Raleigh, N.C.-based Waste Industries USA Inc. has completed several acquisitions, including Pelican Container Inc. and North and South Sanitation Inc., both based in North Carolina.

Moline, Ill.-based John Deere Worldwide Construction & Forestry division will work with Daewoo Heavy Industries and Machinery Ltd., South Korea, to develop a 7-cubic-yard capacity model loader.

The WasteExpo and Environmental Industry Associations is calling for presentations for WasteExpo 2003, June 2-5. Submit a presentation abstract of 250 words and a brief biography, to: Stephen Miner. E-mail: [email protected].