Minnesota

Paul Walsh and Libor Jany - Wed August 02, 2017

UPDATE: Gas Explosion at Minnesota School Injures 5; Investigation Underway

A natural gas explosion Aug. 2, rocked Minnehaha Academy's upper school in Minneapolis, causing a partial building collapse, injuring five people and killing two fire and school officials said. A person believed to be missing was found uninjured at about noon....

Dick Rohland - Wed July 26, 2017

Art, Technology, Minnesota Materials Make Up New Museum

Blending art, technology and Minnesota building materials, construction is winding down on a new Bell Museum of Natural History and Planetarium on the St. Paul campus of the University of Minnesota. Scheduled to open in 2018, the 92,500 sq....

Dick Rohland - Tue July 25, 2017

Art, Technology, Minnesota Material Make Up New Museum

Blending art, technology and Minnesota building materials, construction is winding down on a new Bell Museum of Natural History and Planetarium on the St. Paul campus of the University of Minnesota. Scheduled to open in 2018, the 92,500 sq....

Janet Moore and MaryJo Webster - Tue July 25, 2017

Minnesota Repairs Bridges Across the State with $2.5B Budget

Minnesota has repaired or replaced about 120 bridges in the past decade as part of a special funding program authorized after an Interstate 35W span plunged into the Mississippi River, killing 13 people and injuring 145 others....

Tu-Uyen Tran - Tue July 18, 2017

Fargo-Moorhead Update: Court Hears Opponents' Case

Opponents of the Fargo-Moorhead flood diversion appeared in federal court in St. Paul on Tuesday, July 18, to ask a judge to stop all work on the $2.2 billion project, particularly construction of a controversial dam that would span the Red River....

Mon July 10, 2017

Red Wing Bridge Work Moves to Minnesota Side

Work on the replacement of the U.S. Highway 63 bridge will make its way across the river to Red Wing next week. According to the Minnesota and Wisconsin departments of transportation, work on the temporary crossover and bypass is scheduled to start on U.S....

Wed June 28, 2017

I.R.A.Y. Kicks Off Summer With Heavy Equipment Auction

I.R.A.Y. Companies welcomed summer with its heavy equipment, truck and trailer auction on June 9 at its Foley, Minn., location. The auction featured a wide selection of equipment, including semi-tractors, reefer trailers, excavators, and skid steer attachments....

Steve Karnowski - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wed June 28, 2017

Minn. to Open 22 Meetings on Disputed Enbridge Pipeline

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Minnesota regulators are getting ready to open a series of 22 public meetings on an oil pipeline project that opponents have dubbed the next Dakota Access pipeline struggle. Enbridge Energy is seeking approval to replace its aging Line 3 pipeline across northern Minnesota....

Wed May 31, 2017

Company Takes Delivery of Terex Cedarapids CSC280 6203

Meeker Sand & Gravel, a family-owned and operated company based in Darwin, Minn., recently took delivery of a Terex Cedarapids CSC280 6203 portable cone and screen plant from Ruffridge-Johnson Equipment Company, Minneapolis, Minn....

Wed May 17, 2017

MAPA Hosts Quality and Construction Workshop

The Minnesota Asphalt Pavement Association (MAPA) 2017 Quality and Construction Workshop was held on March 29 at the Earle Brown Heritage Center in Brooklyn Center, Minn. There were a total of 200 registrations and 14 sponsor booths....