Tue August 22, 2017
NGLCO Hosts 50th Annual Summer Field Days Event
The Nursery Growers of Lake County Ohio Inc. (NGLCO) held its 50th Annual Summer Field Days event on Aug. 8 in Madison, Ohio, at the Chalet Debonne Vineyards. With more than 175 acres of vines, the vineyards are Ohio's largest estate winery....
Irwin Rapoport - Tue August 22, 2017
Kenmore Construction Widens 5.6-Mi. Stretch of I-76
Crews from Kenmore Construction Inc. are widening a 5.6-mi. stretch of Interstate 76 from two lanes to three lanes in each direction between SR 21 and Central Avenue. The $87.6 million project began last August, and the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) project should be completed in July, 2019....
Brady MacDonald - Fri August 18, 2017
Theme Park's New Coaster to Be Spinning Construction Feat
A new triple-inversion spinning roller coaster themed as a retro-futuristic time machine will put a small Missouri theme park back in the thrill ride spotlight with the world's fastest, steepest and tallest ride of its kind....
Scott McFetridge - Fri August 18, 2017
Workers Endure Heat, Wind to Repair Iowa Capitol Dome
It's not the height or the heat shimmering off the Iowa Capitol's gold-plated dome that bothers Brian Johnson. It's the potential knock-you-off-the-scaffolding gusts that took some getting used to when Johnson began making repairs to the historic dome, nearly 275 feet above ground on a hill overlooking downtown Des Moines....
Wed August 09, 2017
Doosan Portable Power Adds 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....
Irwin Rapoport - Wed August 09, 2017
MoDOT Project to Improve Traffic in St. Louis
KCI Construction Co. crews are fully engaged in the Missouri Department of Transportation's (MoDOT) ongoing $80 million Congressman William “Bill” Clay Sr. bridge, commonly known as the Poplar Street Bridge, project....
Wed August 09, 2017
City in Northeast Iowa Struggles to Demolish Blighted Buildings
WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) Officials of a city in northeast Iowa say they don't have enough money to tear down all the blighted buildings their community has acquired. Waterloo City Council authorized $300,000 in bond money for demolition efforts starting July 1, The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reported....
Wed August 09, 2017
Crumbling, Century-Old Building Shuts Down Streets in South Dakota
MITCHELL, S.D. (AP) A large hole in the corner of a century-old building in the southeast region of South Dakota has shut down streets, left the structure's interior exposed and littered the sidewalk with crumbled bricks....
Wed August 09, 2017
Company Wrench Obtains Patents for Excavator System, Demo Method
Company Wrench, Carroll, Ohio, and its owner Brad Hutchinson were recently awarded two patents, US 9,657,458 B2, the Auxiliary Power Unit Excavator System (APU Unit) and US 9,662,661 B2, the Demolition machine retrofit method, apparatus, and demolition method (hybrid demolition pulverizing/shearing machines)....
Wed August 09, 2017
Housing Community in Mich. to Replace Historic Area
LANSING, Mich. (AP) An Indianapolis-based developer is planning to transform the former Michigan School for the Blind campus in Lansing into a housing community. It has taken TWG Development LLC about two years to get all the necessary approvals for the $24.4 million project, including tax incentives, The Lansing State Journal reported....
