s controlled by see AIRPORT page 12
Caterpillar to Build Excavator Construction Job Manufacturing Plant in Texas Gains Become More Widespread PEORIA, Ill. (AP) Caterpillar Inc. said Aug. 12 it will build a hydraulic excavator manufacturing facility in Victoria, Texas, that will employ more than 500 workers. The facility will triple Caterpillar's hydraulic excavator production capacity in the United States, and double the number of Caterpillar’s U.S. employees making excavators. Construction on the 600,000-sq.-ft. structure will begin in September, with production expected to start in mid-2012. “Based on our comprehensive review of possible locations, Victoria’s proximity to our supply base, access to ports and other
transportation, as well as the positive business climate in Texas made this the ideal site for this project,” said Gary Stampanato, Caterpillar vice president with responsibility for excavators. Caterpillar received a $1.18 million grant from the Texas Enterprise Fund (TEF) as part of its commitment to build in the state, Gov. Rick Perry said. Since its creation in 2003, the TEF has invested more than $397 million in securing job-creating projects in the state. Currently in the United States, Caterpillar see CATERPILLAR page 34
Construction job gains were more widespread across the country and job losses were generally less severe in July than in June, the Associated General Contractors of America reported in an analysis of state employment data released by the Labor Department. Twenty-six states added construction jobs in July, compared to 19 in June, while six states added construction jobs over the past year and most others are losing far fewer jobs than previously, association officials noted. see JOBS page 34