Wed August 23, 2017
Fabick Cat Celebrates Centennial Anniversary With Open House at Its St. Louis Headquarters Facility
Fabick Cat, one of the oldest and most successful Caterpillar dealers in the world, according to the company, serves a six-state region that includes major portions of Missouri and Illinois, one county each in Kansas and Oklahoma, the entire state of Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan....
Wed August 23, 2017
Manitowoc Crawler Cranes Handle Critical Lifts on New Stadium Complex
Construction of a new $524 million, multi-purpose arena is under way in downtown Milwaukee, and a fleet of Manitowoc crawler cranes is handling its most crucial lifting work. Dubbed the Wisconsin Entertainment and Sports Center, the arena will replace the aging Bradley Center and serve as the new home of the Milwaukee Bucks....
Wed August 23, 2017
Demand for Skilled Industry Workers Rising in Wisconsin
ASHLAND, Wis. (AP) The construction industry is struggling to find skilled workers as home construction is rising in Wisconsin. Wisconsin Public Radio reported that the Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College in Ashland has teamed up with the Northwest Wisconsin Workforce Investment Board to offer a new construction training course to meet the demand....
Wed August 23, 2017
Regents Approve New Addition for Omaha Biomechanics Program
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) The University of Nebraska at Omaha's biomechanics program is getting a new home, due to a plan approved by the University of Nebraska Board of Regents. The board approved a plan to build an $11.6 million addition to the three-level Biomechanics Research Building, which was erected four years ago, the Omaha World-Herald reported Aug....
Wed August 23, 2017
Ohio State Prepares for $20M Project to Update the University's Airport
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Ohio State is launching a $20 million project to update the university airport in central Ohio with a groundbreaking ceremony scheduled for Aug. 19. The project includes construction of four new hangar buildings, an aviation education and research facility with flight simulators, research labs and classrooms....
Wed August 23, 2017
Associated General Contractors of Minnesota Hosts Golf Tournament
Associated General Contractors of Minnesota held its annual golf tournament on Aug. 4 at Majestic Oaks Golf Club. Although none of the 132 golfers made a hole-in-one for $10,000, a couple came close. The foursome of Seth George, County Materials Corporation, and Jason Rykal, Lee Meyer and Brian Dodd, all of Pete's Water & Sewer, had the lowest score, with an impressive 16-under score of 56....
Wed August 23, 2017
Indiana Waterway Creates Concern
EAST CHICAGO, Ind. (AP) Northwest Indiana residents are concerned that a plan to store contaminated dredged sediments in a local disposal facility will create health risks and won't be an effective long-term solution to cleaning an area waterway....
Wed August 23, 2017
N.D. Dam to See Drainage System
RIVERDALE, N.D. (AP) A drainage system is being replaced this summer at the Garrison Dam on the Missouri River in North Dakota. Todd Lindquist, Army Corps of Engineers project manager, said the system that manages natural seepage at the dam was losing effectiveness....
Wed August 23, 2017
Smoother Rides Ahead for Highway Cyclists in Nebraska
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Nebraska officials are working to redesign the state's rumble strips to give highway bikers a smoother and safer ride. The new plan calls for regular breaks in rumble strips to help cyclists, and the design of rumble strips will be altered so they're not the same as center line strips, the Lincoln Journal Star reported....
Corey Williams - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wed August 23, 2017
Detroit Lures Manufacturers to Industrial Park, Vacant Land
DETROIT (AP) Inside a fenced construction site on Detroit's east side, heavy machines are digging, shoving and hauling away tons of dirt in preparations for the latest addition to the city's industrial landscape....
