Ohio Aggregates & IndustrialMinerals Association (OAIMA)held its annual meeting and trade

show on Nov. 13 and 14 at the Hilton atEaston in Columbus, Ohio.

The event opened with a general ses-sion with an introduction and commentsby OAIMA President Tony Price ofNational Lime & Stone Company andOAIMA Executive Director PatrickJacomet.

Topics covered during the educationalsessions included operator rights and

responsibilities, industry specific workforce development and a presentation byRichard Vedder, distinguished professorof economics at Ohio University.

The trade show portion of the eventfeatured displays by local equipmentdealers, national manufacturers, andproduct and service providers presentinginformation on the latest new equipmentinnovations and product advances.

A reception sponsored by OAIMAand Show Exhibitors followedThursday’s events and included an OA-

PAC Live Auction conducted by RitchieBros. Auctioneer Fred Vilsmeier.

OAIMA is an Ohio trade associationrepresenting the interests of the state’smining operations, with the exception ofcoal mining. The association servesthose involved with construction materi-als, such as sand, gravel, crushed stoneand slag as well as salt, clay, shale, gyp-sum, industrial sand, building stone,lime, cement and recycled concrete.

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(L-R): Rudd Equipment Company’s Tom Kerr, BillySchenkel, Martin McCutcheon and David Benczewere on hand to discuss Volvo equipment.

(L-R): Tim Albright, Bob Stewart and Tim Smithspoke with attendees about Columbus EquipmentCompany’s line of equipment.

(L-R): The Ritchie Bros. crew at the OAIMA event includedFred Vilsmeier, Larry Keith, Mason Vaughn, Curt Thomas,Tim Keane and Jamison Luther.

Wirtgen America’s District ManagerJim Griffith (L) lends an assist to TomWade at the McLean Company display.

(L-R): Randy McCabe, Gary Arthur and Doug Neffof Southeastern Equipment Company welcomeattendees to their display.

(L-R): Aggcorp’s President Sean McIvor is joined by Aggcorp team,Susan McNamara, Ken Clemons, Rob Armbruster, Chris Toiga andTerex Powerscreen’s Tyler Trowbridge.

Bob Lanker (L) of Mid-Ohio Resources catches upwith Ohio CAT’s Chris Harris.

(L-R): Murphy Tractor & Equipment Company’s MikeSlinger, Chris Seta, Ted Crane speak with Scott Zembaof Zemba Brothers along with Mike Little, also ofMurphy Tractor & Equipment Company.

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Franklin’s Skid Steer Rodeo Event Tests Contestants’ Skills

(L-R): Vic Leonard joins Franklin Equipment co-owners Gary Gabriel and Jeff Russell to watchthe competition.

Jaret Bishop of Custom Landscape Contractors takes a run at the obsta-cle course.

Franklin Equipment held a skid steerrodeo event at its Groveport, Ohio, facil-ity, the Columbus Superstore, on Oct. 9.

The competition tested the contestants’ skills atmaneuvering a New Holland L225 skid steerloader through an obstacle course while per-forming a variety of operations. The event kicked off with qualifying rounds

at 8 a.m. with the final round of the competi-

tion held at 6:30 p.m. The event included a bar-becue lunch served to all competitors and theirguests and prizes were awarded to the top fiveentrants. In all, 85 contestants competed in thechallenge. Owen Cooksey of Cooksey Farmstook first place, Will Yaple of Down & DirtyExcavating came in second followed by JonSkogstrom of Clear Cut Tree Company, JeffFoster of Foster Farms, and Matt Taylor ofBlackhawk Trucking placing third throughfifth respectively. During the competition,Aaron Buckley gave a live performance at theevent.Founded in 2008 when Gary Gabriel, Troy

Gabriel, Tom Richardson, and Tony Repetapurchased the assets of Franklin Tractor, thedealership recently opened the ColumbusSuperstore located in Groveport, Ohio. Thedealership offers new and used equipmentsales and rentals as well as parts and service. Serving customers involved with commer-

cial and residential construction, excavatingand grading, agriculture, landscape andforestry, recycling and scrap processing in cen-tral Ohio, the dealership has two branch oper-ations, located in Dublin andNewcomerstown, Ohio as well as the compa-ny’s new Groveport facility. The dealershipserves the construction and agriculture equip-ment market in Central Ohio and representsNew Holland, Wacker Neuson, Coyote andHudson Bros. trailers, and JLG aerial equip-ment, as well as attachments and groundengaging tools from Multiquip, Okada,Paladin, Tamco and Woods.

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Josh Hahn (L) and Will Yaple of Down & DirtyExcavating discuss their strategies over lunchbefore entering the competition.

Franklin Equipment’s Tina Messer (L)and Lindsey Richards serve as the wel-coming committee and help keep track ofthe scoring.

Franklin Equipment’s Tony Repeta (L) and Troy Gabriel greet contestantsat the skid steer rodeo.

(L-R): Rawn Riggs and Ian Schorr of Franklin Equipment conduct a littlebusiness with Nathan Burnworth of BC Excavating during the rodeo.

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Portsmouth Bypass...

Officials Embark on State’sLargest Roadway ProjectCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Transportation

officials in Ohio are reviewing the winningbid package for what will be the largest sin-gle roadway construction project in modernstate history. The $429 million Portsmouth bypass

project in southern Ohio is a 16-mi. (25.7km), four-lane limited access highway fromU.S. 23 north of Lucasville to U.S. 52 nearSciotoville. The Ohio Department ofTransportation said the new roadway willcomplete the missing Ohio link of theAppalachian Development HighwaySystem, which runs from Mississippi toNew York through the eastern United States. It’s the first-ever public-private partner-

ship the Ohio department has embarked on,the culmination of two years of preparatorywork. ODOT said the unique businessarrangement will allow it to accelerate thebypass project by decades and to take advan-tage of current economic conditions. Portsmouth Gateway Group was the win-

ner in a three-way contest when bid pack-

ages were opened recently and will land thejob after a thorough state review, the statesaid. The consortium includes: Dragados,USA Inc.; The Beaver Excavating Co.; JohnR. Jurgensen Co.; ms Consultants; ACSInfrastructure Development; InfraredCapital Partners Limited; and Star AmericaFund GP. It was one of three teams chosen in

September 2013 to submit technical andfinancial proposals for the project. Thegroup’s formal bid will be scrutinized overthe coming weeks to go over financial detailsand assure everything is complete. Real estate has already been acquired for

the project, which marks the department’slargest, modern earthwork project to date.Clearing and demolition have begun andconstruction is expected to start next sum-mer.

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Feds Recommend Demolitionof Ohio Uranium Plant SiteWAVERLY, Ohio (AP) The federal gov-

ernment recommends demolishing morethan 200 buildings at the site of a former ColdWar-era uranium plant in southern Ohio andcreating a disposal facility there for most ofthe waste.At issue is the campus of the former

Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant inPiketon, roughly 60 mi. south of Columbus.The facility produced enriched uranium until2001.The government is accepting public com-

ment until Jan. 10 about whether the build-ings should be torn down and whether anyresulting waste, an estimated 1.5 million cu.yds. of debris should be left there or movedoff site, The Chillicothe Gazette reported. About 100 people attended a public meet-

ing recently, with some speaking in supportof the recommended demolition and disposalfacility.Pike County Commissioner Blaine

Beekman said after initially having a nega-tive reaction, commissioners there and inadjacent Jackson, Ross and Scioto countiessupport the Department of Energy’s recom-mendations for demolition and a disposal

facility.“We could accept the low-level waste cell

at Piketon if, in return, DOE would committo a cleanup of the existing (contaminated)plumes and landfills on site,” he said.Local union president Herman Potter said

consolidating the plumes and landfills is keyfor potentially re-industrializing the site. Hewas among those who raised concerns thatthe department’s written commitment tocleaning up the area leaves too much roomfor backing out of certain work.Not everyone attending the meeting was

fully on board with the plan. One speakerargued the comment period was too short forthe complicated issues, and another worriedabout environmental implications.“We want jobs and we want the cleanup to

go forward, but if we build the [on-site dis-posal facility], there’s no guarantee we’re notgoing to become a national dump site,” saidVina Colley, president of Portsmouth/PiketonResidents for Environmental Safety andSecurity.

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The Ohio State Department of Transportation received bidsfor transportation-related improvement projects.The following is a list of some of the projects let.

Project No: 140440Type: Minor widening.Location: FRA-Sawmill NB Lane Improvements.State Estimate: $1,176,000

Contractors and Bid Amounts:• Complete General Construction Company, Columbus,

Ohio — $1,410,506• Shelly & Sands Inc., Columbus, Ohio — $1,599,308• George J Igel & Company Inc., Columbus, Ohio —

$1,672,754• Trucco Construction Company Inc., Delaware, Ohio

— $1,763,844Completion Date: June 1, 2015

Project No: 140443Type: Two lane resurfacing.Location: LIC-SR 661-00.00.State Estimate: $6,402,000Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Shelly Company, Thornville, Ohio — $6,459,886• Kokosing Construction Company Inc., Columbus,

Ohio — $6,503,364Completion Date: Sept. 30, 2015

Project No: 140445Type: Two lane resurfacing.Location: SUM-SR 93/SR 619-0.00/3.18.State Estimate: $1,758,000Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Superior Paving & Materials Inc., North Canton, Ohio— $1,491,429

• Shelly & Sands Inc., Columbus, Ohio — $1,601,594• Northstar Asphalt Inc., North Canton, Ohio —

$1,627,386• Shelly Company, Thornville, Ohio — $1,641,021• Karvo Paving Company, Stow, Ohio — $1,747,616• Barbicas Construction Company Inc., Akron, Ohio —

$1,829,086Completion Date: July 31, 2015

Project No: 140446Type: Two lane resurfacing.Location: TRU-SR 5/SR 5D/SR 7/SR 87 Various.State Estimate: $4,293,000Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Shelly & Sands Inc., Columbus, Ohio — $4,038,166• Shelly Company, Thornville, Ohio — $4,144,821• Karvo Paving Company, Stow, Ohio — $4,287,159• Burton Scot Contractors LLC, Newbury, Ohio —

$4,741,678.Completion Date:Aug. 31, 2015

Project No: 140447Type: Guardrail rebuilding.Location: TRU-SR 5/SR 82-6.60/14.08.State Estimate: $1,134,000Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Lake Erie Construction Company, Norwalk, Ohio —$1,247,925

• M P Dory Company, Columbus, Ohio — $1,281,845• Fenton Excavating & Construction Inc., Clinton Twp,

Mich. — $1,381,621• RMD Holdings Ltd., Chesterfield, Mich. —

$1,645,207Completion Date: May 31, 2015

Project No: 141075Type: Pavement marking.Location: D02-PM-FY2015.State Estimate: $1,742,000Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• A & A Safety Inc., Amelia, Ohio — $1,463,417• Dura Mark Inc., Stow, Ohio — $1,489,924

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• Aero-Mark Inc., Streetsboro, Ohio — $1,507,000• Oglesby Construction Inc., Norwalk, Ohio —

$1,511,828Completion Date:Nov. 15, 2015

Project No: 148025Type: Two lane resurfacing.Location: POR-SR 14-11.22 (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3).State Estimate: $3,592,000Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Ronyak Paving Inc., Burton, Ohio —— $3,903,868• Shelly & Sands Inc., Columbus, Ohio — $4,089,036• Karvo Paving Company, Stow, Ohio — $4,444,992

Completion Date: July 1, 2015

Project No: 140434Type: Two lane resurfacing.Location:WOO-US 6-11.73 Resurf Part Urban.State Estimate: $5,830,000Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Shelly Company, Thornville, Ohio — $6,169,642• Gerken Paving Inc., Napoleon, Ohio — $6,329,109• Kokosing Construction Company Inc., Columbus,

Ohio — $6,832,591Completion Date:Aug. 31, 2015

Project No: 140442Type: Bridge replacement (2 bridges).Location:HEN-SR 281-9.66; WOO-SR 281-12.92State Estimate: $1,410,000Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• R & I Construction Inc., Tiffin, Ohio — $1,255,242• Rietschlin Construction Inc., Crestline, Ohio —

$1,256,723• Mosser Construction Inc., Fremont, Ohio —

$1,261,134• R G Zachrich Construction Inc., Defiance, Ohio —

$1,286,058• Vernon Nagel Inc., Napoleon, Ohio — $1,298,222• Eagle Bridge Company, Sidney, Ohio — $1,359,872• Dot Construction Corporation, Canfield, Ohio —

$1,471,241Completion Date: July 31, 2015

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