Ryan Johnson - Tue April 30, 2019
Building a Business Moving 5-Ton Rocks
Matt Quinnell is just 29 years old, yet this heavy equipment operator has logged thousands of hours in excavators. The Minnesota native currently works in the family business to build artistic boulder retaining walls in the growing Minneapolis suburbs....
CEG - Wed April 17, 2019
Ritchie Bros.' Minnesota Auction Attracts 3,500 Bidders
More than 3,500 bidders participated online and in person at Ritchie Bros.' multimillion-dollar unreserved public equipment auction March 27 in Minneapolis, Minn. With bidders from 41 countries, approximately 62 percent of the equipment in the auction was sold to out-of-state buyers from as far away as Ukraine, Vietnam, and China....
Minnesota DOT - Wed April 17, 2019
University Honors MnDOT Engineer
District Engineer Jon Huseby of the Minnesota Department of Transportation is the 2019 recipient of the Center for Transportation Studies — Distinguished Public Leadership Award. According to the University of Minnesota, the award, which was established in 1998, recognizes public leaders who have influenced innovative transportation policy directions that benefit society through their vision, leadership, and knowledge....
Dick Rohland – CEG Correspondent - Wed April 17, 2019
Crews Raise Stadium With Unique Shell
Construction crews in St. Paul, Minn., recently completed a new professional soccer stadium notable for the first-of-its-kind skin covering of its outer shell and a look unlike that of any of the other pro sports arena....
JLG - Thu April 04, 2019
JLG Celebrates With First Winner of 'Crews Across America' Sweepstakes
JLG Industries Inc. , an Oshkosh Corporation company and global manufacturer of aerial work platforms and telehandlers, has announced the Minnesota Twins LLC maintenance crew as its first winner of the JLG "Crews Across America" sweepstakes....
CEG - Wed April 03, 2019
Road Machinery & Supplies Hosts Demo Day at 'Extreme Sandbox'
On March 14, Road Machinery & Supplies Co. hosted an iMC Demo Day at Extreme Sandbox in Hastings, Minn., with 62 customers from 26 companies attending. Komatsu iMC machines available for operation included the PC210LCi-11 and PC490LCi-11 hydraulic excavators and the D51PXi-24 and D65PXi-18 crawler dozers featuring Komatsu's GPS integrated machine control (iMC)....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Wed March 06, 2019
Crews Replace 'Half-Historic' Bridge at Border
Construction began in June 2018 on the three-year, $39.3 million Baudette-Rainy River International Bridge Replacement project at the U.S.-Canada border, a joint venture of the Minnesota Department of Transportation and the Ministry of Transport–Ontario (MTO) headed up by Lunda Construction Co....
Associated Press - Wed March 06, 2019
Gov. Tim Walz Unveils Capital Plan
FORT SNELLING, Minn. (AP) Democratic Gov. Tim Walz recently unveiled his first capital spending proposal, a $1.27 billion public construction borrowing bill that he said would benefit the entire state of Minnesota, and he challenged Republicans to support it....
Minnesota DOT - Wed March 06, 2019
MnDOT Commissioner Announces Leadership Team for Strategic Plan
Minnesota Department of Transportation Commissioner Margaret Anderson Kelliher recently announced 30 the leadership team that will assist her in serving Minnesotans and their transportation needs. "This team will be vital to executing MnDOT's strategic plan and meeting the needs of Minnesotans as we work to ensure a sustainable transportation system that supports Minnesota's economy and quality of life," said Anderson Kelliher....
CEG - Wed March 06, 2019
Snowy Giant Looms Large
Winters are long in Minnesota, and a general contractor from a small town near Minneapolis has found a creative way to fill the cold days and impress the neighbors at the same time. Eric Fobbe of Buffalo, Minn., spent a recent weekend building a 20-ft....
