Southwest Illinois Connector Highway - Tue August 03, 2021
Samron Midwest Lands Contract for Southwest Illinois Connector Highway
The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) has awarded a $5.73 million contract to Samron Midwest Contracting Inc. of Murphysboro, Ill., to extend the four-lane section of IL 13/127 north of Murphysboro....
McCann Industries - Tue August 03, 2021
McCann Industries Names Used Heavy Equipment Manager
McCann Industries welcomes Mike Garrard to the role of used heavy equipment manager. Garrard joins the organization with more than 20 years in the heavy equipment space, the bulk of which has been spent in used equipment....
Road Machinery & Supplies - Wed July 21, 2021
VIDEO: Helm Civil Uses iMC to Complete Grinding Project
No two job sites are alike, but they usually have one thing in common: they are above water. That wasn't the case for Helm Civil when it tackled a lock and dam rebuild for the Army Corps of Engineers on the Mississippi River in Rock Island, Ill....
Tsurumi Pumps - Wed July 07, 2021
Tsurumi Integral to Illinois Pond Overhaul
After almost half a century of delighting visitors at a forest preserve in Illinois, a large man-made pond that is the centerpiece of the Mabery Gelvin Botanical Gardens was showing signs of age. Since the one-acre pond's construction in 1974, decades of sedimentation had finally taken their toll, resulting in the loss of up to 4 in....
IAAP - Wed July 07, 2021
IAAP Opens Registration for Its Annual Golf Outing, Dinner Event
The Illinois Association of Aggregate Producers (IAAP) has opened registration for its annual Golf Outing and Dinner on Sept. 16, 2021, at WeaverRidge Golf Club in Peoria, Ill., and Coyote Creek Golf Club in Bartonville, Ill....
CEG/Ditch Witch Midwest - Wed July 07, 2021
Ditch Witch Midwest Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary
Ditch Witch Midwest celebrated its 50th Anniversary and the opening of its new facility on June 23. Ditch Witch Midwest was founded by Earl K. Harbaugh in 1970 with its first location in Lombard, Ill. In 1972 the business relocated to Carol Stream, Ill., where it spent 48 years....
West Side Tractor - Tue June 29, 2021
Women Road Builders Association Hosts Spring Gathering at West Side Tractor's New Headquarters
The Women Road Builders Association hosted its Spring networking event on June 17 at West Side Tractor's new headquarters in Lisle, Ill. Forty-three women attended the event representing more than 20 businesses that support the Chicagoland construction industry....
CEG - Wed June 23, 2021
Alta Equipment Company Hosts Its 2nd Annual Golf Outing
Alta Equipment Company welcomed 152 representatives of manufacturers, local construction companies and its own team members for its second annual golf outing on June 10 at the Prairie Landing Golf Club in West Chicago....
Katherine Devlin – CEG Editorial Assistant - Tue June 22, 2021
McCann Industries Hosts Demo Day for Bucher Municipal
Current and prospective customers of McCann Industries were invited to a demonstration of Bucher Municipal vacuum street sweepers at the company's Bolingbrook, Ill., facility on June 9. Following the introduction and training sessions for compact and vacuum sweepers, guests had the chance to see the CityCat 5006 and the V65t models in action....
Fluor Corporation/Business Wire - Tue June 22, 2021
Fluor JV Breaks Ground On CTA Red Line Stations, Tracks
Fluor Corporation announced June 2 that its joint venture with Walsh Construction Company broke ground on station house and track structure reconstruction for the Chicago Transit Authority's (CTA) Lawrence to Bryn Mawr Modernization Project, part of the $2.1 billion Red and Purple Modernization Program (RPM), the largest capital project in CTA's history....
