Scott Bauer - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wed August 09, 2017
Wisconsin Governor Calls Special Session on Foxconn Deal
MADISON, Wis. (AP) A wide array of Wisconsin environmental regulations would be waived in an effort to speed up construction of a $10 billion Foxconn electronics factory under a proposal Gov. Scott Walker unveiled....
Wed August 09, 2017
Attendees Have a Blast at LICA Midwest Expo, Field Day
Dirt was flying and gas lines were exploding this year during the 2017 Iowa LICA Midwest Expo and Field Day on July 26 and 27 at the Iowa LICA farm just outside of Melbourne, Iowa. Attendees witnessed what a natural pipeline explosion might look like when the Iowa Pipeline Association presented their mock line strike scenario....
Wed August 09, 2017
Manitou Donates Skid Loaders to Local Organizations
On July 25, Manitou Americas Inc delivered two new Gehl skid loaders to support local community businesses — The University of Wisconsin-Washington County and the Washington County Fair Park and Conference Center....
Wed August 09, 2017
Gate Project at Air Force Base Receives $9M Contract
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) An Ohio company has received a $9.1 million contract to relocate a security gate at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton. The Army Corps of Engineers said Dayton-based Messner Construction Company is scheduled to complete the project in September 2019....
Wed August 09, 2017
Southeastern Equipment Expands KM International Network
Southeastern Equipment Co. Inc. announced that the full line of KM International road maintenance products is now available at its Fort Wayne and Indianapolis, Ind., locations. The equipment line includes infrared asphalt recyclers, traditional asphalt recyclers, hotbox reclaimers, asphalt recyclers and crack sealers....
Wed August 09, 2017
Minnesota Golf Course to Become Olympic Ski Jump
RED WING, Minn. (AP) A former ski resort and current golf course in southeastern Minnesota will be transformed into an Olympic ski jump suitable for world-class competition. Bryan Sanders is a former Olympic ski jumper and executive director of the American Ski Jumping Hall of Fame and Museum in Red Wing....
Wed August 09, 2017
Ohio Contractor Reconstructs Cuyahoga County Airport
When Burton Scot Contractors, headquartered in Newbury, Ohio, was awarded the contract for the Cuyahoga County Airport runway rehabilitation and improvement project, Scot Paulitsch, company president, knew the job would require a combination of careful planning, the right equipment and a well-trained and dedicated crew....
Wed August 09, 2017
Communities Bank on Mega Youth Sports Complexes
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Youth sports travel is scoring big as communities across the United States build multisport complexes crammed with state-of-the-art fields, rinks and courts in hopes of drawing not only tournaments for kids crazy about sports — but also parents who spend big on transportation, hotels, food and family entertainment....
Christine Allen - Wed August 09, 2017
Ozinga Continues 90-Year Tradition of Success in Chicago
For nearly 90 years and five generations, Ozinga has been supplying the Chicago area and beyond with ready mix concrete and other materials. Founded in 1928, the company weathered the Great Depression and WWII to become the Midwest's premier supplier of concrete and materials, according to Paul Ozinga, executive vice president of Ozinga's ready mix operation in Chicago, Ill....
Fri August 04, 2017
Lunda Construction Announces $239M Joint Venture Project
Tutor Perini Corporation, a civil, building and specialty construction company, announced Aug. 4, that a joint venture team comprised of its subsidiary, Lunda Construction Co., together with Ames Construction and Shafer Contracting Co., is being awarded a contract valued at approximately $239 million by the Minnesota Department of Transportation for the 35W & Lake Street Project....
