Tina Grady Barbaccia (EQW)RoadbuildingThe Last WordMissouri DOT employee finds a new way of transportation — skydiving!May 7, 2014RoadbuildingThe Last WordMissouri DOT employee finds a new way of transportation — skydiving!May 7, 2014RoadbuildingHow one city used technology and training to cut its salt budgetWest Des Moines, Iowa, has implemented new technology and boosted its training efforts throughout the past few years to radically reduce the amount of deicer materials required to achieve desired and expected levels of service through use of advanced spreader controls, automated vehicle location units and educational opportunities. To find out more about how West […]May 6, 2014RoadbuildingIt’s a Snow Celebration at the Horseshoe CasinoAlthough I’m betting most of us are happy to see the crazy winter weather have gone away (it snowed into mid-April in the Chicago area!), when you get winter maintenance folks and snowfighters together, you have to have a celebration – or should I call it a Snow-bration. (Alright, I know it was a bad […]May 5, 2014BusinessA year and a half after Sandy’s devastation, New Jersey leads nation in construction job lossesAfter Superstorm Sandy wreaked havoc on the East Coast in October 2012, pummeling the New Jersey shore in particular, businesses in 113 of 565 New Jersey municipalities experienced a combined total of $382 million in commercial property loss, according to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). As a hurricane and post-tropical cyclone, Sandy was responsible for 117 […]April 28, 2014RoadbuildingFind out which state leads the nation in construction job lossesAfter Superstorm Sandy wreaked havoc on the East Coast, pummeling the New Jersey shore in particular, businesses in 113 of 565 New Jersey municipalities experienced a combined total of $382 million in commercial property loss, according to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). As a hurricane and post-tropical cyclone, Sandy was responsible for 117 deaths in […]April 24, 2014RoadbuildingTSA collects thousands of dollars in left-behind changeDo you remember the days after high school graduation or back in college when you’d search your car or couch cushions to find loose change to pay for your late-night coffee while studying – or, ahem, that late-night meal after an evening out at various establishments with friends (consuming only coffee and soda pop, of […]April 22, 2014RoadbuildingPHOTOS, VIDEO: MoDOT employee finds a new way of transportation… skydivingWith the nation’s congested highway, one woman who works for the Missouri Department of Transportation’s (MoDOT) Southeast District has found another way to get around – by parachute! Doris Dumey, CAP-OM (pronounced Demi, like Demi Moore), is the executive assistant to the MoDOT District Engineer, Mark Shelton, at the Sikeston, Missouri District office. After I […]April 21, 2014RoadbuildingIndiana Finance Authority, DOT finalize contract details for I-69 Section 5Now that the Indiana Finance Authority and Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) have finalized the contract with I-69 Development Partners to design, build, finance, operate and maintain the 21 new miles of I-69 Section 5. Utility relocation will take place prior to the start of construction. This spring and summer utility crews will begin installing new […]April 18, 2014BusinessHow the latest Obamacare update affects your businessThe employer mandate under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)—a.k.a. Obamacare—originally required companies with 50 or more full-time employees to offer affordable health care coverage to employees and their dependents (an employee’s child younger than 26 years old) by 2015 or face big fines But now, in the mandate’s second delay, these companies […]April 17, 2014Previous PagePage 11 of 218Next PageTop StoriesUtility Tractors/LoadersCase IH Brings Enhanced Performance and Comfort to New Farmall Utility TractorsWith two transmission options, the new tractors get a beefier front axle, more hydraulic flow and rear lift capacity, new styling and cab.Market PulseQuick Data: Top-Selling Compact Track Loaders and Sales Trends for 2024 - 2025Vintage EquipmentRemembering “Big Muskie” – The Largest Dragline Ever Built (Video)Wheel LoadersDeere’s New Mid-Size P-Tier Wheel Loaders Get Performance-Boosting TechThe DirtMassive Dirt Movers: Deere’s New Pull-Type Scrapers Revealed
