Minnesota

Wed May 17, 2017

Lano Equipment Inc. Shows Customers Its Appreciation

Lano Equipment Inc. held a customer appreciation event at its Shakopee location on April 21. The event kicked off with a MnDOT seminar during which a Minnesota state patrol commercial vehicle section representative presented new regulations and answered questions....

Wed May 17, 2017

Farm-Rite Equipment Hosts Series of Open House Events

Farm-Rite Equipment Inc. recently hosted a series of open house events: Willmar, Minn., on April 7, St. Cloud, Minn., on April 22 and Dassel, Minn., on April 22. Guests of the open house events enjoyed 10 percent off Bobcat parts, door prizes and more....

Wed May 17, 2017

Minn. Gov. Says He'd Veto Pipeline Replacement

Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton said he would veto a bill allowing a Canadian energy company to bypass Minnesota regulators and build a replacement for an aging pipeline. Dayton said that Enbridge Energy's $7.5 billion Line 3 pipeline replacement should be vetted by the Public Utilities Commission before it gets approval to begin construction....

Tue May 09, 2017

Minn. Officials Unveil Slate of 2017 Road Projects

Minnesota transportation officials unveiled a slate of 2017 road projects on April 13 with a warning: the roster of $1 billion in projects could be the last big spending for years to come. Work on portions of the state's busiest freeways — I-94 in both Minneapolis and St....

Dick Rohland - Tue May 09, 2017

Crews Complete Most Challenging Piece of Three-Year Project

Road crews recently capped off the third and most challenging piece of a three year project to raise 3 mi. (4.8 km) of road surface of a southwestern Minnesota highway above the 100 year flood mark to thwart habitual flooding by the Minnesota River....

Mon April 24, 2017

Attendees 'Play in the Dirt' During RMS iMC Demo Day

Extreme Sandbox hosted the RMS Road Machinery & Supplies Co. iMC Demo Day event on March 23 in Hastings, Minn. On display and available for demonstrations were Komatsu machines equipped with intelligent machine control....

Felling Trailers - Mon April 10, 2017

Felling Trailers Inc. Earns ISO 9001 Certification for Quality Management

Felling Trailers Inc. , a manufacturer of industrial and commercial trailers, has recently received ISO 9001:2015 Certification for its Quality Management System for its Sauk Centre, Minn., and Litchfield, Minn., operations....

Mon April 10, 2017

RMS Rentals Hosts Annual Open House in Savage, Minn.

RMS Rentals held its annual open house on March 21 in Savage, Minn. Guests had the opportunity to take advantage of special buying incentives, meet factory representatives and participate in product demonstrations....

Mon April 10, 2017

Light Rail Debate Continues to Divide

The Southwest Light Rail Transit project would add a third leg to the Twin Cities' still-young train system, and link the populous and affluent southern and western suburbs to the jobs, education and entertainment of the city center....

Mon March 27, 2017

Lano Equipment of Norwood Holds Annual Open House

Lano Equipment of Norwood, Minn., held its annual open house and pork chop lunch on Feb. 27. Attendees took advantage of the opportunity to speak with equipment representatives and Lano staff on hand. Lano Equipment has been a family business since 1946, serving the area with quality farm and Bobcat equipment....