Dick Rohland – CEG Correspondent - Wed January 08, 2020
Bridge Crews Endure Brutal Winter, High Water
In just a matter of one year when cranes began to loom over the original 35W bridge crossing over the Minnesota River, regular commuters are now seeing real progress on its replacement. Connecting the cities of Bloomington and Burnsville just south of Minneapolis, traffic crews recently switched all six lanes from the old bridge to the new, northbound bridge....
RDO Equipment Co. - Thu January 02, 2020
RDO Equipment Co. Promotes Duane Bonini to Vice President
Duane Bonini has been named vice president of RDO Equipment Co. 's Vermeer division. As of Dec. 1 Bonini is overseeing all RDO's domestic Vermeer operations, which includes California, Hawaii, Minnesota, North Dakota, Oregon and northern Nevada....
CEG - Thu December 26, 2019
Ritchie Bros. Conducts Sale in Minneapolis
More than 4,550 bidders participated online and in person at Ritchie Bros.' multi-million-dollar unreserved public equipment auction in Minneapolis, Minn., on Dec. 19, 2019. With bidders from 48 countries, approximately 54 percent of the equipment in the auction was sold to out-of-state buyers, from as far away as Mexico, Colombia and Vietnam....
Minnesota AGC - Mon December 23, 2019
Minnesota Construction Industry Releases Its 2019-2020 Assessment
Associated General Contractors of Minnesota released the 2019-2020 Minnesota Construction Industry Assessment results. This annual survey solicits the input of contractor, material supplier, architect and engineering firms in Minnesota regarding current and future trajectories of the commercial construction market....
MAPA, CEG - Mon December 23, 2019
MAPA, MAAPT Team Up for Annual Asphalt Conference
This year's Annual Asphalt Conference surpassed expectations with more than 450 attendees throughout the event, which was held Dec. 4 to 5 at the Marriott Northwest in Brooklyn Park, Minn. For the first time ever, the conference was a combined event of the Minnesota Asphalt Pavement Association (MAPA) and the Minnesota Association of Asphalt Paving Technologists (MAAPT) conferences....
Doosan Bobcat - Wed November 27, 2019
Doosan Bobcat Unveils Plans for $26M Expansion of Litchfield, Minn., Facility
Doosan Bobcat, a manufacturer of compact equipment industry, announced plans for a $26 million expansion of its Litchfield, Minn., manufacturing facility. The investment will enable meeting an increased demand for Bobcat's growing and expanded line of compact equipment and attachments....
Road Machinery & Supplies Co. - Mon November 25, 2019
Road Machinery & Supplies Co. Expands Product Offering
Road Machinery & Supplies Co. announces the company has been named the Bomag dealer for soil, asphalt and landfill compaction products for the state of Minnesota, with the exception of six counties in southwest Minnesota....
Rotochopper - Wed November 13, 2019
Rotochopper Hosts Demo Day at St. Martin, Minn., Facility
Rotochopper hosted more than 200 guests from around the world at its 9th Annual Demo Day event earlier this fall at its facility in St. Martin, Minn. The event was organized around the theme "Partnership Through Innovation", which is a key value of the work that the Rotochopper team does every day....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed November 13, 2019
Improving Minnesota Roads, BNSF Rail Operations
Construction began in mid-July for the $34 million, design-build Willmar Wye project, an initiative led by the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) and its partners — Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (BNSF), city of Willmar, Kandiyohi County and the Kandiyohi County and city of Willmar Economic Development Commission....
Eric Olson –CEG Correspondent - Mon November 11, 2019
When Treating Wintry Roads, Which Material Is Better: Salt or Sand?
Some of the more intense snowstorms and icefalls in decades have blasted the United States over the last few winters. Changes in the climate are often cited as the reason for today's extreme winter weather and has touched off a hot debate among scientists, politicians and average Americans....
