Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Tue May 05, 2026
USACE Handles Hangar Construction at Fort Riley, Kan.
Located near the college town of Manhattan, Kan., and Milford Lake, Fort Riley sprawls across 150 sq. mi. and is home to the Army's historic First Infantry Division, nicknamed The Big Red One. The base is a premier training site for the Army and is home to soldiers and families, supporting thriving communities that surround the post....
CEG/MLB.com - Tue May 05, 2026
Royals, Hallmark Plan $3B Crown Center Stadium Project
The Kansas City Royals and Hallmark Cards on April 23, 2026, announced plans for a new downtown Major League Baseball stadium and mixed-use development at Crown Center, a $3 billion public-private project expected to generate tens of thousands of construction jobs and years of heavy equipment activity, according to MLB.com....
Foley Equipment - Tue April 21, 2026
Foley Adding New Facility in Missouri at Lake of the Ozarks
Foley Equipment, the Caterpillar dealer for Kansas and 40 counties in Missouri for more than 85 years, announced April 8, 2026, that it is expanding with a new facility in Missouri at Lake of the Ozarks....
John Deere - Mon April 13, 2026
John Deere to Bring Nearly 50 Additional Employees Back to Work
John Deere announced that nearly 50 additional employees will return to work in April 2026 across its Dubuque Works and Davenport Works facilities in Iowa and Coffeyville Works in Kansas. The callbacks support growing production needs in construction, forestry and drivetrain component operations....
Kubota - Mon April 13, 2026
Kubota Breaks Ground On New Kansas Construction Equipment Test Center
Kubota North America marked a significant expansion of its compact construction business with the groundbreaking of a new construction equipment test center in Salina, Kan. The $30 million investment reinforces Kubota's long-term commitment to designing, engineering and validating compact construction equipment in North America for customers across the region....
Shari Held — Special to CEG - Wed December 17, 2025
Precaster Supplies 7 Miles of Sound Walls for Highway Project
Overland Park is one of the largest cities in Kansas, with a population of nearly 200,000 in 2020. It also is one of the state's fastest growing cities, with new residents flocking there to settle in the suburbs....
Wilkerson Crane Rental - Mon December 15, 2025
Wilkerson Crane Rental Acquires Gilmore Crane Corporation, Expanding Kansas Operations
Wilkerson Crane Rental announced Dec. 12, 2025, the acquisition of Gilmore Crane Corporation in Topeka, Kan., from DM Gary Holding Company, following authorization by the company's board of directors — Diana Holt (board chair) and Jeff Holt (board member)....
Kansas Department of Transportation - Tue November 18, 2025
KDOT Hosts Groundbreaking for K-18/I-70 Flyover Bridge
Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) Secretary Calvin Reed joined Sen. Jerry Moran and local leaders for the I-70/K-18 interchange improvement project groundbreaking ceremony Nov. 12, 2025, at the adjacent Geary County Fire Station #4....
JCB - Fri November 14, 2025
JCB Brings Big Support, Big Iron to VetsAid Charity Concert
JCB is revving up its commitment to America's veterans with a powerful presence and a meaningful mission during this year's VetsAid charity concert. At the concert, JCB announced a charity auction featuring a one-of-a-kind, customer hand-painted 3TS-8T teleskid, with proceeds benefitting veterans across the country, through VetsAid....
Kansas Department of Transportation - Tue November 04, 2025
Gov. Kelly, KDOT Announce $442M for IKE Projects
Gov. Laura Kelly and Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) Secretary Calvin Reed announced in Lindsborg Oct. 22, 2025, nine new modernization and expansion highway projects. These projects, which represent a total investment of more than $442 million, are moving into the Eisenhower Legacy Transportation Program (IKE) construction pipeline....
