The third annual Ohio Valley Regional Oil &Gas Expo was held in St. Clairsville, Ohio,at the James E. Carnes Center in Belmont

County on April 30 and May 1. The business-to-business event, hosted by the Belmont CountyCommissioners and the Belmont County PortAuthority, featured vendors exhibiting equipment,products and services in indoor tabletop displaysand an outdoor equipment display area.The expo opened with a Network Night

Reception on the evening of April 30 and followedwith a series of educational conferences, sessionsand talks. Speakers at the event included RiceEnergy President Toby Rice; president of “O”Ring

CNG Fuel Systems, Bob Beatty; and director ofthe Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Craig Butler.Event sponsors included Rice Energy, XTO

Energy, Hartman & Hartman Constructors, BeaverExcavating Company, Reco, Shelly Materials andmore. The Carnes Center also will serve as the location

for the Ohio Valley Regional Oil & Gas CareerExpo scheduled for June 20. For more informa-tion, visit www.ohiovalleycareerexpo.com

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Ohio Valley Regional Oil & Gas Expo Educates Attendees

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(L-R): Allied Construction Products District Manager,Rich Steinbrenner, was on hand to assist Jason Shields,Bob Bowers and Al Springer at the HighwayEquipment Company booth.

Heather Brewer welcomes attendeesto the Sidwell Materials booth.

Jake Stoddard (L) and Brian Jesse, B&KConstruction Equipment Co., drew a lot of interestwith their Dieci Zeus telescopic handler.

Reco’s Dave Totterdale (L) and Dustin Hynes (R) speakwith Chuck Griffin of Wheeling Spring & Truck Parts.

(L-R): The Shelly Company’s Rudy Pennock, Jamie Sturgeon, Steve Alex and Jay Garrison spokeabout the company’s energy related projects with attendees.

Beaver Excavating Company’sBetsy Sterling-Ward and RickLantz discuss the company’sexpertise in civil constructionsolutions for the Marcellus andUtica Shale Gas and Oil Industry.

Ryan Sharbonno (L) and Mike Painterof Precision Laser & Instrument, dis-cuss laser and GPS applications ingas and oil well site development.

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Ditch Witch Equipment Shines at Demo Days Events

(L-R): James and Jon Blakey of Sitework Developing Inc.,speak with Sam Swartz of Ditch Witch of Ohio, WPA &WNY about this Ditch Witch JT922 directional drill.

Steve Molloy (L) and Adam Davis(R) of Turf Tec get a tour of theequipment at the Cranberry branchfrom Mike Zander of Ditch Witch ofOhio, WPA & WNY.

(L-R): Larry Lynn of Ditch Witch of Ohio, WPA & WNY talkswith Dave McElrath and Brad Doan of DM Excavating.

(L-R): Trey Owens of Waker Plumbing joins Matt DiIorio,owner of Ditch Witch of Ohio, WPA & WNY, along with SteveWaker and Cody Fischbach, also of Waker Plumbing.

(L-R): Mock Excavating’s Bob Mock, Terry Havens and Joe Havensspend a little one on one time with Roger Lipscomb of Ohio UtilitiesProtection Service.

Jeffry Quinn of Bariod IndustrialDrilling Products discusses methodsfor improved drilling performance.

(L-R): Ross Liddil and Tom Szymkowiak of Duke RealtyCorp. speak with Greg Wolf, Ditch Witch sales managerof Eastern U.S. & Global Rental Accounts, about the newDitch Witch UtiliGuard Locator.

Terex Regional Sales Manager Todd DeWindt wason hand at the Columbus branch to help DitchWitch of Ohio, WPA & WNY roll out the new line ofrental compact track loaders and excavators.

Ditch Witch of Ohio, Western Pa. & Western N.Y.,recently held Demo Days events at its facilities inColumbus, Ohio on April 4 and one week later at

the dealership’s Cranberry Township, Pa., branch onApril 11.

Live demonstrations featured the company’s line ofDitch Witch directional drills, mini-skid steers, TK track-er and utility locating equipment, vacuum excavators andother equipment. Attendees electing to try their hand atthe machines received a free hat or travel mug with theirtest drive. The events also offered technical training ses-sions including a Baroid Mud School seminar conductedby Jeffrey Quinn of Baroid Industrial Drilling Products, asession on safety at the Cranberry location, conducted byAllison Strouse of Pennsylvania One Call System Inc.,and at the Columbus event, a seminar on regulations andcompliance issues presented by Roger Lipscomb, presi-dent and executive director of Ohio Utilities ProtectionService.

American Augers Training Manager Dan Heath wason hand at both locations to discuss Recycling drillingfluids and mud reclaimers used in larger trenching appli-cations. While introducing Heath, Ditch Witch of Ohio,Western Pa., & Western N.Y., owner, Matt DiIorioexplained that Charles Machine Works recently pur-chased American Augers and assets of Trencor fromAstec Industries. Because of Ditch Witch and AmericanAugers common ownership under Charles MachineWorks, Ditch Witch of Ohio, WPA & WNY has enteredinto a partnership arrangement within the markets theyshare.

DiIorio also announced the company’s new and devel-oping relationship with Terex Compact Equipment, oper-ating initially as a rental dealership serving a nine countyarea surrounding Columbus, Ohio. DiIorio said he’simpressed with the Terex line of compact equipment, andthe addition of the compact track loaders and excavatorsprovides the dealership with a more comprehensive lineof machines to offer clients, enabling them to build onand enhance the company’s customer relations.

As well as opportunities to attend the educational ses-sions and to watch and try Ditch Witch’s new equipmentlineup, attendees were treated to lunch and door prizes.

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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: 130002

Type: Major reconstruction.Location:ALL-IR-75-5.53,PART1;ALL-117/309-

18.65/15.17,PART2.State Estimate: $70,275,000Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Beaver Excavating Company, Canton, Ohio —$63,207,742

• John R Jurgensen Company, Cincinnati, Ohio —$67,327,388

• Kokosing Construction Company Inc., Columbus,

Ohio — $69,302,624• Miller Bros Construction Inc., Archbold, Ohio —

$69,397,486• Shelly & Sands Inc., Columbus, Ohio — $69,428,581• Lane Construction Corporation, Cheshire, Conn. —

$74,030,714Completion Date: Sept. 1, 2015

Project No: 140032

Type: Two lane resurfacing.Location: LUC-IR/LUC-475-1.63/0.00.State Estimate: $6,380,000Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Gerken Paving Inc., Napoleon, Ohio — $6,494,642• Shelly Company, Thornville, Ohio — $6,729,542• Kokosing Construction Company Inc., Columbus,

Ohio — $7,088,773Completion Date:Aug. 31, 2014

Project No: 141007

Type: Miscellaneous.Location: FRA-VA-EXPO-FY14.State Estimate: $1,283,000Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Strawser Paving Company Inc., Columbus, Oh —$1,589,163

• Karvo Paving Company, Stow, Ohio — $1,644,292• Trucco Construction Company Inc., Delaware, Ohio

— $1,829,287• Columbus Asphalt Paving Inc., Gahanna, Ohio —

$1,878,210• Shelly & Sands Inc., Columbus, Ohio — $1,951,582• Kokosing Construction Company Inc., Columbus,

Ohio — $1,997,109• Decker Construction Company, Columbus, Ohio —

$2,286,279Completion Date: July 1, 2014

Project No: 140002

Type: Bridge repair.Location: LOR-SR-2-10.46.

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State Estimate: $10,315,000Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• J D Williamson Construction Company Inc.,Tallmadge, Ohio — $10,124,197

• Kokosing Construction Company Inc., Columbus,Ohio — $10,892,957

• Great Lakes Construction Company, Hinckley, Ohio

— $11,097,317• Mosser Construction Inc., Fremont, Ohio —

$11,249,905Completion Date:Oct. 31, 2016

Project No: 140043

Type: Two lane resurfacing.Location: ERI-SR-99-0.00.

State Estimate: $1,033,000Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Gerken Paving Inc., Napoleon, Ohio — $840,027• Erie Blacktop Inc., Sandusky, Ohio — $895,436

Completion Date: Sept. 30, 2014

Project No: 140046

Type: Two lane resurfacing.Location: LAK-SR-84-19.14.State Estimate: $1,456,000Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Chagrin Valley Paving Inc., Chagrin Falls, Ohio —$1,317,449

• Karvo Paving Company, Stow, Ohio — $1,333,321• Barbicas Construction Company Inc., Akron, Ohio —

$1,409,011• Kokosing Construction Company Inc., Columbus,

Ohio — $1,418,994• Ronyak Paving Inc., Burton, Ohio — $1,469,940• Burton Scot Contractors LLC, Newbury, Ohio —

$1,490,188• Shelly Company, Thornville, Ohio — $1,683,274

Completion Date:Oct. 31, 2014

Project No: 140047

Type: Two lane resurfacing.Location: LAW-SR-217-0.00State Estimate: $1,285,000Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Shelly Company, Thornville, Ohio — $1,219,347• Allard Excavation LLC, South Webster, Ohio —

$1,504,809Completion Date: June 30, 2014

Project No: 140051

Type: Bridge repair.Location:MUS-SR-83-1.38.State Estimate: $1,190,000Contractors and Bid Amounts:

• Double Z Construction Company, Columbus, Ohio —$1,160,207

• Shelly & Sands Inc., Columbus, Ohio — $1,202,365• Armstrong Steel Erectors Inc., Newark, Ohio —

$1,214,845• Complete General Construction Company, Columbus,

Ohio — $1,236,695• Ohio-West Virginia Excavating Company, Shadyside,

Ohio — $1,265,281• Velotta Company, Sharon Center, Ohio — $1,299,821• Dot Construction Corp., Canfield, Ohio — $1,310,180• Righter Company Inc., Columbus, Ohio — $1,340,575

Completion Date:Oct. 15, 2014

Wood • Hamilton • Stark • Henry • Greene • Knox • Franklin • Clermont • Crawford • Union • Cuyahoga • Brown • Licking • Medina• Williams • Harrison • Adams • Mercer • Butler • Clark • Ashtabula • Sandusky • Portage • Athens • Logan • Lake • Erie • Wyandot• Warren • Fairfield • Miami • Paulding • Darke • Muskingum • Ottawa • Holmes • Jefferson • Trumbull • Summit • Washington • VanVert • Licking • Wood • Hamilton • Stark • Henry • Greene • Knox • Franklin • Clermont • Crawford • Union • Cuyahoga • Brown •Licking • Medina • Williams • Harrison • Adams • Mercer • Butler • Clark • Ashtabula • Sandusky • Portage • Athens • Logan • Lake

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Welcome Aboard...

Burris Joins SoutheasternEquipment as Parts ManagerSoutheastern Equipment

Company has announced that TravisBurris has joined the company asparts manager at the Cambridge,Ohio location. Burris is responsiblefor parts inventory and sales.“We’re glad to welcome Travis to

our team,” said Charlie Patterson,president of SoutheasternEquipment. “He brings a variety ofexperience to our group. We look for-ward to seeing the contributions he’llbe making.”For two years he worked in con-

struction before joining the AutozoneDistribution Center in Zanesville,Ohio, where he was operations assis-tant in the recalls section of the partsdepartment for ten years.

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Kasich’s $2.5B Fuels SeasonGov. John R. Kasich’s Jobs and

Transportation Plan is fueling a $2.5 billionstate construction season — the largest ever— that will put more Ohioans back to workbuilding some of the state’s largest trans-portation projects.Just a few years ago, transportation offi-

cials were forced to push back — sometimesby decades — many of the transportationprojects communities need in order toimprove motorist safety and local economicvitality. In response, Kasich unlocked thevalue of the Ohio Turnpike to bond $1.5 bil-lion to help fill the gap. That money, com-bined with federal state and local invest-ments over six years, will allow for $3 bil-lion in new infrastructure spending — andmuch of that work begins this year.“Ohio is leading the Midwest in job cre-

ation over the past three years and our high-ways are critical to our ability to keep our jobcreation momentum,” said Kasich. “By think-ing creatively, we were able to develop a solu-tion that will allow us to move ahead soonerwith some key projects across the state and asa result, the future of our roadways is muchbetter than it was a few years ago.”The Ohio Department of Transportation’s

(ODOT) 2014 construction season includes936 different projects throughout the state

totaling $2.5 billion.The Ohio Turnpike is partially or entirely

funding multiple phases of 5 different proj-ects that will begin or continue this year,including:• Construction of Cleveland’s eastbound

George V. Voinovich Bridge in Cleveland• Interstate 75 highway reconstruction

program through Wood and Hancock coun-ties• Reconstruction of State Route 57 in

Lorain County• Widening of Interstate 271 in northern

Summit County• Construction of Cleveland’s

Opportunity CorridorLocally, motorists will see work either

begin or continue on a number of transporta-tion projects including:• Interstate 75 pavement rehabilitation

project in downtown Toledo• Interstate 475/ U.S. Route 23 inter-

change safety upgrade • McCord Road underpass projectFor more information, visit

http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Services/RoadConstruction/Pages/Construction2014.aspx.

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