Tue December 12, 2017
State Approves Plans for Natural Gas Plant
Regulators have approved the construction of a new natural gas power plant in northern Ohio. The Ohio Power Siting Board on Dec. 7 approved plans for a plant in Lucas County just outside Toledo. The new 955 megawatt plant will be built next to another natural gas plant that began operating earlier this year....
Jennifer Smola – The Columbus Dispatch - Mon December 11, 2017
Overhaul of Mirror Lake Continues at Ohio State University
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) For some, it was a quiet moment spent beside Mirror Lake between cancer treatments. For one woman, it was the joy of finding a moment amid the chaos of a football game day to watch the ducks with her father....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue December 12, 2017
ODOT Embarks on $153M South Side Mega Fix Project
Shelly & Sands Inc. (S&S) has been working on Ohio Department of Transportation's (ODOT) South Side Mega Fix project. The I-71 South Side widening/ interchange reconstruction is a $153 million initiative in Columbus, Ohio, that will greatly improve traffic flow for motorists and commercial traffic....
Wed November 29, 2017
Group Needs $500K to Start Trolley
ST. LOUIS (AP) The nonprofit group behind the long-delayed streetcar set to operate in St. Louis' Loop area and University City said operation won't begin unless it gets $500,000. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that Loop Trolley Co....
Wed November 29, 2017
Minneapolis Downtown Corridor Reopens After $50M in Construction
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) A downtown corridor in Minneapolis has reopened after more than two years of construction that cost $50 million. Nicollet Mall reopened Nov. 16, the Star Tribune reported. The area had been closed to vehicles since July 15....
Wed November 29, 2017
Volvo CE Names Authorized Dealer in South Dakota
Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has appointed TranSource Truck & Equipment Inc. (TranSource) as its official dealer in South Dakota. TranSource is a Sioux Falls, S.D.-based company that recently purchased the assets of Sheehan Mack Sales and Equipment (Sheehan), the former Volvo CE dealer in Sioux Falls, renaming it TranSource Truck & Equipment....
Wed November 29, 2017
OAIMA Holds Annual Meeting, Trade Show in Columbus
The Ohio Aggregates & Industrial Minerals Association (OAIMA) held its annual meeting and trade show on Nov. 8 to 10 at the Hilton at Easton in Columbus, Ohio. The event opened with a continental breakfast followed by a welcome from OAIMA President, Todd Young of Mar-Zane Materials to open the general session....
Wed November 29, 2017
Alex Lyon & Son Hosts Change of Operation Auction
Alex Lyon & Son held a change of operation auction for J&L Heavy Haul Transportation on Nov. 10 in Racine, Wis. J&L Heavy Haul Transportation, a heavy haul company with a wide variety of late-model trucks and trailers, decided to spend more time on contracting and less on transportation and sold its trucks and trailers at the auction....
Wed November 29, 2017
Volvo CE appoints Two New Dealers in Iowa, Nebraska
Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has appointed two new dealers to the company's dealer network in the Midwest. The appointments reflect Volvo CE's strategy to expand and strengthen its dealer network, partnering with seasoned, expert dealerships that know their markets well and can provide a best in class machine uptime experience to Volvo CE's customers, according to the company....
Wed November 29, 2017
Federal Agency Reviews N.D. Flood Protection Plan
MINOT, N.D. (AP) The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers identified a diversion channel tying into a levee with a recreation trail as the most cost effective plan for flood protection in a central North Dakota city....
