Alaska

Rotunda Capital Partners - Tue November 09, 2021

American Equipment Completes Acquisition of Washington Crane & Hoist

American Equipment Holdings, a Rotunda Capital Partners portfolio company, has acquired Washington Crane & Hoist, a provider of overhead crane maintenance, repair and overhaul ("MRO") services and equipment in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska....

NPK - Wed June 30, 2021

NPK Selects SMS Equipment as Alaskan Dealer

SMS Equipment Inc. , an industry provider of construction and mining equipment, will be the Alaskan dealer for attachment manufacturer NPK, the company announced. SMS Equipment Alaska will sell and support NPK attachments from hydraulic hammers, compactors, concrete crushers and pedestal boom systems....

Associated Press - Wed June 02, 2021

U.S. Officials Approve $47.5M to Build New Alaska Airport

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) The U.S. Department of Transportation has approved funding for approximately $47.5 million in funding to build a new Alaska airport and refurbish two existing state airports. The Newtok Airport, the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport and the Kenai Municipal Airport will receive funding for the projects, Alaska's News Source reported....

Granite - Tue December 15, 2020

Granite Construction to Upgrade Inyokern Airport Runway

Granite announced that it has been awarded two airport projects totaling $15 million, one in Inyokern and one in Anchorage, Alaska. The $9 million Inyokern Airport Reconstruct Runway 2-20 project has been awarded by the Indian Wells Valley Airport District....

ASV Holdings Inc. - Wed October 28, 2020

ASV Signs Dealers in Alaska and Texas, Adds Dealer Locations in Q3 2020

ASV Holdings Inc. has expanded product availability with new dealers and dealer locations across the United States. ASV added Construction Machinery Industrial with four locations in Alaska, as well as Robinson, Texas-based Construction Edge Equipment....

Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu July 23, 2020

Paving in the Extremes

Across the country, road builders confront tight deadlines for completing their projects. Often construction teams face the end of the paving season knowing that challenging weather lies ahead. This scenario was especially true for projects in two contrasting environments, one completed at the "North Pole" and the second in the California desert....

Associated Press - Wed June 17, 2020

Army Corps Awards $618M to Expand Alaska Port of Nome Maritime Facility

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has approved a $618 million plan to expand the Port of Nome. Congressional approval is now the final hurdle for a long-sought plan for a deep-water port in Western Alaska, The Alaska Journal of Commerce reported Wednesday....

Caroline Schweitzer – HITACHI BREAKOUT MAGAZINE - Tue June 16, 2020

One-of-a-Kind Workhorse in Alaskan Wilderness

Prince of Wales Island, Alaska, is home to more than 16.7 million acres of Tongass National Forest. Within the millions of acres of raw Alaskan wilderness, works a customized, one-of-a-kind ZX470LC-6 Hitachi machine....

Deutz Corporation - Thu February 06, 2020

Deutz Corporation Announces Recent Distribution Changes in North American Market

Deutz Corporation announced two recent changes to its North American distributor network. Hamilton Engine of Portland, Ore., has been acquired by Palmer Johnson Power Systems of Sun Prairie, Wisc. The new company, now known as Hamilton Engine, a Palmer Johnson Company, will now cover not just the state of Oregon, but also the western half of Washington and Alaska....

Associated Press - Wed November 20, 2019

Anchorage Receives $25M Grant for Port Upgrades

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) Anchorage has been awarded a $25 million grant to assist with upgrades to the Port of Alaska, officials said. The U.S. Department of Transportation grant will help fund construction of a new $214 million petroleum and cement terminal that is part of a $2 billion modernization project....