Tag: puerto rico

Construction Equipment
Elliott celebrates 70 years of making truck aerial devices
As post-World War II America was building its electrical grid and interstate system, Richard Elliott of Omaha, Nebraska, introduced his truck-mounted telescoping aerial work platform and crane. Starting in 1948, he would build just one machine at a time, mounted on a conventional truck chassis. He would drive them across the United States stopping in […]
February 23, 2018
Elliott 70th Anniversary 2
Workforce
AGC Charities presents $195,000 in Hurricane Harvey aid to construction workers
Eighty-three construction workers who suffered damage to their homes from Hurricane Harvey got a $2,350 surprise. Each received a check in that amount from AGC Charities, the philanthropic arm of the Associated General Contractors of America. AGC Charities began raising money nationwide after Harvey’s winds and floods devastated Texas. It left many construction workers with […]
January 29, 2018
AGC Charities
Roadbuilding
FHWA sends $40 million to Puerto Rico for road and bridge repairs
The Federal Highway Administration will send $40 million in “quick release” emergency relief funds throughout Puerto Rico to help restore roads and bridges damaged by Hurricane Maria. “It is critical to get the island’s infrastructure in working condition as soon as possible so relief supplies and other assistance can be delivered to the people of […]
September 29, 2017
Maria Puerto Rico
Roadbuilding
Puerto Rico invests in $16 million highway project
Crews will soon begin working on a $16 million highway project in Puerto Rico, the Associated Press reports. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx helped announce the investment during a visit to the territory on Saturday. The report notes that the project is expected to create about 150 jobs and will connect the island’s upcoming $196 million […]
June 2, 2014
road-work-sign
Roadbuilding
Governing board denies dam contractor’s claim for extra aggregate
. “Contracts for the execution of the works should be drawn with care and precision: Because, when without legal flaws, neither party will be able to take advantage of the other.” —Vitruvius, chief architect to Caesars Julius and Augustus Contract interpretation is an area marked by shades of grey that are ripe for dispute, especially […]
September 26, 2013
In this artist’s depiction, Vitruvius presents De Architectura to Augustus. (Photo: Sebastian Le Clerc / Wikimedia Commons)
Roadbuilding
Major Wire selects new territory manager
Major Wire named Jerry Teague as its new territory manager for the south central United States and Puerto Rico. Teague will work directly with Major Wire authorized dealers and aggregate, mining and recycle customers in Arkansas, southern Illinois, eastern Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, eastern Nebraska, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas (excluding El Paso) and the United States […]
April 13, 2012
Jerry Teague is Major Wire's new territory manager for the south central United States and Puerto Rico.
Technology
Major Wire selects new territory manager
Major Wire named Jerry Teague as its new territory manager for the south central United States and Puerto Rico. Teague will work directly with Major Wire authorized dealers and aggregate, mining and recycle customers in Arkansas, southern Illinois, eastern Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, eastern Nebraska, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas (excluding El Paso) and the United States […]
April 9, 2012
Jerry Teague is Major Wire's new territory manager for the south central United States and Puerto Rico.
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