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August 24 2010
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Vol. XXIII • No. 17
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Construction Activity Rises by 0.1 Percent
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ASC Increases Global Footprint…8
By Martin Crutsinger
AP ECONOMICS WRITER
levee with 19 culverts, hurricane gates and other water control structures to provide flood damage reduction, navigation, recreation and fresh water for the local community, water for agriculture, prevention of saltwater intrusion to coastal estuaries and enhancement of environmental resources. Called “Big Water” by the Seminoles and
WASHINGTON (AP) Construction spending in the United States edged up in June but all the strength came from the government. Private sector activity in both housing and nonresidential projects fell. Construction spending rose 0.1 percent in June, the Commerce Department reported Aug. 2. While that was better than the decline economists had forecast, the government sharply revised down its estimate of activity in May to show a drop of 1 percent rather than the 0.2 percent dip initially reported. The lackluster performance for construction was the latest indicator that the overall economy slowed in the spring, raising worries about the durability of the recovery that began a year ago. The government reported in July that total economic growth slowed to a rate of 2.4 percent in the April-to-June quarter, down from a 3.7 percent growth rate in the first three months of the year and a 5 percent growth
see HOOVER page 56
see ACTIVITY page 62
Treviicos placing a cutoff wall. Cutoff walls have been done in other parts of the world, but this is likely the first time one has been constructed in the United States. New Case Dealer Opens in Columbia, S.C. …10
Leveling the Field: Herbert Hoover Dike Rehabilitation By Lori Lovely CEG CORRESPONDENT
Trekker Tractor Opens in Fla. …16
Table of Contents ............4 Truck & Trailer Section .... ..................................30-33 Crushing, Screening & Recycling Section ....37-49 Parts ..............................49 Auction Section ......57-67 Business Calendar ........58 Advertisers Index ..........66
The Herbert Hoover Dike (HHD) around Florida’s Lake Okeechobee is undergoing extensive rehabilitation due to flooding, seepage and leakage issues. Considered one of the country’s six most at-risk of failing, the earthen dike system encircling the lake consists of 143 mi. (230 km) of
Tiger Dams Assist in Cleanup Efforts in Louisiana Oil Spill By Lori Lovely
CEG CORRESPONDENT
Editorial note: This is a firsthand look at First Response Team of America’s early days of working on the Gulf Coast to clean up the oil spill. It does not reflect the progress that has been made to date.
When Tad Agoglia, founder of First Response Team of America, a non-profit emergency response team that responds to disasters, arrived in Louisiana on May 30th, 41 days after the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, he felt an overwhelming “patriotic sadness.” What has now become the see OIL page 26
The outpouring of support for the oil spill cleanup was overwhelming — everything was donated, except for a couple of items on temporary loan.