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Thu October 05, 2017

Amtrak “Ready to Build” Campaign Highlights Critical Need for Infrastructure Investment

Amtrak unveiled the “Ready to Build” campaign Oct. 2, which includes a series of short films showcasing five critical investments that are vital to the realization of a renewed, modern passenger rail system....

Mon October 02, 2017

Thompson Pump to Demo Innovative Control Panel at WEFTEC 2017

Thompson Pump's new RECON2000T control panel with enhanced interactive technology will be featured at WEFTEC 2017, the world's largest annual water quality technical conference and exhibition held Oct....

Tue September 26, 2017

New Management Team Preps Deutz Service Center For Oct. 1 Opening

Deutz Service Center Chicago will open at 1250 Davis Road in Elgin, Illinois on Oct. 1, 2017. The new service center will serve customers in Northern and East Central Illinois as well as Northern Indiana....

Wed September 06, 2017

Millstone Weber Works on Union Pacific High-Speed Lines

Millstone Weber LLC crews are tackling two major contracts for the renovation and upgrade of more than 400 mi. of Union Pacific linking St. Louis and Chicago via the High Speed Rail Tier 1 South. The High Speed Rail Tier 1 South is a more than $46 million contract and runs from Godfrey to Shipman, and the HSR Tier 5 is more than $8 million and runs from east St....

Mon August 14, 2017

AED, AEM Forum: Equipment Manufacturer, Distributor Guide to 'What's Next'

Disruptive innovation (think Uber) is here to stay and the heavy equipment industry is not immune. However, equipment manufacturers and distributors can recognize and leverage disruptive innovations and create new value to stay in business and prosper....

Mon August 07, 2017

Doosan Portable Power Adds Roland Machinery Location to Authorized Dealer Network

Doosan Portable Power announced it has expanded its authorized dealer network with the addition of Roland Machinery's Bolingbrook, Ill., location as an authorized dealer of Doosan air compressors, generators and light towers....

Thu August 03, 2017

2017 Construction Starts Reveal Mixed Pattern Across Top Metro Areas

During the first half of 2017, eight of the top ten metropolitan markets for commercial and multifamily construction starts ranked by dollar volume registered decreased activity compared to a year ago, according to Dodge Data & Analytics....

John Handley - Wed August 02, 2017

Chicago Suburbs Prepares for $110M Downtown Center

This northern Chicago suburb has long lured diners to its popular 3-mile-long Restaurant Row along Milwaukee Avenue. But despite its gastronomic prominence, the village of Wheeling has no real downtown, even though it was founded in 1894....

Wed August 02, 2017

After Fire, Massachusetts City Votes for Safer Building Codes

Waltham, Mass., city councilors voted unanimously July 31, to call on the state of Massachusetts to implement tighter restrictions on the size of wood-frame residential buildings after a massive ten-alarm fire destroyed a wooden apartment complex under construction in late July....

Tue August 01, 2017

Doosan Portable Power Names Chicago-Based O'Leary's Contractors Equipment as Authorized Dealer

Doosan Portable Power has named O'Leary's Contractors Equipment as an authorized dealer. The company will supply Doosan Portable Power air compressors, generators and light towers to the Chicago metropolitan area....