Associated General Contractors of Minnesota - Tue October 13, 2020
McIntosh Joins AGC of Minnesota as Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
Associated General Contractors of Minnesota announced the addition of Yolanda Y. McIntosh to its staff. Filling a newly-created director of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) position with the state's largest and longest-established commercial construction trade association, McIntosh will lead efforts in building more intentional and inclusive initiatives to assist member contractors in establishing equity in business cultures and providing greater opportunity for diverse populations in the commercial construction industry....
Felling Trailers - Thu October 01, 2020
Seifert Takes Winning Bid on 2020 Trailer for a Cause Auction Benefitting the Lymphoma Research Foundation
Felling Trailers Inc. conducted its eighth annual online auction of an FT-3 drop deck utility trailer to benefit a non-profit organization: the Lymphoma Research Foundation (LRF). A winning bid of $4,650 won the online auction that ended at noon on World Lymphoma Awareness Day, Sept....
Katherine Devlin – CEG Editorial Assistant - Tue September 29, 2020
Lametti & Sons Improves Minneapolis Wastewater System
Metropolitan Council Environmental Services (MCES), operator of the metro-area wastewater collection and treatment system, is making improvements to the existing and aging sanitary sewer system in Minneapolis....
MAPA, CEG - Tue September 29, 2020
MAPA, MAAPT Issue 'Save the Date' for 2021 Conference
The Minnesota Asphalt Pavement Association (MAPA) announced new dates for its MAPA Asphalt Conference. Due to the pandemic, the conference will be held Feb. 3 to 4, 2021. According to a MAPA newsletter, the organization hopes "that after the New Year, we will be able to reconvene and offer similar elements to the conference that we have in the past....
CEG/AGC of Minnesota - Tue September 29, 2020
AGC of Minnesota Hosts Annual Sporting Clays Fundraiser
The AGC of Minnesota Foundation held its 2020 Sporting Clays Fundraiser on Sept. 16 at the Minnesota Horse and Hunt Club in Prior Lake, Minn. Money raised through registration, silent auction, BINGO and raffles benefits annual scholarships to higher education students pursuing construction careers....
Minnesota Public Facilities Authority - Tue September 29, 2020
Public Facilities Authority Announces $122M for Water Projects in Minnesota
The Minnesota Public Facilities Authority (PFA) announced $122 million in loans and grants in the first half of 2020 for water and infrastructure projects in 24 communities throughout Minnesota. The PFA administers and oversees the financial management of three revolving loan funds and other programs that help local units of government construct facilities for clean water, drinking water and transportation infrastructure projects....
Federal Transit Administration - Tue September 29, 2020
FTA Grants $928.8M for Minneapolis Light Rail
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) on Sept. 14 announced a $928.8 million grant agreement to the Metropolitan Council for the Southwest Light Rail Transit Project in Minneapolis, Minn....
AGC of Minnesota - Tue September 15, 2020
AGC of Minnesota Offers STP to Develop Career Opportunities
The Associated General Contractors of America's Supervisory Training Program (STP) is a construction-specific training curriculum developed, updated and field-tested by and for contractors. Supervisory skill — or the lack of it — directly affects every company's bottom line....
Ruksana Hussain - CEG Correspondent - Thu August 27, 2020
New Products Spearhead Hiniker Growth Plans
Mankato, Minn.-based Hiniker Company, manufacturer of agricultural and snow and ice control equipment, is bringing several new offerings to market this year, including an anti-icing liquid brine applicator, simply called the Brine App....
Dick Rohland – CEG Correspondent - Wed August 19, 2020
New Interchange Will Ease Long-Rooted Bottleneck
Road and bridge crews are well on their way to easing driving frustrations for thousands of daily motorists at a notorious traffic bottleneck in Vadnais Heights, Minn., where County Road 49, a heavily-used, inter-city arterial crosses over I-694....
